<p>Thoughts/Opinions?</p>
<p>what do you want to go in for? engineering, premed? or what do you want to major in?</p>
<p>What do you (or your child) want to study?</p>
<p>I'd say U Mich-Honors all the way if you get in-state tuition</p>
<p>mtldad,</p>
<p>My daughter is now a freshman at Emory, and recently has been made an official Emory Tour Guide as well. By and large, she seems to be enjoying her life there. She is a Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology major tentatively and is on a pre-med track. She has been a Bio research/lab assistance since the beginning of the school year, and recently has been offered a more tangible research/lab assistant role in the department's zebrafish research group.</p>
<p>She also considered WASHU and Northwestern, and while she did not consider UMich, two of her best friends from H.S. attend now and seem to like it a lot.</p>
<p>All are terrific schools, and in the case of my daughter, she felt as good about Atlanta as she did about Emory. Climate-wise, there's no comparison. Atlanta is better-suited for her, coming from the S.F. Bay Area, where she could wear flip-flops just about year round. Ultimately, she had a strong connection to Emory's professors and academic programs during the process of evaluating colleges. There are an abundance of opportunities that exist at Emory, just waiting for somebody to take advantage of them. Access to professors and resources are encouraged, and it is easy.</p>
<p>If your son/daughter is interested in a school with Division I sports, along with great academics, there's no comparison to either of Northwestern or UMich, since Emory has only Div. III sports. I think Northwestern is a great school, and if it weren't for the freezing temps much of the year, I think it would have been given more consideration by my daughter. As you can see, so often it's personal preferences that will make the difference. Good luck... your son/daughter has great options!</p>
<p>Appreciate the reply. It's my son. We live in the "great white north" and the warm weather would definitely be appreciated (at least for 4 years!). He's undecided on his study path, so, for now, it's down the liberal arts path. However, he will want to keep a business option open and that's where emory's biz school is appealing.</p>
<p>mtldad,</p>
<p>If your son wishes to keep a business option open, then I think Emory should have an even higher appeal. I have been in the business world for decades now, and here in No. CA, I work with a myriad of high tech clientele as well as multi-national firms around the world in a wide mix of industries. </p>
<p>I have no doubt that Emory "does it right" in terms of their undergraduate business program. Though many debate the non-specificity of Emory's liberal arts tradition pertinent to the first 2 years of college, prior to application to the Goizueta B-School, I think it's the kind breadth that many employers will look for. Though business practices will keep evolving, technologies will come and go, and companies re-invent their business models, the one constant that is required is the ability to think critically, define problems, evaluate alternatives, and increasingly, maintain an honest ethic beyond the simple P&L. The subject of a 2-year vs. a 4-year undergrad business program came up last fall in a discussion with Jim Wagner, President of Emory University, in a n address he made to an audience of parents and students. I absolutely agree with him in his opinon that Emory will provide better preparation for those thinking about careers in business by maintaining a liberal arts tradition for the first 2 years of school. Beyond that, the B-School is simply outstanding in the attention and opportunities it provides to their students. I have visited the school when on campus, and I salivate at the programs it has developed. The preparation is as good as any undergraduate business program I know. I only wish that my daughter had an inclination in that direction.</p>
<p>for premed, would you say that emory would definitely be a better choice as opposed to umich?</p>
<p>4815162342,</p>
<p>I am not one to suggest that Emory is the best or better school by comparison to another for any given student. However, I think it offers so much in the way of a congenial environment in which a student can discover, learn and apply knowledge that I think it represents a strong viable choice for certain academic aims... of which pre-med is one. The advantage to a school like UMich is that it offers a more conducive environment to get close to the subject matter. The classes are taught by professors, and the classes are not overly large. It's more typical for classes where your professor will know you by name than not. The accesss to faculty and research projects are relatively easy. I see this from my daughter's experience. I don't think you can go wrong with pre-med at Emory, if indeed pre-med is what you want.</p>
<p>What is important, though, is that academics is only one aspect of the college experience. Try to find a balance in your priorities, whatever they may be. Also know yourself and evaluate what works best for you. Do you like "hand-holding" or are you so self-driven that you can blaze your own paths? Emory is located in a suburban part of Atlanta, although it's not too distant from downtown or parts of the city that offer entertainment options. On the other hand, Ann Arbor is a real college town, where the university is predominant. It's a different feel.</p>
<p>first of all, I think there is a lot of biased views in favor of Emory. I am sorry, out of these schools, Northwestern/Mich/Wash U are clearly at a different level, with primarily Northwestern/Wash U at a different one. You will get a fine education at Emory. However, it is not that well recruited when compared with Northwestern or Michigan for that matter. However, if weather is a deciding factor, then perhaps Emory is the choice. If grad school and career opportunities are important considerations, I think it is clearly obvious what schools should be chosen here. And there is enough of a distinction between NU and Emory for me to make such an assertion...</p>
<p>well seeing as your name is NUGrad there is just as much reason to assume that you are just as biased as the people on this board. you may think that northwestern is on a different level but many people would think that, since the op said his/her son wants a bschool track and a liberal arts education, it seems reasonable to seriously consider emory. weather is not the only thing emory has going for it. with an amazing liberal arts program and a top five bschool, emory would be a very good choice (possibly the best on the student's list). i don't think this is bias. i think it is an informed choice that the op should consider.</p>
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When I walk out of my dorm at Emory, the first thing I see is the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 2nd most important medical research facility in the world. The benefit of internship opportunities there can't be understated. Of course the faculty and facilities are also world class.</p>