Schools with an atmosphere similar to Stanford

[goldenboy8784]

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@beyphy

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

What an absurd statement!</p>

<p>[Inspired</a> Ambition - Duke Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.duke.edu/experience/ambition]Inspired”>http://admissions.duke.edu/experience/ambition)
On the contrary, there have been 100+ startup companies affiliated with Duke alumni and students.</p>

<p>[Duke</a> Global Entrepreneurship Network (DukeGEN)](<a href=“http://www.dukegen.com/]Duke”>http://www.dukegen.com/)
Duke has a very cohesive, well-established network of alums from undergrad and b-school that are promoting entrepreneurship on campus and are actively graduates connect with other grads who have been involved with the start up culture. There are multi-city networking organizations hosted all over the country for Duke affiliates to pitch and share ideas.</p>

<p>[An</a> Entrepreneurial Summer | Duke Today](<a href=“http://today.duke.edu/2012/07/startups]An”>An Entrepreneurial Summer | Duke Today)
There’s also an existing program on campus that allows Duke undergrads to join start ups in Silicon Valley, either through companies where Duke alumni work or through DogPatch Labs.</p>

<p>I don’t think Harvard’s undergraduate startup culture is nearly as prominent as you think it is. Here’s an article criticizing it: [Harvard</a> Gets Schooled: As Techies Flock to Stanford, MIT, Even Penn, Crimson Goes Green With Envy | Betabeat](<a href=“http://betabeat.com/2012/07/harvard-tech-boom-silicon-alley-valley-crimson-mit-stanford/]Harvard”>http://betabeat.com/2012/07/harvard-tech-boom-silicon-alley-valley-crimson-mit-stanford/)</p>

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Duke also ranks in the top 10 among schools with the ighest number of graduates who are top officers in companies that recently filed for public stock offerings. Sure, UCLA and Berkeley are present but those universities are 3-4x larger than Duke so per capita, Duke wins.</p>