<p>I was simply wondering. If I can’t get into my top choice, I wanted to know if I’d be able to go to graduate school there upon graduating from Emory.</p>
<p>unless you fail or just suck at life, most tend to get accepted into graduate school. dont do coke 
my cousin got into med school at upenn from emory.</p>
<p>This is unrelated to this post but is there a big crack scene at Emory? I’m not even sure if there is a “crack” scene anywhere but I have heard of people in past doing coke in college - just wondering.</p>
<p>No offense, katy but I hope you aren’t serious. I’m sure you’re applying somewhere awesome (your top choice), but just because we are less prestigious or rank lower does not mean the difference is grad. school opportunities vs. no grad. school opportunities at said institution. In fact, most people attending a college will be able to go to a top grad. school. And don’t be so pre-emptive and assume that you’ll want to attend X-school for grad. school b/c you didn’t get in undergrad. Plans tend to change once you get in college. Not only that, but some schools that are ranked very high for undergrad. are not as great for grad in terms of education in certain fields, no matter the prestige. As we know, public schools tend to do a lot better in many fields of the grad. arena. Basically dream school undergrad may not=dream school grad. </p>
<p>I have one friend who got into Harvard, Yale, and Stanford med. last year (he’s currently attending Harvard), one who got into Duke last year, and one who just got into WashU. Emory does well, and so do schools with similar or lower rank.<br>
Besides, Emory doesn’t really determine that. Like most top schools, the courses and profs. are more than good enough to prep. you if you want it. It’ll be up to you to make the best of it. Same goes for your top choice. Grad. school won’t just fall into your hand just because you attend there. If you fail to do the things above, it won’t even happen at Harvard, MIT, or similar schools. No guarantees in life. You know this.</p>
<p>Best of luck getting into Penn though.<br>
I wonder why many applicants here also apply there. Aren’t we a bit different? I don’t know much about Penn other than Wharton and a high rank. Given that, I don’t actually know how we compare outside of rank which is often a fail in terms of ranking educational quality (normally, US better measures prestige and student satisfaction, areas where educational quality is almost secondary and marketing, age of institution, grade inflation, D-1 sports/its school spirit/its ability to add visibility and prestige, and ego inflation for attending x ranked school is more important). Given that most people look at rank, I’m surprised that we would be considered the safety instead of somewhere like NU, WashU, or perhaps Cornell (which is at least an Ivy). Just wondering, because many of my friends here also applied to Penn. Some got in, many didn’t. They’re pretty well off, though, regardless of the decision. </p>
<p>TJ:Crack scene- I’ve heard rumors and unverified anecdotes (I would say witnesses, but again, I wasn’t there so can’t say) that it may indeed be somewhat prevalent, but I don’t hang with the drug crowd and I avoid the frats, so I can’t tell you what happens.</p>
<p>If you have good grades and good standardized tests you can get into a good grad school. It’s less political than getting into to college because they look more at how you perform on tests and care less about how well-rounded you are. There are probably more people at top colleges that get into top grad schools but a lot of that is due to those schools admitting the top high school students in the nation. I wouldn’t recommend going to Emory if it’s not one of your top choices. You can go to a good state school and still get into a top grad school if you work hard (and you’ll save a lot of money). If you chose a top private school it should be based on how much you like the culture, the location and the academic departments you want to take courses in. </p>
<p>Also, there is a lot of drinking and pot smoking at Emory. Other drugs are less common and people try to keep it a secret. I’ve heard stories of students doing hard drugs but none of my friends were into that stuff.</p>
<p>Yeah, Emory has a pretty stereotypical “drug scene” for a college, nothing too different from anywhere else what I’ve seen. Just that the users are smart. That’s all. lol
katy: I’ll agree with citylife, if you don’t actually like us, don’t come just because it’s one of your top 20 safeties. Go somewhere that you’ll like (even if out of the top 20-25) with a strong dept. in your area of interest and do well. If you’re depressed or come in viewing the school you attend as an unfortunate backup, then it may not go as well as you like academically or socially, and then you may have to go through a) the annoying process of transferring out or b) Having a miserable 4 years. Emory costs too much for you to come and know that it wasn’t even close to a fit. Seriously check us out first and see if it is a really solid safety/back-up that you’ll be happy at.</p>
<p>Hold on! I wasn’t saying that emory is a ‘safety’ by any stretch of the imagination. I honestly really like the school and its undergrad programs. I love the surrounding area and the general feeling I got when I visited. It’s in my top 5 - I would be quite happy to attend. I wouldn’t be depressed at all!</p>
<p>Well, good. Trust us, you’ll be in good shape if your other option does not work out, provided you do well here (I’m sure you will where ever you go!). You should be fine at any of your top 5.</p>
<p>Emory’s Honors Program is set up for students who want to attend grad school.You don’t see pre-meds or business students in it because it takes too much time.</p>
<p>You have to qualify for the program by having a certain gpa at the end of junior year. You take a required honors class where they discuss how to do the grad app, get recommendations, etc. You have to find a professor (usually your advisor)to do an honors project with. The project depends on your major. The project will last your entire senior year and will culminate with an honors thesis that you present to a board. You also must take at least one graduate level class.</p>
<p>After you present your thesis your board will decide on what honors designation you will graduate with - highest, high or honors.</p>
<p>@thatmom, I’ll be an incoming freshman, how can I get more information on the honors program?</p>
<p>[Honors</a> Program | Academic Policies & Regulations | Emory College | Atlanta, GA](<a href=“Welcome to Emory College.”>Welcome to Emory College.)</p>