<p>Okay so in the fall I will be going to UGA. The main reason I decided to go to uga is because I assumed hope would cover almost all of the expenses but after receiving my financial aid I've found that it's going to cost me around the same to attend UGA as it would some of the private schools I was looking at.</p>
<p>So my questions-</p>
<p>-You have completed a year to transfer into Emory. I'll be going into college with 18 credit hours from APs so does that mean I can apply to start in the spring semester or do I have to complete a year as in two semesters?</p>
<p>-When transferring to Emory they require that you send in your SAT scores. My high school apps were pretty solid with the exception of those scores (English... -_- ) so I was wondering when you transfer how much do they actually look at SAT scores compared to college GPA? If I have make mainly A's at uga should I bother retaking the SAT if I had an 1850?</p>
<p>-When I applied to private colleges as a first year student I received massive need based aid scholarships that covered a large proportion of the costs (pell grant and all). Obviously Emory is not a cheap school as a transfer student should I expect financial aid that is equal to the aid first year students receive?</p>
<p>If you do well at UGA, I believe they’ll kind of overlook that performance on the SAT. Depending on your major, UGA will not necessarily be much less rigorous than Emory (perhaps unless it’s the sciences). Emory’s financial aid should be pretty good even for a transfer. I think Emory Advantage funds apply to transfers as well. Oh, you need to complete a years worth of work at the initial institution, so APs don’t help.</p>
<p>BTW: Give UGA a chance, you may actually end up liking it. Don’t go in with low expections and w/the intent to transfer. That will cause you to ruin your experience by looking for things to be wrong that actually aren’t or naively viewing the issue as unique to UGA.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help! Yeah the only classes I would be worried about hurting my college gpa would be English which I don’t have to take at all thanks to AP credit xD I’m glad to hear that the sat scores don’t matter that much. I think I might go to one of the transfer info sessions at Emory at some point to get a better idea of the transfer proccess.</p>
<p>Yeah I’ve had a lot of people tell me the same thing and I am going to try to go in with an open mind. I just never really intended to go to UGA I kind of settled for it because I assumed it was the cheapest option. The reasons I would want to transfer are because I detest obnoxious football fans hah, I live near Atlanta and I love the city (I will also be applying to colleges in Chicago and New York), Athens isn’t exactly the most gay friendly city around (especially on game days), and I don’t drink which seems to be the only thing everyone does at uga xD haha. I’m definitely going to give it a chance if I have to live there for a year, but even if I have fun I think there are other colleges that will make a much better fit for me</p>
<p>I suppose Emory may be a better fit. Just expect it to be more academically intense and perhaps nerdy in some senses. However, in terms of what you are looking for, I guess it’s better.</p>
<p>I don’t think you’re allowed to take the SAT once you’ve started college. But like bernie12 said your best chance is if you do well at UGA. Also, they will also look at your ECs and essays when you apply (if I remember correctly the UGA app don’t ask for any essays or your ECs). Also did you apply to any other schools this time besides UGA?</p>
<p>You can, but since these scores don’t count for Emory’s rankings or anything, they’re more interested in seeing predictors of college success (like HS GPA, Rank, SAT scores), so they know that your first-year GPA isn’t based on simply gaming the system with easy professors and courses. I would explicitly ask about retaking if I were you, but I don’t think they would view a retake positively at this point because the SAT is meant to measure your success for college at a very specific time.</p>
<p>Hmmm thanks I will definitely ask that when I go to an information session. I don’t plan on taking easy courses, but I do hope to set myself up with a very high gpa first semester by taking courses that I’m well prepared for (avoiding English xD). I plan on taking classes like second level calculus, physics, intro Mandarin (I took 1 class in HS but it wasn’t integrated Chinese so I don’t know characters), and a couple other classes which I haven’t decided on yet. I would hope that doing well in those courses would have a large impact on whether or not I get in. </p>
<p>I can understand why they wouldn’t approve of me taking the SAT after starting college but how exactly would they know if they superscore? I imagine they would just look at the score and never see the date</p>
<p>Also I was snooping around on the Emory website and found this little gem which I was happy to read:</p>
<p>“SAT I and/or ACT scores are very important but are not the deciding factors. Strong grades in rigorous courses may cause the committee to overlook below average standardized test scores, but high board scores will never make up for an applicants weak course selection or grades”</p>
<p>I did apply to other colleges on the first round. Emory was not one of them though. I like most high schoolers had a GET AS FAR AWAY FROM HOME AS POSSIBLE mentality and therefore never even really considered it. I actually applied to UGA somewhat last second it was never a school that I planned on going to</p>
<p>You’re just like me! I wanted to apply to Emory but I thought the cost was ridiculous. I came to UGA with 19 AP credits. Now that I’m a sophomore, I’m applying to Emory just to see if I can get in, but I think I’ll be fine if I stay at UGA too. The people are always helpful and friendly and I made such great friends. I didn’t have much hope for UGA but now that I’ve been there, I can’t imagine leaving it. Good luck with your future and I’m sure what ever school you dedicate yourself to, you’ll have a great experience.</p>
<p>Assuming Emory admitted you originally, I think the best approach would be to call Admissions and try to beg your way back in.</p>
<p>Otherwise, my suggestion is to do very well for two semesters at UGA and then transfer on a good college record, a record that shows you will succeed at Emory.</p>
<p>Of course, if you don’t build a good college record, that approach won’t work</p>
<p>Emory likes transfers but, as others have noted, don’t overlook the idea you might really like UGA once you get there.</p>
Yeah the only classes I would be worried about hurting my college gpa would be English which I don’t have to take at all thanks to AP credit xD I’m glad to hear that the sat scores don’t matter that much. I think I might go to one of the transfer info sessions at Emory at some point to get a better idea of the transfer proccess.</p>