DD debating between Umich and Emory for engineering - very torn about it

[Anonymous]

You should advise her to apply to both since they are both competitive schools and neither is a sure thing for her.

[Anonymous]

If she hasn't been admitted to both, there's no advice to give. Wait until she both gets into both.

[Anonymous]

Did she just get off the waitlist, or are we talking next year?

[Anonymous]

troll

[Anonymous]

really just toss a coin and be done with it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Emory for Engineering??? It's a great school but more liberal arts/medicine. Definitely Michigan. And I'm an engineer BTW.

+1. Another engineer here. The title made me laugh. But I suspect OP is trolling us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait what? In whose universe is Emory more prestigious than Michigan? If anything I’d say it’s the reverse, though I’d be happy for my kid to go to either. So she should put that aside.

Has she visited?

This. Particularly for engineering.

[Anonymous]

Emory does not have an Engineering school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:troll

I'm thinking the same. Referring to Mich as a safety was a sign but also this idea that this kid is choosing between really tough admits at a time when no one would be admitted yet (unless coming off a waitlist late in the game).

[Anonymous]

OP what are you talking about Michigan is not a safety.

Emory not for engineering.

You are doing this wrong.

College is about getting out. Like a hospital stay.

Make sure she looks at all the classes that are required and the career center. What types of jobs do students get? What companies come to the career fairs?

I guarantee if your kid can not figure out that Emory is not as good as Michigan for Engineering they are not ready for college.

Not bashing Emory great school. Just not great for engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does Emory actually have a school of engineering?

I am not aware of any engineering program at Emory. Is this something new for this year ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait what? In whose universe is Emory more prestigious than Michigan? If anything I’d say it’s the reverse, though I’d be happy for my kid to go to either. So she should put that aside.

Has she visited?

Pretty sure this is a private school vs public school preconception

Pretty sure this is the Emory booster trolling.

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure its a troll hoping to laugh at posters picking Emory for engineering over a world-renowned engineering school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD has always dreamt of becoming a mechanical engineer and is debating between her two top choices: Michigan and Emory. I acknowledge Michigan is viewed as a safety school for many here and DD does not feel comfortable with going to a lesser known school, which is why she has been leaning toward Emory. What advice should I tell her?

Why doesn’t she just apply to UVA? That way she can entertain both of her concerns; a safety and a lesser known school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:troll

+1