<p>I'm a freshman at the University of South Carolina. It's pretty standard in my state to stay in state after high school, especially if you don't really know what you want to do with your life (which was my case). I did alright in high school (see stats below) and I did pretty well my first semester in college as a business major. I got a job as an undergraduate research assistant in consumer research and since then, I've developed a HUGE interest in neuroscience and behavioral studies and I've decided that I want to pursue that as a major and a career. The thing is, USC doesn't offer this type of major, let alone any sort of intense research opportunities. I did a little research on the internet and found Emory's Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology major. I'm VERY interested in this, and so here I am. PLEASE GIVE ME ANY OPINION YOU CAN! THANKS!</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<p>High School
GPA: 3.93/4.00
Rank: 10/360
EC's: Varsity Tennis, VP of Band (pretty much took up all of my waking time), NHS, training for marathons (I've run one every year since 9th grade)
Major Awards: All-State Band, National Merit Commended Student, SC Academic Honors
ACT: 32
SATII: French 800, Math IIC 740
AP: BC Calc 5, Psyc 5, Physics 5, US History 5</p>
<p>College
GPA: 3.8/4.0
EC's: Service club (VP of service), club tennis, English Tutor, marathon training
Scholarships: Palmetto Fellows (prob. as good as it gets in terms of state scholarships), USC Dean's Leadership Scholarship
Classes: First semester- English 101, Art History 105, French 122, Speech 230, Anthropology 357. Second semester- English 102, Accouting 225, Econ 221, Chemistry 111, French 123
Recommendation (Emory only requires one): the professor that I'm doing research with. I have all the respect for her in the world and hope that she has a pretty decent opinion of me</p>
<p>If you guys wanna know anything else, just ask.</p>
<p>My daughter is a Spring Transfer at Emory right now. Your high school and college stats are very close to hers. The essays are very important to Emory, especially the "Why Emory" essay and they do like to see some expression of interest. </p>
<p>If you do a search for the last three Common Data Sets for Emory (they're posted on Emory's web site),you will notice that Emory takes a fair number of transfers every year, but they take twice as many men as women. (You'll notice on the last Common Data Set they did not break out the information by sex.)</p>
<p>My daughter had been admitted to Emory as a freshman, so I don't know if that had any impact. The people in Admissions were very easy to deal with for questions. Emory is considered very transfer friendly and my daughter has found it very easy to meet people.</p>
<p>if you don't mind me asking a few more questions....
where did you daughter transfer from?
what are the acceptance rates for applying for the summer term?
and also, does it matter what major I am?</p>
<p>You should have no problem at all getting in as a transfer--especially with the great test scores and two scholarships on your resume. </p>
<p>P.S. Be aware that some schools at Emory require two recommenders if you are applying as a transfer. Be sure that this is not the case for your major.</p>
<p>She transferred from Tulane during her sophomore year. I have not seen a breakdown on the acceptance rate between fall,spring or summer. The only information I can offer is that she is considering taking classes this summer and the process for summer registration, etc is much more relaxed than for fall or spring. She transferred in as a psychology major. I have seen nothing on Emory's web site to indicate that major is important, but I don't know. </p>
<p>sorry scarolina22,
but I need some thoughs from others</p>
<p>I haven't got any feedback from my previous thread. So I am posting again.</p>
<p>I am attending GA Tech and major in Business.
But I found out that I am more interested in political science.
So, I want to transfer to either Emory or UGA</p>
<p>Here is my stat,</p>
<p>HS
SAT I: 1400/1600, 2020/2400
SAT II: US 610/World 740/Math I 740
GPA: 3.7 Unweighted
Rank: 22/456
EXtraactivities: orchestra/few clubs/few academic awards</p>
<p>College
currently 3.0 If I get all As this semester, it will be about 3.3
no club
decent recommendation
Good reason to transfer(like mentioned above, "changing major") and also ill talk about how the carter center attracts my attention</p>
<p>Would I have chance at those schools?
or
Should I wait another semester after I raise my GPA up?</p>
<p>P.S. I am a Georgian resdient and Korean male.</p>
<p>choeandrew - The only information I know is from researching past posts on these boards. Emory seems to favor males in transfer admissions. The GPA is low to transfer to Emory, but I believe that Emory Admissions should be aware of the rigor of the classes at Tech. </p>
<p>I would think UGA would be easier simply because you would be transferring within the state system. You need to look at both schools for their requirements and deadlines. </p>
<p>No one can say for sure what will happen, however if you don't apply you definitely won't know.</p>
<p>thatmom, i am still in the process of applying to schools and i am considering emory so i have a few questions if you dont mind.</p>
<p>1) how was orientation? packed? small?
2) how are her classes? big? small?
3) how was the transferring of credits? is she in the econ dept?
4) what state was she coming from?
5) how was her/your experience with housing? is it good/nice?
6) how does she like her experience so far?</p>
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<li>Orientation for Spring was very small, but for Fall it is a much bigger deal (lasts several days, has some parent sessions).</li>
<li>I know that several are small, but she has two general req classes that have TAs, but I haven't asked how large the classes are.</li>
<li>Emory was very generous, they gave her credit for all of her classes except for her Public Health classes, because they do not have comparable classes.</li>
<li>She is a Georgia native, but she transferred from Tulane in La.</li>
<li>She is in Woodruff which is the preferred second year dorm and it is very nice. Next year she will be in the apartments on the Clairemont campus. There are new freshman dorms opening for next year and more people are being allowed in Clairmont that just juniors and seniors (like grad students), so the rumor is that many juniors will be forced into the old freshman dorms which have hall bathrooms and are supposedly not very nice. It appears that the juniors next year will have the worst housing.</li>
<li>She really enjoys Emory, there are a lot of serious students, but they like to relax and can find things to do that don't always involve drinking. It helps that Atlanta has a lot to offer and Emory is well situated.</li>
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<p>Also, I wanted to point Emory does not guarantee housing for Junior transfers. They require freshman and sophomores to live on campus, since my daughter was a sophomore they provided housing. </p>
<p>You would have to check with housing, I would expect that if housing is available a junior or senior would be able to live on campus. There are a fair number of apartments right around Emory.</p>
<p>on emorys page it says that only one year of previous university work is required. so does this mean that they place heavier emphasis on the college work rather than high school? my high school stats are average but im really interested in emory.</p>
<p>I believe they place more emphasis on the college work since it is more recent . . .and it is college work. However, they will ask you to send in your high school transcript and test scores and will want the grades from your current semester before they make a decision.</p>