Is Emory a Top Choice For Anyone?

[Anonymous]

My kids are in one of the top public high schools here. Based their students I see, many A students on pre-med track really wants to go to Emory. It seems to be one of few top choices for them. But yes, not the dream for A+ students.

Although it is said to be generous about financial aid, it seems not easy. The ones getting financial aid generally have Ivy offers.

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Anonymous wrote:I know it has a reputation as a fall-back school and uses ED to protect its yield. Does anyone in DMV/Northeast circles apply to and matriculate at Emory as a genuine choice instead of as a fallback?

No.

Prefer Duke over Emory.

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Anonymous wrote:A top 5 nursing school.
A top 10 undergraduate b school.
A top 5 public health school.
A powerhouse on campus hospital and med school.
A reasonable on campus law school.
A strong pipeline to law, medicine and b schools.
In a top city in a beautiful suburb.

Yes. A dream school for many.

It's a dream school once you get rejected from the better private colleges. I'm sure there are many 10 year olds with Emory flags on their wall dreaming of a fall day watching D3 cross country. It's clearly a good school and congrats if your kid goes there as it's a nice admit.

You can say this about any school outside the T10.

You are wrong.The fundamental divide isn't just about academic rankings, it's about cultural integration. A lot of state flagships are genuinely the first choice for students, whether for the sports culture or just having a strong school in their backyard. My state flagship was a clear first choice for me, and it wasn't and isn't a top 10 college.

That's the real difference between schools. Some schools literally are their community as they reflect the values of the state and generate massive civic pride, while others exist in the community but nobody has a clear attachment unless they're directly connected to the school.

Let me put it this way: Emory could disappear and whatever gap is left would be filled with little real impact on the community. If UGA or GT were to no longer exist, it would leave a massive hole in Georgia's culture. This doesn't mean Emory isn't a better school than UGA and GT, but people don't fly Emory flags from their cars on game day, tailgate, or dream of just being there. Most Emory students probably dreamed of a top school, while UGA, Ohio State, Penn State, Nebraska and many other schools with real community connection and school spirit have kids dreaming of the school regardless of academic reputation.

Once again confirming you're a GT loser. Yes GT and UGA disappearing would leave a big whole for GEORGIA but thats where it ends. The reason why you haven't seen any Emory flags is because you aren't around any elite circles. The best a GT grad can be is some IT middle manager for a F1000 company. UGA even worse. Ive been to many neighborhoods in the metro Atlanta area where homes START at $1 million where you see Emory, Georgetown, Ivys etc flying in the yard. Never those 2 lesser schools you're desperate to boost. Emory is the top choice for many private school students, if it wasn't Emory wouldn't be made of 60% private high school students. You aren't privy to that and its obvious you never will be. Emory is the best school in Georgia, Top 5 in the south, and Top25 in the nation. Nothing you can do or say to change that. And its obvious that irks your nerves. You're worried about the wrong things, you nor your children could get into Emory on their best day. Emory is the "second choice" ( if you say so) for the absolute best, and wealthiest students in the world. Such a pity. Loser.

I'm not the poster you are responding to but I am a GT person (not sure the poster you responded to is or UGA). Frankly, I'm not sure most of the posters you believe are GT actually are. But I have repeatedly read your posts in this thread misstating things about GT. Your repeated name calling, non-factual assertions and apparent vitriol towards a school like GT is just plain bizarre at this point. I know a lot about Emory and like the school and they have a very close and beneficial connection to GT and your posts are not a good representative of the Emory community which actually truly values their relationship in Atlanta to GT.

Emory students do not care about GT or other Georgia schools. (probably vice versa). Suppose you mean professors, then , I'm sure they're all friends. But who cares about that? To sit here and read this thread and not call out the non-factual assertions about Emory shows how biased you are.

Wait...Weren't you the one boasting early in this thread about Emory students being able to take classes in Biomedical Engineering at GT in a coordinated program?

No, I wasn't.

[Anonymous]

My DS picked Emory over Cornell for premed. And many have done the same.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS picked Emory over Cornell for premed. And many have done the same.

It’s nice to know that some kids still look at fit. Many kids turn down Ivies for lesser schools.

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Emory was amongst my kid’s top 3 choices because it checked off their boxes for size, weather, social vibe and urban-ish location. Choice is such an individual, context-specific thing. Emory may not cut it for someone dreaming of Penn or Duke, but it may be a dream for someone who may not have the stats for Penn of Duke (like my kid). All kids and most parents are pretty realistic and adjust their dreams/expectations accordingly.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS picked Emory over Cornell for premed. And many have done the same.

4 winters in Atlanta > 4 winters in Ithaca, NY

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Anonymous wrote:My DS picked Emory over Cornell for premed. And many have done the same.

It’s nice to know that some kids still look at fit. Many kids turn down Ivies for lesser schools.

I wouldn't consider Emory lesser than Cornell, at least by a very little bit. For certain majors Emory is better.

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Anonymous wrote:Emory was amongst my kid’s top 3 choices because it checked off their boxes for size, weather, social vibe and urban-ish location. Choice is such an individual, context-specific thing. Emory may not cut it for someone dreaming of Penn or Duke, but it may be a dream for someone who may not have the stats for Penn of Duke (like my kid). All kids and most parents are pretty realistic and adjust their dreams/expectations accordingly.

Yes, that's why I think this question is meaningless. Every school is someone's top choice.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS picked Emory over Cornell for premed. And many have done the same.

This is an easy pick for premed kids. Washu Emory Vandy over Cornell or Chicago.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS picked Emory over Cornell for premed. And many have done the same.

This is an easy pick for premed kids. Washu Emory Vandy over Cornell or Chicago.

I don't know about Washu. St. Louis is a hard sell.