<p>On a scale of 1-10, how likely do you think I am to get in? Also, why should I go to Emory if I get in? Convince me.</p>
<p>3.9 GPA (w)
AP Eng. Lang- 3
AP US- 4
6 APs total, 5 honors classes
SATs- Math 650, Writing 750, Verbal 590
ACT 25, SAT IIs- Litt 550, US History 610
Senior year- AP French, AP English Lit, AB Calc, AP Art, Foreign Policy, Film Studies
My essay made my college counselor cry, and the Emory rep who visited my school said my supplement essay was "very unique and interesting."
My teacher recs should be very good--my teacher says he had great things to say.
ECs: Figure Skating, Yearbook (editor in chief), Art (art club president, photography commissions, school paper photographer), Youth in Government (outstanding statesman, Presider), Community Service Leader, Speech and Debate (speech captain, NFL degree of excellence), School Chorus, NHS, NFHS, Girl Scouts (silver award), French Club.</p>
<p>3, if 10 is most likely. Your SATs are too low. You have a chance. It depends on where you go to school and how hard it is to get a 3.9. If it is a top private school then maybe. Emory students tend to be very involved in extra-curricular activities but I can’t recommend it over other top schools. Visit and see for yourself.</p>
<p>I do go to a very good private school. I like Emory a lot, but the location isn’t ideal, and some areas seem to be…lacking. The kids seemed kinda uptight too.</p>
<p>Everything looks really good besides your SATs, and that could potentially keep you out of an ivy-tier school like Emory. I’d suggest taking your SATs again and try to get a 2100 or so. You should also take the ACT because some people do better on it. If you’re looking for academically similar schools with better locations than Emory, I’d suggest Vanderbilt or Rice. Right now, Emory is actually my second choice school if I don’t get in Vanderbilt. I’ve visited Vanderbilt before, and the people are really cool for the most part. Check it out and good luck!</p>
<p>What city and state is figureskater from? Culturally Emory is nothing like Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt is very southern and the students at Emory seem to all be from the New York tri-state area. There some from the South but almost none that speak with an accent.</p>
<p>Vanderbilt’s student body is actually pretty balanced as far as geographical makeup. About 40% are from the south, but there are very few students from the deep south, so not many have an accent.</p>
<p>I’m done with the SAT. My ACT was awful. I’m really looking for a city. I want an urban environment. Emory just isn’t there. I am a southern girl though. Not applying to Vandy, they don’t want kids like me- and ps- they hate being identified as a southern school. Emory is my only school in the south. Thanks for the input, y’all!</p>
<p>Why wouldn’t Vandy want someone like you??? It’s such a cool school in such a cool city!</p>
<p>Why do you want to go to Emory?</p>
<p>Admissions officers at Vandy admit that they will let in an underqualified boy from the north over an overqualified girl from the south.</p>
<p>As for Emory, I have my reasons. Emory seems very global- lots of good opportunities. strong majors in my interests.</p>
<p>My girlfriend is from Mississippi, and she certainly wasn’t overqualified, but she got in. I think you need to give Vandy a chance! I guess I’m a little biased though. I’m not going to try to tell you why you should go to Emory or anywhere else because you need to go to the school that’s best tailored to your interests, which I know nothing of. If Emory suits your interests and needs, then go there. If not, go someplace that does.</p>
<p>Oh yeah I almost forgot about chancing you. I give you 6/10 for Emory. It would be much higher if your test scores were a little better</p>
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<p>I disagree– Atlanta is a great location. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is the largest airport in the world with over 90 million passengers each year. Atlanta is within a direct 2 hour flight of 80% of the U.S. population. With direct flights to 270 cities worldwide, it’s easy and cheap to get home. I can catch a direct 1.5 hour flight home to a little regional airport in the midwest for as low as $64 each way. Getting home really could not be easier.</p>
<p>And then there’s Atlanta. Hotlanta. The ATL. Home to professional sports teams in all four major league sports, you can catch a game in exhilarating venues like the Georgia Dome and Turner Field. The uptown Buckhead district of Atlanta is world-renown for its ritzy restaurants and shopping. Internships and opportunities are everywhere in a city that claims the third most Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. and serves as headquarters to several national and international companies. Work hard, play hard… be sure save time to explore Atlanta’s exciting nightlife and incredible attractions including the world’s largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium.</p>
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<p>I also have to disagree with you on this one. Emory has a very easy-going atmosphere. Qualitatively, students are less cut-throat and competitive than most top schools in the Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. Community is important to Emory students, Emory students are humble, and Emory’s curriculum and culture stresses collaboration. Emory is definitely an easy-go atmosphere. In contrast, my friend who goes to Duke says that it is much more dominated by preppy and exclusive cliques.</p>
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<p>I don’t like to chance people because who am I to give my opinion on an admissions decision? I am not an admissions counsellor, I do not make admissions decisions, and I am not looking at your application and comparing it to thousands of other stellar applicants. Neither is anybody else reading this forum.</p>
<p>What I will say is that you have an impressive resume, and for what it’s worth, I think you have something to contribute to many of the colleges you’re probably considering. Finally, from an objective standpoint, your SAT math and verbal scores are lower than the middle 50% of admitted students. They are not prohibitively low, but you may consider retaking the SAT test or bolstering the other strengths of your application.</p>
<p>icfireball- I LOVE Atlanta. Unfortunately, Emory isn’t in Atlanta; it’s outside of Atlanta. It’s close, but no cigar. I don’t plan on having a car, and the shuttle system isn’t that great. If Emory were more like where Georgia Tech is, that would be awesome. I like urban. There’s still a lot to love about Emory, but I’m going to 1 college, and I’ve applied to 10, so eventually I’ll have to pick one. What you’ve said about the students is very reassuring. Maybe I’ve just come in contact with a minority.
Also, I am aware of the barbaric nature of chance threads, but it’s interesting to hear feedback. I appreciate yours 
thank you!</p>
<p>While it’s true that Emory is in the Druid Hills suburb of Atlanta, it’s only a couple of miles from Midtown and 4-5 miles from Downtown. You can actually see downtown Atlanta’s skyline from campus. Having your own car certainly helps get around, but it’s by no means necessary. Many of your friends will have cars, especially after your freshman year. A lot of my friends go to Hawks and Thrashers games on a regular basis. Also, we have free shuttles that run to and from Georgia Tech all day because of our 3-2 engineering program with Georgia Tech. I think Emory’s location is the best of both worlds-- the campus is beautiful and peaceful with lots of green space (including a 185 acre park), and the urban center is no more than a few miles away. You’ll feel more limited to Emory’s campus your freshman year, but after that, you won’t have any problem getting around.</p>
<p>I might not NEED a car, but I’d certainly want it to get around. There’s not anything wrong with Emory’s location, but it’s not what I’m looking for. I don’t want to be near a lively city; I want to be in it. I don’t want to have to take the initiative to get to Atlanta, I want to be a part of it.</p>
<p>You’re just looking for reasons to not come.
That’s all I’m gonna say.</p>
<p>Well then go to Geogia Tech, or some elite school in a city (not many, good luck) not as lively as Atlanta. Gonna agree with aluminum_Boat on this one. Besides Emory is right around the corner from the city limits. It’s so easy to either get to downtown/mid-town and be a part of it. Besides, you probably won’t like downtown as much anyway. You probably are the type of person who would like Buckhead, which Emory is closer too. </p>
<p>By the way, by coming on here already knowing you aren’t interested, you are kind of like a ■■■■■. Don’t waste your (or what’s worse, our) time. Also, avoid spending money on the application fee. That would be a stupid way to spend money given you want to be in a city. Apply to USC, UCLA, NYU, places like that. Have fun. Wait, clearly money isn’t an issue if you applied to 10 schools. Emory is technically in the city limits by the way. It’s not like Atlanta is small. It happens to be on the Dekalb/Fulton line, on the small portion of Dekalb that is still Atlanta. And when your dorm is robbed over at Tech, keep loving your urban environment. Emory has some crime issues b/c it’s in Atlanta, but not that much. And you’re solution for getting around=Tech Shuttle, MARTA, Emory Experience/Lenox Shuttles on Saturday (as technically, you shouldn’t really have enough time to constantly go off campus on weekdays). There are also the Emory University Hospital Midtown Shuttles and Grady Shuttles that run on weekdays for a long time. After MARTA, we run the largest transit system up here. Need I say more? You’ll be able to get around. Also, Vandy’s students are more stuck up than ours. Ours are half-way decent for a private school. Let’s face it, you should have known this stuff already. You were’nt interested, why should anyone chance you?</p>
<p>Also, I wouldn’t care for Vandy that much because I don’t even like Nashville like that. Whether or not it is by the urban center does not matter to me. It is still in Nashville (poppin’, but not my cup of tea). Also Vandy seems to lack the ethnic demographic diversity of many other top schools. Despite it’s geographic distribution, this makes it more southern than the rest of us in my eyes. And if you want to go there, our last class of entering freshmen basically was made up of almost 20% international students (and it has almost always been over 10%). Vandy (actually few places can) can’t really say this as far as I know.</p>
<p>You seem to have taken this very personally–don’t. I am actually pretty interested in Emory–just not as excited about it as I would like to be. I’ve had bad experiences with some crabby students, and Emory isn’t as in the middle of town as I would like for it to be. Most of the places I’ve applied are within walking distance of ice rinks. Transportation is an issue because it’s going to be very difficult for me to get to the ice rink via public transportation. For skating I will be going off campus at least 6 days a week. If I go to Emory, skating is gonna be tough, which is why I’m having trouble falling in love with the school. Also, please don’t assume that money isn’t an issue for me. Did you consider that maybe I’m trying to see where I can get the most financial aid? People can chance me if they want to.
I don’t want to go to Georgia Tech. I don’t want to go to Vandy. I didn’t apply to either- but yes, I do like that Emory is diverse. I was responding to someone’s suggestion. Goodness, calm down.
I do appreciate the info about public transportation. I’ve visited Emory several times, and I always ask about the transportation system, but this is the most in depth answer I’ve gotten. So thanks for that.</p>