...either way. Both are great schools, both have great reputations, both will carry you far. I'm a Cubs fan - so I'd lean to Northwestern (that lakeside campus is great, too). But really, that's the kind of stupid reasons that would come into play here - that and any curriculum differences. It's definitely a draw. Note to the wise: Emory is very, very beautiful - it has that stately Southern school country-club feel to it.