Which to choose: Brown (Ivy League!!) OR Emory (my dream school!!)

College Search & Selection
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<p>Go to Emory. That should be an easy option if that is your dream school. Ivy League means nothing if you are not going to be as happy there as you would be at Emory.</p>

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<p>Dream school.</p>

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<p>i’d go to emory. it’s a great school and you sound like you’ll be a lot happier there. follow your heart!</p>

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<p>Do you like the South? Do you see yourself living in the South eventually? If so, you will not lose anything by choosing Emory. I think it still has a bit more of a regional rep than Brown does–but its national rep has risen a lot. </p>

<p>But really, go with your gut. They’re very close.</p>

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<p>I read this thread and found quite a bit of BS floating around. </p>

<h1>1 Brown has frats.</h1>

<h1>2 "“In fact, USnews ranks Brown 16th and Emory 17th
 that pretty much means they are academic peers”</h1>

<p>That is a hugely gross misinterpretation of a ranking system, and a misunderstanding of its value. It’s more about what you want and your intended major. Brown is tops for Bio, no idea about Emory. Using U.S. News to compare schools and their educational offerings is like, uh, using Yelp to buy a car.</p>

<h1>3 "The Ivy League is an athletic conference. "</h1>

<p>That it may be, but it’s an athletic conference comprised of the best schools in the country. Ignoring that fact is only convincing yourself that it’s meaningless. It isn’t.</p>

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<p>“In fact, USnews ranks Brown 16th and Emory 17th”</p>

<p>USnews isn’t a good indicator, as someone already mentioned. Brown is usually regarded on par with Dartmouth and Columbia, despite persistent relatively lower ranking.</p>