Emory University - Academics

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Emory’s small enrollment and extensive class offerings make for small class sizes, especially in the arts and humanities. This can be a real blessing for students in terms of how much knowledge they get out of their classes. This small class size also means close interactions with professors, and sometimes attendance alone can make a huge impact on your grade. Being on a first name basis with your professor allows you some slack if you do miss a class or have trouble with an assignment. Emory’s e-mail system, LearnLink, serves as the perfect platform for academic connections. Online conferences allow students to access class discussions and assignments, and some private Q-and-A sessions with your teacher if you like.

Academics are certainly Emory’s strong suit and the reason most students apply here in the first place. Many teachers and departments at Emory are nationally recognized, and some are award-winning. Numerous teachers are respected authors and researchers, and some are authorities in their respective fields. The College is consistently ranked in the top 20 nationally, and nearly all of the graduate schools are highly respected as well. The humanities and Undergraduate Business School are well-funded and liked, while the performing arts are under-funded and ignored. Many students agree that Emory is not as hard as they had assumed, but that certainly doesn’t mean that people looking for an easy four years should flock here.

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Students Speak Out

Anonymous says:

Due to the relatively small class... Due to the relatively small class size in upper-level courses at Emory, students develop closer relationships with teachers here than at larger schools. This may be either a benefit, or a detriment, according to your personal learning style. Many students are fans of the small classes and intense student-teacher interaction, but sometimes this environment forces you to participate, so you need to stay on top of the work. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

If you can figure out ahead of... If you can figure out ahead of time who to take, which you won’t be able to do until your second semester, you can create a perfect semester, where you have a good mix of easy and engaging classes. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

Some teachers are too interested... Some teachers are too interested in their own research and writing to help the students, especially in the Undergraduate Business School. I had a teacher last year that basically made us do his research for him so that he could make money off it. I’ve also had teachers who make you buy their book for class, even when the book is horrible. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

Some teachers are amazing, and... Some teachers are amazing, and some are amazingly bad. The best advice is to ask around upperclassmen to find out which teachers are best for you. Any senior can give you a great list of good and bad apples. 12345 Academics Report

Anonymous says:

The Freshman Seminars are great... The Freshman Seminars are great because they usually feature the top two or three professors in each department, and the classes are small and focused on a very specific and interesting topic. 12345 Academics Report

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Emory consistently ranks in the top five nationwide for most Academic All-Americans and most post-graduate scholars.

Celebrated author Sir Salman Rushdie, who has won two Booker prizes for his novel Midnight’s Children, teaches graduate seminars in Emory’s English department.

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