@Tufts2021 : I don’t think so…I believe they are very similar and Emory may have a stronger national and international reputation (mainly because of significant strength in healthcare and biomedical sciences) though neither is a giant brand in the US.
@ljberkow : What do you think about that? I never knew that Tufts was more prestigious. It is more selective, but I think Emory has a bigger reputation overall. You are from Boston so may know more than me, though I typically find that regional views of prestige may be very deceptive, especially in the NE where so many students want to go elsewhere in the NE and essentially view any school except for a select few as “non-ideal” or less prestigious. Either way, I’ve never heard such a thing.
As for this MBA thing…uhh I don’t see why it matters. Emory has traditionally had excellent elite MBA placement (P and Q did a ranking some years ago, and Emory was a top 10 feeder), HOWEVER, that is likely because of the abundance of people pursuing that from Emory. Also, it is hard to tell if the actually school is relevant because most folks work before pursuing it. If someone seriously wants to do engineering (or is strongly considering) and foresees an MBA in the future then absolutely choose the school with the engineering program, because I doubt prestige has much to do with MBA access. The top ones care about GMAT, GPA (lesser so than other prof. schools though), and experience. No need to choose a 5 year program when there is access to a regular engineering program at one option. Either way, engineering curricula are VERY rigorous and STEM courseload intensive, I suggest OP figure this out ASAP so that they know how many courses to take in each area of interest frosh year. You don’t wanna fall behind on an engineering major.
The BBA program has traditionally fed well into MBAs: https://poetsandquants.com/2014/06/27/the-top-undergrad-business-feeder-schools/3/
And I think Emory just generally (so even those not having a BBA) feeds well into top law and business schools and I doubt prestige has much to do with it. The track records of success and preparation is just generally good. Emory has a big reputation for most of the professions.