should i ed 2?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Emory University
1

<p>so i applied ed to william and mary was deferred, but i always liked emory more but, my mom liked william and mary and in the end i kinda just sided with her, i knew william and mary so well my sister is a senior there, but anyway, my stats, </p>

<p>i go to an all girls catholic school in pa</p>

<p>SAT Scores (2160)
Math-740
Verbal-710
Writing-710</p>

<p>GPA weighted- 4.1
Unweighted- 3.9</p>

<p>Honors/AP Courses
9th-H. Algebra 1, H. Physics
10th-H. Alegebra 2, H. Geometry, H. Colonial, H. Chemistry, H.Spanish 3
11th-H. Biology, H. Pre-Calc, H. Spanish 4, AP US History
12th- AP Bio I, AP Bio II, AP Euro, AP Spanish</p>

<p>Awards-
Honors- 9,10,11 grade both semesters
Honors Biology Award-11
AP US History test-5</p>

<p>Activities
Varsity Lacrosse 4 years
National honor society- 11,12 Secretary Treasurer
Community Service Corps-9,10,11,12 Officer
Operation Smile-9,10,11,12
Operation Santa Claus-9,10,11,12
Newspaper-9,10,11
Spanish Honors Society-10,11,12
and a bunch of other stupid little clubs that are on my transcript, but aren't supper important, like activities in csc.</p>

<p>i submitted my application back in oct, because i applied for the emory scholars program, not that i think ill get, but i think it has to help me get in, to show that im putting in the effort,</p>

<p>would it look bad if i were to swtich my application from regular decision, to ed 2?</p>

<p>what are my chances of getting in at all?</p>

2

<p>Blondechild,</p>

<p>If I were you, I would just leave things as they are. I think you stand a very good chance of being accepted for admission to Emory on RD, and there would be little benefit for you to re-categorize your admissions application to ED II. Emory Scholars Program semifinalists are announced in late January, and conceivably you might be named a semifinalist, although your academic profile looks as if it might be right on the cusp. If you are named a semifinalist to the ESP, however, you are then usually granted acceptance for admission to Emory. Further, there remains the opportunity to be awarded a merit scholarship. At the worse case, if you are not named an ESP semifinalist, you will find out your decision on April 1.</p>

<p>If you were to re-categorize your admissions application to ED II, it would place an additional and unnecessary constraint on your options since ED II would bind you to enroll at Emory if accepted (which, of course, is not a bad thing) and send in your deposit by February 15. You maintain leverage to choose by doing nothing regarding your application to Emory.</p>

<p>Frankly, I’m surprised that you were deferred at William & Mary for ED, but I think if your mid-term grades are good, you may ultimately be accepted there as well. If this is the case, you then may be in a good position of being able to choose according to your interests/preferences. Good luck!</p>

3

<p>i was kinda surprised but not really, until my sister called me, her friend works in admissions, and told me like no girls got in out of state, pretty much, william and mary is only 18% out of state, my sister had a connection when she applied that is no longer there, not good for me</p>

<p>my grades this semester so far, we have block, so this semester i have two religions both a's web design a and</p>

<p>ap bio- A-
ap euro- A-
ap spanish- A</p>

<p>but now i like actually can't slack off, but thanks for the insight</p>

4

<p>blondechild,</p>

<p>Yep... college admissions is never predictable, I suppose. Still, notwithstanding the strong importance to W&M for VA state residency, your GPA must certainly place you within the top 5-10% of your class, and your SAT scores would place you within the top 25th percentile for enrolled freshmen at W&M, all of which you would think would be enough for acceptance ED, but I guess not, for now anyway.</p>

<p>I was curious to see their numbers for ED and looked it up in their Common Data Set. They have averaged about 800 ED applicants in the past, and admitted just over 51%. So, I guess they truly do weight in-state residency as very important. I tend to think that W&M is a great value for VA residents; however, the OOS tuition is twice the amount for in-state ($15K+ vs. $31K+). Because of this huge discrepancy, I think there are other schools that at least comparable, and perhaps more, academic opportunities, of which Emory is one alternative. </p>

<p>Interestingly, one of my daughter's good friends from here in our community in No. California now attends W&M. She is an exceptional student who always had W&M on the top of her list for some reason.</p>

5

<p>I think you stand a really good chance for admission to Emory. And, with your stats, I think the costs of applying ED2 far outweigh the benefits.</p>

<p>By switching your application from scholars to ED2, you risk giving up merit aid. Your stats may not be exceptional for the program, but they're good enough to make it a possibility. Like NorCalDad said, you could qualify as a semi-finalist; therefore, you also risk giving up the near certainy that you'll be admitted. By appling ED2, you risk placing yourself in a situation where you have to attend Emory. Unable to consider other colleges, you may not get the finacial aid you desire. Or, perhaps even more dreadful, you may simply have a change of heart and want to attend another college by the time you get your decision back. </p>

<p>What you gain from ED2 is an advantage for admission that you probably don't need in the first place.</p>

6

<p>see i like really dont think im going to get in, are you saying if i were to apply ed2, i would be considered for financial aid, and doesn't applying ed kind of give you an edge that would help?</p>

7

<p>It's possible you won't get in, but I don't think it's likely. </p>

<p>Emory's mid-50% range for Verbal: 640 - 730
Emory's mid-50% range for Math: 660 - 740 </p>

<p>Your 1450 on the SAT puts you well above average.</p>

<p>Emory's average uw GPA: ~3.8</p>

<p>So, your 3.9 GPA puts you above average.</p>

<p>You've taken difficult classes, and your ECs are solid. You're from a relatively unique geographic state, and I suspect not that many people from a Catholic high school in PA are applying to Emory.</p>

<p>ED2 will give you an advantage, no doubt. But keep in mind that you could possibly get rejected ED2 as well. It's just an advantage, not neccessarily a difference maker.</p>

<p>Your situation with W&M, I warrant, is unique because it is a public school and you're OOS. Don't let that be the sole reason for applying ED2.</p>

8

<p>wait does emory not defer from ed 2, do they just accept or reject</p>

9

<p>i have a bunch of questions about ed 2, its kinda inique, im actually flying down to emory on thurs to visit for a second time, i think that should help too, i figure i can all of my questions answered when im down there</p>

10

<p>I'm FAIRLY certain it's either reject or acccept. But don't quote me. Though, I'm not sure why it would matter.</p>

11

<p>do you think i should call admissions or just wait til thurs/fri to get the answers to my questions</p>

12

<p>blondechild, what Blaze991 and I are saying is that there are not sufficient reasons where you can realize significant benefits to switching your RD application at Emory to ED II. It's difficult to assess how the Emory Admissions committee would evaluate your application for an RD plan vs. an ED II plan -- because there are just so many things they would evaluate. However, you should be fine regardless, so I think it will serve you well to just leave your application status alone, for both Emory Admissions and for the ESP.</p>

<p>Also, to answer your question, Emory will accept, defer or reject for both ED plans.</p>

13

<p>blondechild,</p>

<p>My mistake... actually, for ED II, the decisions are: Accept, Denial or Wait List. No deferral for ED II, only for ED I.</p>

14

<p>thanks for telling me that, i really did not know that, i think im going to evaluate my visit, and go from there, thanks for all the insight</p>