<p>UT I'm into Plan II and ArchE
UVa I'm into engineering ( I didn't know about Echols when I applied :c)
Cornell I'm into Engineering
Emory I'm just plain in. If I went there I'd likely do the duel degree program with GT's engineering where you get the BA for the first 3 years and then spend 2 years at GT getting a BS. </p>
<p>I really really want a place where the quality of life is pretty decent, the students are happy and excited to learn, I'll find intellectual people, and I won't feel like I want to die under the pressure. I'm very familiar with UT, but I almost don't want to go there because it's just so enormous. And it FEELS enormous. There's no community sense to it. And I'd really really like a community feeling. Also I have very broad interests and might transfer into something like Business or something completely random like a liberal arts major. </p>
<p>For a bit of extra information, these are not my original tops. My tops were Rice, Brown, Notre Dame, and Northwestern. I was denied, denied, waitlisted, waitlisted respectively. </p>
<p>Any input or insight would be fantastic. As long as it's not of this sort of caliber: Oh, UVa is full of rich sluts, don't go there.
That is not helpful or true. Please consider my desire for community and fun as well! It's not my number one concern (or I would have gone to A&M honors). But it's still important. </p>
<p>If you don’t want to die under the pressure, Cornell is off the list. Emory/Ga tech’s program is relatively new, but incredibly strong(ranked 2). From what you wrote about the college environment, I think Emory is the perfect place for you. The weather in Atlanta is just awesome, the students are intelligent and hard working (there are exceptions of course), the professors are amazing, and the campus size is just right. If you want to do Business, Emory has the Goizueta b school which you can apply at the end of sophomore year.</p>
<p>I plan to visit Cornell, UVa, and Emory. I’ve heard great things about Emory from students who graduated from my school last year. The only thing I’ve heard that is somewhat negative is about how spread out the residential halls are, making the community feel somewhat disjointed. Does anyone have any comment on this?</p>
<p>Also if anyone has any commentary on the level of Greek life at each of these schools and how fun life can be if you’re NOT in a srat, that would be fantastic.</p>
<p>tejas…I’m actually from TX, and D is a student at UVa. She didn’t apply to UT because it simply wasn’t a good fit for her. However, since you’ve been accepted to Plan II, you’ll find that the enormity of UT will be much smaller because of the program. Also, and perhaps most importantly, UT is going to be your cheapest (I would presume) by far. For someone who wants to study engineering, this seems like a no-brainer to me. Go to an honors program at a state flagship that’s one of the higest ranked in the nation for your intended field of study. Should you wish to pursue graduate work, you’ll have extra $ to do so. Ultimately, however, ALL of these are great options, and you can’t go wrong with any of them. Good luck!</p>