<p>Hi guys, I was wondering if someone who is currently a student at emory could tell me a little about how competitive it is. Grades are important to me, but I am not the type of person who wants to be surrounded by a bunch of grade crazy people. I work hard, but I also like to have a good time. Is that feasible at emory? Working hard and having fun?</p>
<p>Nobody will ever tell you that their college is full of people who never have fun and are cutthroat competitors. 
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<p>Emory is chill. Maybe even too chill sometimes.</p>
<p>Really? wow okay thank you so much!!</p>
<p>“I work hard but I also like to have a good time.” I think that most Emory students would also describe themselves in that manner. You’d do just fine here.</p>
<p>This answer really depends on your major. Some classes/departments grade on a bell curve.</p>
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<p>Just so we’re on the page, I mean that you shouldn’t expect any college student to ever say "“I work hard but I also like to have a bad time” or “I work hard and I hate doing anything but work”. So take all answers you get with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>Bell curves aren’t bad, in my opinion. Outside the cupcake majors, the end grades look like a bell or dumbbell anyway… A mediocre student would prefer bell, and a top student wouldn’t care. </p>