<p>many have claim that Emory is overrated. Is that statement true?</p>
<p>I think Emory is underrated. It is an incredible school academically on a beautiful campus, with the most accessible extracurricular activities i have seen available at a school throughout my college search. They have a large focus on not only spitting out people who will grow up to be famous, but on helping the world. Everyone I have met there is incredibly nice and welcoming, Atlanta is an awesome city, and of course, the weather is awesome :)</p>
<p>Although I am only an applicant, I agree with what the former person said. After visiting Emory a month ago, I think Emory (and Rice also for that matter) is a hidden gem in the top 20 colleges. Sure, not everyone has heard of it, but who cares?</p>
<p>Emory has the CDC and Carter Center next door. Emory has such a beautiful, yet unique campus; all the buildings have a marble facade with reddish rooftops. Plus, they have SO MANY majors: you can major in anything from neuroscience to journalism to a Medieval and Renaissance History major.</p>
<p>Personally, I think the Ivies are overrated… they’re all good schools, don’t get me wrong, but they are too focused on research, from what I heard. Often, you will have graduate students teaching you. Emory offers the best balance between a research and liberal arts college.</p>
<p>It is time that people do not pick a college based on prestige alone… often, the best colleges are those that many people do not know much about, such as Emory and Rice.</p>
<p>Of course, it is a biased opinion, but I think people on this college confidential forum need to stop obsessing over the Ivies, Stanford, MIT, CalTech, and Duke; they’re all good schools, but they are overated. You can get a great education wherever you go, whether it is a state university or a top 20 one.</p>
<p>mikecerang,</p>
<p>The question is without context, and a lot depends on what you are seeking. On the surface, I would say that it’s untrue – and it would be untrue for ANY college/university that offers the kind of resources and opportunities for growth that Emory does.</p>
<p>Being from CA and having accompanied my daughter (now a junior at Emory) on a tour of many colleges within the state, I can say that Emory compares well to any school within CA, including Stanford, where a number of her friends attend. My daughter was most interested in Pomona College within the state, but also applied to the UC’s (e.g., Berkeley, UCLA, and San Diego). It was after having visited all those schools that she eventually visited Emory, and within a couple of weeks decided to apply ED. From a value perspective (which parents are very concerned about), Emory presented a great deal (i.e., the combination of her scholarship and financial aid/grant). Although, she retracted her applications with the UC’s, for whatever reason UC Berkeley sent her an acceptance letter and even followed up with her. I have no doubt that she could be successful at any number of schools, but I’m pleased with what Emory offers.</p>
<p>In many respects, your question is simply not relevant, because as a student applicant, I would look for what resources a school can provide – and in this respect, Emory offers a rich spectrum for its students. I especially like the accessibility to professors and the influence of the many graduate schools. There is diversity in academic thought that you may not find at one of the UC’s, due to the homogeneous make-up of the primarily Californian-based student population. Atlanta is a long way from Compton in many ways, and it will be an eye-opener if you choose Emory. If you are looking to venture outside of what you have known, then Emory will offer a lot.</p>
<p>Ultimately, Emory will offer you the opportunities, but it will be up to you to take advantage of them. It’s part of the college experience to separate from one’s parents and be independent, and this alone is a major distraction that will lead many students astray. For somebody 2200 miles from home, you also want to ask yourself whether you are ready for that kind of situation. As for a network of support, there is a plethora of services that you can tap into. As a parent, I have never thought that Emory was lacking in any way – although if you want/need a football team, Emory doesn’t have one. </p>
<p>If your question were, “Can Emory support and provide all the resources I need to grow academically and to prepare myself for the future, whatever that path might be?”, then unequivocally Emory can do this. This is the only relevant question to ask yourself.</p>
<p>I agree 100% with the above two posts. Emory is very UNDERrated. This school has everything I was looking for in a university, plus so much more!</p>
<p>I vote underrated. I didn’t go to Emory, but I was always interested, went to every Emory info session I could, and was happy to apply.</p>
<p>Don’t forget His Holiness The Dalai Lama, who is a Presidential Distinguished Professor at Emory University!</p>
<p>totally underrated. It is not well known in New England at all. I didn’t find out about Emory until I applied for the Questbridge program. When I tell people that I made it into Emory, they gave me blank faces lol</p>
<p>it’s ranked #62 IN THE WORLD (2008 rankings)</p>
<p>Emory is a bit underrated by professionals and post undergrad programs, but some of emory’s programs are not quite as good as they are hyped to be. Like Emory brags to death about Goizetta, but in reality, it’s not really all that. Same with it’s med school/premed programs. They are great, but not quite all that Emory would like you to believe they are. Don’t get me wrong - I think Emory’s 18th spot is a good representation of how good it is - it’s clearly no HPYS and Emory admissions know that - I know someone at Emory is pretty much to study other schools and work on implementing things that will help bridge the gap. Emory is ambitious - it sees in itself to be the Harvard of the south and it goes after that level of recognition. It improves every year, while H pretty much stays the same. But that improvement is possible because Emory has plenty of room for improvement, and the down to earth faculty understand that.</p>
<p>Sasparilla- a number should not be used to determine whether a school is good or not. Although I used to be obsessed with rankings myself, I have since realized they are very biased. All the college ranking agencies (i.e. US News, New York Times, Washington Post, Kiplinger, Oxford University) all use different statistical methods to come up with their ranking. However, you cannot really quantify something qualitative, such as a college education. It is what you make out of it; who cares what the ranking is…</p>
<p>I think it is ranked where it should be.</p>
<p>Ranked where it should be. But by layman’s prestige it is severely underrated. I live in FL and there are tons of people who have no idea of Emory.</p>
<p>As a medical student, I have NEVER gotten a blank stare when asked about my college by the doctors that supervise me or by any other medical colleague. “Layman’s prestige” isn’t really a concern for me.</p>
<p>underrated by far, give it a couple years and itll be recognized</p>
<p>Yes and no. You’d need to ask a more specific question to get a clear answer.</p>
<p>And if you want a more rounded opinion, post this in one of the general forums, not one filled with people who want to go to Emory/have children that go there.</p>