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Duke University

Durham, NC

Travel:

2 hours 27 minutes from Charlotte

Planning Your Visit
Places to Stay Near Campus
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GEC Student Experience

Check out insider info from former GEC students.  We send out surveys to track down info from our students who are attending schools around the country - if we have intel from a former student you will see if here!

Favorite Class(es)
  • Writing 101: Women, Leadership, and Purpose

Favorite Dining Hall Meal
  • Pesto Chicken Panini and Strawberry Smoothie from Cafe

Favorite School Traditions
  • Dancing to Everytime We Touch

  • Seeing crazy towel guy

  • Singing the Alma Mater

  • Tenting for big games.

How Have You Gotten Involved on Campus?
Favorite Place to Study
  • Outside of WU (the west campus dining hall) on the couches downstairs

Favorite Off Campus Hangout
  • JuJu or Playa Bowls - located on 9th Street next to East Campus (where the freshmen live)

What Do You Do on Weekends?
  • Tent parties, darties, late nights, venue parties, etc. 

  • We also love to explore Durham and the different restaurants around Duke.

  • Sometimes we have movie nights when we need a reset day.

  • Club Soccer

  • One Love Club

  • Greek Life

What Surprised You Most About Your School?

I thought that I would not fit in academically, because Duke is such a strong school and there are so many intelligent people from all over the world there. However, I realized that I absolutely deserve to be at Duke, and I am smart enough to be there. You do not have to just be school smart to excel at Duke. I have found that my curiosity and passion in multiple different areas helps me do well at this school. If you got in, it is because Duke knew you would add to their community, and you deserve to be there!

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