Student Thoughts
Graduating Emory seniors reflect on their time here, sharing their stories of dorm life, the clubs they became involved in and what their future plans may be. Read and listen to a few closing remarks from the senior class.
What We Can't Do in the Real World
"I’m not sure if I can capture it as articulately as Asher Roth did, but I love college. So, to delay my post-graduation experience — literally, since I’m writing this rather than perusing an updated list of job postings — I thought about all the things we can do at Emory that we most likely can’t get away with once that diploma is forced into our hands." Read more...
Life is About Creating Yourself
"It’s simultaneously exhausting and liberating to think about creating yourself. Some days, I think it’d be kind of nice to have my life a little more mapped out, to have a few more answers. Most of the time, however, I take comfort in the fact that there is no single way I’m supposed to be." Read more...
Recalling Orientation at Commencement
"I remember as a freshman, feeling like I was starting with so much momentum. My orientation leader welcomed us and the events gave us the opportunity to bond with our hall-mates. Though slightly overwhelming, our orientation leaders, resident advisers and student leaders sent a clear message that the opportunities were here and that it was our job to figure out which ones we would pursue." Read more...
Emory Was Not a Division III Experience
"Even more than I had been bred to go to Emory, I had been bred to go to a Division I school by my competitive swimming program. Emory was the only Division III school I even considered. Yet turning down the scholarships and glory of D-I sports to come to Emory was the best choice I have ever made." Read more...
Learning from Being Among Talented Peers
"After a couple hundred class hours, a few dozen exams and enough written assignments to kill a rainforest, the class of 2010 is about to get a $200,000 piece of paper and a firm handshake in return. We’ll be assured that we are now officially prepared to tackle whatever life throws at us." Read more...
The Emory Decathlon
"As I begin to reflect on all my memories from these years, I have realized that my experiences with track — specifically as a multi-eventer — are very similar to my experiences with Emory as a whole, a metaphor if you will." Read more...
Appreciating Engagement Through Emory
"Listening to President Wagner as a freshman at Emoryís commencement ceremony, I was moved by his charge to treat our education as both a right and a responsibility. These words still resonate with me four years later, as I neatly seal my Emory undergraduate experience closed and launch my career in public health." Read more...