Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 22:55     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
Anonymous wrote:For schools outside T10, you select schools by major, not by brand. Non-t10 schools typically have something strong going on, but not all around winners.

Some T10s aren't all around winners either. I wouldn’t go to Caltech or JHU for business/finance. A Emory would be much better for that.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 21:41     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
Wake, BC, Tufts etc are definitely not worth that money. No wow factor with mixed bag of career outcomes. At least Wake has good weather. Tufts and BC are not special. Flagships much better investment and more fun.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 21:28     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
For schools outside T10, you select schools by major, not by brand. Non-t10 schools typically have something strong going on, but not all around winners.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 21:25     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
Tufts, Emory, Wake, W & M, SMU, Wash U, Notre Dame, Tulane, etc are all “niche” schools. It’s hard to make any meaningful comparisons amongst them.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 20:41     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
Parents of Tufts, Wake, Smu etc probably see Emory as the weakest T25 link thats why there's constant comparisons, despite it being delusional. Not to be rude but I work for a large bank and we wouldn't hire those other grads over a Emory or other top25.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 20:37     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
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Anonymous wrote:https://www.chronicle.com/article/who-does-your-college-think-its-peers-are#id=139658

Rice, Vanderbilt, Washu, Northwestern, Umich, Notre Dame, WashU, Uva, USC, UNC said Emory was their peer school. Not sure why Emory gets this level of vitriol but suggest a permanent T25 isnt really T25 quality would need more evidence than your feelings.


I am not a mom of any school in this list. But I do think this is the relatively objective comment here. Of course there is still space to say which one is better, but Emory is closer to them than to SMU, Tulane, etc.

Depends on major imo. For premed Emory is better than all of them, for engineering worse.



It also depends on what your kid wants socially and whether they want a mid-sized private or a large state flagship. Emory is very liberal and doesn’t have a football team or any other big-time sports team. SMU and Wake are more traditional. Michigan and UCLA are in a different category altogether.

If you wanted a school that was conservative or had a football team you wouldn't even apply to Emory. If you apply to Emory and Wake you are okay woth their differences and Emory is your Reach and Wake your match or safety.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 20:29     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
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Anonymous wrote:https://www.chronicle.com/article/who-does-your-college-think-its-peers-are#id=139658

Rice, Vanderbilt, Washu, Northwestern, Umich, Notre Dame, WashU, Uva, USC, UNC said Emory was their peer school. Not sure why Emory gets this level of vitriol but suggest a permanent T25 isnt really T25 quality would need more evidence than your feelings.


I am not a mom of any school in this list. But I do think this is the relatively objective comment here. Of course there is still space to say which one is better, but Emory is closer to them than to SMU, Tulane, etc.

Depends on major imo. For premed Emory is better than all of them, for engineering worse.



It also depends on what your kid wants socially and whether they want a mid-sized private or a large state flagship. Emory is very liberal and doesn’t have a football team or any other big-time sports team. SMU and Wake are more traditional. Michigan and UCLA are in a different category altogether.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 20:25     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
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Anonymous wrote:https://www.chronicle.com/article/who-does-your-college-think-its-peers-are#id=139658

Rice, Vanderbilt, Washu, Northwestern, Umich, Notre Dame, WashU, Uva, USC, UNC said Emory was their peer school. Not sure why Emory gets this level of vitriol but suggest a permanent T25 isnt really T25 quality would need more evidence than your feelings.


I am not a mom of any school in this list. But I do think this is the relatively objective comment here. Of course there is still space to say which one is better, but Emory is closer to them than to SMU, Tulane, etc.

Depends on major imo. For premed Emory is better than all of them, for engineering worse.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 20:08     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
Anonymous wrote:https://www.chronicle.com/article/who-does-your-college-think-its-peers-are#id=139658

Rice, Vanderbilt, Washu, Northwestern, Umich, Notre Dame, WashU, Uva, USC, UNC said Emory was their peer school. Not sure why Emory gets this level of vitriol but suggest a permanent T25 isnt really T25 quality would need more evidence than your feelings.


I am not a mom of any school in this list. But I do think this is the relatively objective comment here. Of course there is still space to say which one is better, but Emory is closer to them than to SMU, Tulane, etc.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 19:29     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
https://www.chronicle.com/article/who-does-your-college-think-its-peers-are#id=139658

Rice, Vanderbilt, Washu, Northwestern, Umich, Notre Dame, WashU, Uva, USC, UNC said Emory was their peer school. Not sure why Emory gets this level of vitriol but suggest a permanent T25 isnt really T25 quality would need more evidence than your feelings.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 19:11     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
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Anonymous wrote:Colleges like Wake, Emory, Tulane, SMU all attract similar caliber of students. Go to the one that isbest for your kid for major, locaion, etc.

Emory
1500- 1570

Tulane
1430-1500

SMU
1340- 1490

What are you talking about?

+1 Also, there isnt any subject Wake, Tulane, or SMU does that Emory doesn't do better so the choice would always be Emory if you actually got in, which vast majority Tulane, Wake, smu students cant.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 19:09     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
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Anonymous wrote:Emory games it by taking a huge percentage ED and then the whole community college thing. Just odd.

Games what? Tufts has a 42% ED acceptance rate. That includes both ED1 and 2.


who cares. two undesirable schools.

Undesirable with almost 40k in applications? Emory makes ABC nightly news with common announcements to financial aid. Only elite schools are capable of that.


it’s a back up to a backup. overall yield is an absurd 38% even with ed and oxford campus gaming of stats. Really pathetic

Oxford lowers the yeild not raises it. Emory could raise the yeild by lowering the stats if they really wanted to. Or going more TO like Vandy or NYU. They're doing the right thing in my opinion.



so why doesnt it go test required like most actual good schools? because it doesnt want yield to be in 20s

Duke, Columbia, Vandy, WashU, etc are also TO.


now do the rest of the top 20.

Nortre Dame, CMU, UMich, UC Berkeley, UCLA Rice as also TO. Please stop acting like there's a difference between 20 and 24. Its very transparent and try hard. Your child isnt getting into any of these schools.
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 19:06     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
Anonymous wrote:most people would choose top 25 over emory

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/emory-university-1564/overall-rankings
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 19:03     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
Anonymous wrote:Colleges like Wake, Emory, Tulane, SMU all attract similar caliber of students. Go to the one that isbest for your kid for major, locaion, etc.

Emory
1500- 1570

Tulane
1430-1500

SMU
1340- 1490

What are you talking about?
Anonymous
Post 11/08/2025 18:43     Subject: Are the private schools ranked 30-70...
Colleges like Wake, Emory, Tulane, SMU all attract similar caliber of students. Go to the one that isbest for your kid for major, locaion, etc.