<p>Well, I'm considering both and I can't decide whether its worth the money to go to Duke. I will be doing a chemistry or biology major with a pre-med track.</p>
<p>I need some input on this too.</p>
<p>either one....depends on your financial situation if you think the schools are the same</p>
<p>I have several friends in the honors program at Chapel Hill, and honestly, it's nothing to get excited about. Aside from a few seminars for honors students, you're mostly treated like a regular student. </p>
<p>The difference in cost can be a deciding factor, though. It depends on how large the gap is.</p>
<p>yea, i dunno; i'm not sure if i'm willing tp pay 30k more for suke, especially since unc's chemistry program is stronger and i'm pretty sure i want to major in chemistry</p>
<p>I don't know about UNC's chem program, but I'm in Dukes and I have been doing research in a Biomaterials lab for the past 4 months (I'm a freshman) and between the opportunities and the curriculum, its hard to turn down. Money is a big factor, and I've been to UNC and it is nice as much as it pains me to say, but I have a hard time believing with the difference in size of student populations that you could easily get so many opportunities. I’m already working in a lab, offered a summer job both at Duke and in Denmark over the summer and I havent finished my first year (this doesn’t even count how many other chances I’ve had to apply for other things and turned down). The only thing bad about Duke Chem and Bio is having to choose between them lol</p>
<p>Yea, UNC if you want to save money, and especially if you plan to go to graduate school.</p>
<p>My d is an oos UNC Honors student. In addition to the small classes, she has had research opportunities in two classes and preferential advising and housing/roommate selection. She IS treated like a regular student in some aspects, but is not in many others. You do want the best combination of both for a complete and enriching experience.</p>
<p>A typical honors class experience: In her Honors Biology class, which has less than 30 students, she is currently working on her second major grade project. I don't understand the project...but it has something to do DNA and AIDS strains in several countries. (I'm a CPA, not a scientist, what can I say? ;) ) She has a faculty project advisor with whom she meets over the course of the project; and presentation of the project will be in a couple of weeks, over dinner with her entire class at the professor's home. (Their first project was also presented this way.) In the lab, she's been doing something that requires her to dissect pigs (yech..she loves it).</p>
<p>Because the class is filled with similarly inquisitive and motivated students, the atmosphere has been very stimulating and rewarding. The professor has also provided them with innovative curriculum and reading selections...definitely not your typical bio textbook stuff.</p>
<p>I don't know if every honors class/seminar is this good at UNC, but every one my d has taken has been.</p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>
<p>it certainly does help. thanks a bunch idmom06</p>