<p>Has anyone else noticed different information regarding the whole process? On the Emory Scholars website it says that: "from a pool of approximately 350 Semifinalists, Emory will select and notify scholarship Finalists in late February. Emory will bring these Finalists to campus for interviews which usually take place in late March".
On the semifinalist letter, though, it says that of the 350 chosen, 200 will be named Emory Scholars, and 70 will be invited for interviews?
I'm just wondering if anyone else knows the specifics...</p>
<p>The two statements don't contradict each other. Of the 350, 70 are named finalists and are still in the running for full tuition and full ride scholarships. An additional 200-70=130 students receive 2/3 tuition and become part of the Emory Scholars program.</p>
<p>thanx for the clarification weasel. so as long as you are a finalist, you can chill cuz you've got at least 2/3</p>
<p>Actually it is confusing. The Emory Scholars website indicates that both those who are invited for finalists weekend and those who receive the "John Emory" 2/3 scholarships are finalists and hence "Emory Scholars." The label "Finalist Weekend" is confusing since it represents those "Emory Scholars" still in the running for a Woodruff or one of the many regionally, or otherwise restricted, scholarships awarded under the program. Finalist is used with two different meanings here. Yes, all finalists, including those not invited to "Finalist Weekend", receive at least 2/3.</p>
<p>wait does Emory notify you if you got into the emory scholars program (or are a semifinalist for the program or w.e) before they actually send out acceptance letters?</p>
<p>I think that semifinalists are notified mid to late January. All semi-finalists are automatically admitted.</p>
<p>What happens is an RD applicant is deemed a semi-finalist or even a finalist and then decides not to attend Emory; does his/her ESP go to someone on a waiting list ?</p>
<p>what is the deal with the goizueta business honors program? how much money is given out through that, since i know its a new program</p>
<p>There is no waiting list for ESP. There are about 300 Emory Scholars in the program at any one time. So each year of about 170 Emory Scholars about 75, or so, new freshmen students accept the scholarship and attend Emory. The rest of the awards just evaporate. This isn't published anywhere, that I know of, but you can find it out by by combining information from various sources. I think these figures are correct but they are by no means official. The program changes some from year to year so it may not be accurate to calculate the yield by dividing the total progam size by 4.</p>
<p>Based on historical numbers, Emory projects the percent of students offered Emory Scholars that decide to attend another school. This is taken into consideration when they make the initial offers. For example mine turned down Emory Scholars to attend WashU on a Scholars program.</p>
<p>We went through this with our child, who is an Emory Scholar. He too turned down other schools (including Wash U) that offered him significant scholarships. </p>
<p>In mid-January he found out he was a admitted to the school and a semi-finalist. In mid-February he found out he was a finalist. They have changed the program over the years, but it was our understanding that students who were semi-finalists but not finalists received merit money (from 1/3 to 1/2) tuition. </p>
<p>In February, when he found out he was a finalist, he was invited to Emory for 3 days at the school's expense for interviews etc. The school visit was late March. To get the scholarship, attending the school visit is mandatory. Within a day after returning home from that visit, he received his award. I believe all the finalists receive either full tuition or full tuition, room and board. The money was a factor but not the reason he chose to attend Emory (which has been a great fit for him academically and socially). I hope this helps.</p>
<p>Unless they change from last year, semi-finalists who are not finalists are "Liberal Arts Scholars" and receive 10 to 14k per year which is not indexed to the cost of tuiton. "Finalists" includes "John Emory Scholars," who receive 2/3 tution and are "Emory Scholars," and a group of other Emory Scholars who are invited for "Finalist's Weedend" to compete for the Woodruff Scholarship and a number of regionally, or otherwise, restricted scholarships all of which are at least full tuiton. I think, but I am not certain, that all of those invited to "Finalist's Weekend" receive at least full tuition.</p>