I was accepted to both! 1560 SAT, National Merit Finalist, 4.0 UW, 4.5 W, fair amount of extracurriculars. So excited!
@ilackoriginality even though you are not officially in GBS, they will advise you and you will still take courses there until you are officially enrolled. At your admitted students day, attend the GBS session and they will answer all of your questions. You need 56 credit hours for early enrollment in spring of your sophomore year, otherwise it’s 60 and your fall semester of your junior year.
There’s no automatic enrollment, but it’s close to 85%.
waitlisted at emory, rejected to oxford.
Decision Plan: RD
Major: Comparative Literature
Location: California
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Recruited Athlete, or Legacy: n/a
GPA: 3.7 UW, 4.2 W
AP or IB: n/a
Class Rank: n/a
Test Scores: 23 ACT, SAT II Literature 570, Spanish 690
Extra Curriculars: Profesionally Published Case Study in Germany on Democracy/Journalism, Founded first political awareness club at school (lots of community activism and marches), Published online articles at Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Won writing contest and published short story (print book), Run online political awareness page, Mock Trial, School Newspaper Journalist, Mariachi Band for 3 years
Any other interesting Info: first gen, low income
Waitlisted at Emory, rejected at Oxford. 1570 SAT, 9/10 GPA (ranked #2). Intl requesting finaid
Accepted to Emory, waitlisted at Oxford
RD, international student from asia
Major: Social Science
Gender: Male
Race/Ethnicity: Asian
GPA: 4.1/4.0
AP or IB: 9 APs
Class Rank: top 10%
Test Scores: 33 ACT, SAT Math II 760
Congrats to everyone that got in!!!
Can someone pls help me understand my situation…
I really liked Emory when I toured it and thought I had a good chance of getting in (stats below), but I got waitlisted (accepted at Oxford though) while my older sister (34 ACT, 13/400 class rank, similar ECs but fewer awards/honors) got in when she applied.
Class rank: 1/435
Act: 36
Sat: 1600
4.0 UW and 4.7 W
11 APs: 10 5s, 1 4 (and 7 more this yr)
National merit finalist
Science Olympiad and science bowl captain
Regional and state science awards
Regional, state, and national math awards
The only thing I can think of is my rec letters…
What do you guys think?
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@TheGreatAmoeba
Can’t tell if you are lying as some do on here. The level of rarity of you stats signals possible deception, but I’ll bite. Oxford, just likes you, Oxford is a bit easier to get into. Maybe Emory thought you should have applied at least ED2 if you really liked us as you say.
@TheTennisNinja do you go to Oxford College?
accepted to emory and oxford!
1510
4.3 ish gpa
lots of ec’s and awards
Accepted to both!
1540 SAT, 35 ACT, 4.0 (UW), 4.69 (W), average ECs, first-gen + low income!
waitlisted at emory and oxford! honestly not too bummed considering the impressive credentials of the admitted class. I was recently admitted into University of Rochester and would have been torn between the two if I had both options to consider lol
Accepted to both
Hispanic first-generation immigrant male, Very low income
3.63 UW
5.01 W (out of 6)
14 APs (of the ones I’ve taken, 7 5s and 2 4s)
35 ACT/1530 SAT
800 Math lv2, 780 Spanish, 720 US History
Major: Political Science. International Studies
Work: Cashier and Phone Rep at a Chinese takeout place over the summer, Math Tutor at a large math tutoring center all of Senior Year
ECs: Teen Court Attorney, District Science Fair 2nd Place, Varsity Wrestling, 2018 Midterms Canvasser, Orchestra, School Play Pit, NASA Launch Project team, Solo and Ensemble Superiors 2 years in a row
Recs: IDK
No leadership experience or crazy awards, I’m kinda surprised I got in tbh
This whole process is very disheartening especially when kids are associating their self worth with admissions decisions. My daughter has a 33 ACT and a 4.8 weighted GPA. She is smart, caring, kind and hard working yet she was denied from Emory for regular decision. We could not afford to apply early decision since we make too much for guaranteed aid and too little to afford full price. This entire process is awful and not fair to those who can’t afford to apply early decision. Schools need to change the early decision process so that it is not dependent on finances. Emory lost an amazing student today and unfortunately broke (or at least chipped away at) my daughter’s spirit. According to online statistics she should have had a 90% chance of getting in. She also has really interesting life experiences and well written essays. This makes me wonder what is the criteria for getting accepted?
Accepted to Both!!
RD
Gender: Male
GPA: 4.0 UW, 4.4 W
SAT I: 1480
EC’s: various leadership positions, DECA nationals qualifier, debate awards, service hours, etc.
Class Rank: 1/412
Got into Oxford! Very Shocked!
4.0 (weighted), 32 ACT
when does financial aid come out?!
Yay!!! Rejected.
@Yssej3 Sorry for your daughter…the admission process is a crap shoot and is sure not fair to every one (especially me, international needing aid LOL). She’ll surely get into somewhere great with her stats…Emory may have missed out.
@Yssej3 I am so sorry for your daughter and she has great stats, but I don’t know of anyone that has a 90% chance of getting into Emory, even those with perfect stats. Emory is not a stats driven school and their holistic review process makes it next to impossible to truly chance anyone. The RD round is very competitive due to the fact that so many are Ivy rejects. I’m sure your daughter will land where she’s meant to be. My son’s best friend was rejected ED2 and honestly I can’t imagine a more perfect kid for Emory. It was a heart breaker.
@emorynavy
Not lying. I really expected to get in and was kinda heartbroken I didn’t. Since I thought I had a fairly good chance I applied regular since I heard regular applicants are more likely to get scholarships. Thanks though