<p>The Harvard(s) of the South aren’t very similar to the Harvard of the West ;)</p>
<p>Neither Duke nor Vanderbilt is renown for its startup culture (Something that’s probably more common at Berkeley and Harvard.) Engineering was also emphasized in the OP. Duke is mediocre in engineering, whereas Berkeley’s is world class. While Harvard’s engineering program isn’t amazing, MIT is basically just up the street. No other schools in Duke’s triangle have a comparable engineering program.</p>
<p>And since engineering was mentioned, it isn’t unreasonable to assume that the OP would be interested in a tech start up. There are certain schools that are very good for that (Stanford, Berkeley, Michigan, etc.) but Duke probably isn’t one of them.</p>
<p>Your weather comparison is also laughable since it doesn’t take into account things like humidity. How anyone can reasonably think that two universities which are on opposite sides of the country can have similar weather is beyond me.</p>
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<p>Yes, yes, Duke and Vanderbilt are similar to Stanford; And UCSF is Berkeley’s medical school. If you say anything long enough, i’m sure some people will believe you :D</p>