I feel you @anonymoussss123 I have literally been nominated for so many leadership positions at my school and can’t decide whether to accept if i don’t know where I’m going! lol
Same here, @daCooliest. I hate being in limbo. Most schools have already released decisions and now my window to make a decision is a matter of days, haha.
same @sagacious97 @daCooliest schools have deposits due next week so i wanna hear
what schools have you guys been accepted to?
Vanderbilt here, I believe @anonymousss123 has also gotten in there. Think I prefer Emory, but doubt it would come through financially even if I get into Emory, and there wouldn’t be much time to appeal.
yeah how’d you know lol @usualhopeful
@anonymoussss123 Not sure if sarcasm, but I saw you over in that thread.
it wasn’t i was actually just wonder haha gotcha @usualhopeful
@anonymoussss123 Haha was leaning towards not sarcastic but you never know. Sarcasm doesn’t travel well over the electrons.
@usualhopeful hi there, I got accepted by Vanderbilt, too. Just wondering why would you choose Emory over Vandy? I am inclined to put down the deposit for vandy.
Why would you choose Vandy over Emory?
@helloccforum I’m really interested in MD/PhD and infectious disease research, so CDC would be amazing and I could see slightly better advising for this path since more Emory students go MD/PhD. Also, haven’t visited either, so it’s really difficult to get a school’s “vibe,” but I like that Emory has more economic diversity, I think I would prefer Atlanta, and I’m not particularly interested in the sports at Vandy.
Or at least that’s what I was thinking. At this point I think I might prefer Vandy slightly, and it will probably come out with better fin aid even if I do get into Emory, so that will make it an easy choice.
@helloccforum : Depends on what you want to do: They are same tier but have different strengths if you care about the academics. If you care more about the vibe and what the more traditional scene, then many would prefer VU, but if you are interested in life sciences (including chemistry), health, business, I would have to say that after comparing, Emory has stronger instruction there (smaller classes and more instructors that emphasize problem solving in science and not just memorization. VU appeared super traditional. Very large classes, and more focus on rote memorization). Also, if you want to do research, it seems Emory appears to have more of an emphasis on undergraduate research in STEM and non-STEM. It also seems to offer more departmental fellowships and scholarships to undergraduates (meaning that many departments simply have more money to allocate to them and also emphasize undergraduates more than one would expect). The two have comparable level physics, math, and economics with a difference in concentrations. VU is solid academically, especially in engineering music, education, sociology, and things like that, but Emory is more of a school with departments designed for undergraduates who may want to focus slightly more on their academics. It makes it really easy to engage in co-curriculars whereas VU seems more oriented toward extracurriculars (but don’t get me wrong, Emory is rich in that area, but gets more types likely to focus more on co-curricular opps). They are just different and attract different types of students even when you look at ethnic and socioeconomic demographics.
Like as an idea: Look at this breakdown of top majors at each:
VU:https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/vanderbilt-3535/academics
Emory: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/emory-university-1564/academics
Breaks down by raw numbers:
VU:https:https://www.niche.com/colleges/vanderbilt-university/
Emory:https:https://www.niche.com/colleges/emory-university/
*Technically Emory is larger, but only after you add Oxford. Oxford students are less likely to go to the b-school or nursing.
As you can see there is a heavier STEM and “serious major” slant at Emory despite not having an engineering school. Imagine it with an engineering school. Those are at the bottom for VU.
*Different strokes for different folks, but unless you have a strong social environment preference, I would not choose one over the other based on it unless the aid packages were comparable. By “serious”, I mainly mean things that people often regard as serious. Usually those majors tightly linked with pre-professional aspirations (as they would be at Emory, VU, and many top schools). Regardless, what you can take away is that the strength in the Health and Life Sciences is a bigger attractant at Emory, engineering, CS, math at VU, and similar profiles for those interested in social sciences. Emory obviously does not offer or have a huge pull for those interested in the programs that VU offers in Peabody (our interdisciplinary studies is FAR different and thus has smaller reach because it is more for “nerds” I guess. You need a plan going in because many of the concentrations require a senior project or paper so has a much more “academic” slant, as in being for future academics: http://ila.emory.edu/index.html whereas at VU it is a standard pre-professional like option with the HOD program being most popular: http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/departments/hod/undergraduate-program/liberal_education_core_requirements.php )
i think we should be hearing this week
I hope so!
@bernie12 Thank you for the detailed insight! @BiffBrown I actually think two schools are very similar. I prefer Vanderbilt because they have clinical neuropsychology concentration, where I can be a research assistant; also, I like their BA/MA 5-year program for psychology. It is a good step stone for graduate school.
@helloccforum : That makes sense, your decision that is (makes a lot more sense than how people decide coming straight out of college). But again, the two schools really only look similar on paper (and hardly that if you look deeper). The psychology programs have similar strengths though. Emory’s just does not offer the MA program and concentrations…do not worry about that stuff. Often that turns out to just be a school naming an option that could be offered elsewhere as well. For example, Emory’s physics started to offer like tons more degrees/concentrations but it was merely renaming courses they already offered. Pay more attention to the courses and the opportunities. BTW, do not settle for being a research assistant. Try to get your own project when there. “Assistant” for an undergraduate rings the bell of salaried job with fairly little autonomy. If you want to pursue a PhD in psyche, you want to make sure your position grants you the opportunity to take control over a project.
i really hope we receive an email. website says end of april @lpd512
I really hope we hear back soon…I’ve been waiting all of April for this