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<p>I think that UNC makes a 2.7 the goal for the average GPA university-wide, whereas Emory has like a 3.4 average GPA at graduation.</p>
<p>No, UNC’s average is like just over or under a 3.2 (and even if it wasn’t, I would mainly worry about the sciences where it and Emory will likely grade similarly. Southern elite institutions like to curve those no higher than B- or B), which is really solid for a very large public school with high variation in the student body. And no, the difference in SAT scores (which is not as large as you think) cannot explain the difference in MCAT scores. SAT does not stress critical thinking as much as the MCAT and does not stress science at all. The MCAT may represent a mixture of factors, but one of them is indeed how the science curriculum at the students’ institution is run. There are schools w/higher entering stats. than WashU that do not average 32. Something else is there. 1360-1400 (Emory’s average SAT) should mean that students perform around that range as well (and many do, but too many don’t) if the science curriculum or the students’ mindsets were optimal. Like most schools, we could do at least a little better in some categories.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.unc.edu/faculty/faccoun/reports/1999-00/R2000EPCGrdInfl.PDF[/url]”>http://www.unc.edu/faculty/faccoun/reports/1999-00/R2000EPCGrdInfl.PDF</a></p>
<p>When comparing the average GPAs at public and private colleges, you have to consider that most public schools have to comply with state laws requiring most of the school to be composed of in-staters, and since some schools give all in-staters within the top 10% of their graduating class an opportunity to attend, there will be a decent number of in-staters who bring the school’s average down. That’s why public colleges tend to have lower GPAs.</p>
<p>Here are more recent UNC stats from that guy who has studied these patterns:</p>
<p>[University</a> of North Carolina](<a href=“http://www.gradeinflation.com/northcarolinachapelhill.html]University”>http://www.gradeinflation.com/northcarolinachapelhill.html) </p>
<p>There has been quite a bit of inflation (excuse me “increase in grades as a result of better students” lol) since 2000</p>
<p>bernie12 – I have gotten a lot of good info from you about the school. You have an even handed, thoughtful approach that my daughter has not yet fully experienced from the profs in the subjects she’s taken, but maybe she just hasn’t latched onto the right major yet.</p>
<p>I think also I compare Emory to my own LAC experience, where the profs were really interested in students’ learning and were always available for office hours. D hasn’t had that level of engagement in all her classes (but in some of them) and I am hopeful she will find the right level of challenge and interaction to help her learn and grow.</p>
<p>I find Emory not rigid, but certainty rigorous. So many opportunities for pre-med. The teachers are so intelligent but are willing to spend one-on-one time with you. There are lots of course offerings in the sciences, and other disciplines too. There are so many mentors, help sessions, career counseling, research opportunities, internships, shadowing, clubs, you really have so much help here if you’re on the pre-med track.
I have no idea why your daughter’s presentation was like that. Emory is best on academics more than anything else. There are great opportunities in Atlanta, but I don’t go off campus much because there is so much Emory does just on-campus.</p>
<p>My D had a great pre-med experience at Emory. She did not decide on med until her sophomore year and science did not come easy to her. Every science prof she had spent considerable extra time with her. She found great mentors in summer internships at the hospital and we could not be more pleased with her experience. I attended an Ivy, as did one of my other kids, and the Emory academic experience was far superior. My Ivy D could not get extra help in some pre med courses b/c the prof’s office hours conflicted with a class. That said, the student does have to make the effort and reach out, attend open hours, take advantage of tutors, etc. Everything needed to succeed is right on campus.</p>