<p>thats what it sounds like, got rejected from Duke and is bitter… either way he has WAY too much time on his hands, obviously.</p>
<p>Because if he does go to a school “better” than Duke he wouldn’t have all this time to be living on CC. Especially near/during finals week.</p>
<p>I just happen to be an English major and with one final. :)</p>
<p>I dunno, I think IG is actually somewhat useful for this forum, sort of like a Platonic gadfly. He does fact check our claims a lot, and sometimes actually makes valid points…but I understand why many of us want to be rid of him (kinda of like why Athens wanted to be rid of Plato, eh?) </p>
<p>Back to the OP. TCU and Duke are different in many ways. Duke is academically more rigorous and will demand a lot more from you than TCU will; however, you will be rewarded with better prospects once you graduate and start looking for a job or applying for graduate school. Socially, Duke has something for everyone. If you want to join the Frat scene, there is certainly alot of that, and if you just want to chill with friends on Friday night, there are certainly a lot of people who do that too. You will fit in socially if you take the effort to. Oh, and did I mention basketball? There is definitely a strong sense of school spirit centered around basketball and other sports, which matches or even surpasses the school spirit generated around football at TCU. Plus, tickets are free! Frankly, there is nothing at TCU that’s not at Duke; however, Duke has many positives that TCU does not have, such as a great education, brilliant professors and classmates, smaller class size, ect. </p>
<p>On a side note, didn’t realize Zizek came here a couple of weeks ago…guess I missed out.</p>
<p>Duke University: Can’t be explained…ONLY experienced!</p>
<p>yeah, azn, Zizek was/is the bomb. Apparently, he’s good friends with some Duke professor (can’t remember who), so he stops by every once in a while. That man makes me feel like an invalid lmao</p>
<p>Wow, you Dukies dedicated seven consecutive posts (#37-#43) to ME???</p>
<p>I know I am an INTERESTING GUY, but still…</p>
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<p>I assumed only hs/college students and their parents hung out around CC…</p>
<p>Is the economy that bad???</p>
<p>I am a Duke student who doesn’t blindly love Duke, and I’m from Dallas, so maybe I can give you a more unbiased opinion.</p>
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To be honest with you, most people’s Duke experience is pretty sheltered. Meaning they don’t leave campus that much. So in that sense, you’re right. But if you realize that Durham is not such a scary town and acquaint yourself with it, it’s a great experience. But it’s one that less than 10% of Duke students have.</p>
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Sorry if you said this earlier in the thread, but what are you going to be studying? For most subjects, keeping a B average is not that bad at all. Even engineers average a 3.2, I believe, and they have the lowest GPAs on average at the school.</p>
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Duke’s Greek life is huge, I believe 30-40% students go Greek. I don’t think a one day visit can give you a full glimpse, especially when a lot of their stuff goes on at night, on weekends, and in private.</p>
<p>“Great,” however, is a subjective term, and the Greek life actually turns a lot of Duke students off. I assume this is true for most schools though. I thought I would be interested in Greek life, but it turns out I’m not. A lot of people are though, and they love it.</p>
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I’ll agree with you there, brother. But in all objectiveness, in terms of personality, you will find a completely different population at both schools. Too different for me to even get into.</p>
<p>^ Regarding your last sentence:</p>
<p>For one thing, almost every single Duke student (not including certain athletes and certain development legacies) will be more intelligent than almost every single TCU student. Probably more driven, too. That alone would be enough for ME to choose Duke, but that’s just me.</p>
<p>Exhibit A: the overwhelming majority of my friends here made 5s on their Calc BC test in high school. Even the English/PoliSci/PubPol/Art History majors. Seriously, most of them. How many TCU students do you think even took that test?</p>
<p>Sounds like you want Vanderbilt - much more Southern than Duke in feel, girls get more dressed up, has frats and sports, as does Duke…we don’t need to selll Duke, it’s not for everybody -no school is. </p>
<p>Duke’s campus is beautiful -sorry you were there on a cold rainy morning, bad luck. Generally the weather and the campus are selling points.</p>
<p>I don’t understand all of the arrogance regarding Duke on here. If OP wants to go onto a professional school, undergraduate doesn’t mean that much. If he would be happy at TCU and do well there, there’s nothing wrong with it, especially if OP could save a lot of money by going there. Not everyone who goes to non-elite undergraduate school is somehow inferior, and not everyone at Duke is so intelligent or interesting either. </p>
<p>Duke is definitely not for everyone and I am happy not to be there anymore. It was very Greek with an unusual social scene that I did not care for; not something to go to another part of the country for IMO.</p>
<p>^ I will agree with the above for professional schools. It doesn’t really matter where you go. What matters are your numbers: scores, GPA, etc and your character as reflected through essays, recs, and interviews. </p>
<p>Regarding TCU, I have no idea how that school is. But if the OP really likes it there, I say that’s a good thing. He’s found a place that he likes which is the whole point of the college search process. Duke has its strengths and TCU has its strongpoints. No need to force a square peg into a round hole. The purpose of CC isn’t to browbeat people into applying to Duke by putting down other schools. Duke does a pretty damn fine job of attracting people on its own. The purpose is to highlight Duke’s strengths and answer questions. </p>
<p>/gets off his high horse</p>
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<p>You’re my favorite Dukie! :)</p>
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<p>You’re my 2nd favorite Dukie!! 
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<p>A) That first person must’ve had a sad UG career here. The social scene is extremely accessible for the most part, and I have plenty of independent friends who go to Greek parties all the time. It’s not weird or difficult to fit in. You can’t even accurately describe it as “very Greek.” It’s like 35% Greek, which isn’t really that high at all.</p>
<p>B) Not at all like Athens wanted to be rid of Plato. More like one wants to be rid of any worthless, brainless mosquito</p>
<p>You’re NOT one of my favorite Dukies… 
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<p>It’s your fault. I’m a pretty nice guy, and I like to think that I give peeps the benefit of the doubt, but the whole schtick has just gotten obnoxious, d00d.</p>
<p>d00kie d00kie d00, where r u???</p>
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<p>Oops, was writing that pretty late at night (or early in the morning, I guess). I meant Socrates…not Plato.</p>
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<p>I certainly agree with the professional school part; however, Duke may give you a legs up on admissions (assuming you do well) relative to TCU. Is this legs up worth $50,000 a year? It’s for him to decide. </p>
<p>Yes, Duke is not for everyone; however, by the tone of the OP, it seems that he would enjoy the Greek and social scene at Duke.</p>
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<p>Only for Duke legacies and developmental admits…</p>
<p>The smart (A.B.) Dukies get paid to go there, the not-so-smart (excluding the “scholar athletes”) pay to go there.</p>
<p>^ The A.B. Dukes aren’t demigods or anything. I’ve gotten better grades than several A.B. Dukes in classes in the past. Most of the time, you can’t even tell who they are: a) because they’re not open or prideful about it (a nice microcosm of Duke students in general) and b) because they’re not really that much smarter than the general student population. There’s just not a noticeable difference. Now, there ARE exceptions. Every once in a while, you’ll see one of those 15-16 year old kids running around in upper-level Physics courses. Those guys are scary (in a good way) haha.</p>