<p>Don't go to Tufts, IT WAS ELAINE'S SAFETY SCHOOL! (F.Y.I. in one of the famous episodes of Seinfeld, Elaine exclaims her anger for having to go to Tufts because it was her "safety school")</p>
<p>Tufts definately has the reputation of a disgruntled Ivy reject school. I got accepted to an Ivy, but I will be going to Emory, just to give you some comparison. For political science and IR, Atlanta has CNN. While it's nearly impossible to beat the atmosphere of studying political science and international relations in Washington, CNN makes Atlanta a respectable alternative. Overall though, Emory is much more highly regarded (rank #20 vs 53 in US News). Also, living in DC is going to cost you another $5,000 per year more than Atlanta.</p>
<p>As to Emory being an Ivy reject school I was accepted to Harvard, Princeton, and Yale but will be attending Emory. Theres no way to make generalizations about a school. </p>
<p>I am so tired of people syaing EMory is "cliqueish" unless all of us a sheep you don;t have to do what everyone else does your school is what you make it.</p>
<p>As to the original question that started this thread, it seems you can get into a great Med school from with program, it shouldn;t be a deciding factor.</p>
<p>Let's be honest, except for a few, weren't you rejected by the ivies.
My D was rejected from Penn, Cornell and Brown. She will probably attend Emory. Sorry but that does make her an ivy-reject. No, it's not pretty but it is honest.</p>
<p>Also, it doesn't make Emory a "less than" school. It is probably the best fit for her. She will probably be happiest there and isn't that what you want - to be happy.</p>
<p>EMORY!!!
tufts is cold haha. and i live in boston and looked at tufts too, but i am going to emory, and SO happy about it. plus theres more to do in atlanta than boston</p>
<p>There's more to do in Atlanta than Boston??? Really? Hmm... I live in Georgia and I'm facing a dilemma as to whether to go to Emory or Boston U. I want to major in Political Science, and I wasn't sure whether Emory or BU has a better program. They're roughly the same tuition so it all comes down to which has the better education and location for me. Maybe it's just because I've lived in GA for so long, but it seems like Boston would be more of a "college town".</p>
<p>Ok, here's what I found out:
*The IS program at Emory tends to have a lot of pre-law students.
* <a href="http://polisci.emory.edu/undergraduate/isconcentration.html%5B/url%5D">http://polisci.emory.edu/undergraduate/isconcentration.html</a> for specifics on the course requirements. Medium courseload, as majors go (definitely not as demanding as some, more stringent than some)
* Great profs (except Taulbee for Intro to International Politics--boring as heck, though he's great for International Law)
* Strong Middle Eastern and Latin American Studies programs if you decide to be more specific
* <a href="mailto:polstfr@emory.edu">polstfr@emory.edu</a> <--- e-mail Dr. Remington (Polysci department chair) if you have more questions</p>
<p>Lol, hey all, I'm a freshman at Tufts and I have to shake my head at everyone who's like "DONT GO TO TUFTS! IT'S ALL BITTER IVY REJECTS!" Tufts is actually a lovely, lovely place with a fantastic student body, location, campus, size, academics, everything! Someone mentioned that no one is going to go into Boston every weekend - actually, many many people do. Boston is extremely accessible, the T stop is about a ten minute walk from campus, and I often consider the beautiful city almost an extension of the Tufts campus.</p>
<p>I happen to be THRILLED by Tufts - my mother works at Columbia and I could be going there for free tuition, but I could never transfer because I am SO happy here. All the students are so friendly, interesting, talented, hilarious and intelligent. Many, many of us actually did get into many Ivies, contrary to popular belief, but we chose Tufts because of its other qualities. I know a good amount of people who turned down Harvard, Penn, Columbia, lots of Cornell, and other great schools like Georgetown. And no one is bitter - we recognize that Tufts excels in so many respects and are glad we chose it.</p>
<p>However, I have heard only good things about Emory, its quality of education and campus. Someone told me the student body is "Jappy" but I'm sure that's an huge generalization, lol. I personally would not have picked it ONLY because it was too far from home for me. Both are wonderful places - although if you like Pepsi, that's one thing Tufts has that Emory does not :-D</p>
<p>I would say it makes the program much more competitive, because many students are trying to get into good law schools. I guess that could be seen as a positive or a negative. :-)</p>
<p>I am interested in IR or IS too, but wasn't too sure about the program at Emory. Just out of curiousity, does anyone know what it is like to get into a grad school from emory with a major of IR? I have pretty much come down to UNC Chapel Hill or Emory, but am totally deadlocked. Does anyone have any insight?</p>
<p>I hate to break it to you guys, but for International Relations, Tufts beats emory hands down. IR is what Tufts does best, and undergrads can take classes at the Fletcher school, one of the best if not the best anywhere.</p>
<p>@scrapiron215 : What is there to break to us? This is nothing new. Tufts and places like Georgetown have always been really, really good at that sort of stuff. However, for some it matters less if they are say double majoring (especially if it is in something completely different). But if one is purely into that sort of thing, I would go to Tufts. Also, I’m pretty sure either school would make it extremely easy to get into grad. school. I would just say that Tufts provides the better experience in that area…I think. I’m assuming that since Emory’s history and polsci program has lots of money (when I say lots of money, I mean so much that they have plenty of scholarships and undergraduate fellowships/grants to throw around to those pursuing a research project or just performing well in some cases) and experiential opps. associated with it, Tufts should have much more since it has an entire school associated with it. </p>