<p>Let’s try to list all the reasons why Duke owns.
I’ll start the list-</p>
<li>Basketball</li>
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<p>I can think of many reasons (it's more diverse than any place I have seen, there are so many ECs to be active in), but the biggest draw in I think is the FOCUS program. Something about it is just extremely interesting.</p>
<p>which focus are you considering</p>
<p>The one about the Genome Revolution and its impact. I am fascinated with genetics.</p>
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<li> It's such an active campus...so much to do every second of the day</li>
<li> It's absolutely beautiful</li>
<li> The students are some of the smartest, greatest people around
the list goes on and on...</li>
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<p>driven people...</p>
<p>this is going to sound corny (and I think I may have mentioned it before...not sure)-- but the reason that i came to duke was the fact that its never satisfied with how it is now; it's always looking for a way to get better. when i visited some elitist northeastern schools (i think you know the ones i refer to) they just kind of had the attitude of "yeah well we're really good and everyone knows it", but duke was really different (not that it's not really good), and that is evidenced by the recent building phase. we didn't look at it and say "oh well harvard has this, we better build one too" it was more like "what does harvard not have that we think will make us better" (not better than harvard but better than what we are now) and we also upgraded a lot of other things too. the list of stuff that we have done in the past ten years or so and is still being done is really quite amazing.</p>
<p>really that is the thing that has made the biggest impact on me. yes the campus is, of course, very beautiful, and the people are very driven in many ways, and there are lots of things to do, but i knew all of that coming in, and those things aren't necessarily limited to duke. for example, loveduke22's list above could describe a lot of great schools. but duke claimed to be truly, and almost aggressively, progressive, and i have found out that they're not just kidding around. </p>
<p>now, this particular aspect of duke isn't going to be something that most students may point out, i will admit that. but if you're like me and you truly desire to learn about and understand the institution you're getting involved with, it's not hard to see.</p>
<p>Not corny at all. That's definitely something very awesome to point out. I feel like there are so many schools I could choose and be perfectly happy at, but there's something about Duke. I've been to so many campuses and just walked around like "Oh, this is nice, I really like it here," but when you're at Duke it's like "Ahh, do I ever have to leave?" I spent the night with one of my friends a couple of weeks ago and Duke is just an amazing place. I guess I can't say much more since I'm just a wannabe frosh...</p>
<p>well i hope you get in, it's people like you that make duke fun, and from what i can tell you have a nice chance.</p>
<p>another reason "why Duke owns" for me personally is having a freaking world class medical center literally right on campus. as a premed student, that means a LOT to me and was the primary reason i looked at duke to begin with. the hospital and med schools we have really do offer a lot of opportunities for those who are willing to go out and get them.</p>
<p>Aww thanks ay_caramba! Premed...good luck!</p>
<p>thanks...i'll need it haha
what major are you considering (sorry if you already said)?</p>
<p>Haha....definitely not premed. I'm terrible at science. You know, I really have no idea. I'd love to do a math major because I'm really passionate about it, but I don't know if I could handle that. Probably something in the realm of economics/public policy...one of my interests/strengths.</p>
<p>math is a good major. if you have AB/BC AP scores that would help you out (the classes that those cover here are killer). public policy here is really good. have you visited Sanford Institute? that's a pretty sweet building. They're making a new building right next to it that will double the institute's size (complete summer 2005). economics is popular, but i don't know much about it.</p>
<p>Yeah...my friend told me her calc class is the 2nd most failed at Duke. I took AB last year and am currently in BC...it's unheard of to go right to BC at my school. We haven't gotten to series and sequences and all that fun stuff yet, so we'll see. I've definitely visited Sanford...awesome. A strong PP/Econ program is a must for me, and I know I can get that at Duke.</p>
<p>wouldn't calculus be easier in college after taking it in high schoool?? i got a 100 for the year in calc ab, got a 5, and then a 4 on the BC exam..</p>
<p>i haven't taken calculus here (i got credit from the BC exam, as you would with your score). i do know that the calculus courses here are harder than in high school. Like you, I had 100s in AB and BC calc, but trust me, 100s are extremely hard to come by in these courses, maybe even impossible.
But it would definitely be easier for you than for someone who's never learned calculus. Easier than high school... maybe in theory but college classes are a whole different ballgame. A 4 on the BC test means that you got less than 67% correct on the test (I believe), so imagine if your college tests were like that (and I doubt the final would be any easier). It's tough.</p>
<p>The point I was trying to make before, but i wasn't too clear on, was that in addition to skipping a tough course, having BC credit would allow you to skip two intro classes in your major and get to more advanced classes quicker, which if you enjoy math would be a good thing I assume. It would also let you take more classes of your choice in that field.</p>
<p>Yeah I'm definitely kind of nervous about college calc. I just have to own the BC exam this may and hope it works out and I can place higher. The day of the AB exam last year was just burnout for me, and I didn't do too hot.</p>
<p>Allright--- Here's my opinion on calc here. I got a 5 on the AB and BC exams in high school and thought that I knew calculus cold. I was thinking about taking Math 103, which would have been the calc you take after BC, but I thought I'd take it easy and take Math 32, which is the BC equivalent. Let me just warn you beforehand, Math 32 is 10X tougher than BC. It might cover similar material (a little more here and there) but the difficulty of the problems are just so much tougher. I would recommend you start out with Math 32 even if you can place out of it because it teaches you a lot more than BC will.</p>
<p>Haha...that's exactly what my friend told me. She's in Math 32 and says it's terribly hard, although she does very well. That's where I want to start out, so we'll see what happens.</p>
<p>i'm surprised noone wants to go for the ipod, or maybe even something better for this applicant pools freshmen</p>