<p>First off, I want to say congratulations to the Class of 2018ers! Hopefully, you end up choosing to come to Emory. As posted, I'm a current freshman. I plan to major in both biology and business. I have most of the business pre requisties done, and I will be applying to the business school early in the fall. If you have any questions about the business school, classes, or anything, be sure to let me know and I will do my best to answer your questions.</p>
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<p>Can you comment on Emory’s social life and community feel?</p>
<p>Do you know what Questbridge is?
I got into Emory through my Questbridge app, Regular Decision.
I kind of forgot that I sent it until I got the acceptance letter in the mail, and, after some research, I realize that Emory is really great for me.</p>
<p>BUT because I forgot I applied, I did send any financial aid stuff… so how is the aid for Questbridge latecomers? The entire point of the program is to provide lots of financial aid to low-income, high-achieving students, but I won’t be able to go if I get crappy aid. Lots of people tell me that Emory has terrible aid (my income <45000).</p>
<p>@meicheng: What?! Emory’s aid is/was good, but can now be better considering what some of the competition does. Also those were probably middle and upper middle class people who told you that (people near or above 100k). Like many schools (such as Duke and Emory), you get screwed if you’re in that category. If you are below 50k, you go to Emory for free (provided you take work study). Questbridge does not need to cover you, you get Emory Advantage. I always applied late (because my parent lagged on filing his taxes) and got full fin. aid as expected. Get the forms filed. You won’t make the priority deadline obviously, but you will still get the Loan Replacement program (grants and workstudy will cover your tuition and fees). Get it done soon so that you can go to Emory in the fall. Congratulations and get to work!</p>
<p>What is the workload like for being a biology major? Are students happy there? And are there a lot of fun activities/events at Emory (on campus)? Thanks!!!</p>
<p>@helloworld4 : It’s not too bad, however to get the most out of the major, I feel you need to take the “thinker” classes and instructors (there are plenty of these courses, and they are usually taught by the same instructors, so thus doing solidly in them can make for a really good rec. letter along with an increased knowledge base. I am fairly convinced that taking these courses and instructors can give you an education very comparable to that provided at the very elite schools, so you would be getting a better biology education than the vast majority of students at schools that rank near us). Those will require a bit more engagement or understanding of the material to be successful. You shouldn’t be taking the regurgitation courses for the most part (which simply require cramming) anyway because it won’t help you for the MCAT if you’re pre-med and nor will it help you for graduate school (and GRE subject tests for top doctoral programs)/the lab if you aren’t. However, if you view coursework as a checkmark sort of experience, feel free to go ahead and take the humdrum “Highschool, but harder” biology courses and perhaps fail to learn something AND fail to get an A. </p>
<p>Qualiy of life: Yes and Yes. Emory is apparently usually ranked as having one of the happier student bodies and has one of the higher quality of life indexes among colleges. And of course there are lots of activities/events on campus. It is a decent sized schools. Those events just don’t have anything to do with division 1 sports and are more or less random festive sort of events that are put on by various organizations (or perhaps multiple organizations). If you rather have most activities and events centered around sports and Greeklife, unfortunately for such a person, this isn’t the place. </p>
<p>@bernie12 Thanks that was very helpful! How about school spirit/pride? I really like a school where students show lots of pride and school spirit for their school (like USC).</p>
<p>@helloworld4: If you like standard school pride and that’s mainly what you care about, go somewhere else. We have some, but not like USC and those sorts of places (they have the rah, rah). I pretty much predicted you valued things like that more than anything else (when you asked, “how’s the workload in biology?”, it signaled that). Emory could be better in many areas academically (for undergrads, especially in science, non-engineering/computational education) than USC, but again, that doesn’t seem like what really matters to you. If you’re looking to simply be a standard pre-med and have lots of traditional fun and stuff, I would go to a place like Vanderbilt, ND, USC, GeorgeTown, and places like those. If you want, at these places, you can give yourself the state school experience with the private school title/degree. Emory is a play hard, work harder place in comparison to these places (Emory is more like a less hardcore Ivy League sort of environment. While all Ivy Leagues have D-1 sports, it becomes obvious that academics and EC pursuits and endeavors are valued more than influences, Greeklife/Secret Societies, and sports generated pride). Though you can choose a path where grades come kind of easy at Emory, it won’t be as “fun” as those places (you would be comparatively bored despite the additional time on your hands), simply because we don’t have D-1 sports as a major outlet (we have several organization sponsored events and endeavors, but again, that’s different). We have other traditions, but they don’t create the feel of those places. It creates a “quirky” feel more so than anything else, and I don’t think you’d like it based on what you’re asking. </p>
<p>Would you consider Emory to be a competitive environment? </p>
<p>No more competitive than other selective privates or Ivy Leagues full of pre-professional, so yes and no. Depends on the class (and how an instructor runs it) and nature of grading curve (when there is one).</p>
<p>Hi I was just accepted to Emory, am from new England, and am a little worried about how I will fit in to a southern school. I have heard that there are a lot of rich kids and many are materialistic. Can someone comment on their experience? I am going down to accepted students day but wondered what others thought? </p>
<p>@divaane: I feel like that’s generally how private schools are to some extent, however Emory is not one of the worst ones when it comes to that (we don’t have much preppiness or “snootiness”). Also, Emory is not really a “southern” at all. I don’t know how anyone still buys or believes that (this is not Wake Forest, Chapel Hill or Vanderbilt, and even Vanderbilt other than its architecture and “atmosphere” I guess, is hardly southern demographically). The vast majority are from outside of the southeast. A huge chunk are international (I think a higher percentage than other selective schools) and the mid-Atlantic. Seriously, here is a geographic breakdown, because I need not provide my thoughts other than Emory simply being a school located in the south (without remotely having a southern feel, except all the green space!): <a href=“Facts and Stats | Emory University | Atlanta GA”>http://apply.emory.edu/discover/fastfacts.php</a></p>
<p>Congratulations, you, from New England, composed a higher share of the incoming class than the year before. There were also more “westerners”(lol) than before. Also note that Atlanta is part of the “new south” so will feel a bit different from other southeastern cities outside of Florida. </p>
<p>Hi divaanne: my D’s a freshman at Emory (also from New England) and to us, Atlanta doesn’t feel that southern in comparison to other southern colleges; it’s probably the most liberal city down south. My D said there’s a lot of rich students at Emory (we’re not one of them) but there’s a fair no. of upper and middle class students who have to work (D has a work study job) and there’s lots of free things to do on campus. We only visited Emory once before my D made her college decision because of the expense and timing of seeing her admitted colleges; we missed Emory’s admitted student day and went at the end of April since the flights were cheaper. It’s one of the most diverse schools in the U.S. for a private university and my D loved the campus, which is beautiful and easy to navigate, so seeing it in person really helped. Students and staff were friendly when we took the tour.</p>
<p>How many classes per semester do students generally take to be considered full-time students? </p>
<p>@Sammvp1 : Here is an explanation: <a href=“http://catalog.college.emory.edu/marketing/”>http://catalog.college.emory.edu/marketing/</a></p>
<p>Should generally be 4-5 per term. Not many people can get away with 3-4 (as many people did when every class was 4 hours) anymore on the Carnegie unit system.</p>
<p>How are transfers treated at Emory? Do the students care about them, and do you know if it’s hard for them to adjust and feel welcomed? Do transfers have the same opportunities as other undergrads to get into classes and apply for housing, or are they left with scraps?</p>
<p>No one really cares, and instructors welcome/accommodate them them. Also, of course you guys get the same opportunities. Do you know how big Emory is and how plentiful the opportunities are? Often transfers are more ambitious (I notice that they don’t take Emory for granted as much) than “originals” so tend to get access to these opps. anyway. I would imagine that transfers may be kind of screwed with housing, but if you do get on-campus housing, you can’t really go wrong. Dorms and various residences is pretty consistently good in comparison to most places. And for classes, the Emory system in most departments is so flexible. At many schools, especially large publics, you may have to fill out paperwork/apply to overload into a closed course whereas most departments at Emory function on an instructor discretion system. As in, you simply contact an instructor that may be full, tell them your interests (or in your case, situation if you transfer in), and they’ll probably overload you if the room assigned for the course allows it. Hope this helps some. Also, the quicker you get involved in on campus activities, the quicker you’ll be integrated/make friends and adjust. Emory, even for “originals” is very much about getting involved with various facets of campus/academic life (whether it be something like intramural sports, formal organizations, joining study groups). Emory has its cliques, but many/most of them are not impenetrable and most students are definitely down for meeting new people or showing them the ropes especially if the person is new.</p>
<p>FlyEagle17, I saw that you will be applying to the BBA program in the fall as a sophomore. I thought that you did not apply until your junior year but maybe I am mistaken.
My son has been admitted to Emory and is interested in the BBA program and has been admitted to the Terry school in UGa with a classic scholarship. We will be full pay at Emory and are debating whether paying the extra 30k for Emory would be worth it in terms of internship opps and job placement. How did you find the advising and support for Emory BBA and for undergrads? We are trying to make a rational decision between the two colleges. Also, son did not apply to the uga honors.
Did you feel that the BBA students received the support necessary to get great internship opps and job placements after graduation at Emory? Of anyone is able to tell is the advantage of attending Emory over UGa in terms of academics, advising, internship opps, job placements, difference in the kinds of firms or companies coming to recruit at the two campuses, I would find that helpful in making a decision between the two schools.
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Also, I would appreciate it if someone would be able to tell us what kind of clubs and ecs the BBA students are involved in? Do they get help in building a resume, mock interviews prior to the companies recruiting on campus? When we visited the BHP at ut Austin, we saw they had tremendous support and I was wondering if the Goizueta BBA students receives similar support.</p>