<p>Ok... I want all of the facts... I'm deliberating between applying ED to WashU/Emory and I'd like to know a few things before I decide:</p>
<p>1) Honestly, which school would be easier (would orgo be harder at one or the other? or any other class?) for an ambitious pre-med?</p>
<p>2) Which school has prettier people (only joking... sort of)</p>
<p>3) When applying to Med School... is a 4.0 at Emory equal to a less than 4.0 at WashU simply because of prestige? I've hear that a school's reputation can go far... but could someone elaborate on the extent to which this is true?</p>
<p>4) I love sports... but the only chance I have to play a varsity sport is tennis/ table tennis.... so, anyone have any details related to those two sports... also, which school has more/better intramural sports? (i love them all)</p>
<p>5) Which school aids more in the guidance of pre-meds (perhaps a link to backup claims?)</p>
<p>6) Anything else you can think of to convince me to go to one school or the other... (i'm posting this on both WashU and Emory so that I get different perspectives =)</p>
<p>Sorry, can't help you with all your other questions, but Emory just won national championships in both men's and women's tennis. So...probably somewhat competitive, LOL. I think intramurals are big at Emory. Don't know about WashU (daughter spent a week in St.L. every summer and never wants to go there again if she can help it).</p>
<p>Both schools are about equal in prestige. I know Emory has many, many grads go to med school, but I don't know exactly how it compares to WashU in that respect.</p>
<p>Intramurals are big at Emory from what I've heard, and both Men and Women's Tennis teams are among the best in D3.</p>
<p>Obviously, both are top schools and no matter which one you go to, if you do well, you will get into very good med schools.</p>
<p>One of the great things about pre-med/bio at Emory is there are so many opportunities for internships. The Center for Disease Control is right on campus as well as the Yerkes Primate Lab and the headquarters of the American Cancer Society.</p>
<p>When my son spoke with one of the profs, he was quite encouraging about this possibility. Apparently, a fair number of the bio majors do intern there during the school year or summers. I don't know the ins and outs of how this works, but you should have a great chance, especially as an Emory scholar.</p>
<p>Several of my son's friends have had internships at the CDC and at the Emory hospital complex--both are great resources for both internships and part-time or summer jobs. Many of the professors have affiliations and are happy to use them for their students. The opportunites are great for getting the research experience that gives you a leg up for med school applications and for getting relevant and meaningful reference letters.</p>
<p>From what I have heard, the educational experiences at Emory and Wash U are pretty much equal with more similarities than differences--both schools have excellent students and excellent professors. </p>
<p>But I think that Emory students have more and better opportunities outside of the classroom, and in the long run that can make a real difference.</p>