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Trace and kjoke  6 Visitor Messages    1. It depends on each
school and what their focus is. Durham weather isn't that bad,
Duke might be a good fit.   2. So a large research university is
better than a smaller school? As far as Duke, UChicago, and
Dart, It will probably take a complete mind change to go. I
think you are from Canada, but being from Florida, I know I
can't handle the depressing weather. I'm seriously contemplating
UF or UM, but I'm not sure, in general really.   3. It depends
on the school. Stanford is a large research university, so it
prides itself on its research and offer several courses that
place emphasis on research/independent study. So it's not very
hard to get research experience at Stanford.      Smaller
universities may not have similar focuses and may lack the
facilities forcing you to seek research opportunities on your
own.      If you're planning on going to the Ivy Leagues,
UChicago, Duke, Vanderbilt etc, I don't