Princeton or Duke?

<p>Hi, I am very interested in public policy and international affairs. I got into Princeton and Duke. sooo hard to choose between these two excellent universities! Or should I say, hard to choose between the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs , and the Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy.</p>

<p>Please help me with the decision-making! Thank you, parents!</p>

<p>How do the finances play out for each?</p>

<p>Both give me very generous awards.</p>

<p>Leaving aside such important issues as finances and campus lifestyle, if you are really determined on this career path you might want to look at two things: a) as an undergraduate, how much access will you really have to the specialized programs you cite, and b) at which school are you more likely to make the kind of connections (Students and professors, visiting scholars and professionals) that would help you professionally. Lastly, I'd consider which school would give you the best long term options if you decide that the field in question isn't for you after all.</p>

<p>Princeton....If I had to choose... Id choose Princeton, mainly because of the different locations</p>

<p>P'ton is beautiful and has no inferiority complex.</p>

<p>probably the Wilson school, unless you are a sports fan, than Durham.</p>

<p>No contest, man -- Woodrow Wilson, hands down. (BTW, I've no affliation to either places.)</p>

<p>I agree with most of the posters here. Duke is said to be beautiful but I like Princeton's campus more. And the Woodrow Wilson School really can't be beat.</p>

<p>I do have to disagree with the point about Duke's inferiority complex though--it doesn't have one. Most people from around here (Duke area) have a term for Duke's attitude: the "Duke ego." Quite the opposite of an inferiority complex...it's more like the purported "Princeton snobbery" than anything else. So that issue is really a wash.</p>