Chance me for Emory ED I

BiffBrown
Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:02:41 +0000

@kat906 I’m not able to offer much advice about Georgia Tech, even though its campus is accessible via a short, free shuttle from ours.

Emory EDI has accepted a higher percentage of applicants than Emory EDII and Emory RD. Is Georgia Tech the same way? Not sure.

Regarding biology and science research in general, Emory has focused on applicants who’ve shown promise in doing independent work v. those who’ve simply tested well in STEM SAT II and AP tests. For example, Emory and Oxford offer full rides to some students who’ve demonstrated such independent research aptitude and interest via ISEF or other lab related research work. Your upcoming summer research experience might demonstrate such abilities and thus give you something that Emory values. I don’t know whether Georgia Tech looks at things the same way.

There is a collegiate trend toward recruiting women for STEM but that probably applies to fields where women are underrepresented, e.g. physics, engineering, math. It might even extend to quantitative/computational biology. I don’t think traditional biology qualifies.

If you declare as undecided instead of a STEM field where women are underrepresented, that probably wouldn’t move the needle. Remember they want to recruit women who want to pursue careers in STEM. Undecided just means you’re undecided.