<p>Hi! I was wondering how hard it is to make friends at emory. I have heard stories that its mostly jappy and that there are many conceited rich kids. What are your thoughts on this? Will they look down on me because i am below their status? I definitely dont think that would be an enjoyable experience for me, if its true. Also, are there any west coasters? How do they fit in with the atlanta kids?</p>
<p>Thanks in advanced for addressing my concerns.</p>
<p>well what state are you from? what race? what type of income class? (high,middle,low)</p>
<p>i replied to your post via PM</p>
<p>There are a lot of different students at Emory, and I think almost all people can find some group they feel comfortable with.</p>
<p>The group I'm comfortable with thinks the term "jappy" is inappropriate. But I think you'll be able to find a good deal of people who are fine with those sentiments.</p>
<p>Such pejorative terms are patently offensive, IMHO.</p>
<p>When people say "jappy" do they mean people from japan</p>
<p>Sorry I've never heard of this word before</p>
<p>jappy = jewish american princess (think a Jewish Paris Hilton)</p>
<p>yeah, it's also usually associated with Long Island girls.</p>
<p>ok thanks for the clarification</p>
<p>Urban</a> Dictionary: jappy</p>
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<p>I think there are lots of students at Emory who fit the Jappy stereotype. However, there are sizable populations of students who don't. Making friends who are not Japs is easily doable.</p>
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<p>Most likely they'll just ignore you.</p>
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<p>Yes. I think California is pretty well-represented.</p>
<p>D is a midwestern girl of modest means who was educated in the public school system. She is neither jappy, wealthy, nor preppy. She has found freinds easy to make and could not be more pleased with her choice to attend Emory.</p>
<p>i think there are a lot of conceited and "jappy" people on campus, but they are the minority. For whatever reason they just stand out more from the rest of the population. I don't understand why people care so much about this though? The school has 6500 undergrads, so its not impossible to find a group of friends. I would describe to emory population to be apathetic and/or indifferent to things around them, so don't think that people will look down upon you. If they don't know you then they won't really care if you're rich/poor/smart/stupid. And if you feel like "japs" or conceits won't talk to you, if there is one thing I know it's that they can be incredibly fake, so don't worry. You will make your own friends and not care about other groups of people and what they think.</p>
<p>I can't figure out why these threads/posts continually appear about Emory. Like Bennie, my D has found a wonderful group of friends and could not be happier at Emory. In fact, it seems like you would have to really be a jerk to go through Emory without making great friends. I also continue to be very impressed with the diversity of the student body. Some kids have a lot of money; some qualify for full financial aid. That is life; it is college.</p>
<p>Emory is a private school, and because they can't give a scholarship to every student, there naturally are many students whose parents can afford to send them to school. This goes for any private university. </p>
<p>At Emory, I have friends who are Jewish, from Long Island, and wealthy. However, they are not jappy. They are some of my most hard-working, unique, and funny friends, and they are friends with people of different races, different cultures, and different sexual orientations. I don't think people realize that the term "jappy" refers to a person's attitude. You can have money and be Jewish but not be obnoxious about it and not care about what clothes you or other people are wearing, what car you drive, etc. I think a lot of people automatically label people as jappy simply upon hearing that they are from Long Island, and I think that this attitude will only hurt you when trying to make friends at Emory. Of course, you will find people who are jappy at Emory, but not all wealthy Jews from Long Island are. </p>
<p>My advice: be open-minded. Don't just label people based on their financial status/ religion/ location/ anything else. People will surprise you.</p>
<p>ilovedogs,</p>
<p>Brilliant! That is very well-said and very true. </p>
<p>For those attending Emory, there's the opportunity to learn how to THINK, that is to approach what's in front of you (whether social or academic) with an unbiased perspective, opening up yourself to phenomenon that stands out with meaning. Be willing to be surprised. Stereotyping is a lazy person's way of determing meaning, and making judgments based on stereotypes is ultimately invalid. </p>
<p>So often, whether in busines or science (both areas of excellence at Emory), I find that it's the exception to the rule is the most significant. If one looks only for the expected (as many do), that perception may be badly filtered and untrue. Worse, you may lose the chance to make a positive contribution in a way hitherto unknown.</p>
<p>Since we're talking a lot about "Jappy", let us not forget that at the very roots of the Holocaust were a set of false prejudices and beliefs that formed a stereotypical opinion of Jews. An entire populace in Germany (and elsewhere) was willing to tacitly approve (sheep-like) exterminating a category of people, simply because they had been assigned a dubious stereotypical image. One wonders how this happened, and the simple answer is that it was easier to go along with the plan than to courageously deny its fallacy.</p>
<p>Fast forward to today, and it's disillusioning to see that the horrible patterns have not disappeared. In the past 30 years, genocide, based on stereotypes, has continued to spread its ugliness in places like Cambodia, Bosnia, Rwanda, the Eastern Congo and the Darfur region of Sudan. Mass crimes against humanity, with millions killed, are happening today. For those of you who are students, I would urge you to take account of all this, and please begin with each one of yourselves (as ilovedogs has) and exercise your privileged freedoms to truly THINK. The result will hopefully be a better world for all of humankind.</p>
<p>Excellent post NorCalDad. One thing I have loved about my D's experience at Emory is that she has friends from all ethnicities, religions, geographic backgrounds, financial backgrounds, etc. One can go through Emory, or any school for that matter, and make stereotypical assumptions about whole classes of people. Such a student/person will miss out on all that Emory has to offer -- the richness and diversity of thought and experience in the student body. There is some self segregating everywhere. People gravitate toward people with whom there is something to share and many can get locked in that situation and not venture out, and even become exclusive. In many instances that is a result of insecurity. With an open mind, you will find you will meet great folks at Emory in intramurals, in dorms, in lab, in EC meetings, etc. My D is not in the B school, but I always am intriqued with the B school area in the library to see the interesting mix of folks working on group projects. I think it would be hard to get through Emory without learning from those of different backgrounds.</p>