<p>Right. Well, I apologize for being a part of the hijacking of the thread. I am not a current Emory student, and I never claimed to be. I am a prospective student. </p>
<p>The things that I dislike about Emory are the bidding system and the lack of competitive DI athletics (and all the excitement that come with them). Also, around here (NJ) Emory sort of has a reputation for being a strictly Pre-Med institution at the undergrad level.That’s a bit annoying because I plan to study philosophy at college (then law school) and when people hear that I’m applying to Emory they ask “Oh, are you going Pre-Med?” But that’s not really a big deal.</p>
<p>Take a look at [The</a> Emory Wheel | Emory University’s Student Newspaper](<a href=“http://www.emorywheel.com%5DThe”>http://www.emorywheel.com). In the most recent issue, it is reported that the Emory Men’s swim team finished 3rd At the Miami University Invitational, amongst primarily D1 teams. I’d say that’s pretty competitive!</p>
<p>“Also, around here (NJ) Emory sort of has a reputation for being a strictly Pre-Med institution at the undergrad level”</p>
<p>So you’re basing your decision partially upon a perceived stereotype that a certain inconsequential number of people hundreds of miles away have about a school they most of them never attended? That makes sense.</p>
<p>Also, less than 10% of students are pre med.</p>
<p>^No, I’m not basing my decision on it at all. It’s just something that bugs me. I go on to say about the subject in my post: “But that’s not really a big deal.”</p>
<p>i seem to be in the minority but i love the bidding system for classes. in my experience (four semesters of bidding) if you are strategic you will get all of the classes you want. By that i mean that each semester i look at the class size, spots left, and popularity of the class and then bid accordingly. i have gotten all of the classes i wanted (knock on wood).</p>
<p>I’m just so confused because when you gave your reasons, you say that they’re not a big deal. So I guess I just don’t understand their reasons. I don’t really care either, but I’m just saying. And procrastinating writing my term papers</p>
<p>There are a lot of pre-med/business/law kids here - not saying that there aren’t people in other majors, but it would be impossible to ignore the pre-professional part of the experience here.</p>