<p>I am trying to figure out whether I should go to Emory or Northeastern for undecided undergraduate business. Emory is full pay and Northeastern is giving me $30,000 total across all 5 years. Money is not really an issue though.</p>
<p>Emory will give me better placement and is a more prestigious school. I really like the social and academic aspects at Emory and the great Georgia weather. I love the campus but hate the immediate area around the campus and do not like the fact that I would need a car to go anywhere. I am also disappointed that there are no D1 sports. This makes me think that there is no school spirit. Finally I dislike how I cannot be in the business school until after 2 years in Emory College.</p>
<p>I really like the idea of doing co-ops at Northeastern but I don’t know if they are worth spending another year in college and missing out on a year of a full time job. Northeastern is definitely less prestigious but is on the rise. The school spirit seems to be there especially with hockey and I would absolutely love being in downtown Boston. Unfortunately I cannot ignore how Emory will most likely get me a better job after graduation.</p>
<p>I would love to hear any thoughts on this decision I will have to make.</p>
<p>@frankthetank3: I love how no D-1 automatically= no school spirit. Lovely. Just go to Northeastern if you value traditional forms of school spirit so much, I don’t know if any slight bumps in job placement from Emory justifies coming here if you don’t like it that much. Also, Emory is more expensive. Maybe go to Northeastern. No point in you coming to spend the extra money for a year or two and then transferring away because you wanted the “rah rah” sort of spirit. Don’t even bother. Just go to NE and work hard. If you were perhaps more worried about academics and intended to supplement your BBA education with another major or concentration that Emory excels at, I would try to sway you, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Also, being in Boston doesn’t hurt you. That’s for sure. Unless you unveil anymore info. about your preference, I will advise you to consider NE more strongly. </p>
<p>In defense of Emory BBA: Yes, it alone is perhaps better than most BBA programs (as if that sets the bar high…), however, I feel that unless you are trying to couple it with other academic opps. at Emory and already have something in mind, I don’t know why there should be so much of a preference. It’s just simply another business program that happens to carry some weight, especially in Atlanta. UG business is pretty standard at most places. Other depts, not so much. If you do well in a business program in a large city and play your cards right (doing an internship, taking advantage of career center, etc), you will be placed.</p>
<p>@frankthetank3 I am a current Emory student and I will just address some of the issues you brought up about Emory to ensure you have all the information possible when making this important decision. The immediate area around campus is fantastic honestly. Emory is situated in Druid Hills which is one of the nicest communities within Atlanta. Yes Emory is in a bubble outside of the city, but there are tons of ways to get around without a car. The College Council operates experience shuttles every weekend to take students to a random place in Atlanta (from the mall to sixflags). These are a really great way to get off campus and see the city without ever having to worry about where your going, just hop on the shuttle and go! Emory runs way more shuttles then it probably needs to for a school of its size. There are free Emory shuttles EVERYWHERE. From the mall to grocery stores, even to Georgia Tech if football games are your thing. </p>
<p>Speaking of sports, yes Emory is D3 but that doesn’t mean there isn’t school pride. Yes, we do not have that form of school pride where thousands of alumni come back each weekend to yell Gold and Blue and watch a game. We have a much quirkier form of school pride (which i absolutely love and prefer to the football-ified version). I would recommend you come to an admitted students day to really take in the school spirit here on campus before making that judgement. Just talking about sports, our teams are really good. Heck our Women’s Swimming and Diving team has won nationals 5 years running! We just do not have a football team, and because of this everyone typically makes the assumption we do not have a good sports program. </p>
<p>Now about the B-school issue you raise. Yes we do not allow students to enter the B-School until they finish certain prerequisite classes in the College, but the second you meet the requirements you can apply to the B-School. Many of my friends entered the B-School their fourth semester here at Emory. This is actually not a bad thing. Every student which graduates from Emory has to finish certain GER’s, including B-School students. Typically in the first year students intending on business major take some GER’s (sorry for not defining this earlier general education requirements) and fall in love with another topic area. That is why so many of our business students graduate with a BBA and a dual major or minor in the college in a different separate field of study. Students at Emory actually cherish their ability to do this, and many colleges which admit you directly to the B-school lack this ability. </p>
<p>Com back and visit on an Admitted Students Day this month and make up your mind about Emory when you are able to talk to tons of students and have all your questions answered! Also yes i would agree campus is beautiful 
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<p>Really, best wishes! Choose the school which you feel like your a best fit at! If you have any other questions feel free to ask!</p>
<p>Trust me. you should follow your heart to make such a important decision. Sometime, reputation of college is not first priority in all considerations. Before choosing a college and determining to attend it, you had better to ask yourself whether this college is an ideal match to yourself despite of its high ranks and reputation. </p>
<p>@frankthetank3 : Please do not come here simply because it will: “Get you a better job”. No matter the reputation, not many schools are going to offer this on a silver platter. Emory is one that won’t. Choose the school you prefer please as in the one you actually prefer. You’re into “school spirit”, go to NE. I’d much rather have someone come to Emory if they are more into its academic offerings. It makes more sense as opposed to someone who would prefer primarily “a good time and then a good job”. It won’t really be worth it then. Academics as sideshow (as in something you do and make the grades for so that you can move on) for Emory is asking for not such a great time. You already view Emory from primarily the lens of “job placement” so I don’t know if will be worth it. You didn’t mention any academic (or non-academic) opps or offerings that you wanted to take advantage of outside of business, so I would probably just go to NE and enjoy the fun. If you saw something else in Emory other than its b-school and reputation, then feel free to come on down I guess.</p>
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Let me preface this by saying that I used to work as the Oxford mascot and transferred to a massive DI state school for academic reasons. Sports are some of the most overrated ways of deriving spirit. After all, there are around 7 home games each year, and you’re not rooting for your fellow classmates, you’re cheering for people you barely know. IMO real school spirit comes in taking pride in the school, in its traditions, in its academic excellence. Emory does have plenty of spirit although not in the traditional way. After all, just ask students about Dooley, the incredible opportunities the school presents, or any number of aspects where Emory excels. </p>