<p>Emory or Vanderbilt? I know the two arent Harvard or Princeton but atleast out of the two which one commands a little more recognition at home and abroad? Which school can open more doors for me in whatever I choose to do? Thanks</p>
<p>I think Vanderbilt has more recognition nationally. So many commoners, though, are ignorant of colleges, and they do not hold positions in society that the college educated want to impress. Their recognition is hardly valuable. For instance, the average citizen is likely to be more familiar with a university like OSU -- whether it be because of sports, size, etc -- than with a highly prestigious but lesser known university like UChicago or Brown.</p>
<p>Good graduate schools are highly familiar with higher education and they, of course, recognize both colleges. </p>
<p>I think graduate schools, major corporations, and the highly educated class see them in a similar light. The difference in prestige is negligible. After all, Emory and Vanderbilt are ranked the same in U.S. News, the most popular metric for evaluating colleges.</p>
<p>Internationally, I honestly doubt that either college is known to any considerable degree. But I dunno.</p>
<p>Thank you blaze. I really meant recognition with in those in the know like grad schools, major corporations and government institutions that actually look at this stuff when filling positions. I am also looking at taking my degree abroad so I was wondering which school has a bit more international rep. among those in the know overseas.</p>
<p>I'd say Emory, especially as it has such a large presence within Atlanta. The Goizueta Business School has also had a large impact on the school's reputation.</p>
<p>Emory has a good rep in Atlanta. I think Ive heard that it also has a good rep in NYC considering all of the graduates that migrate back to NY. Emory has established itself in New York very well.
Vanderbilt I would say has a bit more recognition, though, but I want to hear a couple of more opinions before I totally make up my mind.</p>
<p>I personally had not heard of Vanderbilt before looking at colleges. Even now, I rarely hear people mention it when talking about colleges. I know a few people who have transfered from there to here.</p>
<p>I would say that Vanderbilt is definately more well-knon nationally and neither one is very well-known internationally.</p>
<p>"I would say that Vanderbilt is definately more well-knon nationally and neither one is very well-known internationally."</p>
<p>It is evident havent been to South Korea. </p>
<p>Domestically, I think both schools cater to different circles. I felt that Emory catered more to a Jewish population while Vanderbilt attracts more "Southern-Christians". </p>
<p>Vanderbilt has a more "Southern" feel. Emory is very strong in both Medicine and Business.</p>
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I personally had not heard of Vanderbilt before looking at colleges. Even now, I rarely hear people mention it when talking about colleges. I know a few people who have transfered from there to here.
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<p>Really? You mean to tell me that you know some who transfered out of Vandy into Emory? Thats a new one to me. I would've figured that the two scenes were total opposites and that neither student body would want to be at either school for the life of them. Unless they were trying to get away from either scene. </p>
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I would say that Vanderbilt is definately more well-knon nationally and neither one is very well-known internationally.
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Actually I have heard that Vandy has built a small but significant name for itself in the UK with people in the know. </p>
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You obviously havent been to South Korea
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Really? Ok now this is really a new one for me!</p>
<p>I think sometimes before you get to college you have a different idea of what its going to be like. Some people think Vandy will be great and then end up not liking the "scene". As schools with similar "prestige" and academic status, students transfer between Emory and Vanderbilt, I would imagine, quite frequently.</p>
<p>In regards to the UK, there are actually a handfull of UK students here at Emory this semester. </p>
<p>There are ALOT of South Koreans here. ALOT! Apparently some famous/prestigous South Korean's attended Emory one century ago and till' today it has a huge following there. </p>
<p>In the end, RubenB84, your in a good position to choose Emory vs. Vanderbilt. I truely beleive whatever your goal is, like securing a high paying job, will be achieved no matter which you choose.</p>
<p>I wouldnt choose a school over its perceived prestige, as your going to be spending the next 4 years of your life there.
Have you visited both schools? </p>
<p>Opening doors is one thing, but what you do inside is up to you.</p>
<p>I am just investing in Vanderbilt considering its rise in the rankings and its overall international recognition its building. my advisors were telling me to invest in a Vandy degree because in ten years its going to be an academic powerhouse that will rival Duke and beat out Rice. It was just a prediction on her part but I am starting to see what she meant.
Not to say that Emory is not also on the rise.</p>
<p>Both Vandy and Emory "rose" this year in the USNEWS rankings. Emory "rose" from 20 to 18 and is now tied with Vandy for the 18th spot. </p>
<p>Emory's Business school also "rose" to #4. </p>
<p>Let me state that, in the end, I dont care which you school you choose as long as it's the school you want to go to. </p>
<p>But, what I do want to put out there is that spending 4 years of your life is kind of a big deal and when talking about Emory vs. Vandy, should be decided upon which you like better.</p>
<p>The debate has gone on, and will I am sure, between both schools. Emory's current endowment, a measure not only of wealth but opportunity, is 4.87 Billion USD; Vanderbilt is at 2.91 Billion. Thats a $2 Billion dollar difference. Emory is so much better! (Sarcasm ;-) </p>
<p>Im just trying to point out how its tough to compare these schools on the basis of academics and your best bet is a visit to both. </p>
<p>Lastly, "Vandy degree because in ten years its going to be an academic powerhouse that will rival Duke and beat out Rice" : Im sorry, but I dont think that will happen. I dont see Emory or Vandy or Rice beating out Duke. </p>
<p>I can see Vandy or Emory "beating" WashU and John Hopkins, but not Brown, Duke, Cornell within the next 10 years.</p>
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<p>This is bull. Vanderbilt's retention rate is 96%. When you said "some people", I think you meant to say a very small minority.</p>
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Lastly, "Vandy degree because in ten years its going to be an academic powerhouse that will rival Duke and beat out Rice" : Im sorry, but I dont think that will happen. I dont see Emory or Vandy or Rice beating out Duke.
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<p>I meant rivaling. I most certainly do not think that either school will ever beat out Duke.</p>
<p>"This is bull. Vanderbilt's retention rate is 96%. When you said "some people", I think you meant to say a very small minority."</p>
<p>Um, I'm talking about people I PERSONALLY know who ended up not liking the Vanderbilt "scene". I would imagine they make up the 4% who left.</p>
<p>Yeah a lot of my friends in South Korea love Emory...they lump it right in with the Ivies (given how hyper-competitive they are, it is perfectly conceivable that H-caliber students would wind up at Emory)</p>
<p>Cool. I am glad that Emory has made a mark in a great country like SK. I also like that they think its ivy like. It reminds me of home back in Texas where everyone and their grandmother thought that Rice = Ivy. I almost missed out going to the school I am at now considering I was taught that my whole secondary school life. But its good to see a school gain a superb following outside the US. SK is no TX.</p>
<p>I just read online that the man who wrote the South Korean national anthem went to Emory in ~1893 and was the school's first international student.</p>
<p>emory. i live in hong kong, no one has even HEARD of vanderbilt here.</p>
<p>Well I figured that Emory would be pretty well known in Asia. Vandy is more well known amongst people in Europe. I know it is in the UK and I had someone in here tell me that its known in certain quarters in Holland.</p>