Chance Me Emory University

@BiffBrown @ljberkow @TheTennisNinja Y’all are so nice and dignified…Did anyone think that they restarted/did these interviews for “fun”? Furthermore, did they expand their scope to even include some cities abroad for fun? Clearly only one person who answered so far believes that.

@bernie12 @ljberkow @TheTennisNinja
lol, these interviews do not have much weight in the process, and final decision making. If the ultimate goal for the student is to get admitted, then the interview won’t matter much. It serves other purposes. Some of you proved my point with the Harvard and Princeton anecdotes, It’s been revealed that Harvard does not give a damn what the alumni have to say about the student, they will come to their own conclusion about the students personality based on the application (whether fair or not, not what I’m arguing) and make a decision. My focus was on the getting admitted not really anything else, sorry if I didn’t convey that the first time.

For what it’s worth, last year my child applied RD and was waitlisted. ED will make a difference in the strength of your app. My kid’s stats were as follows: double legacy (parent and grandparent), ACT 35, GPA 3.7, campus visit, early app for scholarship consideration. ECs were not textbook spectacular but coalesced in a unique and compelling narrative. Waitlisted. Ended up going to a different T20.

@emorynavy

“It’s been revealed that Harvard does not give a damn what the alumni have to say about the student”

Where did you read this?

Yes, Harvard also gives each candidate a personality score but nowhere does anyone say that the alumni interview scores get no weight.

@ProfessorMom1
Wow, I’m surprised tbh. I personally think legacies are important for cultural reasons for the campus, especially for a campus that could use more of it. But I think Legacy status only counts for ED.

@emorynavy There was another poster on CC with a similar story a year or two ago. I confess I was surprised, though. We were even more surprised when we got the rest of the admissions results. A handful of T20, including an elite scholarship. I suppose it confirms the very subjective “holistic” admissions decisions. Incidentally, according to Emory’s website, there’s no distinction between ED and RD legacy: http://www.alumni.emory.edu/about/legacy-admission.html. Of course, publication and practice don’t always go together.

@ProfessorMom1 where does it say in the link that there is no distinction between ED and RD legacy? I don’t see it.

@collegemom9 The policy does not say legacy only applies to ED. In other words, there’s no distinction offered on that webpage. It mentions neither RD nor ED. What they do in practice (anecdotally) vs what their stated policy is may differ.

@ProfessorMom1 gotcha. There is no stated policy.