I haven’t gotten any mail from them anyway since FA sent our stuff in February. Probably rejected but you hate to see it lol. I have a 32 or 33 ACT converted from the SAT scale.
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@RippDad You have a great attitude and it sounds like your daughter is well on her way to success. Our search was also guided by those same principles of attainability, affordability, and welcoming. Perfect grades and high scores make everything feel “attainable”, but affordability plays a huge part; being “welcomed” (accepted) only matters if you can go! My son also already has 3 great options (2 in-state, 1 OOS) that fit the “affordability” side of things as well as being great schools, and he has maintained a very realistic view of his search as some of his “high-end” options return their decisions.
For those who got in - congrats! Emory looks to be an awesome school.
@dkahfdfhk
You still haven’t looked yet?
Nah
Did anyone else get an email that waived their enrollment deposit and suggested they apply for a travel grant? It’s super cool but I got it and a friend didn’t, so I was just curious. I assume it was based on our financial aid status and how much need we have… thanks.
@bernie12, If you are not accepted into the major how can you be sure you can still pursue that major ? I understand you need to take some liberal arts classes but at the same time you need to also start taking some major related classes from the first year. Also if one is interested in the Due Degree with Georgia tech and got accepted into Oxford not Emory, is it still possible to do it?
@Ultramarine777 it is doable but the 3-2 program is more difficult logistically coming from Oxford
Just checked OPUS – financial aid information is up!
So is Emory final choice after seeing the aid package?
does anyone know when we will get the mailed admission packet?
Remember that if your aid package is too low, you can always appeal for more aid. Sometimes, Emory will match or offer more aid than that of comparable schools.
Dang can’t see through OPUS since I haven’t viewed decision. Still have 2 active applications. Hoping for an email ?
Where should the financial aid award be? When I click the fin aid tab it just has contact information and on the left it says how to apply for aid.
@TheTennisNinja I presume it is only need based. What about merit based? Do Emory match with comparable schools?
@Ultramarine777 : I am trying to explain to you that once admitted, they do not CARE what major you pursue and that there are no majors that make you apply to or restrict enrollment into with exception of those in other non-liberal arts units (so GBS and Nursing). They didn’t really care when evaluating your application. The extent to which they care is that they probably don’t want a very one dimensional incoming cohort so may be inclined not to take everyone claiming a pre-liminary interest in a certain major or track. Again, they do not admit by major. By checking whatever box, all you are telling adcoms is: “I may or may not have an inclination to pursue this”. It is also possible that if a student expresses interest in an area like math, for example, and the applicant shows unusual strength in that area already (so not just AP/IB credit, way beyond) then they may try to more actively recruit that person by having the department contact them or reach out post-admissions. Either way, they don’t really expect anyone to stick with whatever they marked. That isn’t how ECAS, a liberal arts entity (or really any liberal arts undergraduate unit anywhere) works.
Either way, I think that is what you’re asking: “Do majors limit the amount who can pursue?” and I hope I answered. That is my long-winded form of “no” except GBS and Nursing (and even those do not have ultra stringent admissions)
Also, it is myth that you must start pursuing a major in your first year. That maybe only applies to certain credit hour heavy and highly scaffold ed majors (a lot of STEM majors). Many students declare and change majors and may not start seriously progressing towards their primary major until 2nd year. Also, the amount of APs people bring in may allow them to have somewhat relaxed first years. No one makes you do anything. The more intensive majors and tracks may strongly recommend that you start off with courses in that department, but it is only a recommendation.
As for dual degree, depending on your major in ECAS, you should be fine as you can finish whatever engineering pre-reqs at Oxford. They offer all the upper division math courses you may need towards a particular engineering department at Tech. You just need to somehow manage courses for whatever ECAS major (which need not be STEM BTW) along side that.
@DSOF20192023 I don’t think they match merit. I’ve heard that Emory may match awards from schools ranked around or above it (US News ~Top 25 or so) but it depends from person to person. Doesn’t hurt to try though. The worst thing that could happen is they don’t change your aid package.
@Needscollegenow There is no admissions packet mailed out. After a couple of months we got some stickers in the mail but that was it.
Where do you see the financial aid package?
@dkahfdfhk You don’t need to view your decision to be able to see FA info on OPUS. If you applied for aid you’d have an email from Emory. Also, I looked at OPUS before my son viewed his decision and it said “pay admiosns deposit” upon logging in so I unintentionally found out before him.