How hard is it to get into Emory University's business school?

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<p>I don't know too much about Emory University but I saw that its business school if pretty prestigious so I was wondering if I should apply to it (Regular Decision Application).</p>

<p>So can someone here tell me how Emory ranks in prestige compared to like:Georgetown University, NYU, Rutgers, the lower ivies (Cornell, UPenn)?</p>

<p>Also how prestigious/recruited is Emory's business school?</p>

<p>Oh and here are my stats and I was wondering if someone could just tell me if I have a shot of getting in or not.</p>

<p>Thanks guys.</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.9818
GPA - Weighted: 5.6087
*Basically GPA wise, I got all As throughout high school except for a B in Chemistry junior year.
Class Rank: top 10% (7 out of 500)
Class Size: 500</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 710
SAT I Critical Reading: 680
SAT I Writing: 720
SAT I Total: 2110</p>

<p>SAT II Literature: 760
SAT II U.S. History: 760
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 670</p>

<p>AP Calculus AB - 5
AP US History - 5
AP English Language and Composition - 5</p>

<p>*By the time of graduation, I will have taken 7 AP classes in high school. I am also currently self-studying for AP Chemistry.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Mock Trial - 3 Years
Future Business Leaders of America - 4 Years
Eagles School Newspaper - 4 Years
World Language Literary Magazine - 3 Years
Edison Islamic School - 4 Years
Math League - 4 Years
Interactive Tutoring – 3 Years</p>

<p>Leadership positions: </p>

<p>Mock Trial - 2 Years - Lead Prosecution Lawyer
FBLA - 1 Year - Treasurer
Eagles School Newspaper - 1 year - News Editor and 1 year - Features Editor
World Language Literary Magazine - 1 year - Co-Fundraising Supervisior; 1- year Spanish Editor
Edison Islamic School - 2 Years - Treasurer</p>

<p>Athletics:</p>

<p>Tennis - 1 year - Junior Varsity</p>

<p>Volunteer/Service Work: </p>

<p>JFK Hartwick Nursing Home - 50 Hours
Interactive Tutoring - 15 Hours
Edison Islamic School Tutoring - 75 Hours</p>

<p>Honors and Awards: </p>

<p>2007 Project Law Essay Competition - Grand Prize Winner (Received a laptop, got several letters from the principal, superintendednt, and the NJ Assemblyman)
National Honor Society Member
Science National Honor Society Member
Spanish National Honor Society Member
Placed for Wordmasters Competition
Perfect Attendance - 3 Years
Participant in the National Spanish Exam - 9th Grade
7th Honors in FBLA Regional Competition - Intro. to Business
All "A" Honor Roll multiple Times
AP Scholar</p>

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<p>You apply to the college first as a freshman. Once you have finished all of your Gen ed’s and pre reqs for the B school you are pretty much a lock assuming your GPA is close to respectable. </p>

<p>I think Emory’s B school is certainly growing and getting much better. Naturally, it will always have the disadvantage of being located in the south, but I think it still holds its own in the area of recruitment.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/06rankings/[/url]”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/06rankings/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^^ Actually, this was the 2006 rankings, for the latest BusinessWeek rankings of undergraduate business programs, see this link:
<a href=“http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/07rankings/index.asp[/url]”>http://bwnt.businessweek.com/bschools/undergraduate/07rankings/index.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>For the OP, I wouldn’t concern yourself with “prestige”. Also, rankings don’t always tell the story either, although a No. 4 rank in BusinessWeek’s rankings doesn’t hurt Emory’s stature by comparison against other undergrad business programs. Any number of schools are well represented by enough recruiters to offer a graduate plenty of opportunities. If you explore the Goizueta Business School website and dig deep, you will find this will be true about Emory. BTW, I think you have a very good chance for admission through application by Regular Decision.</p>

<p>What’s more important than prestige and recruitment opportunities will be a student’s willingness to develop all the skills requisite for being successful in the business world, and this includes all of the so-called “soft skills”. Having the knowledge of business practices, knowing the difference between a debit and a credit, being able to read a balance sheet or to size up a business opportunity is meaningless if you have not begun with developing your communication abilities, your critical thinking skills, and your ability to view the world with an eye for what possibilities exist. The fact is that many of the so-called hard skills and tools you may learn in college today will likely change, evolve or disappear altogether. There are plenty of business executives today who began their professional careers doing fundamental discounted cash flow analyses WITHOUT using a spreadsheet application such as Excel. The reason was simple – it didn’t exist yet as a tool. Even being an expert with Excel or using such embedded tools such as Pivot Tables to do data summarizations is useless without understanding the content that you are working with and being smart enough to begin by asking the right questions in order to do the most relevant analysis. </p>

<p>These are some of the reasons why I believe that Emory’s 2-year program is a good one, because the first 2 years at Emory College will provide a good foundation for understanding your world better. In following the liberal arts tradition, you will gain wide exposure to recognizing the opportunities that come and go in a milieu that is increasingly global in its implications.</p>

<p>Regarding Ryan’s comments about the “disadvantage of being located in the south”, I wouldn’t be overly concerned about this. First, not all of the cities of the world are going to be major business centers such as NYC, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo. Further, if you decide that your interests may be in Technology, for instance, then those financial centers wouldn’t be ideal anyway. Witness that the founders of Facebook moved their fledgling operations to the Silicon Valley. There was a reason why they, along with other companies, were compelled to do this.</p>

<p>Also, the fact is that many well-known and important Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Atlanta, and many others are represented there. It makes sense because the Southeast is a region of great opportunity for many companies, and Atlanta is the hub of the Southeast. If on the other hand, you desire to ultimately work on Wall Street, your education at Emory will enable you to do that.</p>

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<p>Thank you for that detailed response. It really enlightened me concerning Emory University.</p>

<p>Also, thanks for the words of encouragement.</p>