U Chicago, Duke, or Dartmouth Fall 2014 decision

College Search & Selection
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<p>I was recently accepted into some very prestigious universities and I am very conflicted as to where I should be heading in the fall.
I've narrowed it down to University of Chicago, Dartmouth College, and Duke University.</p>

<p>I want to major in economics, but having fun and joining a fraternity is really important to me.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you</p>

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<p>chicago does not have a strong fraternity presence. but I think it has the strongest economics program of the three.</p>

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<p>Duke has excellent Consulting/Finance job recruiting, a strong Greek scene, and competitive Division 1 college sports so it is a great fit for you. Dartmouth would be a great option as well.</p>

<p>Graduate ranking of Economics programs has bearing on the undergraduate academic experience or job opportunities so keep that in mind.</p>

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<p>If having fun and joining a fraternity is really important to you, then cross off the University of Chicago.Yes, it does have a famous economics department. That does not necessarily mean it has the most appropriate undergraduate program for you, or that programs at the other two schools aren’t also good.</p>

<p>Chicago’s undergraduate econ program has a certain emphasis on quantitative analysis. Browse the course listings and note the prerequisites to see what I’m talking about. I don’t know about expectations at Duke and Dartmouth. Maybe they are similar for econ, but Chicago also piles on many “Common Core” requirements.</p>

<p><a href=“University of Chicago Time Schedules”>University of Chicago Time Schedules;
<a href=“Economics < University of Chicago Catalog”>http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/economics/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Not really. If you want a strongly Greek campus, I wouldn’t recommend UChicago, but it does havr frats.</p>

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<p>Chicago has the strongest (most mathematically intensive) economics courses and major, which is desirable if you plan to go on to PhD study in economics.</p>

<p>Dartmouth is the most fraternity and sorority oriented. Half to two thirds (depending on which web site you look at) of students join fraternities and sororities.</p>

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<p>Thank you all. So this has narrowed my choices down to Duke and Dartmouth</p>

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<p>@tk21769‌ What would you say between Duke And Dartmouth </p>