<p>I finished my first year at Emory this year (not so great, only a 3.3GPA). My only solid EC was ultimate frisbee, which i did 10-15 hours a week. If I got my GPA up to a 3.5/3.6 by the end of next year would I have a chance at transferring to Rice? I'm from Houston so that and the fact that it is about $10,000 cheaper per year are reasons that I'd wanna transfer back home.</p>
<p>you have a good chance, but i think the average transfer GPA is a 3.5. anyways, you still have a shot.</p>
<p>Thai, what didn't you like about Emory other than that it's far from home and pricey? I was interested in checking more about it. Just curious. Thanks!</p>
<p>heh, i looked at your screen name and was like "whoa.. small world," cuz my first name is Dan and was born august 25, 1986. Anyway, the Pro's and Con's of Emory, hmm....</p>
<p>Pro's:
-Strong academics in the sciences
-Business school is very highly rated and pretty good.
-Beautiful campus (jawdropping the first time you see it)
-Solid professors in many subjects
-Shuttle system can take you to any where you need to get on campus.
-Unless you commute from the Clairmont Campus (Upperclassmen housing) then you can go from one side campus to the other relatively quickly
-Emory is located in a nice, quiet area of Atlanta but getting to downtown Atlanta isn't a big deal
-the Library is really nice.
-The people as a whole are extremely intelligent and talented. It seemed like half the people i met were either doing a varsity/club sport or had music as a secondary major
-Fairly easy to double/triple major
-Woodruff PE Center is extremely nice</p>
<p>....there really should be more Pro's but onto the Con's. Well actually, I'm gonna qualify my con's, cuz not all people have a problem with them. I'm from Texas, grew up in the suburbs and my high school was primarily caucasian and asian with other minorities interspersed. </p>
<p>Con's:
-the school is nearly 40% Jewish (for me never having been around that many jewish people was quite an adjustment)
-An even higher percentage are from the northeast corridor of the country; many are very stuck up and pretentious. So many people come from old or new money and they like to show it off. That was quite an adjustment from Texas.
-Extremely liberal school; I'm conservative and I took endless amounts of **** from everyone during the Presidential elections. The day after Kerry loss everyone on campus looked like their grandmother had died.
-The meal plan and dining hall for freshman is pretty crappy. As freshmen you are required to buy pretty much an unlimited meal plan for the dining hall and the food, while in small amounts isn't bad, is terrible for 3 meals a day.
-No campus wide wireless internet, but they're working on it.
-Constant construction is always going on (under good pretenses of making the campus nicer) and thats cumbersome to get around and often extremely noisy. That **** woke me up everyday around 7am.
-Most of the insides of the buildings don't match up with the outside in beauty
-Most of the non-science or math majors are a joke, so pre-med people like me are constantly frustrated when we see liberal arts or business majors going out most nights of the week
-Emory is Division 3 in athletics, so no football. (Tennis and Swimming are exceptional, baseball and softball are top 25 D3 teams). In fact, our homecoming game was a womens volleyball match.
-Very few hispanic students, a good amount of african american students.
-damn expensive. </p>
<p>All in all, when i think about Emory I about a school thats trying desperately to be an Ivy-caliber school but is putting the money into alot of the wrong places (into nicer looking buildings rather than better teachers). There is a pretentious, elitist attitude that prevails on campus, so if you're into that, go for it. There are very few down to earth people but you do tend to make great friendships with them. The advice I was given and that I believe is solid advice is to find a group that you really like and stick with them. I tried the whole greek life process and even rushed but in the end found it wasn't for me, so I stuck with Ultimate frisbee and had a great time.</p>
<p>Woah, certainly a detailed response :P. Heh, I appreciate that. Yeah, crazy small world. Gimme an IM sometime, like to talk more about the school...danman886. Heh, duh. Talk to ya soon.</p>
<p>hey my screenname is Asian Turkey if you have any more questions about Emory danman886</p>
<p>o yea, i forgot to add my high school stats,
I think finished top 15% in my class of 700+, 4.25/4.5 GPA, 1500SAT (780M,720V), 780M2C, 700Bio, 680Writing SAT2's. If i got my cumulative GPA up to 3.45/3.5 by spring semester would i have a chance at transferring to rice in the fall of '07?</p>
<p>bump for anyone who can give me an idea on my chances?</p>
<p>Your chances are good; be sure to explicate a compelling reason for wanting to attend.</p>
<p>thanks nspeds</p>
<p>I don’t know how old this post is, but I am also from Houston, and I had a 1500/2200 Sat Score, I was also ranked Top 15 percent,…I am also planning to transfer from Emory to Rice, but I was rejected from Rice E.D…Did you ever get your gpa up at Emory? I am afraid of not being able to maintain a 3.5+, (I am pre-med, who plans on majoring in Economics)…</p>
<p>Anyone know Emory’s average transfer GPA? I know the freshman GPA average is 3.8, but I’m thinking it may be lower for transfers since hs and college GPA’s aren’t always comparable.</p>
<p>Colleges,
If you look at the top of the post, above the member’s name, you will see that this thread originated in 2005, so it is unlikely that the OP is still around.</p>
<p>Kaley,
This thread is about transferring to Rice, not Emory, you should start a new thread to ask your question.</p>