ASA15 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Initially, I was waitlisted to BU and have been pretty set on attending Emory for the past week or so. However, today I heard back that I had gotten off the BU waitlist. I have been accepted to the MSPH GLEPI at Emory, and the MPH at BU. I love the Emory program, and am still leaning towards it. However, I have no ties to Atlanta and don't know much about the city, whereas I did my undergrad in Boston, love it, and have many friends there. Obviously, that's not a very good reason to choose a school, but I know BU has merits in its own right, as well. Is this a no-brainer and I should go to Emory? Or is there any case in which BU makes sense? (No money in either case, btw, so BU would be more expensive) I also applied to Berkeley and haven't heard back yet, so that could be in play, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonEpi2014 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I went to BU for my undergrad and Emory for my MPH. I have worked in the BU epi dept since and I would say go to Emory handsdown! While Atlanta isn't the best city in the world, its not a bad place to be as a student (its super cheap) and the Emory scene is great. Plus Emory is a phenomonal school, the classes are excellent and the teachers genuinely care about the success of their students. Its also really cool to be right next to the CDC which provides a lot of student job opportunities. As far as BU goes, the professors at BU are very nice, but the program is less developed. Also, Boston is a lot more expensive than Atlanta, so its much less expensive to attend Emory than BU. I say go with Emory...just my 2 cents... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASA15 Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thank you, that's what I've been thinking but it's so tempting to go back to Boston . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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