<p>yeah this past year our familys income was just above the cutoff for the loan replacement program, so im wondering what i will get.</p>
<p>usually its just below the cutoff for the loan cap program, so im wondering how that will affect everything.</p>
<p>You’ll get a lot if you are anywhere around the cutoff. Most of you fin. aid will be grants.</p>
<p>what counts as around the cutoff for the loan cap and loan replacement program?</p>
<p>Berine, do you do work-study for Emory Advantage? I am most likely going to fall into that category, and was wondering.</p>
<p>Yes, they award work-study.</p>
<p>loan replacement is below $50k. loan cap is between $50k and $100k.</p>
<p>Hey guys, I just wanted to ask all of you how is interracial dating at Emory? To be more specific, I’m an Asian American male looking to transfer to Emory, and have traditionally dated women of all races, more so recently, black women. Are black women in Atlanta and Emory open to dating Asian men?</p>
<p>I’m pretty I’ve seen it here. You have a chance, but keep your options open. Don’t be so sure right off the back that you know you will want to date a black student when you get here. That’s kind of sketch (in the sense that it is almost predetermined for some reason). Lots of interracial dating here due to the diversity.</p>
<p>lol I don’t think there’s anything sketch about having a preference for a specific ethnic group if that’s what you’re saying. Black women are on top of my list at the moment in regards to beauty so I tend to talk to black girls more so than other ethnic groups. I think most guys operate like that in regards to setting up preferences. Of course, I’m more than willing to date non-black women as well if I were to meet someone that was really cool and hot. I only asked because I was reading up on the culture of Atlanta and looking up the singles scene there, and read that alot of the black women tend to date only black men and as a result, there’s alot of resistance to dating interracially.</p>
<p>No, there is not, but I thought you were mentioning the preference as if it is a temporary thing that’ll cool off soon (like a case of “jungle fever”). That was the only sketch part, not the fact that you have the preference.<br>
Yeah, but you’ll be at Emory where only but so many of the students are from Atlanta. Look at Emory as a bubble of sorts. You should expect to see blacks dating blacks in Atlanta because the metro area is actually quite segregated (mostly self). Even the wealthiest of blacks choose to live amongst themselves (south dekalb/Lithonia/many other areas in S. and East Atlanta metro). Also, Atlanta metro area in general has quite a large and relatively well-off black population. It is possible that many of the Non-Atlanta Emory black students come from areas where they are a very small minority, thus increasing the chances of them dating those of another ethnicity. In such an environment, true self-segregation (in other words, the blacks are not living in black only neighborhoods simply because they can’t afford to live elsewhere) is less likely. As an African American, I could actually go further in explaining what the implications of the Atlanta dating scene and demographics, but it would take too long as it somewhat has to do with the region of the metro. The culture throughout portions of the metro area can vary quite a bit. It’s a bit more complicated than what you are implying. </p>
<p>Emory is a different ball game. The student body is very diverse and quite liberal. You’re in luck (hopefully you’ll find what you want and also be in love if you come here 
).</p>
<p>Well I read alot about it, and have my own experiences with dating black women in NY, but didn’t feel that it was my place to give an opinion on why it appears that black women tend to only date black men in Atlanta, so I just said it as a statement. </p>
<p>It’s really difficult to read tone on online forums, and what have you, so do not take what I’m writing as being defensive. To comment on what you said about my preference for black women being a temporary thing. That is not what I was saying, but even if that were the case I don’t understand what’s sketch about that. It’s like a white guy who has a thing for Asian women, but after a while started developing a bigger interest in white or black women, so his preference changes, but of course he’s still attracted to Asian women. What’s wrong with that? Attraction constantly evolves. </p>
<p>But yea, I appreciate your response about Emory diversity and your words of encouragement. I come from a NY community college where there is a lot of diversity, and chose Emory out of all the other top 25 schools to attend as one of my top picks because of its diversity. I’ve never been to Atlanta before so I want to learn as much about the lifestyle and culture I’ll be diving into if I end up going there.</p>
<p>I reread what you edited, and see what you mean now. Yea my attraction to black women isn’t temporary. I think they’re beautiful, and even if I were to end up with a non-black woman in the long term, I’d still feel the same.</p>
<p>Hey bernie!</p>
<p>You said the student body is fairly liberal?
So I got to thinking…how politically involved are the students? And are they accepting of homosexuality and interracial dating?</p>
<p>I’m actually gay and I have no problem with interracial dating. I’m also extremely liberal (socially). Trying to see if Emory is a match politically as well. If Emory reflects the communities in Atlanta, it should be much more liberal than rural areas in GA.</p>
<p>Emory definitely reflects Atlanta in that sense (perhaps even moreso than other institutions within Atlanta). There is a pretty large and visible gay community at Emory. Most of the higher-ups in Reslife are gay for example. That is not much of an issue here (unfortunately there was an incident last year at a frat party, you should look it up, but it doesn’t really reflect how the campus feels. Most people were actually quite p***d off and surprised). You’ll be fine if you choose to come here. Emory is a lot like its northern private counterparts, except that the campus isn’t so skewed that certain political issues are off the table for discussion/discourse (unfortunately, many top private schools and even some top publics have reached that point). So in terms of what liberalism(liberal does not simply=leftist, that’s an unfortunate misconception. “liberalism” is probably thrown around so loosely that it now has that connotation, but that really isn’t what it’s supposed to be) truly is, Emory is probably better off than many comparable counterparts. Everyone forbid the day that one of the other schools I’m alluding to tries to have discourse on say the Arab-Israeli Issue and has both sides presented (Emory sometimes allows this to happen, and it is tense, but it still occurs. Some places, one side is so dominant that it could not even be discussed). I would say that many students have at least one openly gay friend. Surprisingly, I have more than one. I didn’t expect to at all, but I do. They are also of very diverse backgrounds to my surprise (I come from Savannah, so I normally think of gays as only being white or black and perhaps Christian, and maybe Jewish, or no religious affiliation. I wasn’t expecting to make friends with a gay Muslim and a gay Mormon among others). I suppose Emory has been a pleasant culture shock to me. I’ve learned a lot. </p>
<p>While there isn’t heavy political involvement in terms of certain political parties and stuff, there are many who are activists in context of particular causes. Basically, more association with grassroots movements. It’s not like Tufts or GeorgeTown where many would indeed at least attempting to be politically active at a national stage. I honestly think that is a good thing, to have people starting from the ground up. Makes participation easier, and the movement is less corruptible in a sense.</p>
<p>so what I’m sensing is that emory is pretty much liberal socially. is it also extreme liberal when it comes to economics like are the professors Keynesians?</p>
<p>Cool! Although I don’t think most colleges are homophobic (or at least I hope not!), I would absolutely hate to go to a school with a large number of homophobes! Right now it seems like I’m choosing between either UGA and Emory. And I think Emory has an edge in terms of acceptance (mainly because it’s in Atlanta and the student body, as a whole, is a bit smarter).</p>
<p>In fact, one of my main reasons for applying to Emory was because of its location! I love Atlanta because of the diversity and acceptance (and its inhabitant’s predilection towards liberal stances), so applying for Emory University seemed like the next logical step, especially because of it’s business school and prestige! </p>
<p>I really hope I get admitted (with a stellar financial aid package)! Emory really does seem to be my dream school!</p>
<p>Aside from being socially liberal, could you possibly describe the students there? While I was at UGA, I noticed that A LOT of students looked like the artsy type…you know, the ones who you would find at SCAD! I also saw that UGA had a few guys that appeared to be jocks in high school! My community college, on the other hand, comprises of students who are somewhat carefree and who lack ambition for their future (…in other words, they lack a drive to excel academically). So if you had to describe the student body at Emory, what words would you use?</p>
<p>I’m actually going on a college visit there on March 15th and I’m pretty excited about it! Although I’m thinking about changing the date to a Friday so I can see the social aspect of Emory! :p</p>
<p>Actually, the farmer’s market(last semester, Top Chef runner up was featured, and in Spring, it’s often full of surprises) will be here on that day, and I’m pretty sure the trees will be blooming even more than they are now (significantly more people outside), so you’ll get to see some of that because the weather is significantly better. On Fridays, stuff doesn’t really start till after say 5 (like Drum Circle, and random quad stuff). Actually, there could be some campus events as it is March. Point is, the fact that you are coming in mid-March is an advantage. Better weather=more activity.<br>
At Emory, you get lots of artsy types and professionally driven types. Many people are hybrids. I guess you would call them, excuse my corniness, “Smartsy”.
The jock scene is less prevalent/dominant here b/c of the lack of D-1 sports.</p>
<p>And I’m from Savannah, so I know about SCAD. It actually creates a more interesting scene. Not to mention, that SCAD is actually quite influential in Savannah (and even Atlanta to some extent).</p>
<p>Awesome!!! In that case I’m glad we chose that day 
Hahaha!!! This should be awesome! I can’t wait anymore :D</p>
<p>I have one more question bernie, then I’ll let you go 
Do you know exactly how Emory determines whether or not someone is able to receive money for the Loan Replacement Program? My mom makes 22k a year and I live with her…BUT my dad makes around 60k and he is my non-custodial parent.</p>
<p>Right now I’m just praying that they don’t include his income in determining how much money they’ll want to give me! Although it’s still under 100k (so I’ll be able to qualify for the Loan Cap thing) I just don’t wanna leave college with any debt!!</p>
<p>So do you know of any circumstances where they only used the custodial parent’s income in order to determine the amount of money provided??</p>
<p>Thank you sooo much Berns!!</p>
<p>I don’t know how it works, sorry. You should honestly ask the fin. aid office. If they combine the two incomes, you’ll probably be getting a reasonable amount of grants, however, if it is just your mother, you know you’ll get full EA loan replacement grant. However, I thought it was normally household income. I’m not sure, sorry.</p>
<p>Thanks Berns
I’m going to email them tonight and see what they say! I really appreciate all you help!!!</p>