<p>I visited Emory, but school wasn't in session....they had commencement a couple of days after I visited as a result, I didn't get to meet or talk with any current students...I know the student body is pretty diverse (30 percent Asian, 30 percent Jewish, etc) but are their any cliques?...Where are most of the kids from in the United States?....What are there interests?....What kind of music is popular?......Any comments on student life at Emory is also appreciated(ie Social Scene, things to do when bored).....</p>
<p>I wouldn’t call 30% Asian and 30% Jewish pretty diverse, if you get what I mean. =]</p>
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<p>Well…it’s much more diverse than Tulane haha!</p>
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<p>Tulane is fail.</p>
<p>But what can you expect? It IS Louisiana. =]</p>
<p>Keep in mind that for statistical purposes, Jewish and Middle Easterners as well as North Africans are regarded as ‘White.’ Tulane is more than 25% Jewish. Tulane and Emory are about as diverse as one another. Frankly both aren’t that ethnically diverse except for their large jewish populations. That is simply because both are in the same non-diverse part of the country. Geographically, 75% of Tulane comes from more than 500 miles away. You’ll find a lot diversity of ideas at both schools due to geographic diversity. Anyways…back to Emory stuff…</p>
<p>I would say there is an above average concentration of Jewish people and Asians at Emory. There are other ethnicities represented, in larger portions than at many other top 20 universities. When I visited, I didn’t really see MANY white people. Having said that, I’m European and, based on analysis of the Facebook Emory Class of 2013 group (over 1000 students- pretty much the whole Emory freshman class), I will be very much alone (ethnically speaking). I look white though so I guess that will override the whole “under-representation of Europeans” thing. Geographic diversity at Emory, on the other hand, is fantastic. Something like 70 percent of the students come from out of state (mostly the North, West Coast). This is kind of pointless rambling considering that you can have fun with all types of people in college.</p>
<p>I agree with you mk150890. Living in a small town in the heart of Missouri, I don’t really see much diversity. I don’t mean to offend anyone, but all I see around my town are white cowboys/girls with a couple African Americans here and there. I really look forward to seeing more than 10 Asians and people from all over the States.</p>
<p>Wait, you guys don’t think Emory is diverse enough or it is too diverse?..In my opionon, Emory is VERY diverse(a lot more so than my school)…lots of different viewpoints interacting at a great school…</p>
<p>Any input on the student life would be greatly appreciated…</p>
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Judaism is a religion, not a race:rolleyes:</p>
<p>StevenSeagal points out a very important fact. I will respond to that statement, although many Jewish people have converted, the ethnic difference between a Caucasian and a Jew can be noted. Jewish people tend to have (on average) darker skin, curly hair (stereotype but also widely accepted as true), brown eyes, and overall darker features than the typical caucasian. This is why sometimes people consider Jewish a race (incorrectly, I must admit). Does your opinion differ from mine regarding this issue?</p>
<p>My apologies for the double post but, I neglected to point out an important fact. It is incorrect to brand the label “Jew” a religious distinction alone just as it is incorrect to brand it solely an ethnic distinction. In fact, it’s both. The correct word, I believe is ethnoreligious. Nonetheless, I think my two posts represent how easily I can divert from the main road in favor of following a path to nowhere.</p>
<p>Lol…I didn’t want my thread to turn into a dicussion of race and how they are classified…Any input on the student body’s day to day life would be appreciated…</p>
<p>Emory is a really diverse group. Are there cliques? sure. But it’s big enough that you generally meet new people all the time, while still running into friends. I personally, have loved my experience. I’ll try to answer some of these:</p>
<p>.Where are most of the kids from in the United States?..
I believe that 28% of students are from Georgia, and there are also a lot of kids from the Northeast, California, and Midwest. I think the smallest region is the Southwest. I think about 10% are international.</p>
<p>What are there interests?..What kind of music is popular?..
These questions are pretty generic and hard to answer…</p>
<p>.Any comments on student life at Emory is also appreciated(ie Social Scene, things to do when bored)…
It’s just great, Greek or Non-Greek. Social scene: anything from frat parties to parties off campus to just hanging out with friends or going to the movies…trust me we’re a social work hard play hard bunch.</p>