<p>Yes, I am. Trust me I know people who were admitted into Emory Regular decision who did joint enrollment and got some low grades (I’d imagine more weight was put on performance in APs and stuff). I’m certain that they will factor in the UGA gpa the heaviest, especially if your joint enrollment was not at UGA, but instead a school that many would deem as less rigorous. </p>
<p>By the way, I think your chances of admission are the highest here and perhaps at UVA and USC statistically if you are qualified as I can tell you are. Again, some schools, no matter how qualified you are, simply want to avoid accommodating transfers. I think Georgetown (they admit as randomly as Ivies and Duke) is the hardest. What exactly are you intending to major in. Some of these schools might not be worth applying to. I hope you aren’t just chasing prestige b/c it’ll suck if you get into some of these, matriculate at one and find that it is not as strong at your subject as the overall USNews Week ranking may indicate. And of course, all of us are over-rated in general. And in terms of college atmosphere/experience, if you liked UGA’s social scene, then USC and UVA will be most similar so you get to get a bump in academic rigor and maintain the social scene. Next closest would be Vandy (still has that southern party culture going on). Emory, Rice, and Georgetown would be most similar (as in having dramatically different social scene from UGA). The academic rigor would be very similar at Georgetown, Vandy, Emory and Rice. USC and UVA are also similar, but they grade more like a public school. For example, while some science courses may be more intense material wise at Emory, Vandy, and GeorgeTown, the curve will be be much larger/arbitrary than USC and UVA or most public curves If you are into humanities and social sciences. Look through the schools and look for faculty members that seem as if they are worth working with because grades don’t matter as much here (ridiculously inflated at most schools, those that you are applying to are no exception). </p>
<p>If you have any specific questions about certain departments here, feel free to PM me and ask. But I’m sure that like to many, Emory is probably more of an afterthought if you can’t get into the rest. I just want to let you know whether it’s even worth applying to according to your interests. Just because we are top 25 doesn’t mean we’re great at everything. In fact, as much as I love the school, I don’t think it means much at all. Just hit me up if you want.</p>