<p>Would anyone know if you apply ED, are you likely out of the running for an Emory Scholars award? I'm thinking the scholarships could be looked at as incentives to get you to come to Emory vs. some other school. So if you are saying 'hey, I really want to go to emory', they don't need to lure you with money? My S is a scholars nominee from his high school, but it'd be a reach to get a scholarship anyway. Wondering if ED is another reason he'd be ruled out?</p>
<p>The thing about ED is that it is a binding commitment. Your son will not find out about the scholarship until spring. If Emory is is overwhelming first choice and you can make it without the scholarship, then apply ED. I would think that the scholarship would be used to woo students in the RD round who would be accepted to peer schools.</p>
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<p>sybbe: 2 things about your comments:</p>
<p>I’ve wondered - you mention, as others have, about ‘[if] you can make it without the scholarship’… if I can’t make it without the scholarship, isn’t that a need based issue? I am fortunate that our parents have provided financially well for our kids education so there’s no financial need at all in our case. so my questions may sound naive.</p>
<p>I can understand I won’t go to emory unless I get a scholarship, but just not on a need basis - more of 'I could go to school x, but if emory wants me to attend (to help pull up their stats of top students), then they need to give me a merit scholarship.</p>
<p>And back to the original question - for someone applying ED - are there personal experiences / stats out there to support / undercut the idea of ‘do they ignore ED people for merit scholarships because they are already committed to the school?’</p>
<p>Anyone reading these threads who applied to emory ED, was a scholar nominee from their HS and did / did not get even semifinalist?</p>