if you live in georgia, is it possible to be invited to an alumni interview? I saw on emory’s undergrad website a list of all the states where interviews were offered, and i did not see georgia on the list, however i figured since emory is in georgia maybe they still offer interviews? Thank you!
@arcollegexoxo : I suspect not. They may understand Georgia applicants better than they do other states, so really want to interview those from other states with large alumni bases as well as some overseas cities which are a lot less understood.
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Why don’t you just visit, since you’re in GA. I’m sure they expect GA applicants to visit.
I completely forgot to send my SAT scores until today! am I totally screwed?
@ilovebooks123
Maybe, I would call admissions tomorrow. But is seems like you weren’t that interested. Its almost February.
Would coming from an obscure state like NH mess up my admissions? Would they think that I would not want to come down all the way to Atlanta or something?? Just hit me recently, as I noticed Emory takes state/geographic residence into account… 
@anxiouswreck it would help you actually , but NH is still New England, so they probably get a sizable amount of apps fro there.
This is sort of random, but overall I’m confused about the Oxford / Emory concept. So Oxford is a 2 year school that feeds into Emory…does anyone know why? And why do they apparently have a higher acceptance rate? Will anyone even know you went to Oxford for 2 years? I definitely don’t want to sound rude to Oxford at all especially since I know very little about it.
Has anyone done enough research to explain? I didn’t personally apply to Oxford because it is not in an urban area (one of my criteria for college), but I want to understand the concept and I’m almost regretting not applying to Oxford Scholars as well as Emory scholars if it means a higher chance at getting full tuition to what ends up being Emory?
@LushLillies : Chances are probably not that much higher because the credentials are pretty similar.
Just go mull around on Oxford’s website and try to figure out. It is the original Emory campus (Emory moved to Atlanta in the 1900s) and they basically decided to preserve it as an educational institution synergistic with the Atlanta campus. The main difference is the location and the emphasis on more of an intensive liberal arts approach. It really isn’t that difficult to understand. It isn’t but so much different from how ECAS feeds into GBS. Oxford has some double-edged sword issues with it as it is an “alternative” to Emory, so of course didn’t compete for similar credentialed students back in the day. However, now it does. Many Oxford students may not get into main campus, but I wouldn’t say because they weren’t qualified. I seriously view it as the same a person getting denied at some non-Emory elite school. The schools have too many applicants, so even deserving ones will be denied (so ones admitted are not better nor were they viewed as particularly better than denied or wait-listed applicants. A lot of luck was involved for both highly qualified denied and admitted applicants which can comprise a majority of the applicants). Emory just has Oxford as an alternative for the students who may not be initially admitted but want the access to the Emory experience as well as several people who would just rather not start at very large universities (yes, medium-sized Emory can be considered very large to many) in the first place. They can start off at a place with much more personal academics that focuses on teaching (so, for most, will be more intensive than the first 2 years in ECAS) in the first 2 years and then carry the training to the research university. And quite frankly, now-a-days, it appears to be looking more like a 2 year honors College (I personally do not think it will ever yield students independently of Emory main, because that experience and name holds a lot of weight. In addition, most students, even those applying to elites only have a vague sense of academic quality and do not really value it all that much. Getting Oxford to catch on to more people as a legit alternative or different experience from Emory, is analogous getting students applying to top research universities to buy into the LAC concept. It doesn’t happen. Notice how even most of the greatest of LACs do not have the ridiculously low admit rates and incoming stats of analogously tiered R1s).
Either way, the point is that today: They are just different experiences, and of course Emory main is favored: Also, careful about the admit rate thing. They are beginning to converge as many more people apply to both. Oxford cannot take large cohorts after all.
I recommend you mulling around on this website and getting a gist of the educational and social philosophy of the place. Like most schools, some of it is just marketing, but I think the differences in “how” you see Emory main vs. Oxford sell themselves is fairly indicative of the different vibes the schools will likely give off: http://oxford.emory.edu/
ECAS: http://college.emory.edu/main/index.html
Furthermore there strategic plans (though Oxford no longer provides a public executive summary of its plan as they are further along in implementation): Oxford: http://oxford.emory.edu/about/strategic-plan.html
Emory: http://college.emory.edu/main/administration/strategic-planning/index.html
What I will say is that Oxford still likely has too many people eyeing it only with Emory main in mind, so may use it as a backup. This is wrong in my opinion as they may find themselves as not a fit at Oxford and then struggling to transition to Emory, OR they were a great fit at Oxford but then must deal with a less pleasant transition at Emory. The other scenario is just “suffering through Oxford to get to Emory”, which basically wastes two years of happiness and fulfillment if Oxford is not remotely a fit. I honestly think it is perhaps a great fit for those who are truly torn between the benefits of an LAC experience versus a research university experience at a medium sized private school. So these may be the students who populate their applications with an equal amount of “Liberal Arts Universities” (has the College of Arts and Letters as the most populated and well-funded undergraduate unit) and LACs/truly LAC-like unis. Emory actually seems to still get a surprising amount of such applicants (as opposed to only those who pretty much apply to all the top privates/Ivies and top publics, plus maybe a public safety or two), and they are probably more likely to fit the Emory-Oxford scheme. I question anyone who dual applies to Emory/Oxford pre-dominantly has ONLY LACs or ONLY Research Universities (of any feel) on their list.
@ilovebooks123 I’m assuming that not sending test scores would mean that your application was not complete and therefore, no decision would be made on a partial application. As @VANDEMORY1342 recommends, I’d call admissions if you are really interested in Emory to see if it is too late to send them and complete your application… but this is a pretty big error.
@anxiouswreck Wasn’t aware they did that, but if they do, I would assume it would help you - not hurt - with only 5.8% of last year’s freshman class coming from New England.
Hello! I was looking at my portal and my counselor sent my Mid-Year report on January 24th, but he is never on task and I didn’t ask him to send it, so do you guys think Emory requested it? If so, what does that indicate?
This is on the website. Looks as if your guidance counselor has your back.
Does Emory University require a mid-year report from first-year applicants?
Yes, all Early Decision II and Regular Decision applicants are required to have their high school guidance counselor submit the mid-year report and updated senior year transcript by January 25 (Early Decision II) or February 15 (Regular Decision). We do not accept mid-year reports or transcripts submitted by the applicant directly. Early Decision I applicants are encouraged to request their counselor submit first quarter grades as soon as they become available.
@ljberkow He never remembers anything though, which is why I’m wondering if Emory sent him an email.
@AcademiaSavvy That’s a tough break having a guidance counselor who doesn’t have your back. First, you should take ownership of all of your portals and not depend on your guidance counselor or colleges applied to. Second, I wish you great luck with Emory, especially if that is where you really want to be.
@ljberkow Thank you, but I wasn’t depending on him to send it without me acknowledging it at all. I just wanted to know if anybody had any insight on if Emory contacts GCs for Mid-Year reports if they’re considering an applicant further or if it’s an automated email.
@AcademiaSavvy I would doubt that anyone on CC would know in quite that detail how the admissions committee works. Why not just ask your guidance counselor if Emory solicited your mid-year grades? I understand what you’re saying about it being automated and that would make sense. They don’t want to go tracking these down on a one off basis for every applicant and they do want to close all files ASAP so they can begin their process.
@AcademiaSavvy Emory specifically requires mid-year grades. I don’t think Emory would actually send emails to counselors about this, nevertheless; perhaps your counselor just sent them from past years’ experience.
I applied RD and just realized that I didn’t send in my CV. Do you think it would make a difference if I sent it in now? It probably won’t, but is it worth a shot?
Has any musicians got a request to submit music recording, who applied RD?