<p>I've seen a lot of people say they've "shown interest" in Emory before/during their application process. But what does it really mean? Can someone explain it here so that future applicants know what to do? </p>
<p>I've already been accepted, but I don't really think I "showed interest" haha. Someone please explain!</p>
<p>Visit campus, go to Emory “info sessions” in your area, go to them in a local college fair, interview, email, call, etc. I heard Emory keeps track of everything since they love people who show interest.</p>
<p>You showed interest by doing early decision bulldog…right? I feel that displayed interest is kind of big for the RD applicants, many of which are strongly considering other schools, or are indeed banking on getting into and matriculating another institution. Given that 60 or so percent of the class comes from this pool of apps., you want to make sure that you can yield a decent amount that “actually” want to come. But yes, DRose is essentially right. In fact, the way of displaying interest is actually so formulaic that I am skeptical about it actually achieving the aforementioned goal. Given the extremely low admit rates at the peers that many Emory students cross-apply to, people will do anything to ensure that they get into their top 20 back-up (Emory), even if they don’t actually want to come. Emory needs a way to a) see through these people or b) begin to shape a class that begins to yield those who usually don’t want to come, which means they’ll have to make slight adjustments in what they view as a “quality” student body.</p>
<p>I am an EMory grad, and also gave tours for two years on campus “The art of walking backwards” </p>
<p>To be very honest, is can be very difficult to separate those who have a legitimate interest and desire for Emory and those who are just smart enough to work the system a little.</p>
<p>I cant speak for what happens when your application actually hits a table in the admissions office at white hall. But from what I was doing, students who did there homework and were interested in a specific part of the Emory education were the students who I took note of. </p>
<p>For those of you who still have to visit schools at some point. Act as if, nobody knows and nobody cares that your not a student. Check out the things that will actually matter if they don’t visit them on the tour. I was always honest and always showed people everything, because quite frankly the campus is beutiful and state of the art. but don’t be afraid to check out the food court where most students look like there eating. Walk into random buildings, ask a student if you can join him between classes while he grabs a snack and ask him questions. stuff like that.</p>
<p>Before I started giving tours I still recommended two different kids to one of the admission counselors who I happened to know already. </p>
<p>Both times the kid just asked to join me as I was trying to stuff some lunch in my face between classes, and he just asked questions. I todl him what I liked aobut Emory and more important what Ididtn like, we talked about other schools to and why I chose emory and what I thought others schools would of offered differently etc. 10 minutes later he gave me hisname and email and I dropped it by the dean and said the kid would be a good fit.</p>
<p>I did an Emory campus visit (a flight from Texas) and I went to the info. session and did an interview with an Emory Alum. </p>
<p>Emory was my first choice and I’d like to believe showing the interest helped, but only the admissions officers really know for sure.</p>