<p>You’re right in a sense. If you only want a good GPA, you should go to an easier school. But if you want an excellent education with opportunities (research, lab work, access to funding, etc, etc) that you just can’t get at a lot of places, then you should go to Emory (or a place like it). The reason so many people come to Emory for premed and other programs is because they are good programs. It’s really that simple. I am of the mind that, so long as you can reasonably afford it, you should go to the best university possible for what you want to do and that fits you best.</p>
<p>Honestly, you may not end up finishing the premed program for one reason or another, so I would suggest positioning yourself at a place that will provide a good education no matter what happens (I and nearly every single on of my friends ended up changing majors at Emory, and a lot of them dropped premed at one point or another). Make sure you have a Plan B just in case. A whole lot of people end up changing their majors once they start college. You don’t want to be stuck somewhere that isn’t right for you just because you thought that you could get a better GPA there than at Emory.</p>