<p>I'm trying to decide between Duke, UChicago, and Georgetown, and I'm honestly equally torn between the three. I haven't had the opportunity to visit any of them yet -- in fact, I've never even been to any part of the country that any of them are in.</p>
<p>I'm still uncertain about what I want to major in, but the main things that interest me are biochemistry, international relations, and economics. I also want to continue with music (I play viola), but maybe more as a minor. I'm really interested in environmental and political activism as well.</p>
<p>I terms of weather/geography, I love Chicago's snow, but I also love that Duke is situated between mountains and the ocean. And Georgetown is in DC, which is unbeatable opportunity-wise, I've been hearing.</p>
<p>I haven't heard from UChicago about financial aid yet, but at this point I do know that Duke costs me about $2000 less than Georgetown (although if I can apply my scholarships right I think they may turn out pretty close to equal).</p>
<p>If you are really interested in activism and international affairs, and you got accepted into Gtown SFS, it really cannot be beat by another school in terms of location, opportunity, and specialized schooling. It also has a combined international affairs and economics program as well in one of the majors. If you like biochem a little more, I would lean toward Duke, but I would strongly advise trying to visit all three places and see which place feels right, from my own experiences at each school when I visited, G-town and Duke are very lively while Chicago is a lot more dry and studious, but that’s just my opinion. Good luck</p>
<p>well it also depends on what type of economics, Chicago is almost all theoretical economics designed for academic settings, while G-town’s has more practical economics for washington jobs. You can’t go wrong either way in any case</p>
<p>Duke obviously has a very strong biochemistry program. Economics and international relations are also highly acclaimed. All the major banks/consulting firms recruit heavily at Duke, and it is one of the strongest target schools behind Harvard, Wharton and Princeton.</p>