<p>why? b/c duke has a great bio/research program.</p>
<p>musictoad - not sure how much faith I can put in a blog article that refers primarily...to other blog articles, but hey, to each their own... As for the voter registration issue, I am actually meeting with the students who ran it today so I'll report back on what I find out.</p>
<p>Meantime, hopefully people seeking the answers to "why Duke" will be able to sift through the various spurrious claims - for good and for bad - and see what they want to get from this place should they choose to come here.</p>
<p>duke is awesome</p>
<p>DukeEgr93 - Were you able to meet with the students on the voter registration issue?</p>
<p>I'm not sure exactly what the author of that article is talking about. I've seen many different groups doing voter registration (probably several per week for the past month). I also know that the lacrosse players were out registering voters and that the anti-Nifong candidates for DA were recruiting voters. If there was some other instance in which voter registration was prohibited, there was probably a valid reason -- there's certainly not a criminal conspiracy to prevent democratic participation. :)</p>
<p>Westcoastmon - I was. It's now progressed to having made calls and sent e-mails to some administrators. Gotta say I was more troubled after that meeting than I was before it, though I think the decisions that were made were at perhaps a lower level, if that makes any sense?</p>
<p>Thank you DukeEgr93. Yes, what you said makes sense. I hope you are able to continue your follow up. Duke - administration, faculty, students, etc. - needs involved faculty members like you.</p>
<p>I see through all of the previous posts that Duke is a great school, but I've got a couple questions...</p>
<p>I am academically driven, but will I be able to keep up with all of the work at Duke? I make good grades in high scool and have decent sat/act scores, but is Duke overall a difficult University for someone like me to suceed in? Also, i tend to be a bit introverted and have a hard time going out to meet new friends. Though this will be a problem anywhere I go to college, did ya'll find it easy to make friends at Duke? Is there a big difference between different groups at Duke, ie, the ones with financial aid, etc?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your help.</p>
<p>LCilek...you sound a lot like me. You'll definitely be fine...I feel like I have to work really hard but I'm doing well in all my classes and never feel overwhelmed. College is hard anywhere...it's just learning to adjust and once you do that you're all set. </p>
<p>I'm also really introverted, and I'm not going to lie...1st semester freshman year was HARD, and I constantly found myself sitting around realizing I had ZERO friends. BUT by going to one dorm event I literally met one of my best friends here, and now I have a group of girls who I love more than ANYTHING in the world. Make sure you just keep your door open and take advantage of those cheesy dorm events your RA throws, and you'll be fine. It takes a little longer for us introverted people, but eventually you'll find your group of friends, I promise.</p>
<p>I'm going to let someone else comment on the last part...but if you have any questions slash want to talk more feel free to PM me!</p>
<p>duke is amazing in general..gorgeous campus, nice weather, good status.</p>
<p>the marine lab is the biggest perk for me though, being a marine bio major</p>
<p>Greetings </p>
<p>While there are many reasons to attend Duke University, a major one is the Focus program, which has been cited in this thread. It's a multidisciplinary approach to looking at one topic and the perspectives utilized are often ones you would not expect for a certain topic.</p>
<p>One of the newest Focus clusters debuting this Fall is called "Prospective Health Care: The Next Health Care Transformation?" It is based on an emerging discipline called "prospective health care," which is a personalized, predictive and preventative approach to health care.</p>
<p>Although the word "health care" is in the title, this cluster is for everyone. Its core courses are Public Policy, Psychology, History and Immunology-based.</p>
<p>Our Center, the Center for Research on Prospective Health Care at Duke University Medical Center, is dedicated to involving undergraduates, which is why we developed this Focus cluster. We also started an undergrad Duke Prospective Health Care Club two years ago.</p>
<p>Check out the Focus program website and read more about our Cluster.</p>
<p>There are too many reasons to choose Duke over Ivies or comparable schools (Stanford, Wash U, Georgetown). The student body is generally friendly in my experience, with many different niches for every type. Greek life doesn't dominate, but it's there to fill up your social calendar if you choose to pursue it. The campus is absolutely gorgeous (the sight of the Chapel is always breathtaking), the weather is amazing (never leaving the South!), and there's a ton to do on campus. You become a basketball fan if you come here-- it's such a special and beloved part of Duke life with the tenting, face painting, and general excitement that comes with being a Cameron Crazie.</p>
<p>The attitude here is that there's a time to study your ass off, and a time to party away the stress. You just have to strike a balance.</p>
<p>East campus is such a great place to live as a freshman, with the dorms all clustered together. It's so easy to get to know your classmates since you're all eating in the same place and using the same quads to chill.</p>
<p>Choosing Duke over Brown was the best decision I ever made. Brown's extremely left-leaning atmosphere was a turn off for me (along with the cold!). The political atmosphere at Duke is still liberal (as it is at most colleges), but to a lesser degree because of the slightly larger proportion of southern students (we definitely have hippie groups, though). There's a place for everyone at Duke, really.</p>
<p>Really?
Im really having a hard time trying to decide between Brown or Duke.
If i consider graduation admssion rate and academic life, yes, Duke.
But, I am attracted to Brown's busy city surroundings (mall, restaurants) and how it is close to Boston and NYC.</p>
<p>There's a lot to do in the Triangle area, don't underestimate it. Even if you don't like Durham, you've got one of the best college towns ever just a few minutes away--Chapel Hill. A lot of Dukies hang out at Franklin Street at UNC which is amazing. You won't have a "big city" nearby but Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Durham definitely qualify as "busy."</p>
<p>Yes, but to go to Franklin Street you need to have a car - the bus just does not cut it. To go to Southpoint Mall by bus takes about an hour.</p>
<p>I have been to Franklin Street and it does not have a mall, but many of the stores and restaurants spaces were empty. And it much easier to visit Boston and NYC from Brown.</p>
<p>So, if it is really important to someone to have the busy surroundings close by they won't find it as a freshman on the East Campus. Although my D loves Duke, she has really missed living in an easily accessible metropolitan area with great shopping and authentic East Asia cuisine.</p>
<p>She can't wait to get home for breaks as she misses the busy atmosphere. Her high school was in an urban area where she could take the bus or walk downtown after school to see a movie, eat at literally too many restaurants to count, and shop for clothes at a myriad of stores.</p>
<p>That is not what will be found in Durham or Chapel Hill. And if it is that important to an individual to be in a busy metropolitan environment the campus life at Duke and the surrounding communities of Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill will not fill that void.</p>
<p>It was really hard for me to decide between Duke and Brown without even visiting any. Finally I chose Duke, 'coz I think it is better for grads, but Brown for undergrads. I am grad :)</p>
<p>I found an alternative way - looked through inet for fotos and comments from students, asked the Facebook students, and know what, I liked more the Duke's atmosphere, I had got the feeling that it is much bigger and spacious.</p>
<p>And looking through Brown's pictures I did not like that it gives the feeling of small university :) Is it right?</p>
<p>Brown is certainly smaller than Duke.</p>
<p>There is pretty much no handholding at Brown. It's not like a small college despite its size. That is a great thing, if you like it that way.</p>
<p>why duke?
1. friendly, competitive but not cocky student body, who always strive for the best ( i am a student to-be but i can already feel it)
2. gorgeous campus + great weather
3. basketball
4. great alum connection: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Duke_University_people%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Duke_University_people</a></p>