<p>I feel overwhelmed already simply only by the number of essays I will have to write. I'd rather apply to one or the other (Rice or Emory) in order to narrow my list somewhat. at the moment, I'm leaning towards Rice.</p>
<p>if anyone has a reason why I should choose emory over rice please share</p>
<p>It's hard to provide reasons when we don't know what you're interested in. </p>
<p>Rice and Emory are both great schools, but they appeal to somewhat different types of people. </p>
<p>Here are some reasons you might like Emory better:
1) if you're interested in pre-med or business. The programs and support here for these fields are unparalleled at Rice. There is no comparison.
2) if you'd like a mid-size university. Emory's size is perfect for me because the classes are small and you get a lot of interaction with the faculty, but there's still a HUGE offering of courses. You get to meet new people everywhere you
3) you want to do undergraduate research. The facilities and opportunities here for research are unbelievable.
4) I can't compare the social life of Rice, but i can say that emory's is beyond amazing. Here's what i posted on another thread: </p>
<p>I'm not a big partier, and I've found lots of fun things to do every night. Emory runs shuttles to nearby malls and attractions and they usually stay out pretty late. So far I've been to Lenox mall (omg its gorgeous), been to the movies, went midnight bowling, went clubbing, went to an Obama rally, went to stake and shake, went to the world of coke and the aquarium, went to a concert, went to a multicultural festival/amusement park, and went to six flags. I had fun at all of these events. Also, never underestimate the fun you can have just hanging out around campus. My hallmates and I have had wignuts (a buffalo wings takeout restaurant) or dominos delivered to us and had parties in our lounges...(the food is free btw, cause you just pay with your dining dollars!). We also hang out at dooley's (a train station converted into a cool restaurant) or one of the restaurants in emory village. And there's always the plasma TVs in the lounges for movie marathons, TV, or Wii.</p>
<p>And those are just some of the activities for people who don't party! I know people who go out almost every night, and there's always something going on at frat row. There's also lots of clubs in atlanta that are close by and cheap to get to if you split the taxi fare. Seriously, there's social life here for everyone. I've only been here for a few weeks now and I'm already in love with Emory!!</p>
<p>I hope you consider applying to Emory! I turned down Duke, Penn, Johns Hopkins, Brown, and UNC-CH for Emory and I couldn't be happier.</p>
<p>well in terms of size, emory and rice are both fine with me. they're bigger in comparison to other schools I'm considering but that's why I want to apply to them.</p>
<p>I'm interested in something of a psychology/neuroscience/behavorial science field/major.</p>
<p>I've worked hard most of my high school career and I plan to continue to do so, but I also plan to have a lot more fun. also I live in a standard boring suburb! I need actual fun things I can go do.</p>
<p>I want to be enlightened and surrounded by intelligent people with something worth saying. I'm liberal but very open to others view points (ironically, unlike some 'open minded' liberals). I don't need the 'traditional' college feel. sports have never really interested me.</p>
<p>not too sure whatelse to add... you basically covered a lot already. if anyone has anything else to add please do! I NEED to shorten my college list.</p>
<p>My son goes to Rice and my niece goes to Emory. They're both very strong schools and they are both happy with their choices. Houston and Atlanta are surprisingly similar cities and both schools have nice campuses, with large endowments. They are both academically strong schools with bright students. Here are the biggest differences: the students at Emory tend to be a little more pre-professional, Rice students seem to be more collaborative; the residential college system at Rice makes the social life much more inclusive and integrated, whereas Emory students tend to self-segregate. Walking on the Emory campus I saw Asians walking with Asians, Long Island jewish students walking with other LI Jewish students, etc. Walking on the Rice campus I saw a mix of students interacting. </p>
<p>You really can't go wrong with either school. It just depends on your personality.</p>
<p>Emory is better with job placements - but they have no engineering. Goizetta and premed, along with the whole liberal artsy feel is better than at Rice</p>
<p>wait your second statement confuses me a little; I want to be completely sure. are you saying that "goizetta and premed, along with the whole liberal artsy feel is better" at Emory than Rice or that "goizetta and premed, along with the whole liberal artsy feel is better" is better at Rice</p>
<p>If you are worried about the social life at emory, you shouldn't be. In contrast to dna3, I am the partying type and have been so since the start of high school. I was afraid coming here I would be disappointed with boring, socially-awkward smart kids. Now, there are plenty of those here; however, there are just as many down-to-earth, smart, nice, and fun people to hang with. I've partied every weekend and have done the school thing every week night just like in high school. Basically, whatever you want your lifestyle to be in college, you can live it out at Emory.</p>
<p>The only annoying thing is the socially-awkward kids experimenting with drinking for the first time.</p>