Is Emory Overrated? Or Underrated?

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Anonymous wrote:It is what it is. Ivy League reject school. It is no one’s first choice. If you apply ED, it’s because you know you couldn’t get into an Ivy, Vandy, Duke or Georgetown.

That’s all ok. But it’s the reality.

Like Wash U, in academia, people are impressed and will have good Grad School opportunities.

Regionally in Atlanta it’s on par with the finest schools with employers. Outside of that, you’re not working at Goldman Sachs having unseated someone from Wharton or other kids from all the higher ranked schools.

On campus recruiting is just Ok and should be better given it’s ranking.

That’s the reality from a recent grad. I liked my time there.

For people in the Mid-Atlantic or New England pre-1995, that might be true. However, in 2000 and going forward, particularly 2020 and to the present, the fact is, students have to be a lot more strategic about their ED options, so schools like Emory, Northwestern, Tufts, WashU become even more sought after as kids who may have used these as "back-ups" now are bypassing schools with a low single digit acceptance rate. They are not second tier schools. The students and faculty are still very top notch. After a while, it just won't be worth it to waste the time and money on the so-called "elite" (per the other thread) schools.

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Anonymous wrote:It is what it is. Ivy League reject school. It is no one’s first choice. If you apply ED, it’s because you know you couldn’t get into an Ivy, Vandy, Duke or Georgetown.

That’s all ok. But it’s the reality.

Like Wash U, in academia, people are impressed and will have good Grad School opportunities.

Regionally in Atlanta it’s on par with the finest schools with employers. Outside of that, you’re not working at Goldman Sachs having unseated someone from Wharton or other kids from all the higher ranked schools.

On campus recruiting is just Ok and should be better given it’s ranking.

That’s the reality from a recent grad. I liked my time there.

For people in the Mid-Atlantic or New England pre-1995, that might be true. However, in 2000 and going forward, particularly 2020 and to the present, the fact is, students have to be a lot more strategic about their ED options, so schools like Emory, Northwestern, Tufts, WashU become even more sought after as kids who may have used these as "back-ups" now are bypassing schools with a low single digit acceptance rate. They are not second tier schools. The students and faculty are still very top notch. After a while, it just won't be worth it to waste the time and money on the so-called "elite" (per the other thread) schools.

PPs post is facetious. No one compared Emory to Wharton or Duke. Just a silly arguments being made. Anyone that thinks Emory is a Georgetown?! reject school has mental issues and is discredited.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely not underrated... maybe a little overrated, but it's a decent school. Just don't expect amazing exit opps or for many people to be "impressed" in the same way they might be for other top private schools.

Replying to your own thread?! We can tell because "exit oops" and "semi target" are part of the same pre-business lingo.

Emory makes the too 25 for best wall street placement seen here...
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1010579.page

Definitely not the same person. But whatever makes you feel better.

The truth is that Emory simply is not that elite. It’s a good school but it tends to get way overhyped on here for some reason.

If Emory isn't elite then Vanderbilt, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon and a host of other schools not ranked in the top 10 aren't either. Which is fine but just keeping you honest.

What? Cornell and Dartmouth are elite, no holds barred. But also, your point of comparisons don't even make sense. Emory isn't ranked above Vanderbilt, Cornell, or Dartmouth in any rankings.

there's no difference between schools ranked 11 to 25 or so. So if the school ranked 20 isn't elite then that must mean all of the schools in that group aren't.

You are delusional.

No it's you. Cornell is not Harvard. Employers will not see Cornell or Emory differently.

Everyone else in the World sees Cornell and Emory very differently:

FORBES: Cornell #13 and Emory #35

QS World University Rankings: Cornell #21 and Emory #160 (yes you read that right)

Wall Street Journal: Cornell #9 and Emory #24

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely not underrated... maybe a little overrated, but it's a decent school. Just don't expect amazing exit opps or for many people to be "impressed" in the same way they might be for other top private schools.

Replying to your own thread?! We can tell because "exit oops" and "semi target" are part of the same pre-business lingo.

Emory makes the too 25 for best wall street placement seen here...
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1010579.page

Definitely not the same person. But whatever makes you feel better.

The truth is that Emory simply is not that elite. It’s a good school but it tends to get way overhyped on here for some reason.

If Emory isn't elite then Vanderbilt, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon and a host of other schools not ranked in the top 10 aren't either. Which is fine but just keeping you honest.

What? Cornell and Dartmouth are elite, no holds barred. But also, your point of comparisons don't even make sense. Emory isn't ranked above Vanderbilt, Cornell, or Dartmouth in any rankings.

there's no difference between schools ranked 11 to 25 or so. So if the school ranked 20 isn't elite then that must mean all of the schools in that group aren't.

You are delusional.

No it's you. Cornell is not Harvard. Employers will not see Cornell or Emory differently.

Everyone else in the World sees Cornell and Emory very differently:

FORBES: Cornell #13 and Emory #35

QS World University Rankings: Cornell #21 and Emory #160 (yes you read that right)

Wall Street Journal: Cornell #9 and Emory #24

PP is right. If they were peer schools you would expect some rankings to favor Cornell and some to favor Emory. The reality is that Cornell is ranked higher in every single survey by small to huge margins.

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It’s for kids who don’t get in to Ivy League schools, Northwestern, Georgetown, top LACs, and similarly competitive schools. It’s the quintessential safety school.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s for kids who don’t get in to Ivy League schools, Northwestern, Georgetown, top LACs, and similarly competitive schools. It’s the quintessential safety school.

+1, but there's nothing wrong with that. Emory is still a good school. It's just that the 25-or-so schools above it are also extremely good and world-class.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely not underrated... maybe a little overrated, but it's a decent school. Just don't expect amazing exit opps or for many people to be "impressed" in the same way they might be for other top private schools.

Replying to your own thread?! We can tell because "exit oops" and "semi target" are part of the same pre-business lingo.

Emory makes the too 25 for best wall street placement seen here...
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1010579.page

Definitely not the same person. But whatever makes you feel better.

The truth is that Emory simply is not that elite. It’s a good school but it tends to get way overhyped on here for some reason.

If Emory isn't elite then Vanderbilt, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon and a host of other schools not ranked in the top 10 aren't either. Which is fine but just keeping you honest.

What? Cornell and Dartmouth are elite, no holds barred. But also, your point of comparisons don't even make sense. Emory isn't ranked above Vanderbilt, Cornell, or Dartmouth in any rankings.

there's no difference between schools ranked 11 to 25 or so. So if the school ranked 20 isn't elite then that must mean all of the schools in that group aren't.

You are delusional.

No it's you. Cornell is not Harvard. Employers will not see Cornell or Emory differently.

Everyone else in the World sees Cornell and Emory very differently:

FORBES: Cornell #13 and Emory #35

QS World University Rankings: Cornell #21 and Emory #160 (yes you read that right)

Wall Street Journal: Cornell #9 and Emory #24

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I know you can read, reread the OP! The schools ranked 11-25 are in the same tier not that Emory is better than Cornell. You're purposefully being bird-brained and obtuse.

School US news WSJ starting Salary SAT
Cornell 17 11 69k 1420-1540
Emory 21 20 63k 1400-1520
Vandy 14 15 62k 1450-1560
Gtown 23 32 CNF 1380-1530
WashU 14 17 63k 1470-1570
Notre D 19 27 70k 1400-1550
Dartmouth 13 13 75k 1440-1560
Umich 23 24 56k 1340-1530

I never said Emory was better but was in the same tier/group. These numbers aren't Top 10, but they're better than schools in the next group down.
As you see Dartmouth (highest ranked) is a bit better and Umich(lowest ranked) a bit worse but they're all close enough that the differences in your child outcomes will not be noticed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s for kids who don’t get in to Ivy League schools, Northwestern, Georgetown, top LACs, and similarly competitive schools. It’s the quintessential safety school.

Then why is Emory ranked higher than Georgetown and all the LAC's?

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Georgetown doesn’t spend time raising money. So they have a smaller endowment.

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Anonymous wrote:Definitely not underrated... maybe a little overrated, but it's a decent school. Just don't expect amazing exit opps or for many people to be "impressed" in the same way they might be for other top private schools.

Replying to your own thread?! We can tell because "exit oops" and "semi target" are part of the same pre-business lingo.

Emory makes the too 25 for best wall street placement seen here...
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1010579.page

Definitely not the same person. But whatever makes you feel better.

The truth is that Emory simply is not that elite. It’s a good school but it tends to get way overhyped on here for some reason.

If Emory isn't elite then Vanderbilt, Cornell, Dartmouth, Georgetown, Carnegie Mellon and a host of other schools not ranked in the top 10 aren't either. Which is fine but just keeping you honest.

What? Cornell and Dartmouth are elite, no holds barred. But also, your point of comparisons don't even make sense. Emory isn't ranked above Vanderbilt, Cornell, or Dartmouth in any rankings.

there's no difference between schools ranked 11 to 25 or so. So if the school ranked 20 isn't elite then that must mean all of the schools in that group aren't.

You are delusional.

No it's you. Cornell is not Harvard. Employers will not see Cornell or Emory differently.

Everyone else in the World sees Cornell and Emory very differently:

FORBES: Cornell #13 and Emory #35

QS World University Rankings: Cornell #21 and Emory #160 (yes you read that right)

Wall Street Journal: Cornell #9 and Emory #24

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I know you can read, reread the OP! The schools ranked 11-25 are in the same tier not that Emory is better than Cornell. You're purposefully being bird-brained and obtuse.

School US news WSJ starting Salary SAT
Cornell 17 11 69k 1420-1540
Emory 21 20 63k 1400-1520
Vandy 14 15 62k 1450-1560
Gtown 23 32 CNF 1380-1530
WashU 14 17 63k 1470-1570
Notre D 19 27 70k 1400-1550
Dartmouth 13 13 75k 1440-1560
Umich 23 24 56k 1340-1530

I never said Emory was better but was in the same tier/group. These numbers aren't Top 10, but they're better than schools in the next group down.
As you see Dartmouth (highest ranked) is a bit better and Umich(lowest ranked) a bit worse but they're all close enough that the differences in your child outcomes will not be noticed.

PP they will conveniently ignore this. They're just trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Georgetown doesn’t spend time raising money. So they have a smaller endowment.

That's really not an adequate excuse. The school ranked 20 on the two most prominent rankings is somehow worse than the school that can't make the top 30 on one of the rankings. You can say the same for Notre Dame, Berkeley, UCLA, and especially UVA. UVA has just as much money as Emory yet is ranked 55 on WSJ. Why is Emory so consistent while the other schools are all over the place ranking wise?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s for kids who don’t get in to Ivy League schools, Northwestern, Georgetown, top LACs, and similarly competitive schools. It’s the quintessential safety school.

Not everyone wants to go to an Ivy. Some people are smart and also want big time sports, or to live in a certain city or neighborhood. The world doesn't begin or end in Cambridge or New Haven.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s for kids who don’t get in to Ivy League schools, Northwestern, Georgetown, top LACs, and similarly competitive schools. It’s the quintessential safety school.

Not everyone wants to go to an Ivy. Some people are smart and also want big time sports, or to live in a certain city or neighborhood. The world doesn't begin or end in Cambridge or New Haven.

?? Emory has big time sports?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s for kids who don’t get in to Ivy League schools, Northwestern, Georgetown, top LACs, and similarly competitive schools. It’s the quintessential safety school.

Not everyone wants to go to an Ivy. Some people are smart and also want big time sports, or to live in a certain city or neighborhood. The world doesn't begin or end in Cambridge or New Haven.

+1 Quite frankly, reading the comments of many DCUM posters over the years has been revealing about the elitism and snobbery demonstrated by many of the alums of those schools.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s for kids who don’t get in to Ivy League schools, Northwestern, Georgetown, top LACs, and similarly competitive schools. It’s the quintessential safety school.

Not everyone wants to go to an Ivy. Some people are smart and also want big time sports, or to live in a certain city or neighborhood. The world doesn't begin or end in Cambridge or New Haven.

+1 Quite frankly, reading the comments of many DCUM posters over the years has been revealing about the elitism and snobbery demonstrated by many of the alums of those schools.

They use superlative adjectives to distract from the fact they lack support and proof of what they're talking about. We should just take their word for it that Georgetown is elite and Emory isn't yet Georgetown is 32 and Emory 20 in the rankings. Vandy is somehow such a better school, yet Emory grads make more. They really wish the "everyone" their talking about included the ranking agencies and other data collection agencies.