<p>just some thoughts…</p>
<p>premed kind of only lasts for a year or two. i finished most of it when i was a freshman and just took bio as a sophomore. if youre good at it and its what you should be doing, itll be doable. (btw im not talking about myself i did not end up going to med school). but anyway youll have all the time in the world once youre done with premed requirements so i wouldnt really base your decision off of time you might have a little less of freshman year (i also had a ton of leisure time even while doing my premed stuff so like i said unless youre one of those crazies that takes school way too seriously youll have time for whatever else you want to do) </p>
<p>personally i found quarters preferable to semesters. the exam schedule syncs much better with the break schedule and you get to take more classes and youre much less bored. </p>
<p>social scene at NU is fine. when you go to a smart school of course you get antisocial weirdos but if youre a social person you can and will find a ton other social people. i am and i did and it was awesome. go greek if youre so concerned about it. </p>
<p>also for getting into med school and certainly for working in the film/theater world i just think a degree from NU carries more weight than one from emory. its not really in the same league as NU. if you can get into NU, i say go there unless you need money and emory gives it to you. it seems like you want to go to emory but idk i think you should think it through a little more. i applied to emory as a safety, got in, and didnt even think twice about considering it. like i said, they arent totally comparable schools…at least not in the minds of the east coast elitists i grew up around :)</p>