<p>How about Duke vs. Johns Hopkins? I really want to go to Duke, but Johns Hopkins would be a slight cheaper for me.</p>
<p>go to duke</p>
<p>Anyone know the average GPA for Pratt, Trinity, whole school, premed?</p>
<p>i'm premed and I turned down Duke undergrad
pooey on me</p>
<p>verse dartmouth premed? it seems like the more personal attention u get at dartmouth makes for better recs and advising? more accessible medical research?</p>
<p>also, how does being in the research triangle affect duke? do a lot of the companies give duke student’s internships or research in their facilities?</p>
<p>nice post, bluedevilmike. Makes me want to go to Duke even more :D</p>
<p>Also, I’ve heard from a friend that Durham tends to get a bit boring, especially when NCAA B-ball isn’t happening. Is this true? What can pre-meds do for fun, besides hang-out in dorms. </p>
<p>Also, is the self-segregation really serious, even between pre-med students?</p>
<p>For premed and applicable research, I don’t think you can beat Rice- it is adjacent to the largest medical center in the world: 47 medical institutions, including 13 renowned hospitals (MD Anderson, Shriner’s Children, the most cancer research, the most heart transplants), several medical schools, etc:</p>
<p>[Texas</a> Medical Center - About the Texas Medical Center](<a href=“http://www.texmedctr.tmc.edu/root/en/GetToKnow/AboutTMC/About+the+TMC.htm]Texas”>http://www.texmedctr.tmc.edu/root/en/GetToKnow/AboutTMC/About+the+TMC.htm)</p>
<p>Great thread and glad I found it again. I read this when I was about to enter my senior year in high school, ended up applying to Duke and got in! 4 years later I am in now in a top 30 MSTP program (US News Ranking blah blah blah), and can honestly say Duke provided me with everything BDM said it would and more: Duke basketball national championship, great alumni network in the medical community, awesome campus etc. Wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world</p>
<p>I’ll second that as I’m about to enter a top 20 MSTP in the fall…</p>
<p>My hat is off to you SBR. See you in the realm of academic medicine. Go Duke!</p>
<p>Thanks AtlanticCoastDoc, it’s always great to see a fellow Blue Devil in the mud phud community, small as it is.</p>
<p>Sorry for the double post. I’ll just add that as a Duke BME grad who has gone through the MD/PhD application process and also worked as a postbac at the NIH, I would be happy to answer any questions that anyone may have about any of the above things. Feel free to PM.</p>
<p>I know Duke has one of the top BME undergrad programs, which apparently gives an edge to the premed students. What about a biology major? Are there any statistics on med school acceptance rate by major from Duke?</p>
<p>Cool thread. I was set on majoring in CS but this thread has me pumped. >.></p>
<p>bearcat96: I would not say that being a BME at Duke gives an edge to premed students. In fact, I doubt your major has any sort of significant impact on the medical school application process.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I know this tread is getting quite old, but this has been really helpful and I was hoping you could help.</p>
<p>To put it simply: Brown or Duke? For getting into Medical School</p>
<p>They boast similar “admission to med school” stats (which I know are bogus), and are both reputable schools. Here’s the difference (according to me). Duke has a larger medical base, including more access to research and such. Brown would be more enjoyable, not only because it’s rumored to have high grade inflation (meaning better grades while enjoying the college experience more) but because I’m from the NE.</p>
<p>Does one advantage have an edge over the other? Or are the schools pretty much equivalent in ability to promote people to medical school? </p>
<p>Any advice is greatly appreciated! Many thanks</p>
<p>Brown is hipster.
Duke is more mainstream.
Regardless you’ll find people you will mesh with at either university, but be cognizant of what the personalities of students are like at both universities predominantly</p>
<p>Would you say Princeton is more…preppy?</p>
<p>Princeton and Duke are actually quite similar I’d say. Duke has selective living groups, which are the closest thing to Princeton’s eating clubs that you’d find anywhere as far as I know (they have a selective rush/bicker process, are co-ed, and have a thriving social life). Small differences are that Duke sports are taken more seriously and are a bigger part of campus culture and that Princeton has the infamous grade deflation policy so you’ll have to really work for your grades (at Duke you will too, but you will still have plenty of opportunities to kick back and relax when it isn’t exam time).</p>