To ED? or Not to ED?

<p>Okay, so I really want to go to Emory, and the eD acceptance rate is pretty high. I'm thinking about ED II or I. My parent's think that it's a bad idea because it reduces my flexibility of choosing where I want to go...but I do want to go to Emory. Does anyone know what happens if you apply ED, get accepted, and then not go?</p>

<p>You should only apply ED to a school that you have decided is your first choice school. When you apply ED, your GC signs off on it, and you are committed to attending if accepted. First of all, your GC may not send in your transcripts to other RD schools once you have been accepted ED to Emory. Secondly, you could screw up other kids' chances from your schools, as your HS could get blacklisted. Thirdly, Emory may have a way to let other schools know that you are ED there, and you could end up with no acceptances.</p>

<p>It is not a game to be played. ED is for students who seriously want to attend a certain school. If you want flexibility in choosing schools, apply EA and RD to a bunch.</p>

<p>keep in mind that ed might also affect financial aid. while everything choco said is true, people have been able to get out of ed but only in special financial circumstances which are very rare. if u indeed want to do ed, i believe both eds have similar rates so perhaps apply ed qwhen u are more convinced that u want to go to emory.</p>

<p>if you know for sure it's where you want to go, then apply ED, it will definitely help since Emory wants kids that really want to go to Emory. Unless you can prove that Emory is not giving you enough aid to attend, you are LEGALLY required to attend Emory upon acceptance via ED. I would try to convince your parents that if you applied regular and got in, you would still go to Emory anyway, so what's the problem with letting you finish the college process as early as December.</p>

<p>Anybody know if one's chances vary by applying to Emory, EDI vs EDII? My rationale is that EDI would be slightly easier based upon pplication pool and EDI acceptances although I have no data to back this up.</p>

<p>My guess is that there are fewer ED II applicants but not sure if their credentials are as strong as the ED I applicants.</p>

<p>In my case I did ED1 but I knew for sure I wanted to go to emory.
Overall my stats were better than others from my school that got accepted to emory RD, so I pressume that I would have gotten in RD anyways. If I am correct, I think that by doing EDI you are showing them your interest for emory better than EDII, after all it does count the same and it's only a month difference. I hope my OPINION helps ^^ </p>

<p>Facts I regreted after getting accepted by emory:
-I know this is sad but emory is mostly (there are exceptions like myself) a congregation of ivy league rejectees.
-"Emory is not worth it's price" - by the same price you could go to any other school that ranks above emory, emory is known for its massive amount of snotty / jewish / long island kids.</p>

<p>If you like Emory as much as I did then go for EDI, what can you lose?</p>

<p>After getting denied ED1 to my first choice Penn, I applied ED2 to Emory out of urgency. After seeing what my grades were 1st semester of senior year I didn't think I'd be getting in there or any of the other places I applied to RD. I had visited Emory and pretty much loved the place but I had felt that UPenn offered me more (I was planning on majoring in Biomedical Engineering in SEAS at UPenn). Long story short I got in and and pretty much immediately regretted the things that wogus did. Right now I'm pre-med with my major either being Neuroscience or Economics. I'm planning on transferring after my second year if I can pull my GPA up from a 3.3 to around a 3.45-3.6. My advice is if you think you can get in ED1, you prolly could get in RD, but if you really really want to go to Emory then you should apply for the Emory scholars program in November and do ED1. If you become an Emory scholar they all but suck your, well you know. Scholars have preference on almost everything from classes to housing selection to random other crap.</p>

<p>So which applicant pool, ED I or II, would you assume is the most competitive.</p>

<p>Wogus,
You sound quite bitter and your tone changed dramatically from your previous posts. Guess ED is not for everyone. Ivy rejects? What about the scholars who turn down Ivys? Do you think Tufts, Wash U and other non Ivys share similar characteristics of their student body?</p>

<p>Rich kids? No kidding
I didn't realize that Coca Cola shuttled all the rich snooty kids from LI.
FYI, the majority of students do not hail from Long Island although there are a fair amount of students from NY. NYers might teach you a thing or two. Perhaps you may even broaden your horizons outside of GA.</p>

<p>Good luck anyway. Perhaps I guess you may need a reality check and get some designer clothers. Seriously I wish you well. Emory is an excellent school! Read some of your old posts if you forgot.</p>

<p>I am still happy that I became an emoryite (or emorian like my roommie calls it), however most people that I've talked to were like "Emory's ok..." whereas I was more like EMORY IS THA BEST WHOOT~! So I guess I was panglossian or something... I am excited! Emory? Hello??? But to be honest I wish I could say "I chose Emory over Yale" although literally I did.</p>

<p>PS. wogus is a retarded applicant who applied to only one place and got accepted by this first choice. DO NOT INTEND AT HOME</p>

<p>Reply to the DO YOUR HW - Scholars are Scholars , the majority of the student body aren't scholars. Also, Rich? Not all of them are, (I am not rich myself), anyways my point to the previous reply was to discourage ED, since by doing ED and not going, he/she would be taking someone else's chance. And yes, I do know about 5 aceptees who ended up going to NYU, GaTech, and other places because "emory is not worth its price."
(Hurt my feelings T.T)</p>

<p>I really am interested in going to Emory and wondering about applying early... i would have no problem not having the choice if accepted to emory. my issue is the accepting. i have a 1900 new sat, 1260 old, and that is very low. i am in the top 13 percent and have 4.2 weighted, 3.7 unweighted GPA. i have completed two AP courses and am taking 6 next year... my ecs are wide and include a range of leadership positions. random things that might or might never help.... my name is emery.... my uncle is a occasional lecturer at emory and my aunt graduated from emory law. i'd appreciate the advice. thanks.</p>

<p>my dads best friend did her PHD at emory and is director of genetics at emory/professor and i was planning on gettin a rec. from her. How much weight does that carry. The rec will be VERY good, but could it be like the deciding factor since (admitadly) my stats are in the mid/slightly lower half of the applicant pool?
thanks</p>

<p>Advice : retake SAT's, write a heck of a good essay. Show them you really want to go to Emory and you'll be in ^^ GOOD LUCK</p>

<p>I wouldn't get a rec from anyone who doensn't know me well. And you don't want someone to lie about your stats either. 1 awsome rec is much better than 50 crappy recs ^^</p>

<p>Personal experience : Emory looked at me as a whole, not just the numbers that were showing how I did.</p>

<p>thanks i appreciate it.</p>

<p>can anyone help me? :)</p>

<p>If your dad's best friend knows you well--can introduce/reinforce/expand upon your strengths as a potential scholar/leader/classmate, etc., then a letter from her won't hurt. If she has only known you as "her best friend's kid" -- forget it, a letter from your dad's best friend stating what a great kid you are is meaningless. </p>

<p>All colleges will tell you the same thing: they don't pay any attention to vague letters of recommendation from senators, congressmen, Bill Gates or anyone else unless the individual knows them well. Even then, the writer needs to be someone capable of articulating how they believe the applicant would add to the campus environment or what personal qualities they have demonstrated which would lead them to believe that the applicant would be a worthy addition to the class. </p>

<p>So, for example, if you started out the worst shot putter on the frosh/soph track team, and spent three years working your tail off on and off season, and ended up scoring a lot of points for your team in league meets but never won any big invitationals, didn't make captain but showed a lot of leadership with the younger kids, that is probably only going to read "Track & Field, 9, 10, 11(V)" on your application with no awards--relatively meaningless on paper. But one of the track coaches who witnessed your determination and resultant development and who appreciated the leadership you provided could provide meaning by writing a letter which shines a light on these qualities that would not necessarily have shown up clearly elsewhere on the application and certainly weren't obvious from the "T&F 9, 10, 11(V)" notation on the app. </p>

<p>Conversely, if you are a math genius, with double 800's and straight A's in AP Calc, and won three math contests, a letter of recommendation from a math teacher that says you are a really good math student and always came to class prepared adds nothing. </p>

<p>Our rule of thumb (we've had three kids go through the college app process) has always been to let the transcript speak for itself wherever it does (e.g., double 800's, straight A's in math, awards) and use letters and essays to bring to life those attributes that are not articulated in the transcript. </p>

<p>Sorry that was so long.</p>

<p>thanks sooooooo much that was very helpful :)</p>

<p>To answer your quation on what happens if you get admitted and don't go not based on finance. You would have to pay tuition for the first semester. Yak that's 15 grand. So if Emory is a big reach, go for it. I know a person who applied to CMU, UPenn, Emory and some other schools ED with 3.4 weighted and 1100 on SAT. He didn't get in to any of those placed, but got weigh listed to one Perdue then got in. He was filthy rich though. So if you have the money go for it.</p>