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How difficult is it to get into the business school?
hardworker
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How hard is it to get into the business school? I am a good student here at my high school and pretty involved...I know how to balance my time well. Do you think it's difficult to get in? What kinds of students don't get in there?
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But isn't the undergrad business school #1 or #2 (the other school being Wharton) in the nation?
At emory you apply to the college, go there for two years and then get a BBA from goizueta. I'm pretty sure
Or you can go through oxford.
^^^^ You dont know what you are talking about. Pre-B-School classes are curved so only a certain percentage make As/Bs/Cs. The Business Econ/Business Stats classes are pretty demanding, ALMOST as demanding as the pre-med classes at Emory.
and b-econ/de-sci are jokes. you don't even need to take those if you have ap credit.
average emory undergrad gpa, as far as i know, hovers around 3.2~3.3.
Every business class is bell-curved, so that the median grade would be between B+ and B (putting average gpa to 3.15). Although it's not EASY to get an A, it's not terribly difficult either.
To get into the business school, 3.45 of emory cumulative gpa (and at least Bs in all pre-requisite business class) and above will pretty much guarantee you in. GPA of between 3.35-3.44 would usually put you in waitlist, and anything below is a huge question mark, although they usually just waitlist everyone if you apply for admission into the fall semester, since that's the last regular admission time for emory college students (rising juniors).
Most oxford students have lower standarized test scores than Emory students. So if Sat scores/acts scores are important, you should see more Emory College kids getting accepted than Oxford students.
I got a low sat lol
About 90% of those that apply to the b-school get in. That's not because it's not selective (it is). It's just that most students who wouldn't have gotten in if they applied, decided they're no longer interested in business after having taken the pre-reqs. So the pre-reqs do a good job of seeing who's ACTUALLY seriously interested in business and who's not. If after taking the pre-reqs you want to enter the b-school, you pretty much can.
Your high school experience is not indicative either because the range of difficulty for HS curriculum is infinite.
As IC said, if you want to get in you should be able to cut it. Worst case scenario, if you don't make it, then you can always go for the econ major, which also has great placement.