WashU vs Emory

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your DC want to live and study in Atlanta or St. Louis for the next 4 years?

That's the big difference IMO.

+1

St. Louis, Missouri is a hard sell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For now I think they're equally prestigious but I think Emory will pass WashU soon. WashUs apps seem to be stagnant or declining while Emory receives over 40k aps now. Emory already has a lower acceptance rate 10%vs 12% as pf 2 years ago, the gap should increase. And the SAT score gap should decrease with it.

Here is the Emory troll who would relentlessly prop up the school. The same arguments in every thread involving Emory.

My DD hasn't even applied yet. No clue what you're talking about. Sorry, facts hurt your feelings. If Emory's acceptance rate drops to 7%, then that puts it in the Vandy/Rice/ Northwestern / Cornell group. If WashU goes from 12% to 14% because apps declined, then suddenly, WashU is 2x easier to get into.

Emory's acceptance rate last year was 14%. So a giant IF. But a desperate Emory mom can hope, can't she?

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/colleges/emory-university
Um 10.29%

How about taking it from the horse's mouth? From Emory's website (https://news.emory.edu/stories/2025/03/er_admissions_class_of__2029_28-03-2025/story.html), for the class of 2029, 37,855 applied and 5,658 admitted, for an acceptance rate of 14.95%.

PP explained already. Emory college is still more selective, which is what most people are talking about when speaking of Emory. The sister campus will be more selective this year as well.

No it’s not- Emory’s acceptance rate is still a bit higher than WashU’s. But this isn’t OP’s question.

OP, both schools are well regarded but culturally they are very different. I’d recommend visiting both to get a sense of which best fits your personality.

yes it is.
https://apply.web.emory.edu/discover/about/first-year.html
Emory College- 10.3%
Oxford- 13.3%

https://emorywheel.com/article/emory-sees-slight-increase-in-acceptance-rate-for-class-of-2029-20250329

https://news.emory.edu/stories/2025/03/er_admissions_class_of__2029_28-03-2025/story.html

Both sources say 15% acceptance rate.

Emory mom/troll doesn't like facts to get in her way of propping up the school.

Which is crazy because it’s still a great school and 15% acceptance rate still makes it still highly competitive. No need to embellish but facts are facts.

You must be replying to yourself, you cant be this dumb. Emory College and Oxford College are different. Emory College acceptance rate is 10%. End of.
You can include Oxford College if you want just to prove a point, but that point will likely be short lived after this year due to the increase in apps at Emory.

Is Oxford College not part of Emory? Does spending two years there lead to a diploma that says something other than Emory? Why does Emory on their official website and student newspaper reports an acceptance rate of 15%?

You have spent a lot of time and energy hoping that one day Emory's acceptance rate would drop to single digit, as if it's some sort of accomplishment, a badge of exclusivity. Why are you so fixated on something so insignificant and childish?

Emory booster is pulling a Northeastern move! 😂

[Anonymous]

OP- take note of the Emory booster on this thread. Insecure yet entitled parents are pervasive amongst the parents of current students. And for many…the 🍎 doesn’t fall far from the 🌳…

As pp mentioned, Emory and WashU are culturally very different. It’s kind of like the nouveau riche vs old money argument. Emory is a great school but they’re loud about it and embellish their own stats. WashU is also a great school but are more discreet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:washu. it has engineering and better bio related programs

OP is going for business or econ so Emory would be better. Overall its a wash no pun intended.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP- take note of the Emory booster on this thread. Insecure yet entitled parents are pervasive amongst the parents of current students. And for many…the 🍎 doesn’t fall far from the 🌳…

As pp mentioned, Emory and WashU are culturally very different. It’s kind of like the nouveau riche vs old money argument. Emory is a great school but they’re loud about it and embellish their own stats. WashU is also a great school but are more discreet.

You seem to be replying to yourself a lot on the thread. Because vast majority of users dont use emogies. With that said pp did not embellish stats. They separate the acceptance rates for both colleges. Similar to what Uva of Gatech does with in state and out of state. If im not applying to Oxford then theres no need to worry about my chances of getting into it. If it is true that Emory has a lot more apps this year then, Emory is more selective, especially considering more students submit test scores to Emory than WashU.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP- take note of the Emory booster on this thread. Insecure yet entitled parents are pervasive amongst the parents of current students. And for many…the 🍎 doesn’t fall far from the 🌳…

As pp mentioned, Emory and WashU are culturally very different. It’s kind of like the nouveau riche vs old money argument. Emory is a great school but they’re loud about it and embellish their own stats. WashU is also a great school but are more discreet.

You seem to be replying to yourself a lot on the thread. Because vast majority of users dont use emogies. With that said pp did not embellish stats. They separate the acceptance rates for both colleges. Similar to what Uva of Gatech does with in state and out of state. If im not applying to Oxford then theres no need to worry about my chances of getting into it. If it is true that Emory has a lot more apps this year then, Emory is more selective, especially considering more students submit test scores to Emory than WashU.

What are you talking about? That post was the only one on this thread with emojis. You are the one replying to yourself, from the writing style. But trolls gonna troll.

[Anonymous]

How would Emory-Oxford stack up against other LAC’s if it were an independent liberal arts college? I guess that’s a topic for another thread for those who care enough…This thread is about Emory-main v Wash U.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does your DC want to live and study in Atlanta or St. Louis for the next 4 years?

That's the big difference IMO.

+1

St. Louis, Missouri is a hard sell.

Comments like these are just plain ignorant although I'll freely admit I had similar concerns before i actually visited. WashU is in a very nice and safe part of the city right adjacent to the 1300 acre Forest Park and on the edge of University City and Clayton and other wealthy neighborhoods where the upper classmen like to live. Forest Park is over 500 acres larger than NYC Central Park and is filled with museums and other cultural institutions (which all have free admissions). The Park is beautifully maintained with lakes, trails, gardens, wooded areas, etc. There are also many restaurants nearby where college kids go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your DC want to live and study in Atlanta or St. Louis for the next 4 years?

That's the big difference IMO.

C'mon now. I love Atlanta. Georgia and the Southeast or landlocked nowhere Missouri for the next 4 years? Atlanta is great plus you got the ocean or mountains (you pick'em) within driving distance from campus for weekend excursions. Plus great towns for weekend breaks like Savannah etc. C'mon now. Plus, it's not just about 4 years.

https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-metro-areas-for-stem-professionals/9200
https://www.extraspace.com/blog/city-guides/best-cities-for-young-professionals/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does your DC want to live and study in Atlanta or St. Louis for the next 4 years?

That's the big difference IMO.

+1

St. Louis, Missouri is a hard sell.

Comments like these are just plain ignorant although I'll freely admit I had similar concerns before i actually visited. WashU is in a very nice and safe part of the city right adjacent to the 1300 acre Forest Park and on the edge of University City and Clayton and other wealthy neighborhoods where the upper classmen like to live. Forest Park is over 500 acres larger than NYC Central Park and is filled with museums and other cultural institutions (which all have free admissions). The Park is beautifully maintained with lakes, trails, gardens, wooded areas, etc. There are also many restaurants nearby where college kids go.

What you describe sounds nice for a 60 year old couple to visit for a weekend.

I don’t think PP is saying it’s dangerous…just that it’s a boring, somewhat declining city which it is.

Most kids attend WashU in spite of St Louis, not because they loved the city after visiting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would Emory-Oxford stack up against other LAC’s if it were an independent liberal arts college? I guess that’s a topic for another thread for those who care enough…This thread is about Emory-main v Wash U.

Yes, if the choice was Emory main vs WashU, Im choosing Emory for it location and frankly seems more well regarded in the circles I am in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How would Emory-Oxford stack up against other LAC’s if it were an independent liberal arts college? I guess that’s a topic for another thread for those who care enough…This thread is about Emory-main v Wash U.

Emory's Oxford College in Oxford, GA, isn't an independent, four-year liberal arts college and thus cannot be compared to LACs. Emory's official website (https://oxford.emory.edu/life/index.html) states that "Oxford is Part of Emory" and "As one of Emory's nine colleges and schools, Oxford embodies...." Students there would transition to Emory's Atlanta campus after two years. When DD and I attended an Emory's online info session, the two campuses were introduced in unison as entities on the same level. Oxford College is not an "afterthought" part of Emory as the Emory booster here would want you to believe because it "drags" down the school in her mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does your DC want to live and study in Atlanta or St. Louis for the next 4 years?

That's the big difference IMO.

+1

St. Louis, Missouri is a hard sell.

Comments like these are just plain ignorant although I'll freely admit I had similar concerns before i actually visited. WashU is in a very nice and safe part of the city right adjacent to the 1300 acre Forest Park and on the edge of University City and Clayton and other wealthy neighborhoods where the upper classmen like to live. Forest Park is over 500 acres larger than NYC Central Park and is filled with museums and other cultural institutions (which all have free admissions). The Park is beautifully maintained with lakes, trails, gardens, wooded areas, etc. There are also many restaurants nearby where college kids go.

What you describe sounds nice for a 60 year old couple to visit for a weekend.

I don’t think PP is saying it’s dangerous…just that it’s a boring, somewhat declining city which it is.

Most kids attend WashU in spite of St Louis, not because they loved the city after visiting.

I won't say my kid loves St. Louis, but they certainly like it and they grew up in Manhattan. It's a slower pace of life, yet more than enough to do both on and off campus.

[Anonymous]

We toured both, but my child wanted to major in comp sci and/or engineering and Emory does not have the dedicated engineering program that WashU has. If he wanted to be in Atlanta, would have gone to Georgia Tech instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How would Emory-Oxford stack up against other LAC’s if it were an independent liberal arts college? I guess that’s a topic for another thread for those who care enough…This thread is about Emory-main v Wash U.

Emory's Oxford College in Oxford, GA, isn't an independent, four-year liberal arts college and thus cannot be compared to LACs. Emory's official website (https://oxford.emory.edu/life/index.html) states that "Oxford is Part of Emory" and "As one of Emory's nine colleges and schools, Oxford embodies...." Students there would transition to Emory's Atlanta campus after two years. When DD and I attended an Emory's online info session, the two campuses were introduced in unison as entities on the same level. Oxford College is not an "afterthought" part of Emory as the Emory booster here would want you to believe because it "drags" down the school in her mind.

We know, but did you know Oxford College has its own admissions office? Emory is not like Northeastern or Umich where if you dont get into one college they place you into another. We're not applying to Oxford College so we're only talking about Emory College. Glad you can keep up.