More than a name (plus brownies)
If you had told me three years ago that Duke would make me the most homesick I’ve ever been — at times lost, overwhelmed, and tired — I would’ve pushed your words out my other ear. Three years ago, I wrote about research, coursework and Bass Connections.
No wonder this school waitlisted me.
Duke is not just academics; it never was for me. Don’t get me wrong, it has one of the best Biomedical Engineering programs in the country, along with course material that can make your eyes light up (and just as quickly produce tears). But Duke was more than its name. It was a new coast, a new beginning — something to discover…