<p>@bernie @prezbucky while I appreciate your information, I do want to point out that this is a forum and people’s opinions and perspectives are going to be based on experiences not solely factual evidence. From what I have seen from speaking with both vanderbilt and emory students are that many emory students are apathetic or negative about their institution and as one person had said, “no one wants to be here because this is the ivy reject school. My friends have made it clear thay emory was not their first choice and they dont like it here.” Many vanderbilt students that I have come across have stated that vandy is their dream school and there was an article stating that with vanderbilts increased selectivity, many cross admit battles with gtown and duke are won by vanderbilt (in some cases not all).</p>
<p>The thing that I find interesting is that I understand most cc members are notorious for being academically obsessive. I get that. Never have I once stated that emory is academically inferior to vandy. I simply stated that I dont feel like it is a good fit for me for x reasons. I was hoping to begin this thread to not only dispel rumors about negativities about emory but also get advice on what I should do as well as understand the pros and cons of both universities. So please, let’s refrain from turning this into another discussion about rankings, selectivity, or quality of education. I am well aware that both schools are well respected and academically rigorous. </p>
<p>Finally, this is an online forum so theres no way for me to regulate any sort of discussion and everyone has the freedom to post, but bernie, I purposely made two threads in both emory and vanderbilt to gain a variety of perspectives from different crowds of people. While your passion for emory is admirable, I would like to hear from other perspectives as well.</p>