r/Emory

Anyone willing to share their experience? Are the rooms quiet? Why does floor plan B sell out so quickly? How‘s the fitness room?

ive seen awful reviews online, but it’s in great proximity to the law school. Hoping they’ve ironed out a lot of the kinks it sounds like they had last year.

I just finished my freshman year at a liberal arts college in the northeast, and I have been admitted to Emory as a transfer student for fall.

I am curious as to why people in this sub think Emory has such a negative reputation in terms of students having fun and having a social life. It seems like maybe students don’t really feel like there is a cohesive campus culture. I understand that Emory doesn’t have football or any of that, but plenty of schools don’t have a big sports culture, but they don’t have Emory’s reputation for being, well, kind of a dull place to go to school, aside from the city of Atlanta having a lot of stuff to do, I also don’t think this reputation stems from the fact that Emory is academically demanding. Again, there are other very academically demanding schools that have a really strong reputation for being a great social experience for students in addition to being a great academic one.

I am not trying to slam Emory. I obviously think the school has a lot to recommend it or I wouldn’t have applied. But I am worried about the pretty consistent information, reviews, and comments online about Emory being a school where it’s difficult to develop a social life.

I’d love to get people’s thoughts on this. I have to make a my decision by the end of next week.

Hi all, I know that honors in course is given as follows:
Cum laude: top 15.01-30.00% of the class

Magna cum laude: top 5.01-15.00% of the class

Summa cum laude: top 5.00% of the class

Does anyone know what GPA these percentages typically translate to?

Is there an absurdly loud display of wealth on campus? Are there a lot of rich people?

Any good places online to meet people, have some chats, and find like minded friends specifically for the Emory community?

Hello everyone, I was wondering if anyone knows if the internet (mainly JRC) is turned off during the summer?

I'm trying to connect a TV but it keeps saying there's no internet.

Help and advice would be nice 🥹

Hii,

I have until the 19th to accept my offer of admission of the waitlist. However, I’m a low-income student (applied through Questbridge) with around a 40k annual income before any adjustments for a family of 4, and they haven’t given me any financial aid packages yet. This is kind of worrying because I’m on a time crunch, yet they’re in no rush to get my aid to me for me and my family to review.

Does anybody know how good Emory’s aid is in these situations? I know they meet 100% demonstrated need, and I did the financial aid calculator which came out to be ~5k a year, but I’m not sure how accurate that is. Could anyone that’s been in a similar situation help me?

Hi guys! I was wondering if there’s a social media page where we can meet sophomore or junior transferring to Emory? having a hard time finding anyone for housing 😭

I am an incoming freshman at oxford, and im on the premed track. I was wondering what math is reccomended to take (I would like to take at least calc 1 and stats). I did take calc BC in high school, but I am fine with starting lower. I've just heard bad things about calc at emory.

hey just wanted some insight on emory college and goizueta culture, was committed washu olin but now got off wl so could switch

i’ve heard that it’s very competitive and stressful and less community like compared to other schools, is that true?

also, ik there’s a lot of startups started here, but does being near atlanta and gtech actually impact that, and does being near atlanta also help as much as people say with getting internships at tech companies like google?

thanks

hey everyone, I'm an incoming freshman and I was wondering about how difficult it is to get research opportunities. Is it as easy as cold emails / talking to professors after class, or do professors here typically hate that? Is the norm to apply through programs (I found a couple online like INSPIRE and SOAR but everytime I click on the hyperlinks it gives me a 404 error. Are those still a thing?)

I know it's a little early to be thinking about this, but any guidance would be greatly appreciated, and thank you!

hi, i just got off the waitlist yesterday and i wanted some insight on how life can be there. i’m planning to do premed or something like that! how’s the dining hall, dorms, parties, weather, student activities, classes, etc.?

tell me everything you love (and don’t love) about it!

as a soph transfer from cc

Hi Everyone!
I just received a letter saying I got into emory Oxford college from the waitlist. I know a lot about Emory, but I was wondering if anyone had more insight into what the Oxford College is like. For reference, I am currently committed to UW seattle. I also want to do pre med or pre pa, so I was wondering how oxford college is for that. Thank you!!

Title, i recently got off the emory wl for goizueta. im comparing it between that and georgia tech scheller rn, and im conflicted on what to decide for. im planning to do ITM concentration at scheller, but i know emory is a "more prestigious" school in terms of business ranking and ib / consulting placement. if i went gt, i was planning to lean more into fintech using the ITM concentration, and if i went emory, i would try to minor in data analytics or something of the sort. cost isn't too much of an issue for me but still relevant (54k vs 97k total cost of attendance per year). recommendations?

I took Chemistry 150 and was foreign with the pacing and density of the material in lecture, as well as some gaps in what was covered in the lab and what was on concept checks/the final exam. I got a B+ in the lecture and an A- in the lab, so I really want to hone in on my grasp of general chemistry concepts for next year (set to take chem 202) and the rest of my STEM-based academic journey. If possible, would someone be willing to send over a syllabus/concept list/ practice questions/past papers/notes for Chem 202 lecture and lab? I emailed my teacher and they declined. For whoever obliges, me and my GPA thank you.

I'm an incoming freshmen at oxford college this fall. While applying, I was a domestic applicant living abroad. Now, for pre-orientation, I can choose to attend either ignite oxford or international. students week (isw). Which one do I pick? ISW starts on the 15th and ignite starts on the 17th. I've heard that ISW will have sessions that I really don't think I need to attend (the info would be redundant, i.e. F-1 visa info sessions), so I'm worried it'll be kinda boring/redundant. Is there any way I can attend both and skip the sessions I don't need from ISW? If not, which one might be better for me to register for?

Which one would u choose and why?