<p>I'm thinking about applying to either Vanderbilt or Emory. It seems like these two schools are similar in location and prestige. My parents think I should apply to Emory because it's near a big city, which would provide more opportunities and fuel ambition, and being in-state would give me some scholarship. I prefer Vanderbilt because it's more homogenous, and I don't want to go to the same school as my brother, even if the chances of us running into each other are slim. Admittedly my reasons are pretty weak right now.. so can anybody convince me why I should choose Vanderbilt over Emory (so I can convince my parents to take me to Pre-vu)?</p>
<p>yeah, vandy has an athletic program while emory doesn't. really, my reasons for going to vandy was (yes, only one reason) that they have an engineering program while emory doesn't. Both are great schools. I'm also not sure how much scholarship you will get for being in-state(proabably some), but private schools normally don't give gifts for in or out of state. talk to me if you have questions. I'm a freshman at vandy now.</p>
<p>How about you apply to both, see what financial aid packages they may have to offer, and then judge based on that? The Admissions Office may help you decide real easily...</p>
<p>Being in-state gives me a few thousand dollars, but money really isn't the deciding factor. I'm asking ED-wise.</p>
<p>Well, ED is meant if you are absolutely sure about where you want to go, which doesn't seem to be the case.</p>
<p>I have a friend whose son went to Vandy and whose daughter went to Emory. While both are great schools, my friend definitely feels like Vandy faculty was more involved and responsive to the students than at Emory. She had rave reviews about her son's experience at Vanderbilt. Personally, I think Vanderbilt has a slightly better standing and reputation, but of course that doesn't mean much. You have to pick the school you really like. By the way, Nashville is a great town, and there is so much to do just outside the campus wall.</p>
<p>there is ALWAYS something to do at vandy. for instance, last night i went to an all-american rejects concert (for free) on campus, went to the soccer game, saw a movie (for only $3) and had ice cream with friends before coming back to my dorm to hang out with my floormates. all of this was on campus. then today i went to the "big-ass tailgate" then to the football game and then did random stuff. i don't know what Emory is like, but it's hard to believe that there could be more stuff to do.</p>
<p>I had the exact same problem last year when I was deciding. I picked Vandy over Emory because IMO
1. I heard Vandy professors were very friendly and helpful. (so far, very true)
2. Better Fin Aid
3. Vanderbilt is a progressive college.
4. I didn't like the fact that Coca-Cola is the basis of Emory and that Emory has gained its prestige only recently.
4. Vanderbilt is a NCAA Div I. A lot more school spirit than Emory.</p>
<p>talk about school spirit. After that game today against ole miss, everyone went crazy</p>
<p>Emory is more nationally recognized and prestigious, but Vanderbilt does have more school spirit.</p>
<p>School spirit is definitely important. I was looking at my old college book from 2001, and Vanderbilt had ~60% acceptance rate! What caused Vanderbilt to become so much more selective?</p>
<p>Pretty easy to explain the added selectivity: more people applied, still same number of spots filled.</p>
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<p>not really. we could argue this forever but lets not.</p>
<p>I wonder, but you are right, let's not...this is the Vandy forum.</p>
<p>Lots of kids are turned off by the preppy atmosphere at Vandy. Sort of stale and bland.</p>
<p>Vandy and Emory are very much equals. Visit both. Explore both. Matriculate your preference.</p>
<p>The numbers show neither institution is turning off kids in mass, much less by the lots.</p>
<p>what explains the increase in selectivity?</p>
<p>chancellor gee and the administration's desire to develop the school nationally </p>
<p>baby pool--sheer numbers applying have allowed all schools to become more selective. this trend ends in roughly 2010--at least for a few years.</p>
<p>more parents are willing to shell out the dough for a vandy education</p>
<p>there are a lot of preppy people out there looking for a good home</p>
<p>As to the selectivity... the classes have become more selective when eyeballing number trends in guidebooks, true, but the classes over the past couple decades have all been very strong, regardless of published acceptance rates. A flood or dearth of applications has more to do with selectivity numbers than what it says about the actual makeup of the class. Vandys flood has been driven by popularity of the school and not a baby bubble. This great school has become quite a popular one outside the past core demographic, the South. The benefit of this is an improvement in each years class on the margin, but this is not the same as saying strong classes today versus weak classes in the past. Thats simply not the case. Yield (accepted students who enroll) is up too, which drives acceptance rates down as the total number of accepted students declines to adjust for this. </p>
<p>Chancellor Wyatt deserves much of the credit for setting the stage and transitioning the school from always strong regionally to top tier nationally. Chancellor Gee has been a great successor and I am sure Joe B. would be the first to admit a more visible, student-focused, and political chancellor, like Gee, is exactly what is needed today at Vandy. Gee is simply wonderful. Vanderbilt is forever in debt to Joe B. Wyatt. He left when he was no longer the guy needed when on top; his stay was long, but not too long. The grace in his decision to exit as and when he did speaks to his character and that of the university.</p>
<p>This is why Chancellor Gee is the highest paid chancellor of a university in the US. </p>
<p>2005 was the most selective class in vandy history. And I believe vanderbilt is moving forward. It'll probably keep getting more selective because more people will apply and the seat avaliable will stay the same.</p>
<p>Yeah, I don't think baby pool alone explains the drastic increase in selectivity at Vanderbilt.</p>
<p>Is Peabody more or less selective than the the college of arts and science?</p>
<p>If you look at the acceptance percentage, Peabody is less selective. However, don't get the false perception that just because somewhere is less selective that it's easier to get in--because that entirely misses the idea of a self-selective pool. Only the most serious applicants apply.</p>