Neuro/ Premed - Duke or Cornell?

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<p>Okay, so I was accepted by Cornell Cals back in March for biological sciences, and I was recentley accepted by Duke as well (as a neuro major). I am interested in neuroscience/ pre-med and I am having a hard time choosing between these two schools.
With Cornell, I was selected as a Tradition Fellow, which I heard is a good program for extracorriculars and community service, etc. I am also a NYS resident, so my tuition would be about 14,000 less than it would be at duke.
However, Duke has a specific neuroscience major, and great research opportunities from what I hear, as well as great weather!
I am looking to continue science research I pursued in high school (intel level work), involving cell bio/ neurobiology.
Which school do you think would better suit my needs?</p>

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<p>I’m a freshman (prospective) neuroscience/econ double major and I’ve been working in a neuroscience lab here for several months. Here’s a little blurb that I took from a post I made a while back in <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/821884-sell-me-duke-5.html#post1063791627:[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/duke-university/821884-sell-me-duke-5.html#post1063791627:&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I may be biased but definitely Duke. I am a sophomore at Duke double majoring in Neuroscience and Biology with a Chemistry minor and concentrating in Neuropharmacology. I can tell you that the research opportunities afforded by being at Duke because it is a research university cannot be found elsewhere. The Neuroscience major may be new this year, but the infrastructure has existed for decades as concentrations under biology and psychology. Class sizes are small and there is a great focus on current research to keep you up to date on new developments. You should always visit to see if you like the “vibe” of each school, but should you visit Duke and have more questions, you can contact me. I’d be happy to help.</p>

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<p>thank you! I am probably visiting next week :slight_smile: Any suggestions of things I should definitely see on campus?</p>

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<p>dorms, classrooms, a class in session, Sarah P. Duke Gardens, gyms, Cameron Indoor Stadium, both east campus + west campus, the buses, food places that you can’t find elsewhere (don’t go to McDonald’s!), Perkins (the library), The Link, Von der Hayden Pavilion</p>