oooh. I’ll definitely apply, and if I get in, I’ll compare everything to whatever else I get in.
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Hey guys, I recently got the Rural and Small Town Recognition award from CollegeBoard. I wanted to know if it is good or just an “every person gets it” thing.
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It’s a good thing - for those who want rural - of course, that you’re from MS will help in general.
I’ll say it’s a nice to have but unlikely to move the needle. On the other hand, at a school like Bama, it could get you to the next merit band - they do that - kids with a 30 get $4k added (to the 32 level).
Again, your plan is pretty simple - apply where you want, where the NPC works and see.
But have a few in the back pocket, knowing it’s likely those are where you will end up - the Ole MIss, UAH, La Tech, Bama, Ms State…whatever they are.
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Such recognition is based on a high enough PSAT score, but the qualifying score is not as high as for National Merit Semifinalist.
A few colleges may attach scholarships to having that or other College Board Recognition status.
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For example, it qualifies you for the Chancellor’s Scholarship at UNL (the linked page specifically mentions this recognition program), which waives the OOS portion of tuition and gives an additional 4K in merit off the in-state price. (And full-pay in-state is only $28K/year, so this scholarship would put you at $24K/year… and your outside scholarships can come off of that too.) All the more reason to consider applying to the Raikes School.
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That sounds like a great deal. You’ll save enough money so you can live on campus and get the college experience.
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Only IF you don’t get accepted to that ED 1 school. ED is supposed to be a binding admission.
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Hello again, I’m thinking Emory for my ED2. Will this help more with chances or worsen it? I heard a mixture of answers ranging from harder because it shows the college it wasn’t #1 on the student’s list as well as helping since it is still ED.
ED helps. They’d don’t care that they were #2 since you didn’t get into #1 and make them your new #1 when you promise to attend through the ED contract 
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You’re overthinking this. ED2 may not help your chances as much as ED1, but nobody is forcing colleges to offer ED2; if it were a negative, they wouldn’t bother.
Some ED2 applicants applied somewhere else ED1 and didn’t get in. Some didn’t apply ED1 at all, either because they weren’t ready yet, or because their record was such that they felt having senior fall grades on the books before applying would be important. Regardless, it doesn’t matter; at the point where an applicant signs on the dotted line for ED2, that’s their first choice school now, and they’re committing to a binding application. Nobody in Admissions is putting energy into trying to psych out whether the applicant is still in love with their ED1 ex. It’s not that deep.
Bottom line: If you apply ED1 to Northwestern and it doesn’t go your way, and if Emory is your first choice of the remaining schools, then an ED2 application to Emory is a fine plan. If a highly-desirable EA acceptance comes through before ED2 decisions are made, and you decide that you’d actually prefer that school to Emory, you can pull the ED2 app.
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Have you talked to your counselor at your private school ?
Have you run the NPC for Emory ? They just switched to need aware -literally the other day - from need blind.
You might find a need blind sub.
Why Emory ? The Brown rankings put them at 113. Not a huge ranking fan but never heard much b4 about Emory and CS.
Lehigh, is, for the most part need blind. Tufts is for domestic students.
If you like Emory, go for it.
As for ED2, its binding schools want butts in seat. I don’t think you’re losing points for not ED1’ing. If they accept you, they have you.
Run the NPC.
Good luck.
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Emory stands out more for their top-notch data science programs than for code-warrior type CS. If the BBA + Quantitative Science dual-major program appeals to the OP, then Emory could be great; and “big data” skills are highly valued in the workforce. But if he wants a true CS program rather than data science, there might be better options (including USC’s combined degree, UNL Raikes, and maybe Northeastern’s CS+Business combined major).
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Yes. Met with them many times. They have said that my plan works. I like Emory because the dual degree program with Georgia Tech so as long as I have a good GPA, I can do both Emory for more business side with Georgia Tech as more science side. This fits both of my interests. Georgia Tech is my #2 but it’s hard for my state as only 1-2 people go per year and they are stacked on academics while i’m more on ECs side.
Exactly. It’s just that USC and Northeastern are more harder to get in. I like both of them and will apply both as well as UNL. But if not, I guess whatever I get in is fine.
Note that could be 5 years for a dual degree
If your private school counselor is advising that your plan works, that should be more important than what we say.
If you want Ga Tech, you should apply except that it doesn’t achieve your budget, short of the Stamps Schooarship.
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USC is need blind where Emory and Northeastern aren’t.
You have a $20k budget. Getting in is not enough. So run those NPCs.
UNL is $48k. It looks like you could get to low 20s with the Chancellor scholarship. If interested in the Raikes program, it has fantastic outcomes, so it could be a great choice. Their grads start at $100k plus.
See if it interests you - but there’s a business aspect to it.
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