<p>Hey... well, most students paid their deposits already and I figured most already know if they are coming to Emory or not. So which of you all are actually choosing Emory? If you are, I have three questions:</p>
<p>1) Simply... why did you choose Emory? </p>
<p>2) Related to Number 1... was Emory your number 1 choice... top 3? or was it at the bottom of the pile.</p>
<p>3) What schools did you turn down for Emory?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>1) Simply… why did you choose Emory? </p>
<p>Too many too list… When I visited, I loved it… campus was stunning, the very new facilities, small class sizes, notable profs. I am also excited about the research opportunities and to simply try new things, meet new people from all over the world. Moreover, it just felt right and fit is very important for me.</p>
<p>2) Definitely first choice for a quite some time. </p>
<p>3) I turned down U. Chicago, Notre Dame, NYU, Boston College, Brandeis and Mcmaster. I also withdrew my apps from a bunch of places. I am an international so I applied to a bunch of places.</p>
<p>1) Simply… why did you choose Emory? </p>
<p>Programs, location, professors.</p>
<p>2) First!</p>
<p>3) Vanderbilt, Tulane, Rhode Island School of Design</p>
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<li><p>Very good professors, very good financial aid for <$50,000 income (Emory Advantage), and nice campus. Those were my initial reasons until I found out about research opportunities and other stuff. I was declined Emory Advantage at first but when I appealed later, they gave it to me. Pretty cool.</p></li>
<li><p>1st choice.</p></li>
<li><p>University of Florida, in-state. I only applied to two schools. I would’ve applied to more but my parents won’t pay, and I’m not that rich so…</p></li>
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<p>1) Gave the most money, provides good education.</p>
<p>2) Not really. To be honest, one of the bottoms.</p>
<p>3) Yale, Tufts, UVirginia, Rice, Carleton…</p>
<p>Sensation you turned down Yale for Emory? Why? O-o</p>
<p>Microdog, because not everyone is a prestige-whore. Fit is more important than prestige. Have a more positive approach. Many people turn down HYPS for other top 20 and even top 30 universities for “fit”, financial reasons etc. </p>
<p>But, wait Sensation. Did you turn down Yale or just apply to Yale?</p>
<p>I got accepted, and turned down. To be honest, I would have attended Yale if they gave me enough money. They did not. But I’m quite happy with Emory anyways :)</p>
<p>alam, I know not everyone is a prestige-whore, I was simply asking for Sensation’s personal reasons for turning down Yale for Emory. Sparked my curiousity :).</p>
<p>Choosing Yale over Emory will be considered ‘normal’ to almost all students, alam1. I understand your Emory pride (hell, you chose Emory over Chicago), but Yale is, at least to a lot of people, considered to be above Emory. And one is not a ‘prestige-whore’ simply because one regards Yale as more prestigious than Emory; indeed almost all of Yale’s academic departments are ranked higher than those of Emory’s.</p>
<p>However, I still consider Emory to be easily one of the best institutions in the U.S. Emory is ranked 17, which puts it on par with Cornell, Brown or Rice.</p>
<p>1) Simply… why did you choose Emory? </p>
<p>Location, campus beauty, atmosphere, academics, weather, size etc.</p>
<p>2) Emory’s my dream school!</p>
<p>3) Turning down Northwestern, UCLA, Notre Dame, Tufts etc.</p>
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<li><p>Amazing campus, its in the dirty south, great education</p></li>
<li><p>It was definitely near the top</p></li>
<li><p>UCLA, NYU-Stern, Boston College Honors, and Michigan Honors</p></li>
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<li>Gave good money, proximity to the Carter Center, good PoliSci program</li>
<li>It was in the mid-bottom</li>
<li>UCLA, Michigan, Boston College,</li>
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<p>“Choosing Yale over Emory will be considered ‘normal’ to almost all students, alam1.”</p>
<p>Agree. Unless someone chose lower ivies over Emory just because they’re in the ivy league.</p>
<p>Just want to put this out there. I know someone from my year (class of 2013) who turned down Harvard (full ride) for Emory (full ride).</p>
<p>^wow, that’s pretty inspiring. I am assuming that’s for “fit” or “convenience” reasons. Is he/she enjoying his/her time at Emory?</p>
<p>1) Well, I actually received a full ride from both Notre Dame and Emory (income well below $50,000 + strong academics). The kicker is that I didn’t know about these financial aid awards until about 3 or 4 days before May 1st. Ultimately, Emory, in my opinion of course, is the finer school. Along with that, it’s closer to home (hah, 8 hours!) and it has more to offer me than ND.</p>
<p>2) Emory has definitely been in the top 3 since August, however, it got lost in the mix as college applications became crazy. I actually forgot about Emory Advantage and didn’t think I was going to get any money as most of my peers received packages with thousands of dollars in loans. </p>
<p>3) Notre Dame, Tulane, UT-Austin, Millsaps, and a state-school</p>
<p>1) I wanted to go to school in a warmer climate and have a chance a playing soccer in college at a school that is competitive academically and athletically. Also, Emory has Portuguese which was a plus because I am so intrigued by Portuguese culture.</p>
<p>2) All throughout my junior year it was my first choice, and it remained that way until around January when I started leaning UChicago. I got waitlisted at the U of C, so Emory was a no-brainer. </p>
<p>3) Chapman (CA), Redlands (CA), full-ride at my state school (UVM). As you can see my decision was simple, because those first two are average schools. I also would rather slit my wrists than spend another four years in Vermont.</p>