Duke University Top Questions

My school provides me with numerous resources to use as I see fit while also counseling me through tough decisions in an effort to prepare me as a knowledgeable citizen of the present and future society.

Duke is a school with a tight knit community that accepts all differnt kinds of people so that you can feel comfortable being yourself among peers who just want to learn with you.

Hogwarts. It's Gothic architecture on West Campus and Georgian Architecture on East Campus. Central campus, however, is on campus apartments that were built in the 70s. They're not the greatest housing options, but its a nice step between living in a dorm and living on your own in your own apartment paying rent Senior year. Also, if you've ever seen Dawson's Creek the College years, Joey Potter (Katie Holms) goes to Worthington College, which was filmed on Duke's West Campus. Check out some episodes to see the layout!

Duke is a tough environment that will challenge you, but one that you will appreciate as you realize the world-class opportunities you have available to you.

Duke allowed me to escape from my small town and made me feel like I was part of something huge.

Duke is the ideal university, a place where you can party hard, study hard, and do everything in between.

Duke has an AMAZING campus. East campus has Georgian architecture with reddish buildings and big quads that students hang out on. Baldwin Auditorium is at the back and is visible from all the main quads, and it is beautiful. The "backyard" quads are less pretty, but the dorms there have a unique community - I lived there and I loved it. West Campus has GORGEOUS gothic architecture - Duke Chapel never ceases to amaze me. One area to be improved is Central Campus, where (at least before the new house model) juniors and seniors live primarily. These reddish-brown apartments are probably the least attractive part of Duke's campus, but students find ways to make them nice or avoid living in them.

Duke is essentially divided into three parts. All of the freshmen live on East Campus, but in addition to dorms, you'll find The Marketplace (the first-year communal feeding ground) a library, iconic Baldwin auditorium, classrooms, and a gym. The style on East is Georgian, so think white columns and red brick. West Campus is for upperclassmen, and it's really the hub of Duke life. This is where you'd find the trademark Duke Chapel, Perkins Library, the Bryan Center, and a bunch of other places. The name of the game here is Gothic, so think that traditional "Ivy" look, with stone and stainglass windows and an ambient feel of academic history. Central Campus is, you guessed it, centrally located between East and West, and it's still in its growing stages. A lot of upperclassmen choose to live on Central because the apartments are generally much larger than a typical West Campus dorm, typically stocked with a living room and a kitchen. As of the last year or two, there is also a large amount of Greek life located on Central. Transportation between all 3 campuses is covered well by the Duke bus system. It takes a little getting-used-to before you become a real pro, but the buses run frequently enough that you won't have any problems. Also, the full distance between East and West is totally walkable if it's nice outside (which it is 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the time. Thanks mild North Carolina weather!)

Duke is essentially divided into three parts. All of the freshmen live on East Campus, but in addition to dorms, you'll find The Marketplace (the first-year communal feeding ground) a library, iconic Baldwin auditorium, classrooms, and a gym. The style on East is Georgian, so think white columns and red brick. West Campus is for upperclassmen, and it's really the hub of Duke life. This is where you'd find the trademark Duke Chapel, Perkins Library, the Bryan Center, and a bunch of other places. The name of the game here is Gothic, so think that traditional "Ivy" look, with stone and stainglass windows and an ambient feel of academic history. Central Campus is, you guessed it, centrally located between East and West, and it's still in its growing stages. A lot of upperclassmen choose to live on Central because the apartments are generally much larger than a typical West Campus, with a living room and a kitchen. As of the last year or two, there is also a large amount of Greek life located on Central. Transportation between all 3 campuses is covered well by the Duke bus system. It takes a little getting-used-to before you become a real pro, but the buses run frequently enough that you won't have any problems. Also, the full distance between East and West is totally walkable if it's nice outside (which it is 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the time. Thanks mild North Carolina weather!)

It is the perfect balance of extracurriculars and academics and supports its students 100{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} by providing them with challenging classes and unique out of the classroom experiences all supported by phenomenal faculty and passionate student leaders.