Ap Credits!!!! - Page 2

Leibow11 · 05-12-2008, 07:10 PM

Nogueira, no offense taken. But, on the 28th of April I called the admissions office to inquire about the AP issue and was told that no change has been made to only accept 5's; that 4's were still going to be accepted. I think another call is in order because my D, who deferred matriculation for a year, made the decision to defer based on the current policy (not going into the reason). Also, those that have been accepted under the current 4 & 5 credit policy would obviously need to be "grandfathered" since it could have had a bearing on deciding to attend Emory in lieu of another school. Of course, that would include those that deferred matriculation.

Nogueira · 05-12-2008, 07:51 PM

/ahhhhhhhhh
well mathematically speaking, even if you get 16 credit hours from AP, but didn't receive any 5 for the new GER, you still take less number of classes for the new GER, as it only requires 40 odd hours, while the old GER requires 60 odd hours.

Leibow11 · 05-12-2008, 08:30 PM

The math only works if you plan on 4 years at Emory. We're looking to be done in 3 years. "Mathematically", that's a savings of over $50K since it's all out of my pocket. The bottom line is that even though there are less GER's there is still the total 132 credits required. So you see why it's a big deal.

Nogueira · 05-12-2008, 08:36 PM

/Leibow11
well i heard that the incoming students have an option to choose the new GER or the old GER depending on their preference. All in all, no one seems to be confident on what the change will be like, so i'm not really sure either, so according to you, they will accept 4s and 5s even in the new GER program?

Leibow11 · 05-12-2008, 08:47 PM

It's still a "normal" course of study. They just give you a bit more flexibility for the 132 credits required for graduation. Many of the top schools have eliminated GERs and Emory, to it's credit, is moving more in that direction. I believe that the more selective schools will attract students who will want to experience a variety of different subjects on their own so they will naturally take a "liberal arts" type of approach. Unless, of course, they want to be doctors who can't write, or lawyers who can't add (only kidding). My D is taking a year in Israel in a special program (that I'm paying for) and I only allowed it because of the AP credits allowing her to complete Emory in 3 years. She's looking at 3 years of law school after Emory so I didn't want to pay for a 5 year undergrad plan!

Nogueira · 05-12-2008, 10:31 PM

/Leibow 11
I'm considering the law career also. Did your D take pre-law in her undergraduate years? Is that even required for a lawyer-aspiring students? Or can one just take any major but take LSAT later?

amadani · 05-12-2008, 10:40 PM

there is no designated pre-law track. pick any major and take the LSAT. the only suggestion is to major in something that requires critical thinking etc.

Nogueira · 05-12-2008, 11:34 PM

So would BBA major and economics or international relations minor get me ready for law career? thanks

ahhhhhhhhhh · 05-12-2008, 11:37 PM

well..i want to be under the new GER...b/c its more flexible....

Leibow11 · 05-13-2008, 07:47 AM

Nogueira
D has not started school yet. She's a graduating HS Senior now, will be heading to Israel in late August, and will be starting Emory in the fall of 2009.

The other posts were correct in that there is not a prescibed course of study in undergrad for law. However, the English, Economics, Govt./Political Science are probably all good courses to take. But again, a solid liberal arts curriculum is just fine. My D wants to do environmental law so she will probably be taking her share of Environ courses.

Nogueira · 05-13-2008, 08:27 AM

/w Leibow11 Sorry for the midunderstanding.

Technically though if one has like 4 AP classes with AP scores of 4, isn't it better to go with old GER instead? Even though the new GER offers more flexible, as long as you know what specific classes to take, it doesn't really matter does it?

Leibow11 · 05-13-2008, 08:44 AM

I just sent an email to the admissions office asking for clarification on the AP issue. Let's see what they say and I'll post it. As far as GER and AP credit......... who knows. If you want a true liberal arts education then the old GER isn't that bad I guess. Lot's of courses and flexibility to fulfill in my opinion. And if you're not planning to get out in 3 years like my D then the AP issue is not as big a deal.

wangdoodle · 05-13-2008, 08:47 AM

Can american univeristies rescind ur admission if u score less than ur predicted grades in IB ... coz I got predicted a 41 and I know that Im not getting more than a 37-38 so....

Leibow11 · 05-13-2008, 05:34 PM

Here are the facts directly from Emory admissions: Scores of 4 & 5 are still counted towards graduation credit. Although there was talk of not giving credit for 4's that idea was shot down.

Nogueira · 05-13-2008, 07:20 PM

/w Leibow11
wow thanks! i still have econ exams left and that's really brigthen up my day