<p>One advantage that Duke has over the University of Chicago is the level of extracurricular involvement that takes place here. There are some Blue Devils that spend more time on their clubs and activities than academics (just like at Harvard, Yale, Penn, etc.) and it really shows in the almost professional quality of the student newspaper, improvisation group, acapella groups, etc. etc. UChicago is known for its “Life of the Mind”, which means that students consider academics first and foremost over anything else. Their student newspaper, The Maroon, is almost embarrassing for an university of its stature for instance.</p>
<p>As I’m sure you saw at BSAI Blw923, there is so much diversity in the student body: partiers, prepsters, hippies, laid back students, artists, comedians, dancers, braniacs, your all-around average Joes, etc. etc.</p>
<p>There’s a reason its called The Gothic Wonderland.:D</p>