Duke University
Breakdown of “Extracurricular Activities” at Duke
By Gender
| Males | A- |
| Females | A- |
By Major
| Accounting | B+ |
| Anthropology | A |
| Art & Design Department | A+ |
| Biology | A- |
| Business - Management and Administration | B+ |
| Chemistry | B+ |
| Civil Engineering | A |
| Communications | A- |
| Computer Engineering | A- |
| Computer Science | A |
| Economics | B+ |
| Electrical Engineering | A |
| Engineering Department | B+ |
| English | A |
| Genetics | B+ |
| Geography and Geosciences | A+ |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | A- |
| Math | A- |
| Mechanical Engineering | A |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | A |
| Other | A |
| Philosophy | A+ |
| Physics | A- |
| Political Science | B |
| PreMed and Medical | B- |
| Psychology | B |
| Public Health | B+ |
| Public Policy | A |
| Undecided | B+ |
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Extracurricular Activities
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“... And when you're done with whatever social activity you choose to partake in (with the sketchier activities being within the walls), you always h...Read full comment
“... The resources are there to pursue any area of acedemia and any extracurricular activity, there are people of all sorts of backgrounds, ideologie...Read full comment
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“... Almost everyone at Duke is very athletic and loves sports ...Read full comment
“... The academics were great, the social life was fun and sports were incredible as well ...Read full comment
“... When I came here I wasn't expecting more than good teachers and work my ass off studying but now I realized that I can play sports get involved i...Read full comment
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All in all, the sports are great, you can find "Hogwarts" in many areas on campus, readers will fall in love with Perkins Library, the Duke ...Read full comment
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The sports scene (and the social scene accompanying it) is legendary, particularly with basketball, as most know ...Read full comment
“... There is a huge amount of school spirit- we are incredibly proud of our sports and our school- the freshman retention rate speaks for itself 99%...Read full comment
“... The resources are there to pursue any area of acedemia and any extracurricular activity, there are people of all sorts of backgrounds, ideologie...Read full comment
“... Second, gorgeous surroundings - the Chapel, the Duke Forest, the Gardens; Third, the facilitities -- state of the art sports and labs; Fourth, am...Read full comment
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