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<p>Duke opens doors for people -- regardless of where you want to work when you graduate. You want to be an i-banker in NYC? Well, Duke has on-campus recruiting, which means that they're not going to slam doors in your face because you went to a Southern school as opposed to a Northern ivy. These companies are going out of their way to hire Duke students. Yeah, some elitist pr*cks may never want to view Duke grads and Princeton grads as equals (or even close to it) -- but a Duke degree in no way deters any future employer in any region of the country. Think about it this way: A huge percentage of Duke's student body is from the NY Metro Area or California. These students (and many more) probably are going to want to go back upon graduation. Therefore, there are HUGE alumni bases in every major US city, with alums working for major companies/hospitals/law firms/whatever, and, as with any top tier school, Duke provides excellent connections. I was told by top financial houses that they view their Duke applicants in the same manner as they would view a HYP/other ivy, Stanford, whatever. It impresses people. You're not graduating from a garbage school with little to no importance up North. People know and respect Duke.</p>