<p>Some background: I am a freshman this year, and I currently attend a top LAC (top 5), but the environment here is not what I expected nor what I want. So, I'm having a pretty hard time adjusting to this new lifestyle away from home (I'm from GA). I know it's pretty early on to tell whether or not I definitely want to transfer out or not, but it is to the point where I am considering it. When it came down to making my decision as to which college to attend, it boiled down to mostly Emory vs. this LAC (also vs. UGA). My questions regarding transferring are:</p>
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<li>How hard is it to transfer to Emory?</li>
<li>How is the financial aid for transfers at Emory? (A major reason I chose the LAC is because they gave me ALL the aid that I need, while Emory did not.)</li>
<li>Would the fact that I was accepted to Emory last year but did not choose to attend affect my transfer application?</li>
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<p>Any other advice on transferring to Emory would be greatly appreciated.
At this very moment, I really would like to transfer and go back home.</p>
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<li> About the same as getting in, but a little better. Emory is targeting transfers now.<br></li>
<li> I don’t know</li>
<li> I know one person that transferred out of Emory went to Georgia State, and then transferred back in.</li>
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<p>A lot of the “quasi-ivies” like Rice, Emory, ND… are surprisingly easy to transfer into compared to the ivies, which are almost impenetrable. Their transfer acceptance rate is more or less equal to their freshmen acceptance rate and if you are already at a top uni and have a 3.0+, you should have no problem.</p>
<p>edit: I forgot to answer your question on financial aid. The aid is pretty damn good. Emory covered me (I’m a transfer) up to about $30k, leaving me with about $20k to pay, basically the cost of a state school. I imagine it’s very similar to what incoming freshmen receive.</p>
<p>As for your last question, I seriously doubt it’ll effect you at all. Maybe make a comment about it in your application.</p>
<p>I was thinking about transferring to Emory too (class of 2015 :D, i know it’s early)</p>
<p>what if you end up transferring (after a year…or two) from a low-tier state school or CC with a vry high gpa (with good courseload)…?</p>
<p>ctxmike, thanks for clearing up the question about financial aid. same for bernie2012…i think you mentioned before that Emory wants more transfers accoriding to “the Wheel”.</p>
<p>eastafrobeauty, I transferred after my freshman year from the lowest of low state schools with a a pretty minor course load (only 26 hours, though I had a 4.0). My high school stats weren’t amazing either. I only had a 3.57 GPA, but my school was severely grade deflated, so I was still in the top 4%. My SAT score was nothing too impressive, either (680 V 600 M 680 W); however, I am a Mexican-American URM who came from a border high school with really poor academics (we were ranked “unsatisfactory” by the Texas Board of Education).</p>
<p>I don’t know if Emory took this all into consideration, but a good deal of kids come from community colleges into ivy leagues and top LACs. I certainly don’t see why this is not possible at Emory.</p>
<p>thank you so much for answering the question + giving me info that i needed to know + giving me hope I’m also a URM…I’m Somali…and since Emory loves diversity I’ll probably specify since Somalis are a minority in college admissions. (Not sure if it’d help…?) </p>
<p>I might end up at MPLS CCC or a low tier state school then transfer out. I think it would look bad if i transfer 3 times from a CCC/low tier state school —> state flagship ----> dream schools like Emory , WashuSt.L and the like…what do you think?</p>
<p>I would strongly recommend against multiple transfers. In my opinion, a CC would be the best choice because they often have small classes with easy access to professors. There are many kids who do this, ranging from those who had a tough time in high school and are maturing as a student, all the way to the valedictorian who’s trying to cut some student loans, so don’t worry about being looked down upon (as I said before, Ivies take a really quite surprising percentage of CC transfers, I think I’ve seen some data showing 20%). </p>
<p>On the other hand, if you go to the low tier state school and are pre-med, for example, you could knock out some pre-med pre-requisites, whereas this would by no means be advisable at a community college. Be careful, if you go down this route. You don’t want to take General Chem 1 and 2 at a low-tier state and then attempt Organic at Emory (talk about GPA suicide). </p>
<p>Remember, when you apply, apply like you’re a high school Senior. Apply wide with multiple safeties. Even if you only get into a decent tier 1 flagship, that’s completely OK. There’s always graduate school, which is much more important than undergraduate. Any state school kid with a high GPA and superior GMAT/LSAT/GRE/MCAT scores can get into a top graduate program.</p>
hey bernie2012 how do you know that Emory is targeting transfers? I’m trying to transfer into Emory and I’ve been hearing that it’s a lot easier to get into some private schools including Emory. Is this true? My GPA is 3.3 right now and I have 27 credits. I’m thinking of going up to 60 credits and raising my GPA some more so I can get in. Will this help?? Thanks!
I believe I read an article that suggested that Emory is among schools using transfer students to raise enrollment levels/revenue. Would be nice if you had a 3.4+ at least. In addition, those courses need to have been decently challenging if you have a 3.3. They will probably gauge if your classes were fluffy or not to explain away the GPA.
same for bernie2012…i think you mentioned before that Emory wants more transfers accoriding to “the Wheel”.</p>
I’m also a URM…I’m Somali…and since Emory loves diversity I’ll probably specify since Somalis are a minority in college admissions. (Not sure if it’d help…?) </p>