Duke vs. Georgetown...help!

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<p>I am in a huge dilemma! I just returned from visiting both schools and love both of them; they each have their positives and their negatives:</p>

<p>GT-great city, awesome resources for part-time jobs, old traditions, lots of history</p>

<p>Duke-amazing campus, everyone is soo friendly and happy, felt at home when i visited, great weather, great facilities</p>

<p>About me: i'm interested in sciences, specifically physics, and I'm thinking about pre-med. Also, I'm into music and community service. I'm from a large public school in NY. Oh, and I can see myself at both schools! Negatives: GT-campus lacking in facilities, too compact for me; Duke-very rural, party-hardy</p>

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<p>You said you felt at home at Duke. I think that's enough said and what it boils down to... fit.</p>

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<p>Anything besides international relations ---> Duke</p>

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<p>i was accepted to both, so ...</p>

<p>georgetown acceptance: meh ...</p>

<p>duke acceptance: OH MY GOD I GOT INTO DUKE!!!!</p>

<p>i have actually spent a substantial amount of time on georgetown's campus, and to me it feels cramped, hodgepodge (both georgian, modern, and gothic architecture), and fairly limiting.</p>

<p>you'll love duke!</p>

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<p>I chose Gtown over Duke for the business school... but depends on what you want to do...</p>

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<p>I picked Duke over Georgetown, but it was tough. DC was appealing, but Duke just felt stronger academically.</p>

<p>Now I'm debating Williams/Duke, and it's even harder. >.<</p>

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<p>If you are going into business, choose Duke over Georgetown. Duke is a major pipeline for New York finance jobs...Georgetown, not so much. </p>

<p>If you are going into international relations, I would say the same thing and choose Duke. If you are going into IR, you need a graduate/professional degree to get anywhere...and Duke has superior law/business school admissions rates when compared to Georgetown.</p>

<p>Factor in superior student quality, more national merit scholars, rhodes/truman/marshall scholars, etc. and it should be an easy choice.</p>