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Duke University
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160 pages of real insider information to help you decide if this is the right college for you.
Learn the ropes on everything from parking to dorms to off-campus dining.
Duke University Students
Tell It Like It Is
Those who are familiar with Duke most often have been touched by its greatest emissary: basketball. “Duke? You don’t look tall enough to play basketball!” Yeah, that one wears on you after a while. These people should be informed that there is, in fact, life outside of March Madness.
Academic Life: ”The professors are, for the most part, amazing. They know their subjects inside and out but, better yet, they are willing to help you understand (piece by piece) what they know. The classes don’t just skim over things, but rather, they make you go in depth and have you learn things that you just wouldn’t learn in a standard lecture.”
Greek Life: “Greek life here is actually fine. I never thought I’d get involved in it, but I’m very glad I did. There are no closed parties (except for formals and semi-formals), and there’s no such thing as a guest list for frat parties. I don’t feel like it dominates the social scene because you don’t rush until second semester.”
Local Atmosphere: “There are two colleges near Durham. One is 15 minutes away in Chapel Hill (UNC), and the other is 20 minutes away in Raleigh (NC State). There’s also a cool museum in Raleigh. There’s plenty to do in and around campus.”
But you can’t ignore basketball! These are the things you need to learn to fit in:
Visiting campus isn't enough.
Read our Duke University insider's guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years.
Discover if Duke is Right For You.
Academic Life: ”The professors are, for the most part, amazing. They know their subjects inside and out but, better yet, they are willing to help you understand (piece by piece) what they know. The classes don’t just skim over things, but rather, they make you go in depth and have you learn things that you just wouldn’t learn in a standard lecture.”
Greek Life: “Greek life here is actually fine. I never thought I’d get involved in it, but I’m very glad I did. There are no closed parties (except for formals and semi-formals), and there’s no such thing as a guest list for frat parties. I don’t feel like it dominates the social scene because you don’t rush until second semester.”
Local Atmosphere: “There are two colleges near Durham. One is 15 minutes away in Chapel Hill (UNC), and the other is 20 minutes away in Raleigh (NC State). There’s also a cool museum in Raleigh. There’s plenty to do in and around campus.”
But you can’t ignore basketball! These are the things you need to learn to fit in:
- Cameron Crazies – What Duke students morph into once they enter Cameron Indoor Stadium.
- K-Ville – Krzyzewski-ville, the village of tents created by avid students camping out for Duke basketball tickets.
- Tent Check – There are random tent checks for those who do tent for games, to make sure everyone’s there (the killers are the 2 a.m. tent checks when everyone stumbles into the bitter cold in their pajamas).
- Walk-up Line – The line of people who didn’t camp out for the basketball games.
- Grace – When the temperature dips below freezing in K-Ville, campers are granted “grace” and allowed to head back home for the rest of the night.
Visiting campus isn't enough.
Read our Duke University insider's guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years.
Discover if Duke is Right For You.