@bernie12 well even ivy leagues and other elite schools collaborate, so clearly a college within a university will collab with the Uni. So to increase chances of Emory college acceptance I should not apply to oxford.
hmmm…naw. Remember most Oxford applicants are cross-applicants I’m pretty sure. Then you get in where you fit in. In some very rare cases (which may become more common as the stats of the 2 campuses continue to converge-as in Oxford slightly or substantially increasing while main stays flat), Oxford may deny and main accept. And this is likely a fit issue because Oxford has no incentive to yield protect (it is not relevant for ranking purposes).
But when I say collaboration…I’m not talking like Ivies in a consortium type of way. I’m talking staff at at each campus likely directly being involved in admissions decisions.
@cappex – hang in there! I understand about CAL not being your thing. In answer to a few of your questions, when my child was looking at schools with really open curricula–Pomona and Brown were uncovered, but they are uber competitive as you know.
Regarding the athletic coaches for XC, you should do a some research first. First, focus on Div III schools (slower times) then look for their meet results. You can see how your times fared with the teams. Especially check out Championship times. If you could have placed in the first three or so spots for the team, you might be a great fit. So, make a little Excel spreadsheet with the team/championship times/league/regular times, etc. If your times would fit for the team, next put together an athletic resume. This is a one pager with your pic, best time(s) athletic awards, scholastic stats, etc, your name, address and phone number. After you get it together, you can email to the coaches with a personal letter and attach the resume. Then follow-up with the coaches via an email or call (can you call from Europe?). NESCAC coaches, for instance, have some pull on recruiting. If they are seriously interested, they can have Admissions do a pre-read on your file. Please feel free to reach out with any more questions. You are on the right track (bad pun). Keep up the good work. Your hard work will reap rewards and character.
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Your stats are on par but i don’t see any ecs related to your major though you do have outstanding achievements in athletics
@crossovercuber Thanks, but I truly don’t understand why you have to have EC’s related to a major like Engineering in HS. You are going to learn about it, if you already can do it what is the point?
I applied ED II, do you think I will get accepted? Won’t find out until Feb, and want to know if I should apply to lots of others before then -
@cappex : You are right for Emory and the engineering comment, but other schools with actual engineering programs and departments that are very selective do indeed tend to have a bias towards those with experience, likely due to the intensity of those curricula and the number of course requirements/inflexibility. With experienced students, they can decrease the likelihood of attrition (those students can transition into college level engineering more easily without intro. and intermediate courses needing to be doused in water). For Emory, demonstrating competence in science is all that is needed to be competitive I would think because ultimately it is a science track.
I think your stats look good too, you probably have a solid chance! Your Ec’s dont look weak at all, definitely stronger than mine lol.
Maybe ED II will help…
Computer Science wouldn’t be as hard to get in as a pre-med or business at Emory… Would it?
Only “easier” because it’s a growing field in emory, and they want more people in areas they aren’t as well known. I think its only “easier” to get in if you can market your passion for comp sci well… otherwise it would look fake i assume. Plus plenty of people change majors because its liberal arts so it really shouldn’t be as much about the major than the diversity of interests/passions.
Sell the interest, not the major…selling one’s so called “major” even when they aren’t in college could make a person look too narrow. Better to tell about interests and maybe what depts can allow you to pursue them.