<p>I just got accepted to Emory and I needed to know if I should even consider it when I might get into Dartmouth. Specifically, I want to do medicine and Emory ranks higher than Dartmouth in that dept. However, how is Dartmouth’s standard of living compared to Emory. Are the dorms nice, does the food suck, etc.</p>
<p>The food is sixth best in the country, and while some of the dorms are definitely better than others, I wouldn’t say any of them suck. It’s a gorgeous campus, has an awesome social scene, and friendly, happy students. I don’t know anything about Emory’s medicine department, or that much about Dartmouth’s since I’m not taking sciences, but I do know that an extremely high percentage of Dartmouth pre-med grads get into their first choice grad school</p>
<p>I know a lot about Emory because my mom and dad both went there for college + grad school, plus I’ve lived almost on campus for my whole life. If you want to go into medicine, I definitely without a doubt recommend Emory. The internships with the Emory hospitals in Atlanta and the CDC are amazing, and Emory’s medical program is just unbelievable. But I think it would be more meaningful to go there for grad school. I would probably do Dartmouth for undergrad and then apply to Emory for medical school.</p>
<p>More on Emory vs. Dartmouth: Emory is very big cityish while Dartmouth is very rural. So if you like a campus where everyone is basically on campus all the time and there’s a certain closeness, choose Dartmouth. If you want to be able to access a big city very easily, go to Emory. Atlanta’s really nice (overall) and there’s a TON to do here.</p>
<p>The dorms at Emory are pretty nice. I’ve only seen like two of the buildings, and they were both boys’ dorms, but they weren’t dirty or gross or anything. That said, they weren’t expansive or especially amazing. The food is great at Emory, and if you don’t like the food at the college, there are a million and one restaurants right off campus.</p>
<p>Anywho, I realize this isn’t an Emory forum. Hope that helped some.</p>
<p>These are two completely different schools. My thing is that I have never been to the South and I feel that the sweltering heat that is Georgia would be unbearable for me. </p>
<p>Emory is in downtown Atlanta I think, Dartmouth is located in a beautiful sleepy college town. </p>
<p>Dartmouth’s medical school is a lot smaller than Emory’s medical school, which means that you will likely get more one on one attention from professors, etc. </p>
<p>Dartmouth has more money than Emory (I think) so you will probably get better aid.</p>
<p>I say Dartmouth is the better choice because I think that you will get a better overall deal.</p>
<p>Both are excellent schools</p>
<p>Emory- Big City</p>
<p>Dartmouth- rural</p>
<p>Emory offers a wider selection of courses over 4 schools, Emory College, Oxford, business school and school of nursing. </p>
<p>From a financial aspect (especially if money is going to be an issue).</p>
<p>Both shools are need blind in the admissions process.</p>
<p>Both give need based financial aid.</p>
<p>Dartmouth meets 100% of your demonstrated need. Dartmouth does not offer merit aid, if you need aid, you get aid. </p>
<p>Emory does not state that it meets 100% need so there may be some gapping.</p>
<p>Emory financial aid link
<a href=“Admission | Emory University | Atlanta GA”>Admission | Emory University | Atlanta GA;
<p>Emory Scholarships are based on merit (you willhave to figure out where you fall in the pact , The closer you are to having all toll free numbers with a gpa to match the better you chances of getting merit money. It will end up going to those who are at the very top of the application pool). Merit money is limited.</p>
<p>Each year, Emory offers scholarships based on academic merit to a select group of incoming first-year students and invites them to join
other outstanding Emory students as members of the Emory Scholars Program.</p>
<p>Recipients of the Emory Scholars awards are chosen entirely on the basis of merit. **They receive scholarships renewable for four years
of undergraduate study, provided they maintain high standards of personal and academic excellence.<a href=“if%20you%20don’t%20maintain%20gpa,%20you%20lose%20the%20$$”>/b</a></p>
<p>Through the Emory Scholars Program, they participate in enriched intellectual, cultural, and social programs throughout their college
years.</p>
<p>Distinguished members of the faculty serve as program directors and advisers, helping the scholars to plan and execute their activities and
facilitating their access to the academic and cultural opportunities of the University and the city of Atlanta. The University is pledged to
enhance the lives of these Emory Scholars in every possible way.</p>
<p>Emory Scholars
The various Emory Scholars represent an impressive range of academic, cultural, and extracurricular interests and achievements. Most of the students have been National Merit finalists or semifinalists, and almost all have won distinction including national awardsin music, languages, science, mathematics, or other fields. They have held principal leadership offices in their secondary schools, served as editors of school newspapers and yearbooks, earned distinction in athletics and performing arts, and played significant roles in community and volunteer programs.</p>
<p>There are tremendous benefits to being an Emory Scholar beyond the financial ones. The programs available to an Emory Scholar are
as wide and diverse as the students involved. Through these programs, Emory Scholars develop not only their intellectual potential but
increase their knowledge of the world and themselves.</p>
<p>I know Emory really well. I lived on the campus this summer and my brother went there. I went to Dartmouth. In terms of getting into med grad school, I give an edge to Dartmouth, regardless of Emory med 's rank. Grad schools tend to give Dartmouth amazing graduate placement, and the opportunities to develop real relationships with Professors are much better, plus research opportunities abound. Basically I would choose Emory for grad school, but Dartmouth is the focused undergrad experience. </p>
<p>Emory is beautiful. Its like a country club. Claremont Campus is probably the nicest apartment complex for undergrad housing around. Dartmouth is more New England beautiful, but its great in a more natural way. The primary reason I would choose Dartmouth in a second though is how much more tight-knit the institution is. Dartmouth is like a big family (seriously) and there isnt the pretentiousness or one-upping competitiveness you find at Emory. I found the average Dartmouth student to be just so much more friendly than the students at Emory. At an Emory party you see five BMWs in the driveway, I don’t think I saw 5 BMWs driven by students in four years of Dartmouth. Dartmouth is a community first and foremost and Emory doesnt have that feeling. Then again, certain people (especially the type who likes to drive BMWs and go into $30 cover clubs) might find Dartmouth stifling. I found hanging out for four years with a group of awesome people and doing things like swimming in the river before class or going snowboarding to be the best.</p>
<p>I have lived in Atlanta four times and the problem with Emory is that the school unity or intimacy factor is undermined by wild wonderful and always distracting brash diverse Atlanta.<br>
The weather is great in Atlanta by the way and really not too hot…spring comes when it is supposed to in early April in full glorious bloom of dogwood and azalea. The sun is good for your mental health. There is always something really cool going on. The Peachtree Road Race, concerts, the Braves, the Symphony, The Fox Theater, the mega shopping. Boom town.</p>
<p>It gets dark at Dartmouth really early in fall and winter!<br>
The area around Emory is NOT downtown. It is Decatur and Druid Hills, both of which have enjoyed big revivals as suburbs with some charm and some sense of community, cute eating places that are not chains, the Carter Center, and fabulous High Museum of Art. Driving Miss Daisy was filmed in a neighborhood that borders Emory. There was/is a strong Jewish Atlanta presence around there.
Traffic is tough all over Atlanta but it is a melting pot city where people from all over the USA feel at home. I have lived in ten states and was always instantly happy in Atlanta. It is great for the young. When you are older it is great for the rich because living in the far away burbs is trying when you are raising a family.
My dentist transferred out of Emory because he thought there was “no school spirit” and I think that means no great sports scene to rally around. In the medical crowd, he thought there were too many kids out to make exactly what they needed for med school entry and not really getting a liberal arts education. He cracked me up when he told me they sold TShirts that said: Emory, We are Apathetic But We Don’t Care. I don’t think he knew kids studying Art History, Theology, Ethics and History so I take this all with a grain of salt. But I do know upperclassmen drift to off campus housing and that means drifting off into Atlanta and less cohesion on campus.</p>
<p>Anyway, if you want the undergraduate school experience in full, go for Dartmouth and head for Emory for grad school. Endless learning ops near the CDC and Emory but give yourself the Ivory Tower years and close friendships if you are so inclined at Dartmouth first…is my recommendation. You only have once to really study philosophy history art and language before going to work most of your life.</p>