<p>Yes yes, my point was, however, that Duke is an extremely conservative school relative to many of its peers, but that doesn't make it conservative overall.</p>
<p>(From - yes - Horowitz's methodology, it is a reasonably complete list of all registered voters among faculty, but many faculty are not registered, or are registered without a party affiliation.)</p>
<p>Question: Those without cars, how easy/difficult is it to get out of campus into Durham and if one wants to go to Chapel Hill? Is there some reliable bus service, or am I basically going to have to hitch rides off peeps? </p>
<p>BTW, this is a really helpful thread, we should keep it going for a while.</p>
<p>bluedevilmike - I wrote a reply...and it got to be too long :) So I moved it over to my blog at: <a href="http://www.xanga.com/DukeEgr93%5B/url%5D">http://www.xanga.com/DukeEgr93</a> rather than here. Basically, though, I think that the numbers - in context - make a very powerful statement. I just don't believe they apply <em>quite</em> as given to the faculty as a whole and that by saying they do, they actually lose some of their impact.</p>
<p>Check out the courses in the Women's Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and Literature departments- they're definitely liberal, no matter how they compare to other universities. </p>
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Getting into Durham? Most people drive, although I think you could use the city bus system. I don't go into Durham much. :o The Robertson bus makes it very easy to get over to Chapel Hill, which I've done many times.</p>
<p>What was your SAT score?</p>
<p>I know that certain scores on certain AP exams can give you advanced placement and also up to 2 elective credits towards graduation, but i'm confused as to whether you can use a score for both advanced placement and the credit or if its either or.</p>
<p>Also I was wondering about the value in taking the AP Physics B exam. I could probably get a 5 if i studied but I'm in a dilemma as to if its worth taking. I have bio the same day and need to spend some time on that more so than Physics. Also i know you need a 5 and departmental permission to get advanced placement in physics, and even then i don't know if its something i'd want to do since college physics is calculus based and i'm not sure i'd be prepared, though I do have a 5 on the BC exam from last year. anyways I need some advice, I don't want to waste 20 dollars signing up for an exam that i don't need to take.</p>
<p>Well, my understanding is that AP physics is calc-based anyway, so getting a 5 on that would in theory be enough. The departmental exam, I'm not sure of. I never took it.</p>
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<p>Some AP tests - most, I believe - will give you up to 2 Duke credits out of the 34 you need to graduate.</p>
<p>Entirely independent of that is the fact that some departments will allow you to take more advanced courses if you have an AP test - math, for example, does not require you to take 32 before 103 if you have a 5 on the BC Calc Exam.</p>
<p>I think that Physics C, which is not offered at my school, is calculus based while Physics B is not, at least I've taken it all year and theres been no calculus whatsoever so far.</p>
<p>Yes, you're right, Physics B is not calculus based. I was in a similar situation, my high school didn't offer Physics C. I just didn't take the AP exam, it's supposed to be really hard and it doesn't count for anything here I'm pretty sure, unless you want to be a physics major, then maybe you can skip a semester of physics. Personally, I wouldn't bother with the Physics B exam, because even if you did place ahead somehow, you'd have a worse foundation than everyone else in the class.</p>
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<p>For current Duke students, is this generally agreed upon? If so, how? I myself am an Asian male, so I'm wondering how this'll affect me.</p>
<p>I don't really see "cliques"...people have their friends. They tend to go out with their closest groups of friends. That is...pretty normal. I still meet new people every day and hang out with many people that, not only aren't my "clique," some of them don't even know each other. I don't think that I'm outside the norm, either. I never thought of Duke as cliquish, and I was pretty surprised to see that written here. In a school of 6000 people, how can you really have cliques anyway? That's more of a small-school thing.</p>
<p>There was a thread about being unhappy socially and using it as a justification for transferring a few months back. Guess which school was mentioned most often.</p>
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<p>I wouldn't let it scare you. It's not like it affects a specific group or anything like that. And the student body is pretty diverse, so if you're willing to endure a lonely semester (or a few of 'em, as the case may be), chances are you'll eventually find people you click with.</p>
<p>Duke is not that cliquish at all. Visit here and see what you think. There many mixed reviews on Duke's student body.</p>
<p>Can a student who has been accepted to Pratt, take Economics classes at Trinity?</p>
<p>Yes to the above question.</p>
<p>Duke is cliquish. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, but it does have cliques. Blocking (note that we're the only school that has it) and selective living groups (note that they expanded them this year) reinforce the cliquish atmosphere. However, you'll find this at many schools. I actually this is a phenomenon at <em>big</em> schools because small schools have so few students that many people know each other, and it's pointless to try to have many cliques! </p>
<p>Duke is too bog to generalize, though. There are many people here that have their own clique and if you're not in it, tough luck. However, there's also many people here that go out of their way to be friendly. It can take a while to find those people, but it's definitely worth it. </p>
<p>ronty007- Definitely yes. Depending on how much AP credit you come in with, it may even be possible to double major.</p>
<p>Thanks dukeclassof09 and warblerrule86 :)</p>
<p>I know at least two Pratt kids who have double majored in Econ. The only thing that might make it tough is if you are BME, since that has so many requirements. With careful planning, you should be fine.</p>
<p>Im double majoring in Econ and ECE, and its pretty easy to do that...</p>
<p>ECE? Sorry to be dumb..</p>