<p>Hey.</p>
<p>I committed to Dartmouth, and found out that I recently got into Duke from the Waitlist. </p>
<p>So I'm trying to decide what to do. Dartmouth is awesome, but Duke is too. I'm very into business/economics, and could see myself as a stock broker, on wallstreet, or something of the sort down the line.</p>
<p>Which would be best for my interests? And why should I go to Duke over Dartmouth, aside from that?</p>
<p>dartmouth's graduate business school, Tuck, is ranked right behind Kellog and Wharton, while Fuqua lags somewhat behind at the #9 spot. how much that translates to a good undergrad preparation for business, i'm not sure.<br>
it depends on this: what is your motivation for wanting to be a stock broker on wallstreet?</p>
<p>Both are major feeders to Wall Street and have strong alumni networks. I wouldn't buy arguments that one is better for your interests than the other as anything more than partisan trolling. </p>
<p>Dartmouth is smaller and may have more of a LAC feel than Duke, but I think the primary difference is long winter vs. no winter (by northeast standards).</p>
<p>Statistically the student bodies of both schools are very similar...Duke has big time sports and more city life around it (albeit a somewhat shady one)...both similar socially and have lots of drinking and parties from what it seems too</p>
<p>Do you want to live more in the South than New England...thats what the decision may come down to</p>
<p>Dartmouth is awfully isolated. That is a big negative. And cold - there is basically no spring from the student perspective. It is winter and then classes end. </p>
<p>I think it is fair to say that Duke is a bigger school with more going on plus it offers the Durham/Chapel Hill research triangle stuff. For me it would be a no brainer choice in favor of Duke. But I suspect if you have posted this same question on the Dartmouth boards you might get a different answer.</p>
<p>I chose Duke over Dartmouth. A little too isolated. I didn't like the "d' plan. It seemed to break up the sense of community.</p>
<p>Both would be awesome for your interests, really. This is probably another case that comes down to gut feel - have you been able to visit both? </p>
<p>Speaking SOLELY about Duke (i.e. anything I say doesn't mean Dartmouth is devoid of a similar program) Duke has some fun startup challenge stuff that undergrads can do, a pretty deep infrastructure for helping undergrads navigate an Econ degree, a robust career center, and well-attended job fairs.</p>
<p>dbound - I like that your handle is multi-use for either Dartmouth or Duke :)</p>
<p>As a premed/econ major, I really love the firmly-grounded approach Duke takes to econ - a constant reminder that the major is relevant to more than just the traditional "business" track while allowing you to pursue that traditional education (i.e. direct classes in finance) as well.</p>
<p>Maybe Dartmouth does the same thing, but regardless, I really like Duke's approach.</p>
<p>Honestly, for what you want to go into, I don't think one is necessarily better than the other -- on the undergraduate level. (And I don't know how much Tuck comes into play for Dartmouth ugrad- but it's definitely something worth looking into).</p>
<p>The thing that I personally didn't like about Dartmouth was its trimester system -- but that's a thing that everyone I know at Dartmouth seems to absolutely love. Both are wonderful schools, wonderful alumni support, etc. (Honestly, for my boyfriend who is Wall St bound, the decision came down to sports, weather, and semester vs. trimester)</p>
<p>Congratulations, but I don't envy your decision</p>
<p>Thanks guys...I'll think about this a little more.</p>
<p>what is my motivation for wanting to be a stock broker on wallstreet? To make money, lol. Seriously though. And, I happen to love it already, which is essential.</p>
<p>And I'm used to the North over the South, the quick pace and so on. I do favor the warm weather though.</p>
<p>Dartmouth was tiny. I felt like i could live there for a year, not four years (even with all the internships and stuff abroad). It's FREEZING. hated the D-plan-- like it has already been mentioned, it seemed to take away from class unity. </p>
<p>i don't know much about the departments, though.</p>
<p>To counter- the D plan is one of the best things at Dartmouth in my book. Sophomore summer really strengthens your class (best summer of my life) and the going away during sophomore junior year is different since on study abroads you are with 100% Dartmouth kids. The class unity is one of the tightest anywhere.</p>
<p>The school is 4500, which I found refreshing since its more like a LAC and you build alot of community. My personal reasons for preferring Dartmouth were: the campus size (no shuttles, etc), less preppy/jocky feeling, the nature (Most are not total outdoors people but at Dartmouth good jump off a rope swing or sledding under the stars is awesome), the school spirit (Dartmouth is huge on big weekends and community - but its not centered around sports), and the undergrad focus in terms of academics.</p>
<p>Conversely Duke has other things to offer like cutting edge research (if you are in the sciences), warmer weather, sports spirit (Duke vs. UNC!), etc.</p>
<p>I liked the "warm and fuzzy feeling" Dartmouth offered but honestly you cannot go wrong. It just depends on what you are looking for.</p>
<p>Because you like Duke better.</p>