<p>Acceptance into Emory should've been the happiest moment in my life, however, all to honestly, all these negative opinions about Emory has really made me feel like I have made a wrong decision. To be honest, I am a subpar applicant and I know my admission would be slim if I had not applied ED. I was an incredible fan or Emory my sophomore and junior year. I also visited Emory in the summer and I really enjoyed my visit. Maybe, I am regretting that it is in Atlanta. I am from NYC and when I was met with Atlanta, I didn't quite like the quietness. But, I choose Emory for its education and service to humanity. However, I must admit, I did read these post on Emory before however, before I was persistent. Not to mention, the financial burden I would have to leave my parents. I don't know. Just a small vent. Is anyone feeling the same? Or can someone help me rejuvenate the feelings I had for Emory in the past. I do know this is all my fault and I am willing to embrace it. However, I just need some support?</p>
<p>I’ll have to admit that some of the threads here made me hesitant to apply EDII, but at the end of the day, I don’t regret it. Emory has great academics (though I wish the econ department were stronger), a beautiful campus that is also close to a large city, great weather, and a social scene that isn’t dominated by sports and/or Greek life.</p>
<p>If you’re feeling regrets about applying ED, they may have been caused to an extent by people’s comments on CC, which, for all we know, may not be an accurate representation of the school. Remember that people who take the time to write reviews online are usually those with either strongly positive or strongly negative opinions. The average happiness of Emory students is probably different from what you see around here. NYC is a hard act to beat in terms of size, but Atlanta has plenty to see as well, so I would recommend that you approach the Emory setting with an open mind - who knows, you may come to really enjoy it.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your response. I sincerely respect it. :)</p>
<p>That’s only small number of school-bashers who are extremely active, making you believe the school is worthless at all. They might be doing the same whatever colleges they attended.
More people held positive about emory and they just do not bother to make a claim online.</p>
<p>For whatever reason, the people commenting in the Emory threads on CC complain. Some are not even current students. YET, the 6 current students I personally know, absolutely LOVE Emory----the academics, the social life, the professors, the students, the dorms, Clairmont, Atlanta…They are 6 students (2 guys, 4 girls-----from various cities across the country) and each and every one have told me it is the best decision they could have made! They are a combination of Freshmen and Upperclassmen, and I believe the Senior is as enthusiastic about Emory as the Freshman. Emory accepts a large portion of the Freshman class through ED. That means you will be with many others who chose Emory as their top choice school. They will come with a positive attitude and outlook towards Emory. Perhaps the other half of the class will have kids who got rejected by their dream school and will always feel Emory isn’t good enough for whatever reasons, but that will happen at any of Emory’s peer schools. IMO.</p>
<p>I am so excited to go to emory…
but the only thing i regret is the financial burden i’m placing on my parents.
Not really affordable for my family but hopefully all is well.
It’ll be fun. Think positive!</p>
<p>thank you guys so much for the support! to know, that i can gain support from my future classmates even through this small thread makes me feel wonderful to imagine the support i will gain in the next four years at emory :)!</p>
<p>The best advice I can give you is come in with an open mind. Emory University offers so many opportunities for intellectual, social, and professional stimulation that listing half of them would be virtually impossible. It’s up to you to take advantage of them. </p>
<p>Just one anecdote; today I had to go to the Atlanta campus for an Alternate Spring Break meeting (btw, you should do this and Alternate Fall Break), and after ate dinner with a girl on my trip. We’d never met, but ended up having a twenty minute conversation about rural versus urban politics. The idea that very few Emory students are intellectual is absurd. Are they UChicago or Reed level? No. But do most students have a high degree of intellectual curiosity? Absolutely. While the Emory does have its share of problems (what school doesn’t?), many of them are extremely minor compared to other institutions. </p>
<p>No US city can compare to NYC, but Atlanta offers plenty of opportunities, and is in fact, the fastest growing metropolitan area in the US. My boyfriend, who prior to coming to Oxford, lived in a city of 10 million has no problems with Atlanta’s offerings, though he does sometimes bemoan the lack of good public transit. Fortunately, at Oxford, and presumably the Atlanta campus, clubs, particularly ethnic/ religious ones, will get vans to drive to various restaurants, events, and other things. I’ve gone on a few of these excursions with at least one other friend, and had a great time every time. </p>
<p>The other posters have it right. The people that post here, particularly those who joined after they started college, are not representative of the larger Emory community (myself included). Most of my friends think I’m a bit nuts when I sheepishly tell them that I still post on College Confidential. So again, come in with an open mind, and join lots of organizations.</p>
<p>@whenhen</p>
<p>“Join lots of organizations”</p>
<p>Oh yeah. You should check out the list of 349 clubs and student organizations; they’ve got tons of stuff.</p>
<p>Saw your post and felt compelled to add just a few comments. I am a parent of a 2012 Emory Graduate. I am also on faculty. First, my son LOVED, LOVED, LOVED Emory. Second, there seems to be a bit of ‘buyer’s remorse’ in your comments. Understandable after hearing negative things. No one wants to hear that the new car they just bought has some problems according to your neighbor or you could have gotten another one cheaper. Just human nature. It takes the shine off one’s decision.<br>
The financial issue is a real one but you applied ED and that comes with the territory. You are going to have to figure it out with your parents.<br>
My best suggestion to get the ‘shine back on your ED decision’ is to visit Emory during the spring. Do it when school is in session, stay with a friend, go to a few classes and experience Atlanta spring weather when NYC is still cold and gray. If that doesn’t get you in a better mood, I don’t know what will.
It will all work out. Emory is a great place and, while I agree that there is no place like NYC, you will come to appreciate aspects of Atlanta living that I guarantee you will miss when you leave. But mostly it will be about the people you meet. I am sure you will find friends at Emory. My son has built friendships that will last a lifetime.</p>
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<p>trex, why do you hate emory so much? I’ve seen your posts on multiple emory threads now and they’re all pretty negative.</p>
<p>Yeah trex; there are people at every college who have bad experiences, but going around and bashing Emory all over this forum could ruin people’s opinions of the place even before they go there.</p>
<p>The New York Times had this article on the home page of their website yesterday. The original poster is from New York. He has a right to know. Emory should let people who were admitted early apply elsewhere after all of the embarrassing incidents that have taken place. I guess that a lot of people have problems with their college experience. But if I had known about the true SAT score statistics at Emory, I would have never have gone there. I am trying to get an article published in a major publication about how Emory has become a completely unethical institution, concerned only about its image.</p>
<p>trex, if you don’t mind me prodding, what else is it that you dislike about emory? I’m an incoming freshman for this fall and I’m honestly just curious about any negatives of this university.</p>
<p>Moimer, IMO, you should not be asking Trex for his opinions. Clearly, he has an axe to grind with Emory, and perhaps for his own good PERSONAL reasons. But, his negative remarks feel angry and vindictive to me, and not reflective of students currently attending Emory.
If at all possible, you need to ask students face to face who attend Emory their thoughts on the school. Hopefully you did this before applying ED. Has Emory had missteps - some major - this past year? Yes. Does this mean it is not a top quality institution? No. I think we all are responsible for our own journey through college and life. IF you don’t like something happening at Emory, it will be up to you to work to change it, or not. If you don’t feel you are having the impact for change you want, then you will have to decide if you need to do something differently. For the unhappy at Emory, that might be transferring. Life is all about choices. People can choose to be negative and complain, or they can choose to find common ground and solve problems.</p>
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