<p>I'm curious... how much respect does Emory get:</p>
<p>1) nationally
-throughout the entire country. Obviously, prestige is regional but how is its prestige nationally. Do people know it's a top school? Is prestige rising? </p>
<p>2) in the South
-in the Southern States like North Caroline, South Carolina, Tennessee etc.</p>
<p>3) in Georgia
-only in Georgia... some schools like Rice get immense respect in Texas. Is the same true with Emory? Do people give "wows" if you say you're going to Emory?</p>
<p>Anecdotal information would be appreciated if available. Thanks!</p>
<p>manmanmanlol, I think you are confusing the term respect with recognition.</p>
<p>In any case, i can only comment on national portion.</p>
<p>Most people I talk to in midwest/new england seems to be more familiar with Embry-Riddle AU. Considering the fact that Emory’s recruiting department isn’t the up to the par with the rest of the dicision and has no D1 athletics, you’ll get lot of “isn’t that the school where Chris McCandless went to?” (lol) Having said this, most people who deal with academics (students, teachers, professionals) respect it very highly. I did get couple of wow’s from southern folks when I visited emory last fall, so I guess Rice is comparable to Emory as it is also comparable to Vanderbilt. (interesting to point out that they tied for #17 in usnwr last year)</p>
<p>As for prestige, It has risen over the years (southern ivy, one of the HYP of the south), but then again, for reasons mentioned above, it doesn’t get quite enough prestige as it should be. I been told that sometimes it is called a coca-cola university in some guides :p</p>
<p>That being said, you won’t have to worry about prestige when you apply for grad school/find a job. Most employers and admissions will know Emory as a high quality school and it won’t hurt you a one bit.</p>
<p>I’m in South Florida (luckily, a separate region of the country than “The South”), and before I started the college search process, I had heard of Emory, and that it was an excellent school, a top college.</p>
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YES! I was going to say something about this… And I’m listening to the Into the Wild soundtrack right now.</p>
<p>Wow, why is that “lucky”? I’m from the south (from Georgia) and like it just fine, but then again I’m African American. I find Georgia and Florida very similar in terms of economic power and amenities/fun, just that Georgia is somewhat more friendly. Many portions of Florida have just as many issues as we have here. Not to mention that, like Virginia, it is a swing state so it clearly has a great deal of conservatives. Also, I imagine that minorities generally have more economic mobility up here (especially African Americans). Being in the south has advantages and disadvantages, nothing wrong with being a part or for being recognized as a part of it except for the sweeping stereotypes/generalizations associated with it. </p>
<p>Oh, and OP- We have enough respect and prestige. Worry about the academics being awesome instead.</p>
<p>^Oh, I wasn’t trying to insult the South. I just like the South Florida feel better, personally. I’ve lived in both (and the Northeast), and just saying I prefer the different aspects of my region. Sorry, didn’t mean to offend. Also, you’re right, prestige shouldn’t be a deciding factor.</p>
<p>Again, the recognition is good enough to draw 10+% international students in each freshman class as of lately. And 2014 has almost 20%. It may not have been their first choice, but they knew enough/learned enough about it to the point where it was worthy of an application. There is also a chance that they applied to other Top 20s. Many of which they were not admitted, and others (including Emory) they were. They still chose Emory for whatever reasons.</p>
<p>I’ve actually heard that too. In Korea, Emory is supposed to be very highly regarded because the two have a strong, rich history. I believe Emory’s first international student was Korean and the guy actually wrote the Korean national anthem. Read it somewhere.</p>
<p>My best guess is that he attended both schools. Kind of odd at that time, but then again the US did not have that many asian internationals at the time.</p>
<p>I’m from Ohio and I must say, Emory isn’t all that well known in the midwest. I’m pretty used to responding with “Emory…it’s in Atlanta” when people ask me where I’m going, and tend to be surprised when they already know that. However, in the south and northeast it is very well known. </p>
<p>I wouldn’t let lack of name recognition keep you from considering Emory, though. It’s a top 20 school and you’ll get a great education.</p>
<p>I think the administrators/recruiters here even know that it has trouble in the midwest. It and the west are tough markets. The midwest has many solid public schools, along w/WashU, Northwestern, and Notre Dame, and you know what all the west has. Our demographics tend to get a greater majority of students outside of the south from a) the northeast/mid-Atlantic (of course where a solid amount of, if not a majority, of the Jewish students arrive from) or b) overseas. Might as well face it. If you are not a top ten non-Ivy, then some markets (I use this term b/c we should also face the fact that this somewhat works like a business now) will be difficult to penetrate. Plus Emory is the new top 20 that has a lot of work to do. It’ll have to distinguish ourselves by doing more than just flaunting money. This school certainly needs to work on developing a solid intellectual/scholarly community and atmosphere amongst undergrads. here.</p>