<p>So Emory is my top choice and Chapel Hill is my parents' top choice (my dad works in NC and we get in-state tuition as a result. I pretty much live right next to Emory btw which is in Atlanta)</p>
<p>Now all I have heard from people in my school is that Chapel Hill is way better than Emory (I'm sure there is bias because we are so close to Emory and people want to go somewhere else or get away from their parents.)</p>
<p>My case would be different and if I choose Chapel Hill, I would be closer to my parents (my mom will be moving in with my dad). I also like Emory better because as an Asian, I like more diversity and Emory has higher Asian population.</p>
<p>That being said, I would like to hear other people's opinions on this. Which school would you choose and why?</p>
<p>If I were you, I’d go to UNC.
I don’t know much specific but I heard that UNC was one of the schools that had almost no downside… dunno if its ture lol</p>
<p>Are you Korean?
If you’re Korean then Emory’d be better because more Korean alumnis are there = better network in Korea.
If you’re not korean ignore my comment ;)</p>
<p>I went to college and lived in NC, then moved to GA. In general, I’d usually choose the selective mid-sized school over a large flagship campus, but this is the exception. Emory to me has always seemed disjointed - I don’t know what the undergraduate students have in common with one another. The campus is in the suburbs, and instead of a college town ambience seems to have more of a medical research center ambience. But that impression is just based on a handful of visits, so I wouldn’t suggest that you take it as gospel. UNC on the other hand is the classic major university experience, only better. It’s unusually small for a flagship institution with < 20,000 undergrads, and it’s a beautiful campus in a classic college town. The school spirit, activity level, and enthusiasm are palpable, and Princeton Review’s Quality of Life rating for the campus (based on student surveys) is unusually high for a big university - it’s rated the 13th “happiest” student body in the country.</p>
<p>As a Wake Forest alum I’m supposed to hold a grudge against UNC, but it’s really a great deal. And if you decide on Emory instead, no one I know has ever had to apologize for going to one of the nation’s Top 20 universities!</p>