Northwestern v. Emory

<p>So I get the whole "early decision is binding & only apply if you absolutely know and have known you want to go to that school" argument but I really truly like both of these schools. So the argument then becomes "then just apply RD" but the thing is, my stats are average for both of these schools but I think I could get in with the little extra boost applying ED gives & I rather get into one than not get into either!</p>

<p>Anyways, if you could just help me fill in the blanks on which school is better for what I am looking for in a school...that would help me a lot</p>

<p>not really ranked in any specific way</p>

<p>-active Jewish life (Emory has greater population, but not sure if it's active..can anyone comment on either?)
-good history/pre-law programs (not sure which is better)
-ability to change major/have flexibility in classes (not sure)
-attractive campus (toss up here)
-location (Chicago/Evanston > Atlanta/Druid Hills)
-friendly student body (can any current students comment?)
-party/social atmosphere that has a good balance w/ academics (not sure)
-Sports scene/school spirit (Northwestern definitely)
-I want to be able to work on the school newspaper, but w/ Medill I'm sure its really competitive for non-majors at NU...correct me if I'm wrong
-weather DOESN'T matter--I've lived in the South & Midwest so I'm accustomed to both</p>

<p>So can anyone else make any other comments on, from what you have read, seems like it would be a better fit (w/o knowing stats)?</p>

<p>Well, if you want to be a lawyer, go to Northwestern.</p>

<p>I actually just visited NU, so I can tell you a few things:</p>

<p>active jewish life-I have no idea how active it is, but the Evanston area has a ton of different religions present, I saw so many temples, including jewish temples
good history/pre-law-not sure there
ability to change majors/flexibility in classes-apparently from the info session i went to, it sounds pretty easy to change majors. Also, NU is on a quarter system, with 3 quarters, which allows you more class flexibility
attractive campus-the campus was beautiful, right on the lake. Of course winters would be a different story...
location-i love chicago, but i've never been to atlanta
friendly student body-seemed friendly, but I'm not a student so who knows
party/social atmosphere w/good balance of academics-this was actually asked by someone in my tour group, and she made it sound as if there was a really good balance
sports scene-ya, definately NU-you get in free to all the games!
Not sure about the newspaper, but that's something i'm interested in too. I'm not sure how hard it would be to join</p>

<p>hope that helps</p>

<p>FYI. Emory has EDII and is easier to get into than Northwestern. So, you might want to consider trying EDI at Northwestern (which will either accept or reject you, they do not defer ED) and if you are rejected, try EDII at Emory.</p>

<p>Emory is better in every way.</p>

<p>I am from CA and the people that go to Northwestern are far superior to those that attend Emory.....but maybe things are differnet in your neck of the woods.</p>

<p>I actually live in Illinois so Northwestern is seen as the obvious choice from pretty much everyone around me. I also considered the ED/EDII option as well. Thanks for all your input</p>

<p>"I want to be able to work on the school newspaper, but w/ Medill I'm sure its really competitive for non-majors at NU...correct me if I'm wrong"</p>

<p>-It's not difficult to get stories into the paper while not being in Medill if you're driven enough.... 14 of the 15 editors of the paper are Medildos though.....</p>

<p>I have a friend who transfered from Emory to Northwestern. He's Jewish and very much into his faith, so he would not have transfered if Northwestern didn't have some sort of Jewish life. As I recall, he transfered because he felt out of place in Atlanta and wanted to be back in the Midwest.</p>

<p>-good history/pre-law programs -- NU's history is well-ranked and NU is a top-feeder to Northwestern/UChicago law schools. There's an adjunct major in legal studies.
-ability to change major/have flexibility in classes (not sure) -- very easy at NU; it's a little easier to have a more ambitious plan in a quarter system; it makes double-majoring, minoring...etc. very doable. Given its size, NU has an unsuaully large number of majors/concentrations.</p>