Chance me for an Emory Scholarship!

collegestu816
Sat, 18 Jul 2015 01:40:48 +0000

You’ll likely get an interview if you apply to Emory Scholars, but from then on it can be very subjective and as mentioned above many of the applicants will have similar or better resumes than you, so definitely no guarantees. You’ll have to show during the interview that you would likely attend Emory if you got the scholarship and are truly interested in the school and specifically what Emory has to offer, especially if you are apply RD. They would also want to make sure that you are continuing the type of ECs you did in high school at Emory (there’s obviously no binding commitment here so you’ll have to convince them). Even if you don’t get Emory Scholars, I believe being a semi-finalist will get you around $10k off tuition per year for 4 years.

If you want to go pre-business then Emory’s business school is solid and usually has over a 90% job placement rate right out of undergrad (though some of these jobs are going to be a lot better than others of course). However with engineering, as you probably already know the only way to do engineering at Emory is through the 3-2 program with GA Tech. This would involve staying an extra year and school and paying for 5 years of tuition (3 years to Emory and 2 to Tech). So if cost is a concern and you are absolutely sure about doing engineering I would look to other schools. Though you shouldn’t be completely opposed to taking out some loans, as with either an engineering or business degree you can have a high chance of landing a relatively better paying job right out of undergrad to pay them off. It’s only for the pre-med, pre-dental, or pre-law people or any of the professions that require you to pay for several more years of school beyond undergrad where I would be more careful about taking out loans for undergrad.

If all fails and you don’t land a scholarship at any OOS school and you are opposed to paying high tuition, I would just go to your state school (UAB I believe). They should have a decent engineering program and you’ll probably qualify for some type of scholarship from them. You may have to be more active about seeking opportunities outside of the classroom at a big state school (where there are more students competing for on-campus research or for internships from companies that are recruiting), but you definitely still have good job placement if you continue to take the active approach that you’ve shown with your high school resume.