<p>I'm really interested in Emory, so can you tell me 5 things i need to know before deciding whether or not to apply to emory? like the most important 5 things i'd need to "be" or "like" to be happy there? (i.e. big sports culture or liberal or outgoing or greek life, etc) </p>
<p>and what is special about Emory? what makes it unique?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
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<p>I’ll start:</p>
<p>1) If you need a school with a big sports culture, look elsewhere or know what to expect. Though swimming and tennis are both excellent at Emory, you won’t find the typical football scene because there isn’t one.</p>
<p>Be prepared to work hard.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! </p>
<p>But what I’d like to know more is what is special about Emory? what makes it unique?</p>
<p>The best thing I’ve come across from doing research (subjective) is that Emory has very good professors. Many top colleges DO have great professors, but they care about their research to the point that they just throw their undergrads in the dirt and don’t care about them (Harvard is probably the most infamous example). </p>
<p>Emory is different. The professors really care about their students, or at least they have a freakin’ AWESOME persistence in keeping up the pretending of caring about their students.</p>
<p>Anyway, in compensation, they expect you to work really hard and use the resources to learn as much as you can, or else you’re gonna get bombed in tests.</p>
<p>I’d agree with the quality and accessibility of the professors. The unique thing about Emory is the effort the school makes in creating those student-faculty connections. </p>
<p>For example, the Scholarly Inquiry and Research at Emory (SIRE) program pairs students with Faculty research projects. For about two years I worked on “The Complete Prose of T.S. Eliot,” a seven-volume series on all things Eliot, with a senior professor who I later realized was the leading scholar on the subject in the world. It was an incredible experience but not unique at all to me. Many of my friends have had similar experiences with other faculty members.</p>
<p>Similarly, unlike many schools, Emory encourages research in all disciplines. Though known for science, the school provides resources for undergrads to conduct independent research (in the US and abroad) in the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences. In my grant recipient group of 8, there was one person who did political science research on Umbria, Italy, one on home births in Bangladesh, water sanitation in Africa, the Weimar Republic in Berlin, temporal philosophy in Britain, Neuroscience at Emory, etc.</p>
<p>Also for your consideration, I would definitely catalog Emory as a Liberal University. Its very open to diversity (racial, sexual, etc.) and always has firm stands opposing violence, wars, etc.</p>
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<li> Amazing undergraduate experience. I have a D at an Ivy and a D who is a senior year. The Emory D has had the better academic experience to date. Her profs have been amazing, accessible and passionate about what they do. Even on the pre- med track they will spend as much time helping you as needed, you just have to ask.</li>
<li> Endless opportunities. Emory has a nice endowment and D has been to Africa with a professor, played a varsity sport, sung in a gospel choir, had a subsidized research experience, joined a sorority, had a job, etc. She also was able to get merit money after her freshmen year. Emory is one of the few schools that has merit money for upperclassmen.</li>
<li> Diverse student body. D has daughters from many countries, many different religions and nationalities.<br></li>
<li> Great city. Atlanta provides many opportunities for internships, jobs and entertainment. You won’t get bored in four years and ATL gives you room to grow.</li>
<li> Great friends. I have enjoyed the friends of D’s I met at Emory. Maybe not unique to Emory but they have been great kids.</li>
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