<p>What school would you choose?
If your from California, would you move to the South just to attend Emory? Are the budget cuts in the UC system deter you from attending Berkeley instead of Emory?
Is Emory a better school than CAL?</p>
<p>I say UC Berkeley, but that’s just because I live in Berkeley and know that it is an excellent school. Even with the UC budget cuts, Emory is still far more expensive, being a private school (about $50,000 vs $30,000). Personally, I’m not going for the big research university atmosphere, so I wouldn’t attend either. But I’d certainly choose Berkeley over Emory because of its location, history, reputation, and general awesomeness.</p>
<p>While the USWR says so…people still value Berkeley over Emory. Emory isn’t a popular south school, but it is a good one. As proof, take a look at the number of ED apps to Emory. It’s barely a 1000 if I can remember of the top of my head (I could be wrong…). </p>
<p>Emory isn’t as widely known as Berkeley. Nevertheless, Emory is a great school. It all comes to fit. Personally, I’d choose Berkeley as it’s in California. Why should I leave San Fransisco for…EWW Atlanta??</p>
<p>Berkeley is miles away more prestigious than Emory, but if you want to major in premed, Emory would be a better choice. I’d choose Berkeley over Emory in a heartbeat because it is in California - the best US State for me - and it has an amazing student body. And, Berkeley is highly favored by top employers in banking and finance. nevertheless, Emory is a great private school, not in Berkeley’s league in my book, though.</p>
<p>Both colleges are great, but objective observers do not agree with the premise that Berkeley is more prestigious than Emory. In terms of prestige, they are about even. In fact, if you look at the most popular ranking source, USN&WR, Emory, at # 20, is ahead of Berkeley at #22. In terms of fit, they are quite dissimilar, as Emory is a mid-sized private national university while Berkeley is huge. The Emory campus is beautiful, unique and pristine, while Berkeley is a bit rundown looking. If you are stuck on California, inevitably, UCLA will be ranked ahead of Berkeley. The rankings are closer and closer every year, with UCLA getting more applicants than Berkeley. The student body is more well-rounded at UCLA, and the campus is a lot nicer.</p>
<p>In the final analysis, Berkeley and Emory are both highly selective and prestigious. I agree that it comes down to fit and maybe cost. As to cost, the sticker price at Emory is higher. With financial aid, if you need it, Emory might be comparable in cost as well. That makes fit the most important factor. Emory, located in a very nice neighborhood of Atlanta, is smaller and is very diverse, including geographically diverse.</p>
<p>Is FA a factor? If so Emory is obviously the better choice as they agree to pay 100% of need. I believe if family income is less than 100k/yr, they only expect you to pay a total of 15k for all 4 years?</p>
<p>Nighthawk17, USNews ranking isn’t a ranking for school prestige but about how “private” a school is. (The more private the school is the higher it will be ranked in USNews.) It also does not say or rank academic quality. Again, it’s basically just about how “private” a school is. There are two segments in the ranking that say about school prestige though, and those are: PA score and HS Counselors score, which, in both segments Berkeley was way ahead of Emory.</p>
<p>OP, if you want to attend a private school and you don’t mind living in Georgia (rather than in CALIFORNIA), then Emory might be a good choice. But be aware that Emory grads don’t get paid as much as Berkeley grads are. The top companies do recruit at Berkeley but not really at Emory. In case you want to become an Investment Banker of a top IB company or a management consultant or a software engineer or any of the those high-paying career, then Emory isn’t really in the radar of most top banks or companies. Berkeley, however, obviously is, along with Stanford.</p>
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Still not quite a convincing offer from Emory for those who would want to major in engineering, computer science or business/economics and has an admission offer from Berkeley. Berkeley are just too good to pass up for those programs because they almost dominate in those fields - solid top 5 in America for those programs. Berkeley engineers, computer science and Haas grads make more, or are paid more than Emory grads. So, it’s much wiser to choose Berkeley than Emory if finances motivate you.</p>
<p>Emory will get you where you need to and it would be a good idea to maybe leave california for some time?</p>
<p>Also Emory has a good rep</p>
<p>Nevertheless pick what fits you</p>
<p>If OP lacks financial means to afford Berkeley, then advising Berkeley isn’t wise. If affording college is a problem, Emory is the way to go. It’s also the most hired university in the atlanta area and happens to be the largest employer in the atlanta area. (Can’t go wrong) Berkeley may land you a job in other major cities, but Emory will most certainly land you a job in Atl no problem. It all depends on what you can afford.</p>
<p>@RML: I actually ended up choosing Emory over all the in state UCs. In the end the budget cuts at berkeley would not have allowed me to get the classes I wanted or graduate in 4 years.</p>
<p>Also, Emory’s B school is ranked only one spot behind Berkeley in Business week and I expect Emory to go up ahead of Berkeley next year with budget cuts, so Emory is a great choice for business…</p>
<p>Good choice, for the right reasons!</p>
<p>Don’t worry you guys, this is a recurring problem for RML. So many people have argued against him that Emory, WUSTL, and Vanderbilt are as equal to Berkeley in prestige if not BETTER. But he still claims that Berkeley is beyond Ivy Level. </p>
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He has this desire to put down other schools and promote Berkeley over them. And ironically he’ll accuse you of doing so which is why he’s putting down schools in the first place. OP, don’t listen to this fellow.</p>
<p>I kind of understand since internationally Berkeley >>>>>>>>>>> Rice, Vanderbilt, WUSTL, Georgetown, UVA, e,t,c</p>
<p>But in the US, the gap is not that huge if it even exists at all</p>
<p>They are very different schools, but both very good. Go where you feel the better fit.</p>
<p>What do you intend to major in?</p>
<p>I agree with people saying RML ruthlessly promotes Berkeley in almost every post. He thinks Berkeley is as good as ivy league institutions for undergrad. We all agree that their graduate programs are probably the best in the world, but very few share RML’s views on Berkeley undergrad.</p>
<p>I would choose Emory.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t consider Emory to be a “southern school” as over 80% of students are from out of state, and about 60% from outside of the south. Emory is often overlooked, and not as well-recognized outside of the academic world, but is still a good University. Although, as an Emory applicant I don’t think I could give you a truly objective opinion.</p>
<p>That’s what I thought- Emory has a rep for having lots of jewish kids from the northeast or somethin like that</p>