ED2 (Tufts,Emory,or Vanderbilt)

nocousin
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:20:24 +0000

ED2 is BINDING like ED1. So you can only pick ONE of them. And if you have an ED1 application outstanding and have NOT heard back, you can’t do that. But if you have heard back from ED1 somewhere (waitlist or reject) you are free to apply ED2 somewhere else.

As between the three schools, they are definitely in the same peer group and really a flip of the coin as far as the prestige factor. It depends on where you want to go, live etc. Each are different. I like Vanderbilt for its campus, weather, Nashville, and DivI sports. But its a very heavy sorority/fraternity scene. Emory is top drawer, athletically challenged and its the least attractive campus of the three you mentioned. Its in Atlanta and that is either good news or bad news for you, depending on your point of view. I am not a big Emory fan. But its a fine school. Tufts is a superb school, its sort of a big time agnostic kind of place from what I have heard, and its a gorgeous campus outside of Boston. It has DivIII sports if you are so inclined. Top drawer IR program. But also strong on Pre-Med. But I would pick Vandy over Tufts for Pre-Med. Vanderbilt Medical School is one of the best in the nation.

But its up to you.