<p>I heard that if you don't visit emory, you are probably out, is that true, can anyone confirm that. I had no time to visit, and therefore, am I going to get rejected for that, and I have pretty good stats in the upper half of emory stats</p>
<p>lol NO! I got accepted and I prolly wont make it to essence. LOL</p>
<p>CRAZY KIDS THESE DAYS!</p>
<p>they just put a huge emphasis on people who showed some interest, like a video visit or meeting with an admission counselor or emailing one, etc. they just want people who are interested in the school, not just applying as a safety</p>
<p>sadly enough, it is true for my school. If your school is at less than a 1 hour distance you should definetly visit. Else you won't get in. But if you are far away, the fact that you even heard from emory and you even applied to it should be something but always better to show interest than to not.</p>
<p>my guidance counselor told me "You better get you ass down to Atlanta or you can kiss Emory goodbye."</p>
<p>visitng helps but the main thing is interest so doing things like requesting the dvd help a lot</p>
<p>R U GUYS SERIOUS?!! I live about one- two hours away and have been to their campus once. Didn't get a guide or anything. Drove around. I haven't gotten a letter from them and was just wondering whether one of my essay was strong enough today. you guys make me so nervous.</p>
<p>its impossible for that to count that much. it shouldnt be a make or break.</p>
<p>Emory does put strong emphasis on showing interest (moreso than a lot of schools). one of my friends went to one of those "afternoon w emory" things earlier this yr & the guy there told her that visit=video. Basically that Emory understood people couldn't visit, so requesting a video is the same.</p>
<p>yeah i visited, and they have you fill out a card and stuff, and the admissions officer says like "congratulations for taking the first step! we really take into account your level of interest!"
on the application suppliment as well, it has boxes you check to show what you did as far as getting in contact with emory (ie. visited, reviewed website, ordered virtual tour dvd, etc.) if you can't visit def get the dvd, but sometimes its hard to tell if you really love a school without being there and experiencing it firsthand. but its not absolutely vital.</p>
<p>you know I'm in the same boat as ecnerwalc3321, I drove around by myself. And I mentioned that on Emory's application and specially noted that I went by myself and not through the guide. And i wasn't there in school the day the admission officer came to visit our school cuz at the time I wasn't sure if EMory was the school for me. So I guess I'm royally screwed over lol</p>
<p>personally i think interest is a make or break for applicants that are qualified but don't really stand out</p>
<p>yeah i think its just like an extra push. i dont think youre royally screwed though... good luck! (hopefully i will join you there in 06!) :)</p>
<p>i think you guys are under rating how important demonstrated interest is for qualified applicants. they will accept a student who has visited and emailed an admission counselor over the course of a couple months over someone with a high gpa and good sat scores.</p>
<p>Actually I was thinking the opposite...if you have very high scores and gpa, and thus might be contemplating other rival institutions, they would like to see some demonstrated interest that you would indeed attend if offered admission.</p>
<p>In my son's case, he could not visit. We live in Texas, his schools are all spread out, and he had about three free weekends during the school year when he was not competing. (debate) He ordered the DVD, emailed the debate program, and perused the web site. If that isn't good enough, well then heck. We just don't have the time and money to fly hither and yon.</p>
<p>yeah.
texastaximom you said he emailed the debate program, do you think its helpful/possible to email or somehow get in touch with professors of subjects you're really interested in (do they even have time to read them)? i've heard of people doing this, apparently it helped them because it gave them a bit of an edge, but i dont know if that was just a special case or what.. does anyone know?</p>
<p>I live in Colorado, and an admissions officer visited my school. He openly admitted that "demonstrated interest" is a key part to the admissions process at Emory. However, he said that for kids that do not live near the school (IE Colorado) meeting with the rep or contacting admissions or ordering that video (I think there is a video) all meet this "demonstrated interest" requirement...So, no, a visit is not required, but some form of trackable interest is.</p>
<p>I don't know if the email to the debate program helped or not. It was more for personal edification as he is not a policy debater, and he wanted to know if there were students who successfully switched over. In the reply, it said to try to schedule a visit and apply ED. ( he did neither) </p>
<p>We live in rural south Texas, and you must drive up to Houston, Austin, or San Antonio to get in touch with any college admissions reps--about a 2-3 hour drive. They don't come down our way as the majority of the students that would qualify for the more selective colleges generally auto admit to UT or A & M.</p>
<p>i would agree with that. demonstrated interest doesnt have to be a visit per say. i just meant that i think it would be a huge asset if you had the opportunity or the resources.</p>
<p>when i was at emory, the focus sessions (info session) lady said "If it were up to us, we would only accept kids who we know are going to come to Emory. We don't want to give letters to kids who are using us as safeties or for whom we are not the number one choice."</p>
<p>So yeah, i think interest is pretty important, and I think it can make or break you, i feel like my visit and interview at WUSTL def got me in.</p>