Economics at Emory

bernie12
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:37:12 +0000

Would it be? I think Tech is reputable enough for it to make a transfer easy if you’ve done well. I have seen people transfer to here and places like Georgetown from Tech. If you go in with the intent to transfer no matter how much you like it, you should choose the cheapest and highest quality option. Tech has the rep. for rigor, so even if their econ. is not rigorous, most folks (perhaps adcoms) may just assume it’s tough/math intensive merely b/c it’s Tech. It would be stupid to come here and spend huge amounts of money with an intent to transfer as soon as possible. Not to mention, it may actually look slightly worse to transfer from somewhere like Emory to Chicago. They will truly wonder why (which you will have to explain, transferring to some top schools is very hard)?! and assume you’re somewhat spoiled. A person from a community college may actually stand a better chance as every indicator indicates that they want something much different. Basically, the others seem to create the perception of more clear reasons.

Also, I don’t know what you mean by “well-rounded”. Emory and a place like Chicago will be similar in this area as they both emphasize a liberal arts curriculum/approach (which is by nature, well-rounded). The difference will be that the quality of econ. at Chicago will be better. That has nothing to do with “well-rounded”. You won’t see much of a difference in that among top 20s that have a liberal arts focus. You will just see variations in the qualities of certain types of programs between the schools. Also, transferring to a college because X-field is the only thing you want to do does not indicate a quest for well-roundedness. It means you simply want the school that is the best in “X” field.