Emory Applications DECREASE

Colleges & Universities Emory University
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<p>[Applications</a> climb, budgets trim at state colleges | ajc.com](<a href=“http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/03/09/georgia_college_apply.html]Applications”>http://www.ajc.com/services/content/metro/stories/2009/03/09/georgia_college_apply.html)</p>

<p>*“We looked at Emory,” said her mother, Kelli Culbreth. “Whoo! The cost was outrageous.”</p>

<p>Emory University received 10.5 percent fewer undergraduate applications than last year’s record number of 17,427. Officials attribute the decrease to discontinuing the use of an online application form called FastApp.</p>

<p>Despite its total undergraduate cost of close to $50,000 a year, Emory is committed to meeting the financial needs of all dependent undergraduate students through scholarships, grants, loans and jobs, said spokeswoman Beverly Clark.*</p>

<p>THIS IS GREAT NEWS!</p>

<p>Emory is going to go down in rankings, though. Vanderbilt is going to surpass it and maybe even Notre Dame. But I don’t really care about that.</p>

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<p>is this really true?? 10%?? that’s a lot of decreasing.</p>

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<p>It’s on the internet, so it must be true! ;)</p>

<p>I think it was the lack of advertising of Emory’s Loan Cap and Loan Replacement programs.</p>

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<p>Emory Advantage seems working out very well for families below 100,000, and with the economic crisis right now, why wouldn’t more people apply to financially possible colleges like Emory?</p>

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<p>“Officials attribute the decrease to discontinuing the use of an online application form called FastApp.”</p>

<p>Hahahaha. They just don’t want to say that their financial aid isn’t good enough to rack in more applicants.</p>

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<p>Haha. Yeah. =]</p>

<p>Well, their financial aid IS good for people who have incomes of less than 100,000. Just not for anyone above that.</p>

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<p>Is that why they extended their deadline to Feb. 1? Because they didn’t get enough applications?</p>

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<p>I’m assuming so. That’s what everyone here thought.</p>

<p>And it’s the only reason that really makes sense.</p>

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<p>how is this “GREAT NEWS”??</p>

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<p>Fewer applicants -> lower admissions standards</p>

<p>The rankings will go down, but it’s not like the school will suddenly change or anything. I wonder how many more people applied after the deadline extension. 10? :D</p>

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<p>No, this is not the reason apps went down…don’t want to go into it on a public forum…PM me if you want to know what college counselors around here are saying…</p>

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<p>I’d PM you, but I don’t know what PM means :)</p>

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<p>oh wait i think i got it! is it send a private message?</p>

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<p>I’m so curious now. I just PM’d you.</p>

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<p>I really wanted to apply but didn’t due to hearing of Oxford’s financial aid. My parents don’t see the difference between Oxford and Emory, so applying wouldn’t have appeased them.</p>

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<p>Steven, you may have been able to apply for Oxford Scholars!</p>

<p>Oh well.</p>

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<p>Hey Rodney, I just tried to Pm you, but you need to clear some space.</p>

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<p>Yea, I’d like to hear too. Send me a message, if you don’t mind.</p>

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<p>Rodney - you’ve got lots of folks interested, but your mailbox is full. Please advise when you have the chance…</p>

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<p>hilsa - Could you PM me rodney’s answer? I can’t PM him because his inbox is full …</p>