<p>Can someone who got accepted to Emory/is a student there PM me the " WHY EMORY " essay they wrote?</p>
<p>I'm not going to copy any ideas but I just want to see what kind of things they look for.</p>
<p>I'm kind of stuck on how to attack this whole essay... and its hard because you can't mention reputation, climate, etc..</p>
<p>and if I mention specific traditions/events/organizations I'm interested in at Emory, does that make me look like a stalker or will it leave a positive impression showing I've done a lot of research on the school and is seriously considering it as my top choice?</p>
<p>Sorryyy I just don’t feel right sending you the essay, wow that sounds harsh when I look at it…haha but I can tell you what I wrote about at least. I touched on like valuing the emphasis they put on getting to know students personally, for example small class sizes. Contrasting the university with public universities in my area. Also don’t be afraid to compliment the campus if you’ve seen it. </p>
<p>I highly doubt a panel of admissions officers will see you as creepin if you mention some of their time-honored traditions. I can’t speak for them but if I see someone with some knowledge about the campus as well as the campus life I’d probably put it higher than the other thousands of applicants describing something they could’ve found on the emory website. </p>
<p>Hope I helped and sorry for not sendin my essay.</p>
<p>haha don’t worry about not sending it. Thanks for the comment though. How good does mentioning things like small class size sound in an essay? Because i like emory’s small class size too but it’s something that can be found in a lot of other schools…</p>
<p>You can mention it, but also emphasize other things that make the University stand out, such as Atlanta and the opportunities it provides, and if you are interested in any healthcare field, mention the resources/places immediately surrounding Emory such as the CDC, American Cancer Society, and perhaps major research venues on campus (like Yerkes Primate Research Center, which I believe is the only PRC with apes as opposed to monkeys, Emory Vaccine Center, and the Winship Cancer Center). Heck, humanities are awesome at Emory, especially Religion (which is probably why we have a strong association with the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Monks). I even remember taking freshman English (I didn’t use my AP credit just for the experience. Freshman English at Emory was easier anyway because the topics catered more to my interests), and was pleasantly surprised to find that you basically choose from various literary topics/ periods for your “freshman”( surprised intro. English classes are structured like this) English Class. For example, I chose a comparative literature class based on TransAtlantic Romanticism and it was awesome as I got to write about things that interest me such as politics. Heck, I had friends that had an English class on “male” friendships (thus they watched and wrote on movies such as Harold and Kumar), thus one of their papers was on an article claiming that nearly 90% of literary pieces focusing on a friendship between males display some degree of “homosociality”. Only at an institution the caliber of Emory can one do stuff like this in a freshman English course. Also, speaking of class size, my English class had 6 students which made for very healthy and effective debate that contributed to the making of basically our own writing topics on various readings. The professor would provide very broad theme for the writing assignment, and we were responsible for consulting about the angle which we approach it which basically became a topic of its own. His grading focused heavily on our level of creativity and how effectively we argued our angle. I mean the freshman English teachers are basically all graduate students, but they seem pretty awesome for most part as they have heavily researched and worked on the topic (perhaps for their already completely master’s thesis, mine was going for his PhD) they are teaching.</p>
<p>Also, in terms of Humanities, We basically have the Carter Center too. Heck, Carter’s old office before the Carter Center even existed is this awesome room on the 10th floor of the library called the Woodruff room where you get a sweet view of Atlanta’s skylines on a good day. Tenth floor also houses our Manuscript and rare book collection which is really solid.</p>
<p>Since I wouldn’t send my essay either, I hope my account of things may help. Perhaps you can mention something in passing the nature of “I’ve heard some great things about this University such as… and this really interests me because…”</p>
<p>I wrote stuff about how my friends were all going to liberal arts colleges to put off their careers for another four years, and that wasn’t bad, but I wanted to get started thinking about possible careers. And Emory is very pre-professional orientedish</p>
<p>I think the most important thing to show interest is to visit
I remember when I went there the guy said, “In these economic times, when you show up here it really means something!”</p>
<p>hey doryphorous, how important is the visit? I live in NorCal, and I can’t fly all the way to Atlanta to see the campus this summer… and probably not until after I get accepted (if i do, that is!) since I might just apply ED.</p>
<p>By the way, does anyone know the acceptance rate for ED I?
I’ve heard different numbers from different people…</p>
<p>I’m not sure how important the visit, I’m sorry. All I know about visiting is that the Assistant Dean of Admissions running the program said that we were “all set for the ‘showing interest’ part” because we had visited.
I do know for sure that showing interest is very important for your application. I went to a competitive boarding school (usually a tenth of each class goes to Princeton) and my college counselor told me that Emory adcoms would sometimes check through the internet hookups in our rooms to see if applicants visited their website. Also, make sure you order the silly dvd thing, even if you dont want to watch it.</p>
<p>i think you’re really overthinking the question, gashergina. i don’t think seeing what other people wrote will really help you, as the answer is personal. why do you want to go to emory? don’t try to write for the admissions directors, don’t tell them what you think they want to hear. give them a genuine response that comes from your heart. sorry if that sounds cliche, but really, i think that’s what they’re looking for.</p>
<p>I agree with you sugarjunkie. I think making one’s college essays impersonal and mere targeted toward kissing up to the administration is a mistake now-a-days. I mean, I think the people reading applications see through that now as that they normally need something else to differentiate very qualified, yet comparable students.</p>
<p>you don’t have to visit, but try to attend a local info session to meet the local rep and possibly alumni. Emory visits the left coast in August.</p>
<p>The Why Emory essay is both simple and hard. It’s simple bcos it is really nothing more than why You are good fit for them. It’s hard bcos it requires research to make it specific and not generic (‘I wanna be near a city…’)</p>
<p>I would guess that ED acceptance rate is 2x that of RD. Of course, applying ED is the ultimate response to Why Emory…</p>