I am interested in applying to both Emory College as well as Oxford College. My intended major is economics.
I ended up in the US last year (junior year) as my dad got transferred here. I am an international student. I will be applying for aid.
My unweighted GPA is 3.7 (on a 4.0 scale) and my SAT score is 1500
Within the last year I made it on the varsity cheer team (fall and winter), got elected to the executive board of a school club and currently hold the position of a section editor on the school newspaper. I tutored young kids during spring season and had to babysit my brother the entire summer.
My school is known for its academic rigor and cut-throat competitiveness.
I took 3 honors classes last year (straight As on all). I am taking 2 APs and 3 honors this year.
Back in my previous school, I was an Interact Club volunteer for 2 years and was a student coordinator in the children’s section of a national newspaper.
I plan to take SAT math 2 in october
Recs: Teacher 1: 10/10 T2: 8-9/10 Counselor: 8/10
Essay: Don’t have a final draft yet
I was also wondering if applying ED might be helpful???
Do not apply ED. I apply for this fall on ED I have double legacy good grades, extracurriculars but bad SAT and I didn’t get in. I would recommend you to apply in regular decision
@flowerNcake
Where you’re from and what languages you know besides English will be a factor in your admissions.
ED1 admission rates are higher than those for ED2 and RD. However, if you need lots of financial aid, you might want the option of turning the school down if your financial aid award is insufficient, which is possible with RD but not ED1 or ED2.
@BiffBrown I can fluently speak 3 languages including English, and am a beginner in another language. Also, I am from an overrepresented part of the world.
I thought you could turn down ED if enough aid wasn’t provided?
@flowerNcake
“Students who have selected Emory University as their first choice and wish to receive an admission decision early in the year may do so by applying for admission under one of two Early Decision plans. Both Early Decision plans are binding, meaning that if Emory admits you, and if Emory makes the education affordable, you must pay your admission deposit and enroll the following fall.”
http://apply.emory.edu/apply/ed.php
The above statement from the Emory admissions website suggests that you would be released from a binding ED decision if the financial aid were not suitable but I’m not sure what that means in practice.
First, would you apply to a bunch of other schools if you were accepted to ED1 at Emory prior to receiving Emory’s financial aid decision? If not, your options would be limited.
Second, would Emory’s release be conditioned to going to a lower cost school?
I just don’t know.