Could be as the school wants academic diversity, but keep in mind that of those two you mention, while Emory is known for “pre-med”, it isn’t a particular strength in my opinion (it is pretty standard for an elite school…the only difference is all of the interdisciplinary majors developing around some form of healthcare and the fact that departments like psychology and NBB actually have at least 1 course that are basically clinical practicums or for undergrads, so one can maybe claim that pre-med is more ingrained into regular curricula which makes it “desirable” but not necessarily super strong training wise, though if you take the right instructors, the training that a good pre-med who is not trying to cut corners can get, is pretty up there even among elites). I believe that the departments associated with key pre-med courses (and how these courses are strong) are strong, but overall, it is what they make of it. Emory’s actually has single departments that I would consider stronger than the “pre-med program” (in terms of overall intellectual community and actual outcomes for students who are serious about the subject), whether they be science or non-science. Note how popular political science, history, and English are for example. Chemistry is also unusually large for a school Emory’s size (in fact, among peers, it may flat out be the largest in terms of majors). Emory is actually strong in many areas that many pre-profs would not think of. Many of the languages and even environmental science are exceptionally strong. Also econ. has lots of majors, joint majors, and minors. An interest in CS can sell well especially since you’ve had a lot of prior experiences with it. Otherwise, it would just look like you are merely trying to pursue a marketable field out of no where. My guess is that, for those who display interest in something that is not necessarily a strength or ultra popular at Emory, they want to see how it connects to your overall goals and whether or not you know of the on campus opps available to those pursuing such majors. Basically, they would want to know “why Emory for this of all things, and how can you add to that community”.