Please those of you from last year 2018 or 2017 who ended up going to either one of these schools please help us decide? we are from Los Angeles area.
I’m a current Emory student (graduated high school in 2017). It honestly depends on what you want in a school as Emory and USC are pretty much opposites–both geographically and culture-wise. If school spirit/sports are really important to you, USC would be a better choice. If you want smaller class sizes and more research opportunities, I would go with Emory. Emory has a significant population from the Northeast (though California was the most represented state in admissions this year) while I believe USC’s population is mostly from the west coast. For me sports-wise, the question I had to answer when deciding on a school was: would you rather be watching sports (USC) or playing them (Emory)?
Thanks but how about a lost kid with needing help solidifying a major? Split between English/Writing vs Bio/Neuro, love both very much, but definitely stronger in humanities like history etc. Not very outgoing either so no need for party scenes or things like that.
Based on last post. Most certainly Emory. All things being equal.
@legomania based in your last post. Going to USC WOULD BE A HUGE MISTAKE! Emory is the school for you. Both creative writing and Neuroscience are ranked as some of the best if not the best in the nation, and personality wise USC wouldn’t mesh well with your daughter.
English and Bio are really good here (we are ranked fairly high for creative writing).
You can read about Emory’s creative writing programs in these articles:
http://contently.net/2014/11/06/resources/10-best-colleges-creative-writers/
https://education.seattlepi.com/university-united-states-creative-writing-courses-2243.html
@merc81 thanks for the details!
lol, how did you know this is the mom?! yeah, i’m not too computer savvy but thank you to all you brilliant young folks out there!!
^ i’m guessing the “we are from… help us decide” gave it away. Kids say “I” and “me”.