<p>I have two kids who chose Vandy over Emory. Although on paper the schools seem almost identical, they are extremely different. You really have to visit to understand this. The campuses couldn’t be more different physically, both in terms of style and size. The overall culture of the two schools is also very different. I think part of that is because of Vandy’s SEC sports and the fact that kids live on campus all four years. As everyone says, academics and job opportunities are probably similar. But I don’t think it is too much of an exaggeration to say that they are night and day in terms of student “experience.”</p>