Do I really have no chance at Emory?

bernie12
Mon, 12 Dec 2016 05:26:55 +0000

@atlantatata: I am always a little wary of those who apply to say, a D-3 school who view a dramatically different D-1 school as a top choice. I worry that they may end up not fitting or disappointed like that undergrad20 person. They desired something else to begin with (how they envision traditional college life does not vibe well with many D-3 schools) and “settled” for say Emory because it was highly ranked. That scenario is foreseeable for some and is uncomfortable to see unfold. Wouldn’t go that route unless I see the drastically different school as both an academic and am open to it being a potential social fit, but I suppose it matters less if academic fit (to me this is different from rank) is a higher priority. I’m just always a little bit cynical because that cluster ranked at 15 have FAR more in common with each other (except maybe Rice as I said) than they do with somewhere like Emory.

As for SAT scores…don’t understand why they would convert a 3 part score directly to a 2 part score. I would only pay attention to the 2 part score. I suppose then at that point, if Emory’s bottom quartile is say 1390-1400 for admits (my prediction) for the new SAT, then you are in the IQR. Also, Emory isn’t a particularly stats sensitive school. Again, it is quite a bit below even its nearest peers (in terms of incoming stats). It’s yield power (lower) and its admissions practices are a bit different from elsewhere.