<p>So I got into both of these schools. I plan on going into economics my first 2 years, then transfer to business school (mcintire for uva and goizueta for emory). MONEY IS NOT AN ISSUE as I am out of state for UVA. I was wondering which school was better based on:</p>
<p>academics
beauty of the campus
prestige (which is more "impressive")
where one would have more fun </p>
<p>I realize that these two schools are completely different and it is more about "fit" as uva is public and emory is private, but I really have absolutely no idea which one I should choose. I figured that this thread would be more geared towards UVA so please explain why UVA is a better choice. Thanks!</p>
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<li><p>McIntire is a better program than Goizueta and will give you better access to non-SE markets like NYC. Emory mostly places in ATL and Charlotte.</p></li>
<li><p>Charlottesville is vastly superior to Decatur - better atmosphere, feel, people.</p></li>
<li><p>UVA has Division I sports and there’s a lot of school spirit - people are very proud to go here.</p></li>
<li><p>As referenced above, very loyal alumni base.</p></li>
<li><p>You’d be hard pressed to find a nicer campus (“Grounds” ;)) than UVA’s. </p></li>
<li><p>I think UVA’s setting is more conducive to “fun” than Emory’s is, but that’s just my opinion.</p></li>
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<p>UVa and Emory are peer schools. However, when it comes to
High Finance(Banking) and Consulting, UVa is more known and heavily recruited than Emory.</p>
<p>UVa has very deep and long relationships with all the top banks and firms.
Emory is still a good school but they lack history and connections with the banks.</p>
<p>One of the weakness of Emory is that its recruiting demographic is pretty much limited to South yet UVa is well represented throughout all East Coast. </p>
<p>So, if you are thinking about Economics or Business, UVa offers better academics and prestige. For campus beauty, I think they are both very pretty.
I heard that Emory students lack school spirit though.</p>
<p>I had to make this decision 2 years ago. I went with UVA and haven’t ever had second thoughts… I just felt that the comm school was better, not to mention the D1 sports and school spirit. Come to UVA- you won’t regret it!</p>