<p>Hey guys. I am trying to transfer from carnegie mellon to emory. does anyone know anything about the transfer process? Like is it hard for transfer kids to fit in when they get to emory? Or it is hard to transfer credits? Any other info would be helpful also. Emory really seems to be receptive of transfers, I was just wondering if anyone knew how easy the transition is?</p>
<p>also do you think I will get in?</p>
<p>4.0 from carnegie mellon
i want to major in international studies (carnegie mellon does not have this major)</p>
<p>3.6 high school (unweighted)
1320 sats, 720 writing</p>
<p>good activities in both high school and here, and good rec/essay
i have also shown some interest in the school</p>
<p>4.0 at CMU should do it - SATs less important at this juncture - recommendations will weigh heavily, feel free to send an extra one from a professor if they allow it.</p>
<p>sure. you can probably look at some of my other posts, but here is a quick summary:</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon does not care about the happiness of its students. The social life is awful, there is no school spirit, and most kids really don't want to be here (it was like their second choice).
I came for the creative writing program. While that program is very good, the general humanities here are awful. The intro classes are a joke, you don't get any of the good professors (there is limited faculty anyway) and the gen ed requirements are the most heinous things ever. Imagine throwing engineers, drama people, business kids, and random humanities kids into a world history class that no one cares about at all with a professor who only knows anything about european history. Pathetic.</p>
<p>Emory seems like a much happier place. I would prefer the warmer climate, nicer aesthetics of the campus, but what really interests me are academic and social opportunities with kids who seem to be both intelligent and able to have fun. I am also interested in possible internship opportunity in Atlanta.</p>
<p>Academically, I want to major in International Studies now. Carnegie Mellon only offers this as a double major. Emory also has a host of languages that we do not have here including hebrew (which I have taken for ten years). Emory also seems to breed more well-rounded students (as opposed to the pre-professional atmosphere here) and I would embrace a better structured gen ed curriculum.</p>