<p>How would you compare getting into Emory be---- getting into GTown, Vandy, Hopkins, Bowdoin... etccc?? I am just asking to get the relative range it is in terms of what kind of students they accept?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Emory selectivity is similar to that of Tufts, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, and Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>wash u the most</p>
<p>northwestern??? I might be wrong.. but I think NU is much harder to get into.. not simlar to Emory much</p>
<p>and JU.. quite similar but JU might be a bit more selective</p>
<p>i'd say its most similar to vanderbilt</p>
<p>the last time I checked, northwestern has a 33% acceptance rate; Emory has a 36% acceptance for this year of 2005 (only this year)</p>
<p>Now, I think that 33% and 36% are relatively similiar</p>
<p>Btw, what is JU? Do you mean JHU---john hopkins university?</p>
<p>I've heard of numerous comparisons between Vanderbilt and Emory in the past. I think they're pretty much equal.</p>
<p>Emory is comparable to Vandy and Tufts but slightly easier than JHU and Northwestern. Below are stats copied from Yahoo Education.</p>
<p>Emory
Admission 11,218 applied, 4,330 admitted, 1,589 enrolled, 3.80 average high school GPA
Average high school GPA 3.80
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 100%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 90%, SAT math scores over 600 95%, ACT scores over 24 100%, SAT verbal scores over 700 40%, SAT math scores over 700 51%, ACT scores over 30 54% </p>
<p>Vanderbilt
Admission 11,170 applied, 4,279 admitted, 1,602 enrolled
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 99%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 85%, SAT math scores over 600 89%, ACT scores over 24 94%, SAT verbal scores over 700 33%, SAT math scores over 700 45%, ACT scores over 30 50% </p>
<p>Tufts
Admission 14,728 applied, 4,032 admitted, 1,273 enrolled
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 88%, SAT math scores over 600 92%, ACT scores over 24 94%, SAT verbal scores over 700 43%, SAT math scores over 700 53%, ACT scores over 30 54% </p>
<p>Northwestern
Admission 15,637 applied, 4,684 admitted, 1,915 enrolled
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 91%, SAT math scores over 600 94%, ACT scores over 24 97%, SAT verbal scores over 700 51%, SAT math scores over 700 63%, ACT scores over 30 68%</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins
Admission 11,102 applied, 3,321 admitted, 1,050 enrolled, 3.67 average high school GPA
Average high school GPA 3.67
Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 99%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 89%, SAT math scores over 600 93%, ACT scores over 24 94%, SAT verbal scores over 700 46%, SAT math scores over 700 61%, ACT scores over 30 54%</p>
<p>The selectivity takes off like an exponential curve as you enter the top 15 schools. Everybody in the country who is student council president and has a 1450/1600 applies to the ivies. I would say that Vandy and Emory are practically identical in terms of selectivity. Wash U and Tufts are slightly harder, and Hopkins and NU are significantly harder. In substance, there isn't much difference in the actual schools, but the starting with NU, the selectivity curve takes off like a rocket towards HYP.</p>
<p>vtoodler- well i don't rely on those percentages b/c the applicants to one school might have higher gpas than applicants to another.. i would say northwestern has more competitive applicants than emory.. and yes i meant JHU.. not JU sry.</p>
<p>Bowdoin is probably more selective. Their test scores are lower, but test scores are one of the least weighted application factors for them. Their acceptance is around 23%.</p>
<p>Emory is not as selective as JHU, JHU regular decision is as hard to get into as an ivy league.</p>
<p>JHU regular decision IS NOT as hard as an ivy...</p>
<p>You guys need to realize that statistically ED vs. RD chances are similar. Allthough you may have a slight edge in ED, that edge does not constitute much. Your STATS are the important factor. Those who apply ED to JHU think they have a great chance of getting in and their stats are usually in line and/or are on the upper end of JHU's IQR. Thats why ED has a higher admission rate, not because its easier</p>
<p>ED can be easier depending on the college. For one thing, the adcoms have not yet been overwhelmed by the huge number of outstandingly qualified and almost identical applicants who apply during RD. An outstandingly qualified applicant during ED is not standing next to four of his/her clones, and so they are more likely to be admitted. Also, colleges with binding ED prefer to accept more students during ED because it is easier to manage and plan the yield. Some of the highly prestigious colleges fill up over half of their freshman classes with ED applicants, and I don't think it is because they are afraid that nobody qualified is going to apply during RD.</p>