Is Emory really like this??

Colleges & Universities Emory University
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<p>I’ve heard that Emory is a really horrible place because:</p>

<p>1) the food is horrible, and you have to eat it all four years
2) the maintenance is slow and disfunctional and the rooms are infested with insects
3) the students are super rich, apathetic, and don’t care about anything apart from money and clothes

  • story about this: a girl told me that her professor had fallen down the stairs and broken her ankle after a final. she cried for help and THREE groups of students walked down the hallway and did NOTHING. she was only able to get help from a fellow prof.
  • the students are self centered: they don’t care about others (as above) and even will shut the door in front of you on purpose, even if the door requires a key.
    -the kids are snobby
  1. oxford college is like high school, full of cliques and ridiculous drama? and that emory is somewhat the same but with a larger student population?
  2. that the internet connection is sketchy
  3. some professors don’t give a rats ass about anything
  4. atlanta, although exciting, is super spread out and disgusting, chocked with cars, and impossible to get around without a vehicle</p>

<p>IS THIS TRUE??? i thought emory was an amazing place until i heard all about this… can anyone enlighten me? thank you so much!!</p>

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<p>There is some truth in each of your statements. If this was a debate competition in which you were assigned the negative perspective, this might be your position. Emory is also one of the best schools in the nation in terms of academics, location & quality of students.
It is safe to state that Emory is not Notre Dame. No football team, no touchdown Jesus, no Knute Rockne. Nor does Emory University pretend to be or want to be Notre Dame or Yale or UCLA.
People at Emory are smart (for those from the Boston area this means “wicked smart”).
Emory University is a wealthy school with a significant Jewish population which, to me, connotes acceptance, intelligence, hard work & demanding standards.(I am a Catholic.)
Atlanta is a wealthy city with, arguably, the most attractive people in the U.S., although Dallas, Texas has a claim here as well.
I am trying to think of negative aspects of Emory, but, other than the lack of big-time athletics, am at a loss.
Visit & decide for yourself.
P.S. Based on the post below mine, and based on your earlier posts, you may want to keep Columbia & Chicago as your top two choices. I have not visited Emory in several years & am disgusted by the post following mine. I know Emory University quite well & I understand that your original post was not a “■■■■■” post. There is some truth in each of your statements.</p>

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<p>I have a couple more Emory facts.</p>

<ol>
<li>Six Emory students took turns beating a 3-day old baby with a baseball bat until a security guard came and dispersed them.</li>
<li>The Regents banned the number 9 because it was too pure and good and they could no longer stand in its holy presence.</li>
<li>That food you mentioned? It’s all ground glass. All of it. It’s just painted different colors to fool you.</li>
<li>The first week of school at Emory is ‘Kristall-week’ where all the students are encouraged to reenact the rise of Hitler’s vicious pogroms against communists and students from Mercer U and Spelman.
13. Emory is completely under the control of the Beelzebub, the Lord of the Flies, making the dorms really humid and uncomfortable.</li>
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<p>You will find these people everywhere. You can also find great kids everywhere too, except for Utica.</p>

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<p>1) the food is horrible, and you have to eat it all four years</p>

<p>– it is somewhat true. DUC is the worst. Don’t eat meat there - (you can figure out why urself) You are required to have DUC as a meal option until sophi year i think.</p>

<p>2) the maintenance is slow and disfunctional and the rooms are infested with insects</p>

<p>– haven’t had any maintenance problem all 3 years. ants are the only problem if you are a lazy filthy b@stard who didn’t learn how to clean.</p>

<p>3) the students are super rich, apathetic, and don’t care about anything apart from money and clothes

  • story about this: a girl told me that her professor had fallen down the stairs and broken her ankle after a final. she cried for help and THREE groups of students walked down the hallway and did NOTHING. she was only able to get help from a fellow prof.
  • the students are self centered: they don’t care about others (as above) and even will shut the door in front of you on purpose, even if the door requires a key.
    -the kids are snobby</p>

<p>– I just LOL at this. While stories may be true, they don’t represent my experience at all.</p>

<p>4) oxford college is like high school, full of cliques and ridiculous drama? and that emory is somewhat the same but with a larger student population?</p>

<p>– every oxford college kids seem to know each other well. full of cliques - yes, dramas - idk.</p>

<p>5) that the internet connection is sketchy</p>

<p>– internet here sux. period. but it’s OK to do normal things like browsing etc.</p>

<p>6) some professors don’t give a rats ass about anything</p>

<p>– most are willing to help if you are seeking for help. they are usually nice. maybe a few don’t give a *****.</p>

<p>7) atlanta, although exciting, is super spread out and disgusting, chocked with cars, and impossible to get around without a vehicle</p>

<p>– you need a car if u wanna do anything outside the campus;</p>

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<p>thanks guys! just fyi: this are def. not my opinions on emory (i’ve never been there), but these are just some of the things i’ve heard</p>

<p>oh, also, is it true that students mostly stick with their own ethnic groups? is this ALWAYS true or is there a sizable exception? this is something i’ve heard from a lot of people, so i’m more likely to think that this is true…thoughts?
THANKS!!!</p>

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<p>why do I think its the same guy/girl with multiple accounts with semi rasict screen names trying to bash Emory. Get a life. Please.</p>

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<p>alam1, if you’re reffering to me, i’m really not trying to bash emory. i really really like emory and it is one of my top choices–i just want to know if some of the terrible things i’ve heard about it are true, because i’m afraid that, if they are, emory would deff. not be the place for me…</p>

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<p>Yeah, there is some degree of self-segregation, and becomes especially noticeable in the Duc at times (I say “at times” because integration is also very pronounced “at times”). There seems to be this one table (1st tier) that is the “ethnic” table. At many given times, you will either see all Blacks (with perhaps a couple of people of other ethnicities depending on how they are connected with “that” group blacks at the table) or all Asians there. Yeah, the Duc provides an interesting perspective of the social life here in terms of race/ethnicity. It is capable of providing several contrasting views.</p>

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<p>Lol I love Jahaba’s post!! </p>

<p>To OP… If Emory was really like that, you think people would actually be going there??</p>

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<p>To OP… If Emory was really like that, you think people would actually be going there??</p>

<p>^ I concur</p>

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<p>Emory is awesome.</p>

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<p>Let’s examine the partial truths about Emory contained in Post #1:

  1. Yes they have food
  2. Yes there is maintenance
  3. Yes many students come from wealthy families
  4. Yes Oxford College can be like high school
  5. Yes internet connections can vary
  6. Yes there are professors
  7. Yes Atlanta is exciting, spread out & a car is often necessary</p>
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<p>I’m sick of the rich, spoiled, apathetic stereotype. </p>

<p>Yes, there are some JAPs here. But most everyone is not like that. There are some rich people here who you would never think to be rich.</p>

<p>Everytime when I eat lunch, I eat with a white guy from Louisiana (complete with accent :D), a black guy from St. Vincent, and an Asian guy from …Asia. I’m a white female. </p>

<p>So stop saying the melting pot isn’t stirred. (yes, my one example is legit enough)</p>

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<p>Yeah that’s pretty much me right there.</p>

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<p>All of the stereotype’s in the OPs original posts I found to be true but of course does not apply to the entire emory population just like any other stereotype. I was able to bear only a year and a half there because I met maybe 30 AMAZING people and two or three AMAZING professors. However, outside of this the rest of the school was just a complete disaster to me. My biggest problem with Emory is that they run their school like a business and not a school. (Obviously they have to, I understand that, but that’s just not for me.) My other problems were:</p>

<p>A) Emory bubble - freshman year you hardly get out much since you can’t have a car and you end up feeling trapped, not to mention the dorms are terrible (not anymore though, they’re all new…lucky for you new kids) Also, you’re REQUIRED to live on campus and at their housing rate which is more expensive than a nice apartment year round, not just Aug-May. The food is TERRIBLE…I’m sorry, I got used to it after a while, but honestly I will not miss it at all. </p>

<p>B) Social life - same **** every day…crappy frat parties (getting worse and worse all the time too cuz the best frats are being kicked off 1 by 1) same bar every weekend (Maggie’s is a dump, but hey…we’ve all had a decent night there once in a blue moon) but that gets old. Also, so much money gets thrown around like nothing. There’s also a decent amount of cocaine on campus (every frat has at least a few kids who are into it…well, maybe not zbt)…obviously there are drugs everywhere, but at private schools like Emory where money isn’t an issue expect to see it more, cuz I did. </p>

<p>Honestly, you can have a great experience at Emory if it’s right for you. It’s a great place and I will miss some great times I had there, but at the end of the day the price tag was just not worth what I was getting out of it. State school puts my mind (and wallet) at ease and my life is 100x less stressful and way more accommodating. Yeah, maybe I won’t get all the great recruitment that Emory does come graduation at FSU, but if I learned anything while I was at Emory, it’s that happiness is the most important thing in life, not money and prestige.</p>

<p>Edit: I also didn’t really feel that challenged at Emory. I never did any homework and minimal studying and I maintained a 3.5 gpa basically effortlessly. I never stepped into a single class that I couldn’t ace if I put in a mediocre amount of effort. You also have to be really careful about choosing professors because some of them are just completely awful. Seriously. Awful.</p>

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<p>What department did you take those classes in? I find Emory to quite tough actually. I had a 3.5 freshmen year, but it certainly wasn’t easy. I am heavy in the sciences though. Perhaps you are just really smart. Also, Emory “bubble”? True I suppose, but as I’ve said in other threads, I was adventurous, bold, and humble enough to take MARTA where I wanted to go. Needless to say it was not very expensive. It exposed me to the interesting parts of the city. Then again, I’m from Georgia (though not Metro Atlanta. Honestly, some of you guys are from larger cities, so y’all should be able to make a way). As for parties, I honestly don’t care enough to party with Emory students or at all. If I wanted to party, I’d stroll over to Tech or State or something. </p>

<p>As for the food. Inconsistent is what I’d describe it as. I’m not even middle class, so in theory I shouldn’t have high standards. All I do know is that it does not touch home cooking, not even when they tried southern dishes. I’m not expecting gourmet, but if they can get at least half-way to home-cooking, that would be a start. However, from my understanding, compared to many other private schools (even in the same league), Emory’s Duc food isn’t that bad at all. My roommate is a transfer from Northwestern, and actually likes it. Perhaps a lot of us are spoiled in some way or another. And I’ve had far more than 3 awesome professors. But you can get a share of horrible professors at every “top” university, so I’d rather not single Emory out. Looks like you were dealt a bad hand, or perhaps Emory is not strong in your department of interest. This is often the case. Just because it’s expensive and private doesn’t mean all departments are stellar. However, before continuing with that rant, I need to know your answer to my initial question because my claim’s validity is based upon it.</p>

<p>As for the stereotypes of students. It is definitely noticeable. I just use it as a source of personal entertainment though. </p>

<p>Honestly, I like Georgia Tech a lot Amazing for a public school (facilities, everything; don’t let the sketch looking exteriors of those buildings fool you), or any school at that, however, I like the actually learning environment at Emory better, so that is one reason I won’t transfer out. The overall environment and teaching styles Emory cater to my success better. I mean for me, it’s was a tough choice when I was applying as neither of them would cost me money (unless I lost HOPE scholarship at Tech which is highly likely for anyone). I decided that I strongly value humanities and some sort of intellectual scene, so I obviously chose Emory over them. I don’t regret it. If I want a taste of Tech, I can just take the shuttle there and hang out with some friends.</p>

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<p>bernie… you have a 3.5 in a lot of science courses. I’m gonna take a lot of science courses… Can you tell me what your SATs or high school GPA was like? Thanks.</p>

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<p>Dude, a high SAT score will probably not correlate with your success. I had like a 1380 best single sitting and a 1410 superscore, and a 3.75. Needless to say, most of my peers did much better than I did, but poorer than me my first year of Emory. There was also the reverse. Those scores are almost meaningless. Even if you had like a 12__ on the SAT (know some fellow African Americans who did), you can do extremely well (in fact most did just as well if not better than me), there are so many learning resources at Emory. Also, if you mainly care about grades, I’ll say it over and over again. When there are multiple sections for a course, choose professors wisely. Use class comments among other things. In fact, I think they are making the course evaluations public soon. So that should certainly help. </p>

<p>And I “had” a 3.5. It was murdered last semester. I refuse to lie and make out as if I’m all perfect, or am in great shape right now. My new GPA would only be considered high at Georgia Tech. I had too much stuff (such as too many classes +plus newly developed sleep deprivation which I still have) going on at Emory and back at home. It was horrible, I hope I can start a recovery this semester and over summer. I must at least begin recovering my sleep schedule, which is extremely difficult in my situation. I just hope things can start to turn around. I think it’s possible as my schedule is much more doable. </p>

<p>Either way, good luck. I am sure you can and will do well. :)</p>

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<p>I’m not sure about the personal experiences of the people who have posted on this thread, and I recognize that no school can make everybody happy, but for what it’s worth, I just want to say that I couldn’t possibly love Emory more than I do.<br>
I’m a picky eater and I actually think the food is quite good. The vast majority of the professors I’ve had have been great, and many of them have been truly exceptional. I have a very diverse group of friends and I’ve never felt like any particular ethnic/religious group was “off limits” to me. I’m maintaining a fairly high GPA with a tough class load, but I am being challenged academically more than I ever imagined I would be. I love the collaborative learning environment and all of the resources for students to use. I could go on and on…</p>

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<p>rer678, that’s good to hear. thanks man.</p>