<p>I'm a freshman at Emory (Class of 2013).
I'm not going to lie. I'm one of those New Yorkers who didn't get into the ivy league schools I wanted (columbia, cornell, stanford) and ended up here (mostly for the weather, but even that is overrated)</p>
<p>The education here is not bad at all, but not challenging enough considering i went to an overly competitive high school where most kids get sent to ivy leagues (i was one of the rejects). </p>
<p>Coming from NYC, I was surprised by how "friendly" people are, but then i've come to realize that they actually don't really give a **** about you, but bother to ask the unnecessary "how are you, darling?"
basically, the North-South culture clash.</p>
<p>However, contrary to the NY-er stereotype here, I AM BY NO MEANS SOME SNOTTY WHITE GIRL shamelessly displaying my louis vuitton bags. i live in the projects in ny but that doesnt mean i havent soaked in a bit of culture and risen above my circumstances. </p>
<p>i miss the atmosphere of nyc (atlanta just isnt that exciting) and there are arguably more job opportunities.</p>
<p>i currently have a 4.0 gpa and have built a foundation to do very well here at emory.
but of course i wanna transfer to Columbia but obviously its really hard and i'm scared i wont be able to fulfill the "core" without killing myself.</p>
<p>I'm also thinking about Barnard and NYU (most of my nyu friends think im ridiculous because of the drop of rankings). </p>
<p>Basically, I would appreciate information about any of those colleges or hear about your experiences transferring to one of them.</p>
<p>Also, if any high schoolers out there have questions about Emory, feel free to ask!</p>
<p>so I think that if you want columbia but you’re worried about the core, you should def go yo barnard. it is basically part of columbia in that you can take all of your classes there, but you dont have to deal with the core.</p>
<p>not that the core is a bad thing, but it is def hard when you are transferring.</p>
<p>personally, I loved nyu until i found out there was literally no campus, and then it was dead to me. if you care about a campus, only look at barnard and columbia</p>
<p>Ithaca definitely wasn’t going to be as exciting as Atlanta. As a New Yorker you might like Penn more. It’s close to NYC, it’s got plenty of New Yorkers, and Philly ain’t so bad itself. Also it’s somewhat easier to get in as a transfer to Penn than to Columbia</p>
<p>to collegefreak: yeah im definitely looking into barnard (initally i was worried i wouldnt be happy there considering emory isn’t challenging/inspiring enough for me) </p>
<p>to ilovebagels: upenn is sweet. i’m just worried i might get not stand out among those brilliant business kids (im thinking about majoring in business)</p>
<p>Don’t feel entitled to attend a good college just because you went to a reputable high school.</p>
<p>I know far too many intellectually curious and genuinely sharp folk of the finest character who were denied what they deserved. They’re at top universities now, but they were cheated of their due.</p>
<p>Will you explain clearly why you feel entitled to attend a university better than Emory?</p>
<p>Someone find a good one from an angsty Penn student.</p>
<p>You’ve only been at Emory for one semester. Everyone has adjustment issues. Wherever you end up, get off your high horse and try to enjoy yourself.</p>
<p>Hi gamerz, I’m a junior and I have a couple questions about Emory.</p>
<p>What’s the environment there like? Are most of the students rich? Does it cost a lot of money to go out at night? Are people-stuck up?</p>
<p>I’m from Florida, but Georgia seems so “southern” to me. I’m asian. Although I am outgoing, I am not really a sorority type of girl and I think I might feel out of place at Emory.</p>
<p>I’m sure you realize Barnard and Columbia have no business major available.</p>
<p>I agree Penn’s a good choice given the urban NE locale you’d probably find more agreeable and the larger number of transfers they accept. Wharton may not happen, but you’d still have economics as a reasonable alternative (just as you would at Barnard/Columbia).</p>
<p>If you’re set on a business major, I’d suggest considering looking at Cornell AEM, Michigan, and possibly even MIT. Don’t know specifics of transfer opportunites and potential roadblocks. </p>
<p>While not a big fan of NYU undergrad in general, specific majors are another story. As already warned, be prepared for a very “unfocused” campus experience at NYU - certainly won’t be like Emory. Having said that, Stern is a strong program. You know NYC well and have an idea of what negatives you’ll have to face living downtown as a student.</p>
<p>you don’t need to “major in business” to do business after college. If that were the case, then Goldman Sachs, McKinsey, et al would skip Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Penn’s College, and recruit solely at Wharton.</p>
<p>Needless to say, this is not the case. College transfer stats are definitely more favorable than Wharton stats, and nothing is stopping you from enrolling in Wharton classes if you so choose…</p>
<p>Yes, in the South it’s customary to ask “How are you?” and not really want to know. The acceptable answer is “fine.”</p>
<p>The education may not be challenging because you are still a freshman yet - freshman level courses are rarely mind-boggling. I agree with you that NYC is more exciting with more opportunities. I am a girl from NYC who was ‘displaced’ to Atlanta when my parents moved me out there when I was 12. I really wanted to go to NYU or Columbia when I was in high school, but I knew my family couldn’t afford it. So I went to a good private college in Atlanta that gave me a scholarship and escaped to Columbia for graduate school.</p>
<p>So you have the option of actually trying to transfer out to a school that’s in New York City just for the atmosphere/environment, or you have the option of making yourself comfortable at Emory and spending three and a half more years there (which goes by very quickly) and then attempting to go to graduate school in the Northeast or apply for positions up there. You really have only been there for a few months; feel it out while preparing transfer applications. Are you happy in other aspects besides just the city not being to your liking? (That’s always going to happen for a New Yorker - every other city in the U.S. is smaller than NYC, so there’s always a downward adjustment as far as busyness and amount of people go).</p>
<p>If you want to transfer to an NYC school, don’t rule anything out because of the ‘rankings.’ When considering Emory and NYU most people won’t seen a perceptible difference in the prestige of the two; the difference will likely be regional (Southern people will value Emory more; Northeastern folks will value NYU more). Barnard is quite different from the schools you considered; it’s not a large university but a small liberal arts college (even though it’s part of Columbia). You should consider that before deciding to transfer there.</p>
<p>I also agree with the “angsty Columbia student” in the sense that Morningside Heights, and the Columbia campus, doesn’t really represent the vibrancy of New York. It’s sort of like they placed a suburban campus in the middle of the city. Sometimes you can forget that you’re in New York when you’re in the area. I have a class at NYU and despite it’s lack of a campus (the buildings are not as scattered as I thought but there’s definitely not a definable campus) I feel more like I’m in New York when I’m down there than at Columbia.</p>
<p>You will have a lot of competition. I think there are a lot of students from NE who did not get to their top choice and want to transfer immediately after getting decent grade for the first semester from schools like Emory.</p>
<p>To gamerzgamerz: i was curious as to what Emory was like. I, too, am a New York girl and I was wondering a few things about Emory. </p>
<p>1) Do people consider it a highly regarded school? I understand its high rankings, but going to a “big name” school is somewhat important.
2) Are there other New Yorkers who go? I don’t want to be in a complete Southern sea
3) Is the Greek Life amazing? What is the social life like at Emory?</p>