录取难度综合起来差不多。但是，从出路和各方面来说，Duke is a stronger school

USN National Ranking: Duke (never outside top 10) > Brown (rarely made top 10, mostly ~#15)

Int'l rep: Duke >> Brown (depending on which world college ranking, it is like #20-30  vs. #50-80)

Endowment $$$ Duke >> Brown

Pre-med: Duke > Brown

Pre-law: Duke ~ Brown

Business & Pre-business: Duke > Brown

Wall Street: Duke > Brown

Sports (& school spirit): Duke >>> Brown

Innovation & Entrepreneurship: Duke > Brown

Graduate salary (中位数): Duke > 120% of Brown graduate's 

Campus/location: subject to individual preference/taste - but in general, Duke has a better campus.

Family profile of students: Duke ~ Brown  (中位 family income ~$200k). Almost the same

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About every category, Duke is a stronger school.

Brown is more like Princeton, which has a small graduate school but no business and law schools. 

Brown does have a medical school, which is typically ranked #30-40. 

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Then why Brown is as hard to get in as Duke?

1. Brown has the ivy group name. "Ivy" has become known worldwide as the word for "elite education".  (Although in US popular culture, Duke is actually better known).

2. Brown has rep for "flexible curriculum" ("design your own curriculum") - without the absolute required core courses, it will be more flexible (read: "easier") to graduate. (which draws a bunch of kids from rich and "star" families) -- this attracts a larger app pool.

 

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• 信息丰富，谢谢 -annie0117- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:20:00

• Duke就是少了那么一点点New England Ivy的贵气 ：） -clunker- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:24:54

• Brown校园一走，给人一种faded老贵族的感觉. -beachlver- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:33:54

• You are biased lol -clunker- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:36:16

• 你这是带着偏见 -柳伊伊- ♀ (37 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:37:17

• 这就是 -柳伊伊- ♀ (20 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:26:59

• Then why not share your meaningful thoughts? -beachlver- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:29:58

• 很多小中男被布朗脆拒，然后被杜克录取。杜克最近的学术麻烦不断，各方面也没有最顶尖的项目。压分严重，不上不下的存在感不足。 -睁一只眼闭一只眼- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:47:32

• 杜克跟UNC 都拉不开一个身位，就别太得瑟了。跟布朗去比更是没出息。藤校里除了大的，其他的就不必在意。 -睁一只眼闭一只眼- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:55:34

• 藤是宗亲，非藤是士族。小中男和小中女进大藤是去当门客，然后走举荐的道路再图发展。非藤的只能凭本事成家立业，但是可以成大家。 -睁一只眼闭一只眼- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 14:02:08

• 压分？不是说杜克有grade inflation？ -greenoasis- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 13:56:43

• 一半A, A-, 另外一半B+, B, B-, 极极个别A+或者C. GPA上A+=A=4.0. -Midwestrural- ♂ (212 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 14:08:00

• 还好啊？不算你死我活：） -greenoasis- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 14:09:22

• 日子还算好过........ -Midwestrural- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 14:12:46

• PreMed 杜克也强过布朗吗？ -greenoasis- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/21/2019 postreply 15:30:50