An ~Honest~ Review of A Top School - Emory University Review 2019

Hey y’all! Thanks for checking out my ~true~ feelings about Emory.
I'm so excited to be sharing some things that I have been feeling about college!

Time stamps:
Pros 1:58
Cons 6:51
“AH!” 11:56
Neutral 12:20
Rating 13:51

Instagram: @hellosjc

What’s your name? Seo Choe
What’s your major? Computer Science
How old are you? 21
What’s your ethnicity? Korean
What camera did you use? Sony Nex-C3

Thanks for watching!!!

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[hello-sjc]

Thanks for watching my video! I STILL answer questions so drop them down below!

[bscott]

Thanks for your review, it was honest and awesome! I am from the south (a smaller Georgia city) so disagree about the Atlanta thing (most southern cities are just sprawly and suburban. Atlanta technically has a more urban culture than the other big cities despite being sprawly. But nonetheless, I did see people stay in the Emory bubble all 4 years and thought why?). The funding thing is definitely true, but unfortunately that is the case at a lot of even "elite" universities. The disappointing thing is that Emory is better than a lot of elite schools in terms of the buildings and funding outside (funding is leaving those areas) of sciences and its major professional schools (like GBS), and research so it is clearing a low bar. But yeah, it is a problem. The seen that type of stuff happen. Rough. And I always thought space usage was always a problem. You have Emory, which is more academically oriented than some of its say, "more social" (basically smart party schools. I didn't want a place trying to emulate like a classical party school, so Emory was great for me. You can make the social scene fit whatever interest and personality you had there) peers and it builds a beautiful building like the chem building, and claims it is supposed to promote collaborative learning in open spaces, yet the location of outlets don't make much sense and are often located from distal areas. I need not even talk about the old DUC.

And 4/5 isn't bad depending on how hard the course is lol. Some things are curve graded especially in the sciences, but based on your critiques (which I agree with for the most part), a lot of elite schools would get 3.5-4/5 because none of them are perfect and have similar or worse problems that nobody really talks about perhaps to preserve the appearance of prestige and perfection at the school. Generally Emory (kind of like Harvard) students are more honest and do tell what they want done and complain a lot. I personally recommend finding the right administrators to contact about certain issues and make a legit, evidence based (and anecdotal, because story telling is great and you did a great job of that here) case to them if possible. Trust me, it works more than you would think. I've done it and like a year or 2 later, some form of improvement in my areas of concern would happen likely because I wasn't the only one thinking about them. You (alum) and current students have WAY more say so than you think. You just have to complain to the right people. You can't just accept stuff. But it is always great to say that Emory has never been a school where students turn blind eyes and just pretend it is perfect so that it can retain popularity and a higher rank or something.

[jenniferlee]

I got into Emory two days ago with ED and this video helped a lot! I’m excited to go there! ❤️❤️

[benjamindeshetler]

I have to say as a long term alum, I enjoyed my time at Emory. However, I believe the biggest issue with Emory was a lack of school spirit, community, and alumni networking. After I left Emory, I actually felt closer ties to my professional school because of this.
I'm just wondering, as I have a child thinking of applying, has this improved? Do students feel truly connected to the university or does it feel more like a pre-professional school than anything else?

[tmdsb]

Haha I’m watching this as if I’ll get in. EDing there this year, really love the school. Thank you for sharing such a detailed review!

[Maya-hfzw]

Hey, I’m thinking about going into comp sci, but I heard that Emory’s CS program isn’t too highly ranked. What do you think about it? Pros/cons, are most people well-prepared after graduating, do good companies recruit there?

[vixie]

I just started high school and Emory is the university I wanna go to once I graduate any advice?

[jefferyjefferson]

really nice job! I find the images and videos on the sides really helpful. Thanks a lot!

[ryan]

Does Emory take away a lot of financial aid after the first year? :(

[kat-gzki]

Hey! I was wondering what the party scene is like at Emory? Is everyone studious to the point where there are no good parties, or is it available to those who are interested? And does one have to join greek life to party?

[juding]

Is it stressful to study in Emory? Is it possible to get 8 hour sleep while completing all the assignments and having free time?

[Nveon]

Just go in on the Oxford Uni campus! I'm a little nervous but excited too!

[thevanessakay]

Would you recommend going here for the major of Film & Media? I found it interesting that they have that major considering I thought it was of STEM majors, science or medical in particular.

[alexissuk]

Hello. Do you know how hard it is to switch majors at Emory if you happen to change your mind? For example, if I got in as a psychology major, would it be possible to switch to like a business major?

[yolandaa_]

Hey I am really looking to get into Emory, and I was wondering if you know about the education and psychology majors, and how good they are. Thank you!!

[kanykeiusubalieva]

Hey I am considering Emory as college I would like to go, but the thing is that my college choice depends on the financial aid they are able to give me as an international student....and since you said that they might take away some of your financial aid do you think i might have problems with it? should i still consider Emory in y college list?

[zgjebxp]

a lot of the cons were things i liked so its a win win for me and i think i might ED there!

[sinhoe_ishaan]

Hey, I was hoping to apply to Emory to this upcoming application cycle and study physics there. Can you tell me something about its science? How is it?

[Ep-gwbl]

hey, i’m also an incoming comp sci major at emory and i have many questions, how could i contact u?

[physicsdarshanam]

What is the scope in Ph.D physics admission in Emory university?. Can you help me?