<p>I've spent days looking at reviews, stats, and videos until my brain wants to explode, so I'd love to hear someone else's opinion.</p>
<p>Wellesleys appeal is its gorgeous natural campus, tight-knit community (closeness with professors), alumni network, and proximity to Boston. Dukes appeal is its variety of student activities and research opportunities, DukeEngage, social scene, and work-hard-play-hard mentality. (I like basketball but not a hardcore fan, sorry dookies)</p>
<p>My major is undecided, but I'll definitely be doing something humanities-based and my interests are hugging trees and saving walruses - you know, environmental conservation and policies and such.</p>
<p>I'm wondering mainly about campus atmosphere, social scene, and job-placement after graduation. Any opinions? Thanks!!</p>
<p>I suspect that job placement is great at both schools.
But not only does the difference in size have a huge impact on the difference in atmosphere, the single-sex vs coed difference would, I think, be the single most powerful distinction and, for many, would help them decide.
Do you think you would be equally comfortable/happy in either?</p>
<p>I’m pretty open-minded to both social scenes actually, since my current high school is so different, I’m happy to try either. But I don’t know yet where I’d actually be happier…</p>
<p>You may also wish to consider a potentially significant difference: Duke is a comprehensive research university, whereas Wellesley is not. Obviously, both are truly outstanding undergraduate schools – and one may never avail himself of the additional advantages of graduate and professional schools and of superior research resources – but in Duke’s case they are easily accessible, whereas they are less so in Wellesley’s.</p>
<p>This is a tough decision. My gut feeling is to go to Wellesley, because of the alumni contacts it offers. And because of its smaller size. You will be a member of an exclusive club. </p>
<p>Further, Hillary Clinton will likely be the next President.</p>