<p>@ alam1: Emory was my top choice for the longest time, even up until the past April. However, Rice gave me more merit money than Emory (through Emory Scholars… got $15,000/yr Liberal Arts Scholarship). I tried appealing it to the Emory admissions office, and they refused to match… so this is partly why I’m at Rice than Emory. I actually had some posts over the summer where I explained my second thoughts about choosing Rice over Emory and Duke, which shows how attached I was to Emory. Nevertheless, I’m now very happy I’m at Rice and am very grateful for Rice’s merit offer… Rice was probably a better fit for me anyway. Anyway, I hope you really enjoy Emory next year… very beautiful campus, nice facilities, Atlanta is close by, and great profs.</p>