<p>Which is better, overall? </p>
<p>I have a full ride at each, so money is no issue.
I plan on studying business.</p>
<p>id say that theyre a/b equal. congrats on that tho. im frm NC so i'd take emory...but i guess unc has a pretty good reputation nation-wide. theyre both great schools but differnt atmospheres. you might want to consider what you want to take out of the college. if you want the sports-crazy-large campus more traditional college experience...unc is the one. if you want more of a smaller campus in an actual city and less traditional experience-then emory is the one.</p>
<p>I would definitely go with Emory. It is a much better school academically and probably has a nicer campus. You almost get lost in the crowd at UNC and is sometimes hyped up just because of the sports. If I had to choose between the two I would much rather go to Emory.</p>
<p>sicnarf, lost in the crowd? probably has a nicer campus? Where are you coming up with this cr*p?</p>
<p>sicnarf</p>
<p>Have you seen Emory's campus? There is NO comparison. UNC is green, lush, full of trees with wonderful terrain (though when walking it you think it's uphill both ways!) brick walkways and red brick Georgian architecture. Emory feesl like an office complex. Modern buildings with totally different and disparate architecture, lots and lots of concrete. Very cold feeling. </p>
<p>NLT</p>
<p>What are you looking for in your undergraduate experience? </p>
<p>Emory's student body is very northeastern in feel and the presence of designer handbags for the girls and very preppy dress in general is everywhere. UNC is much more laid back and combines a strong academic atmosphere with great athletics and a very good social scene. Chapel Hill is a great college town and again very different than being in a suburb of Atlanta. UNC will give you a more complete undergraduate experience if that is what you are looking for. If not and you are worried about "name value" it's your call. Everyone knows how difficult UNC admissions are for OOS students so if that is your case, I'd say the prestige factor is about even.</p>
<p>With all things being equal, I would say that a private University is better than a public one.</p>
<p>Tancat -</p>
<p>Which 'all things' are you equalizing?</p>
<p>I think your statement is a generalization that just doesn't hold up. Baylor University is private. Baylor can't even be mentioned in the same breath as a school like Carolina. For pete's sake, it can't even be mentioned with UT or Texas A&M.</p>
<p>TanCat: That's a fairly sweeping generalization, don't you think?</p>
<p>My statement about private vs. public schools was definitely a generalization. However, as a general rule, a private school has a larger endowment, usually meaning it has better facilities, etc. In addition, as a general rule, a public school is less diverse, since it is founded to serve the population of one state. </p>
<p>In this particular case for OP, UNC-Chapel Hill vs. Emory, the school ratings (27 vs. 20) and the cost of tuition ($0 vs. $0) are about the same. Therefore, other factors, including private vs. public, would tip the scales. Nothing more, nothing less.</p>
<p>nlt51</p>
<p>It still all goes back to the question, what do you want your overall undergraduate experience to be? Because of location, academics and athletics/social scene, UNC offers a very hard to top package. Additionally, what do you intend to study?</p>
<p>Emory is a very fine school that is heavily endowed by Coca Cola. For many years it carried a negative connotation as being a fall back school for those not accepted to their first choice schools which was unfair. Emory has steadily risen in prominence and selectivity and with programs like Emory Scholars (patterned after UNC's Morehead Scholars) has managed to attract many more "star students" than it had been able to even as little as 10 years ago.</p>
<p>While it is certainly more geographically diverse than UNC with only about 18% OOS, almost 70% of Emory's student body is from either the south or northeast/mid-atlantic areas.</p>
<p>According to the Emory website geographic distibution of first year students is as follows:</p>
<p>South 39%
Mid-Atlantic 22%
Midwest 12%
New England 8%
West 7%
Southwest 5%
International 6% </p>
<p>Both are very fine schools and a blanket private over public statement really doesn't apply to this discussion. There will be a number of people matriculating at Emory who were turned down at UNC.</p>
<p>Echoing ldmom, there are far too many private schools to list that wish they were UNC, could attract the quality of students that UNC does and have the international recognition and acclaim that UNC has. Look at the number of Rhodes and Truman Scholars that UNC has produced, it rivals ANY private school ANYWHERE.</p>
<p>You don't have to go to a private school to get a first class education. There are many students at UNC who have turned down HYPSM to attend UNC and take the scholarships offered them instead of graduating heavily in debt. In the case of the OP, the money is not an issue so the real issue is how she or he feels they will fit in and what they REALLY want their undergrad experience to be. I can't empahasize enough this last point because it is really what defines college life. You will find fairly little difference in academics between any top schools, the difference is what happens when the classes are over.</p>
<p>So, then, you don't think that it being a public school is a detriment?</p>
<p>Hardly a detriment, in fact the opposite. Grad and professional schools all know how hard it is to get into and placement into top schools and programs is stellar. If you already didn't know that, why did you apply?
The whole public vs private argument really doesn't apply with UNC.</p>
<p>TanCat: </p>
<p>Just saw your post. This statement alone-- " . . . as a general rule, a public school is less diverse . . . " -- just irritates me and boggles my mind every single time I hear it or read it. So here's my standard response: </p>
<p>If you truly want diversity, attend a public university. </p>
<p>I'm talking real diversity at all levels, including economic, racial, and, yes, even geographic. </p>
<p>While it is true that ~ 82% of UNC students are from NC, you should also know that a large percentage of those residents moved to NC from somewhere else. They've had the advantage of having lived other places, so they bring that dimension with them. And a good majority may have lived in NC all their lives, but may also have grown up in families with strong international backgrounds. That's another plus. And still others may be from the NC mountains, or from "down East," or from the Piedmont--all with their own personal backgrounds-- as diverse as their individual NC accents and the geographic regions from which they hail. </p>
<p>So you should really keep an open mind about public universities, and UNC, in particular. :) </p>
<p>I think that's all. Oh, yes. And I agree with eadad's comments above.</p>
<p>All the best in your own choices.</p>