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i have been given a full ride at duke (full tuition plus research money) and an acceptance at stanford, if it were up to you guys, where would you go if money was an issue, but manageable (with some hardship)..

By Jje (Jje) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 04:28 pm: Edit

what made them give you a full ride?

By Imabovegod (Imabovegod) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 05:11 pm: Edit

duke

By Medprof (Medprof) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 05:21 pm: Edit

Given the money involved, there would have to be a very strong reason besides general reputation of the schools for you to turn down Duke. What do you want to study?

By Blushingclover (Blushingclover) on Thursday, April 17, 2003 - 08:55 pm: Edit

duke.

did you get the AB scholarship? If so, i'd definitely go. it's VERY prestigious. if not, i'd still go Duke's a great school ^_^

By Asdf (Asdf) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 01:03 am: Edit

uh, no question at all! FREE college at a top university is not something to turn down. Go to Duke!

By Erin (Erin) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 04:40 am: Edit

I would go to Duke. There isn't that much disparity between them. Duke could even be better depending on your major.

By Verven (Verven) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 11:38 am: Edit

Hey, Sondogg, are you a future AB (i.e. were you at abdw this weekend?) I will be attending Duke next year as an AB, and I'm curious if I met you this weekend. IM me (my sn is AzureFury8745) if you'ld like to chat.

By Jules07 (Jules07) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 01:07 pm: Edit

Stanford

By Jules07 (Jules07) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 01:10 pm: Edit

sondogg - read this article from the atlantic monthly...it might change your opinion on Duke. http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/09/flanagan.htm

By Johnnyd (Johnnyd) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 07:31 pm: Edit

definitely duke. i mean, you have all four years of college paid off, not a thing to worry about! and duke is one of the best schools in the nation so it really wont make a difference if you go to stanford education-wise. go to duke and use the money you were going to pay for college to buy a new car!

By Maud (Maud) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 09:00 pm: Edit

verven
could you post your stats?
thanks

By Texas137 (Texas137) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 09:30 pm: Edit

I vote for Duke. The money you save will pay for grad school.

BTW - thanks for the atlantic monthly link, Jules. I found it very interesting.

By Verven (Verven) on Friday, April 18, 2003 - 09:50 pm: Edit

Since you asked, my stats are:

GPA: 4.0 uw (valedictorian of class of 276, straight A+ grades through junior year)
SAT I: 1520 (770v/750m)
SAT II: 800 writing, 800 math iic, 730 literature, 710 biology-m
AP: 5 Statistics, 5 Comp. Sci A. (7 AP classes by graduation + 1 independant study)
Awards:
-Intel STS semifinalist for fluid mechanics paper (I was the only person in my school's history to ever enter the Intel STS)
-National Merit Finalist (234 PSAT)
-Fencing Team MVP
-High Scorer/Captain of Math Team
-Numerous State + International Awards in Future Problem Solving (a gifted/talented competition)
-100+ hours of volunteer work in a science lab at Yale
-I assistant teach a section of AP Computer Science at my school
-and so forth, etc. etc. (too much to list)

Scholarships like this are just like the admissions process. It requires a large element of luck, I believe.

By Sondogg (Sondogg) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 02:02 am: Edit

i received a university scholarship from duke. It was pretty much just based on the application and an interview. I think that is where I am going, however, and am happy at the prospect. and to kind of respond to jules, i read the article, and the part about duke students being apathetic may be true, but i am one to constantly question teachers, so maybe i can add a bit of color (literally and figuratively) to the school...my only problem with it is that it is a lot like the community i live in now: conservative, rich, christian, and very caucasian with lots and lots of alcohol. I wanted to escape, and it looks like im headed to the same thing.

By Medprof (Medprof) on Saturday, April 19, 2003 - 01:04 pm: Edit

Sondogg,
The article is interesting. But don't be discouraged. The author may actually be a little biased because she worked for Duke, so she knew all the shortcomings. You don't ever have to be conformed by your environment. The town of Durham is not that rich, and I am sure there are other students at Duke that do not fit that general description.

By Maud (Maud) on Monday, May 05, 2003 - 05:41 pm: Edit

verven
what types of questions did they ask you at the interview for AB