<p>does anyone have an idea of what the workload is like at Duke, compared to top colleges like Cornell?</p>
<p>Obviously this will depend on what you study as well as your own HS background.</p>
<p>Yeah, it varies a lot depending on the classes you choose to take. I'd say engineers/science majors have the most workload (partly because there's usually extra labs that go along with the lectures that take up just as much time), but I recognize that I'm very biased in my opinion. Overall, it's manageable, and you'll be able to have a life away from academics here.</p>
<p>well, i'm wondering how Duke's overall engineering compares to Cornell in terms of workload. I'v heard that cornell's is pretty heavy.</p>