<p>Vanderbilt wins the cross-admit battles (meaning – people who have the choice between both schools go with Vanderbilt). If you look at Revealed Preference Data, I think you will be surprised how poorly Emory performs. This is probably the greatest flaw of the school – the vast majority of the students did not want to attend the school as their first choice. The school has a very poor yield rate (the second worst out of USNEWS Top 25 Colleges – only CMU is worse).</p>
<p>Campus Life is far superior at Vanderbilt. Emory competes in the AAU – a terrible D-III conference. I’m concinved my HS team draws larger crowds and would be able to defeat Emory. I’m pretty sure the school doesn’t even sponser a football team – the school could care less about fostering school spirit. So while Vanderbilt students are enjoying SEC tailgating, getting excited about March Madness, and relax on a sunny day to watch a top 10 nationally ranked baseball team, Emory students will have to watch D-1 sports on TV. </p>
<p>Vanderbilt draws the stronger applicants. Emory is well-known for manipulating student data by sticking all of their lesser students in “Oxford College at Emory”. They take all of their low-scoring students and grant them admissions in the Oxford program and then let them all transfer after two years. </p>
<p>Campus and Students are largely about preference. But if you go to Emory, you need a car. At Vanderbilt, everything is within walking distance. If you want to see a play at the theatre, see a movie at Sarratt, go see a football game, or just play some intramural soccer at the Rec. Its very convienant. Many of the great restraurants and hangouts are very close to campus as well (Cabana, Sams, Sportsmans, etc.)</p>