<p>Hello,
I'm a high school student from Georgia applying for college.These are my stats.
Numerical average: 89,(School does not give me GPA)
SAT: 1940
EC:
Science Olympiad:
Third place- Regional medal
Third place-Regional medal
Third place-Regional medal
Second place-Regional medal
Hours : 150<br>
Beta club member
Science Honor society
Lit honor society </p>
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<p>I really want to go to Emory because I had a brother there and I visited him every single week we just toured the campus every week.I frequented the library and was simply amazed at how great the university is with the CDC being right next to it.</p>
<p>I really want to study something in biology(not sure what but I hate every other subject in school and this is the only thing which I can talk about with 'passion'. ).</p>
<p>However my grades and sat score are really low and my EC's are below average. I porbably have a chance to make it into UGA and Georgia state and the other low ranked schools but Is there any possible way I can finish my undergraduate education at emory.</p>
<p>Try applying to Oxford and I think you have a guaranteed transfer, I’m sure the terms are online. Hating every other subject except bio doesn’t speak well for you as a student and intellect, hate to say. You are going to have to take distribution requirements in college and do well, maybe you will mature a bit and see the value in being educated as you get to college and Oxford is a good place to prepare you to become a better, more engaged student.
<a href=“http://oxford.emory.edu/a-distinctive-place/oxford-and-emory/”>http://oxford.emory.edu/a-distinctive-place/oxford-and-emory/</a></p>
<p>Agree with the recommendation about applying to Oxford and indeed if you are accepted into Oxford you automatically attend Emory for your junior and senior years. Oxford is easier to get into than Emory (as a freshman) but might still be a reach for you. </p>
<p>More importantly, it’s important to recognize that Emory (and Oxford) is a liberal arts school and even as a science major, you will need to fulfill their distribution requirements which will include courses in foreign language, humanities, etc. I think Emory even has a physical education requirement. All of the information will be on their web site. </p>
<p>Well, let us not be too harsh on the person. Consider the state of secondary education. I won’t lie, it appears that many HS teachers have a hard time bringing a subject to life and making it interesting (in some cases inspiration from an instructor sparks interest. While I was always a nerd for several subjects even outside of a classroom setting, in fact more so out than in, good HS teachers in my AP classes which covered a wide variety of subjects, helped sustain my interests). In college, since there is freedom of choice in choosing topics and professors in specific subsets of many disciplines, I feel it is much easier to potentially be inspired by an instructor or topic outside of ones initial set of interests. Also, @Emrakul, for one, you maybe should have considered an ED option, secondly, just do a dual application and see what happens. If you gain admission to either, Oxford is statistically more likely. For 3, biology at Oxford for the first two years is likely much more interesting and inspiring than biology at main campus which is very standard for a research university, but with some “dressings” so to speak. Oxford campus seems to have really mastered biology education. Main campus for first two years can often consist of “hit or miss” experiences or several mediocre ones. It appears that Oxford has kind of standardized the experience across instructors so that they all teach at a decent level, have the same projects, and syllabi, etc. They really want students to actually learn biology (less about just passing exams and quizzes and more about understanding research and “thinking” in biology, which is why they have several components outside of basic homework and tests/quizzes contributing to the grade. At Emory, the best teacher does case studies so that is good I suppose). Less of a service course mentality over there. In fact, they have had quite good success sending students to top grad. programs in biological sciences (as opposed to just med. school for example). </p>
<p>Maybe hate was the wrong word ,but every “AP” level teacher teaching style consists of using PowerPoint and talking about the lesson in a similar way by the textbook or Barron’s book. Out of every ap course I have taken or taking (10 in total) I see biology as the most interesting to me AND provides a feasible financial future. </p>
<p>Thank you all for responding,I will certainly look into the dual application for Oxford and Emory. However if I get rejected how likely or which path is it to transfer to Emory college(s)</p>
<p>@Emrakul : Do not overestimate feasible financial future with the biology major. It’s just faulty logic. For example, a pre-health or pre-law has a feasible future and they can major in anything they want (so can a pre-MBA student. in fact they may be better off not pursuing a BBA. Many students at top MBA programs come from schools without BBA’s). Also, many top (or wealthy) schools provide solid support packages for Social Science doctoral students. Get more creative and redefine what you consider a viable financial future (if you are talking pre-med. Again, biology should NOT be the default major for a pre-med. You start off average before you even apply). That is more so an issue of skills than majors. For example, a history major that did a QSS concentration and learned extensive mathematics and program is much more marketable than a generic biology major that memorized their way through college. Now if you did QSS biology, Computational neuroscience UG fellowship, or double majored with math or CS, then you have a point, but until then, rethink that opinion. If you go to a place like Emory, you need more creativity and an open-mind than what you are displaying right now. You would be surprised to know that many Social Science and Humanities majors here who are not even pre-prof. are resourceful and clever enough to supplement their major with enough experiences to get them solid paying jobs. </p>
<p>As for your AP’s. They are likely just teaching to the test…so of course they are dull. </p>
<p>Oxford students don’t transfer to Emory, they continue. All Oxford students in good standing continue on to Emory College for their junior and senior years, because Oxford ends after sophomore year.</p>