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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Apart from smart people with proven academic records, the school looks
to place people who are underrepresented in areas where the school would
li... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Duke finds itself competing against Michigan, Northwestern, UPenn and
the other top schools; and often offers great money. There was no
interview... READ MORE
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Current Student
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The school is trying to increase its rankings, so it's been placing an unusually strong
emphasis on high LSAT scores lately - I've heard from some f... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Similar to most other top law schools. READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The first year is a very traditional 1L year. Professors use the
socratic method, keep seating charts with photos of students, and
resumes. Cold... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I never had a problem getting into classes I wanted. Getting into
classes taught at the business school or other graduate schools was very
easy. ... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Professors are particularly friendly and most of them are pretty good teachers. The
grading system is not too popular, though, since it's a strict m... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The quality of the professors and the academics at Duke are fantastic.
The somewhat smaller student body allows students to interact closely
with... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Duke Law School is an ideal law school among the top law schools for job placement at a top law firm anywhere in the country or around the world. I f... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I interviewed with over 35 on-campus firms from Atlanta, DC, and New York. All of the prestigious private employers come and all of them make offers.... READ MORE
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Current Student
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If you want to work in a city like New York, Washington DC, or Atlanta, you're probably in pretty good shape at Duke - nearly every firm that comes to... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Duke's career placement office is one of the school's greatest strengths. The opportunties one has coming out of Duke are tremendous. Duke runs a com... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Living in Durham with student debt is a better quality of life than many
will find once they start working! (esp if it's in a major metropolitan
c... READ MORE
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Alumni
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First things first. My time at Duke was the best three years of my
life. The Duke campus is generally regarded as one of the most
beautiful in t... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Durham is not the nicest of cities - it's pretty spotty and not the place where you feel like
you'd want to live forever. However, in the nicer part... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Durham is a relatively safe and quiet town, which offers affordable
housing and great weather. READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Duke is a quiet suburban place that looks like a camp setting. There
are some nice restaurants, golf courses, and gourmet food stores around,
but... READ MORE
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Alumni
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Duke was the greatest experience of my life. Durham and Chapel Hill are
small towns. For those from New York City (a huge portion of the Duke
st... READ MORE
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Current Student
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Durham itself is pretty dull, but fortunately, Chapel Hill is about ten minutes away and full
of bars, restaurants, and coffeeshops. The Cosmic Cant... READ MORE
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Alumni
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One of the best things about Duke is its strong social life and cohesive
student body. The classes are small enough that participating in the
fre... READ MORE
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