<p>Duke, Johns Hopkins, Wake Forest</p>
<p>Pre-Med
Academics
Campus
Social Scene
Athletics</p>
<p>ummmm?????</p>
<p>who said it was better?</p>
<p>Each school has its perks!</p>
<p>lol im just giving you a hard time.
go read each school's board for comparison threads to get the best perspective.</p>
<p>Don't go to Hopkins. I've been there before and I fear for my life at night.</p>
<p>Some people like living on the edge. ;)</p>
<p>Campus wise, Duke is pretty grassy but the architecture is very gothic and intimidating. Wake Forest has lots of pretty trees and grass, and older style buildings that Vandy has... except Vanderbilt has life around it. Wake Forest is out in the middle of nowhere.</p>
<p>^have you visited WF?</p>
<p>Vanderbilt is significantly more fun than those schools. The only reason I can think of why anyone would ever want to go to school at Hopkins is they want to be a doctor AND have a wealthy uncle that lives on Charles St. or around there. That probably explains why so many Maryland kids are flocking to Vandy these days. Wake is a good backup for Vandy. Duke is a good backup if you don't get into Ivies, but really want to go to one. </p>
<p>Another note on Wake, it is basically the same as Furman. Don't know anything about Furman? Well, that also helps you to understand Wake...it's just kind of there.</p>
<p>Does anyone want to compare Vanderbilt and Emory?</p>
<p>I just visited Vanderbilt and Duke and can say that I liked Duke's campus ten times better than Vandy's. But that's just what I enjoy, you could be completely different. :D!</p>
<p>My brother went to Emory and I visited both:
- E has next to no school spirit, esp compared to V. V is D1 SEC also :)
- Social scene of E is more of bars and clubs off campus, there is not a whole lot keeping the students on the campus
- E has a more urban feel although they are both in major cities
- E is currently doing a TON of renovations and building that V did about four years ago
- academically, both are excellent schools...can't go wrong there
- E is surrounded by many excellent opportunities such as the CDC and Carter center right across the street. while i'm sure nashvilles has some of this, it is hard to match Atlanta
- in my opinion, the campus and dorms is much nicer at V</p>
<p>I did my last college trip to Vandy, Emory, Duke then UNC.
I went into thinking i would love Duke and Emory and dislike Vandy and UNC. I had only decided to stop by Vandy because it was geographically feasible but I hadn't looked into the school at all. I came out of the trip LOVING Vandy, really really liking UNC, was not wow-ed at all by Emory and really really disliked Duke. It could have been my info session/tour but the guide was socially awkward, ALL of the kids in my group were awkward. I can remember watching them stare at their feet as they kicked around woodchips. Also, the parents were much more ambitious than the kids. All the parents wanted to talk about was BME...NOTHING about social life. Just not for me I guess.
Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Please, please tell me that BME stands for Bio Mechanical Engineering. I tried google and got something a bit different that came up first.</p>
<p>hahahaha...i just googled that. yes, BME stands for biomedical engineering.</p>
<p>Agreed w/ vandy13's comparison with emory.
Emory-they have a rep for horrible dorms, and it is more urban. It also has a good rep for grad med, but not necissarily undergrad. A lot of my friends who go to Emory say the classes are really tough, when most don't have the reputation. Vandy seems to be more well rounded, rather than emory's excellent graduate med program (which is a perk, in terms of graduate studies).
I would agree, in general terms, wake is generally ranked lower than vandy. Comparing wake to furman- they are kind of similar, but wake is a lot larger in terms of student body.</p>
<p>If I get waitlisted, I'm going up to Emory (my #2) to spend a few days with my friend there on my spring break starting April 3rd. Then I'll provide a better analysis of Emory.</p>
<p>But from the tour and whatnot I went on at Emory this summer, Emory students definitely have more diversity in terms of looks and ethnic/religious background, and are more involved with everyone in general. Check out Wonderful Wednesdays. The buildings are more contemporary, and the campus has less grass, which are cons in my book. They don't have sports! I love this. There is also always contruction going on, which sucks but oh well. I think of it as optimism and progression for the future.</p>
<p>I just got back from Emory scholars and my opinion of Emory changed drastically from my tour last year. I would have to say they obviously need new tour guides! Staying there several days and really getting to know the campus made a difference. I toured Vanderbilt last year ( in the rain) and really liked it. I was chosen a Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholar so I am coming back in a couple of weeks to visit again before I make my decision. I hope the second visit helps me decide because right now I really don't know.</p>
<p>So are you saying you liked Emory more the first time? Or vice versa?</p>
<p>I'd prefer Vanderbilt in the rain over sunny Emory. It just goes with my personality. I'm a creative, introspective thinker so lots of grass, trees, leaves flowing everywhere naturally inspires me to think more than lots of concrete.</p>
<p>I need to clarify....the first time I visited the tour was TERRIBLE! The only thing I really remember was half the tour group dropping out of the tour before the first half was over and our guide pointing out where the pencils were located in the book store. However, when I was there this past week I saw a whole different side and I am glad I didn't let that first visit stop me from applying.</p>
<p>My problem is I can see myself at both schools so I have a big decision to make.</p>
<p>I just wanted to comment a little on Johns Hopkins given that I am from Baltimore.</p>
<p>First, I think many people throughout the country have an incorrect view of Baltimore (and Maryland) due to a bad reputation we seem to have.
Does Baltimore have a high murder rate and some bad areas? Yes. But, Baltimore is not like Memphis (a Tenn city maybe some of you can relate to). Baltimore is in fact a very safe city unless you belong to a gang. Most of Baltimore is extremely safe and you will be fine if you avoid the drug activity. Typical Baltimore is not what you see in the WIRE. In addition, Baltimore has a rapidly growing financial sector and the Inner Harbor area has undergone massive improvements in the past 5-10 years.
The Baltimore and D.C. metro area is one of the top areas to live in the country. Maryland has the highest median household income and the countries' top public schools. It is an incredibly flourishing metro area and highly diverse. </p>
<p>Clearly this doesn't really fit into the thread but I was just trying to dispel a few of the stereotypes I saw earlier in the thread.</p>