Emory University

Emory University seems like a great school, but in reality, it is poorly equipped in resources and in my opinion, a waste of money. For example, the University invested lots of money in Macintosh computers—80% of the computers on campus are Macs. However, these computers lack even the most basic of software. There are only ~6 computers on campus with Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop); ~2 computers with Matlab; zero computers equipped with basic computer programming languages (Java/C++). The research facilities are very poorly equipped, and many of the supply stockrooms on campus carry expired chemicals. The University really needs to invest more in LEARNING and less in AESTHETICS. However, students enjoy Emory a lot because the coursework is relatively easy and the atmosphere is really laid-back. I overheard one student saying she was only taking “3 classes this semester and one of them is YOGA.” Spend $36,000 a year to learn Yoga? You only need to study about 3 hours for a test to get an A. But Emory students also don’t learn anything useful for the REAL WORLD.