<p>I am trying to decide between Emory and UVa for college. </p>
<p>I want to do business, but I'm also interested in science and pre-medicine. Emory and UVa are both great for people who want to do this (maybe Emory more so than UVa), but I'm having trouble deciding which one.
For business, UVa definitely has the advantage in my mind. The 2012 Businessweek rankings placed UVa's McIntire 2nd, while Goizueta fell at 5th. Both are excellent, but going to McIntire would mean being connected to a VERY strong alumni network and would lead to more internship opportunities in NY, which is a lot closer to home for me than Atlanta. </p>
<p>HOWEVER, Emory is stronger in the science department, and would provide me with a multitude of research opportunities. UVa doesn't seem as well known for being a good pre-med school.</p>
<p>This essentially leaves me at a tie. I like UVa's social scene better, the fact that it's cheaper, and closer to home. At Emory I would get more attention from professors, which would ultimately lead to great recs.
But I need to base this decision on academic programs, so I present this question to you, my fellow CCers: For a student interested in business (entrepreneurship, economics & marketing) as well as pre-medicine (chemistry & biology), which school is a better choice?</p>
<p>netzgrl77 writes “The 2012 Businessweek rankings placed UVa’s McIntire 2nd, while Goizueta fell at 5th. Both are excellent, but going to McIntire would mean being connected to a VERY strong alumni network and would lead to more internship opportunities in NY, which is a lot closer to home for me than Atlanta.” </p>
<p>OK. 2nd versus 5th is a negligible difference IMO so I wouldn’t give UVA the nod for that ranking alone. If you think UVA is more likely to lead to internships and full time jobs in your area then that should be the deciding factor.</p>
<p>“UVa doesn’t seem as well known for being a good pre-med school.”</p>
<p>???. UVA has a great medical school and a great nursing school. I’ve never heard anyone say that the undergrads weren’t adequately prepared to enter any medical school.</p>
<p>46.2 - 2011 percentage of admitted medical school applicants nationally
60.8 - 2011 percentage of UVa students who were admitted to medical school</p>
<p>That page also breaks down numbers for Dental, Pharmacy, Veterinary and Doctor of Osteopathy programs. UVa’s stats are excellent. I was so pleased to read through that document. Lots of good info.</p>
<p>I’m guessing those numbers are for UVa grads who get admitted immediately into Med School. I don’t know if that data takes into account some people who are admitted into med school a couple years after graduating from college.</p>
<p>That information is indeed interesting. It is important to keep in mind that medical school applicants are somewhat self-selecting. Most pursing a premed path have a decent idea by application time if their GPA’s and MCATS make them competitive for admission. In comparing undergraduate programs, knowing how many actually applied to med school as well as the percentages of admits, is probably helpful.</p>
<p>I think it unlikely that first year pre-meds at Emory are very different credential-wise than those at UVa.</p>
<p>@ChrisTKD Yes, the difference is negligible, which is why I said that both are excellent. Internship opportunities and alumni network do put me in favor of UVa business-wise.</p>
<p>I never said that UVa’s students are not adequately prepared for medical school…
I just meant that it is not as well known for being a school that places emphasis on it’s students pursuing the pre-medical track (aside from nursing, which I am not interested in). I didn’t know too much about pre-medicine at UVa, which is why I posted in this thread. Those statistics Dean J provided are fantastic - Thank you for updating me! </p>
<p>Academically, the two schools are about a wash – both are good in business and pre-med, the differences are negligible. That said, they are totally different types of schools! Emory, small and suburban – minutes by MARTA to major metro area. UVa larger and medium college town – 2 hours to major metro area. What type of atmosphere do you see yourself in? Pick the school that best fits your vision of college.</p>
<p>I agree with AVA55…It depends entirely on what your vision for your college experience is. Both schools, IMO, are great and offer exceptional academics. UVA, however, has a rich history as an institite founded by one of the greatest educational visionaries, uncomparable tradition, and school spirit that Emory simply doesn’t have. (If I’m not mistaken, I don’t think Emory even has a football program. You’re not going to get that rah-rah let’s all go to the football, baseball, or lacrosse game.) Both campuses are lovely; however, UVA’s beauty is really second to none in my opinion. The Blue Ridge mountains make for a breathtaking backdrop full of vibrant color in the autumn, and the dogwoods are magnificent and in full bloom right now. If you walk the grounds of UVA right now (as we did for the first time two years ago), you’ll see TONS if kids dressed in shorts and sundresses strolling the lawn, playing frisbee, barbecuing on the steps if their fraternity house on Rugby Row, jogging, etc. In short, these schools are very, very different.</p>