<p>hey there! these are the top two engineering programs i was accepted into, and i was wondering if anyone could provide advice regarding advantages/disadvantages of both programs (academics, research, social life, etc.) any info is greatly appreciated!
btw i'm slightly leaning towards chemical engineering, but it's pretty tentative right now.</p>
<p>From what I can tell, Princeton is slightly ahead unless it is for biomedical engineering. Both schools are strong in chemical, but Princeton tends to rank higher in the category. However, if you like Duke better as a school in general, going will not hurt, since both schools do well at research among other categories. In my opinion Princeton would be more rigorous.</p>
<p>Engineerjw</p>
<p>I don’t think that Duke offers chemical engineering, so if the OP thinks he might want to explore chemical engineering, then Princeton would be the obvious choice.</p>
<p>For engineering, I would choose Princeton regardless since Princeton’s engineering program is generally stronger than Duke’s (except possibly in biomedical engineering).</p>
<p>Benny, rarely is the choice so easy.</p>
<p>While Duke has a fine program in biomedical engineering the Pratt School of Engineering web site does not even list Chemical Engineering as a major. See: [Our</a> Departments | Engineering at Duke University, Pratt School](<a href=“http://www.pratt.duke.edu/our-departments]Our”>Academic Departments & Research Centers | Duke Pratt School of Engineering) Princeton’s ChE program is one of the top rated programs in the country.</p>
<p>Princeton offers more engineering options. Princeton has aerospace, computer science, operations research, and chemical and biological engineering. The mathematics and physics departments are among the best in the nation. </p>
<p>Unless you are scared of a little snow Princeton is the obvious choice.</p>