I’m a current Emory student. I’d say the student body is work hard, play hard–with a bit more emphasis on the “work”. If you want a party, it’s not too hard to find one since 1/3rd of the student body is Greek. It’s also very easy to find a more academic crowd if that’s to your liking. As for it being “academic” enough, I was in the top 5% of my high school class but am probably somewhere in the middle here if that puts things in perspective.