<p>I got into Emory as a transfer student for the fall of 2008. I will be going into my sophmore year. Do you guys think its worth it to pay around 50,000 a year to attend Emory or go to another college and recieve some scholorship money. The other school doesnt even compare with Emory but the scholorship is inticing. Those are my 2 options. I plan to major in business and Emory has a great undergraduate business program, as we all know. I am going to definitely have to take loans of about 30,000 a year. I know it will be a worthy investment if I do go to Emory and hopefully will get a great job out of college but is it worth the loans?</p>
<p>Yes. I'm the type of person who believes that with a great education, you get more opportunities. Which makes everything worth it.</p>
<p>I just have a few questions for ladygirl:</p>
<p>Were you admitted as a Soph. or Junior?
$30,000 (3) or $30,000 (2)</p>
<p>How much more do you expect to pay to go to Emory over "another college" (<-you might get a better answer if you just tells us which college you're also considering)?</p>
<p>Do you plan on getting an MBA?</p>
<p>Also, seeing how this question pertains to return on investment for choosing one biz. program over another, I'd probably refer this question over to the b-school forums.</p>
<p>i was admitted as a sophomore so the loan would be 30,000 X 3 for the years. and i dont know right now about an MBA since everything would be going to undergrad. is it better going to a so-so school and getting an MBA or going to emory for undergrad? well a state school is like 20,000 so my parents would pay that at emory and i would have to take a loan of 30,000.</p>
<p>go to emory, you'll make all of that back in a year or two with a business degree from emory's goizueta's business school.</p>
<p>hmmmm im not so sure about that longhorn.....emory's business school is only recognized within the south. Job opportunities are much better for northern schools. You'll prob get a job but i doubt you will comfortably pay off that debt within a year or two. It all depends on whether youre parents are willing to pay for grad school. If not....i'd say take the opportunity now. If they are willing to help you with grad school then it might be better to wait becuz MBA will help you more.</p>
<p>It's not only recognized in the south, although you are right that it won't match up against most elite northern schools (i.e. Ivies, nyu, g-town, MIT). However, since you said that your other school "doesn't even compare," I'd pick Emory, because while emory is only a semi-target, it still attracts great offers. Furthermore, the great thing about business is that you work straight out of undergrad, which gives you the opportunity to earn a lot of money at a young age (assuming you're willing to put in a lot of hard work and dedication).</p>
<p>i thought that emory was more elite than nyu (could be wrong) and although the rankings aren't always right, emory does rank higher than nyu and g-town (according to us news and world report <-i think thats the name of it lol), so i dont think u're losing with emory, b/c although it might not have the name, like nyu or g-town might, im sure employers know about it...
chinktwin2: emory's business school was ranked fifth in the nation by businessweek, and it was number 2 like a couple of yrs ago, so yeah, i would think its recognized in more places than besides the south</p>
<p>Yes- Emory as a school has more academic prestige than NYU. However, that's for NYU College of Arts/Sciences. NYU Stern trumps Goizueta- pretty much no one on Wall Street would refute that. NYU's average salary coming out of undergrad is almost 5k more than Goizueta's (look at businessweek), and that's a pretty significant difference. Georgetown has much more prestige in the northeast, and quite frankly, it just flat-out attracts smarter students than Emory. </p>
<p>btw- businessweek rankings are garbage. You want the top 5 it's Wharton/Sloan/Stern/Ross/Haas. Emory is in the 6-10 range.</p>
<p>^"NYU's average salary coming out of undergrad is almost 5k more than Goizueta's (look at businessweek)"</p>
<p>The higher average starting salary is going to be offset by the cost of living expenses. Last time I checked, NYC ain't cheap.</p>
<p>^ yeah but when you're looking to work in finance,do you want to work on wall street or in Atlanta? a majority of people will tell you wall street, mainly because there's so much more upside/ opportunity to work in NY.</p>
<p>^What makes you think the OP wants to work on Wall street?</p>
<p>Point taken- I don't, just sorta jumped to that conclusion. If the OP does want to stay in ATL, then Emory obviously is a great choice. It just seems like everyone now has a fixation with working in NY</p>
<p>Anyone who has checked the cost of living in NY versus the cost of living anywhere in the SE (including Atlanta) knows that Atlanta is by far the better choice.</p>
<p>Plus, who wants those cold NY winters? Neither me nor my son wants to go live in those.</p>