<p>Don’t worry about it, get here and do what you want. If you are really worried about this, maybe you can inspire yourself to be in a position to be a Nobel Laureate. I promise you that it is possible. You just have to be very independent and seek out peers that have a similar level of passion about scholarly activity and stuff. I actually had several of such friends. They tend to fly under the radar, but they definitely exist and are amazing. An example of a cool person (Izmaylov) I once mentored for organic chemistry is this girl: [Student</a> ink: Emory tops list of best colleges for budding writers](<a href=“http://www.emory.edu/EMORY_REPORT/stories/2011/05/campus_usa_today_best_college_writers.html]Student”>Student ink: Emory tops list of best colleges for budding writers)</p>
<p>Amazing! I think there will be even more of such to come in the future as the university continues implement its creativity, art, and innovation initiative. So I don’t know if we’ll necessarily produce a Nobel Prize winner in the near future, but the array of accomplishments will become more diverse as culmination of this sort of talent is encouraged. However, I still stand by what I said when I mentioned that a lot can afford to be done at the curricular level to promote this sort of inspiration and engagement among all UGs. Emory is solid, but can use improvement in such an area so you definitely are justified in bringing it up.</p>
<p>Again danieltransfer, Don’t worry about it. Emory will likely on the whole be more interesting than the situation at your current college because of the diversity. I think the diversity (initiatives that emphasize it and spark debate about it) helps create some sense of intellectualism with regard to social issues than would be seen at many other peer institutions. We just don’t have much of it in key areas such as the sciences and that’s what makes me a bit bitter. However, I think interdisciplinary centers like the Center for Ethics help at least encourage students to come out and talk about the various implications of science in society and I would argue that such events get decent turnout. As for your specific question: yes, Intellectuals are quite easy to stumble upon, surprisingly. It’s just, naturally, not the campus’s “state of nature” (may be inappropriate use of this term). I think we’re getting somewhere in the intellectualism arena (at least as compared to when I came in as a freshman), but efforts could afford to expand to something on a much larger scale. As for finding the intellectuals. My observation, is that humanities and social sciences are where you are likely to find many. Many of those classes have students that are very passionate and want to engage and debate serious issues in context of the course content both in and out of class. You’ll find some of this in the sciences, but again, you need to cherrypick (if you take an easy path, you’re screwed in your quest) and it will not be as obvious. I think the chemistry and physics departments are those with some of the more unconventional students. Get in touch w/those majors or even be daring and take an upperlevel in such an area (even if pass/fail) if you have the confidence and competence to do so. People would find out how amazing Emory is if they took more risks and stepped outside of their comfort zone. Being around people who are perhaps goofy and think outside of the box can inspire one to think a little deeper themselves. However, one never meets such people when they are afraid to take a course with them or even ask them about their work. Also, join programs that spawn from some the key initiatives on campus. The Intereligious council is a good example. You will meet very interesting people in such organizations who are obviously willing to step outside of their comfort zone and engage in civil dialog and discourse on sensitive topics.</p>