Applied to both, ACCEPTED into Oxford, waitlisted at Emory.
26 ACT,
horrible AP scores, but took 11 AP courses my school offers 20
4.5 weighted GPA,
13 /506 rank
Multiple awards some national, some state wide, some within my district
Essays are the biggest component! Pour your heart out?
Scores aren’t everything. Hopefully giving some of y’all hope who believe they can’t get into some of these top universities. Also accepted to FandM, and Hamilton
Accepted into Emory with 40,000$ merit!
35 ACT, white male
Legacy
Really good ECS and essays, pretty good Rec letters
D accepted to both Emory and Oxford! We are ecstatic here!!! Now how to decide where to go?? Anyone have any good ideas? We fully visited Emory and loved the feel. Over Christmas break we did a drive through Oxford and it did seem nice-but since no one was on campus did not get a good feel. Any thoughts?
DD accepted to Emory (didn’t apply to Oxford)
GPA: 4.8 W, currently ranked 1/165
SAT: 1540
National merit commended
From small town TX
Duke TiP, 5AP (very limited at our school), Drum major 2 years, lots of other ECs
Wants to be a writer - has written several short plays, I think her essays were amazing, but I love everything she writes.
Visited Emory last spring and really felt a connection. She especially loved that they didn’t have a football team.
If you loved the feel of the Emory campus, then you should choose Emory rather than going with an unknown. As an Emory alumni and parent, I may have a bias here, but I still believe that the Emory campus is small enough to give it a small college feel, but with so much going on of a university. You also wouldn’t have to go into a transition mode in your junior year, just as you hit your groove. Oxford does have smaller classes and you would probably get to know your professors better, but those are the main differences. Good luck with your decision.
Did anyone receive the FA package?
Accepted to Oxford, waitlisted to Emory
White female
ACT: 35
GPA W: 4.13/ UW 3.90
I just got mine in an email
@BlueBii I am in the same boat! I haven’t had the chance to visit, however, I read some really helpful articles on Emory’s website from students comparing Oxford and Emory. So I would check out their website!
Accepted into Oxford!
White female
3.98 UW/ 4.3 W
32 ACT
No SAT, no subject tests
I think my essays were pretty good and my letters of rec were strong
Pretty strong EC’s: 2 year team captain and peer coach for speech and debate and have had a lot of individual success in speech and debate as well, leadership position on the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Board as well as the first youth member on two other adult boards in my city where I hold leadership positions. I have a lot of volunteer hours in the health field and was apart of a research internship at a vaccine and gene therapy institute, etc.
I honestly didn’t expect to get in because of my stats but I am really excited and glad that they take a holistic approach to applications. Congrats to everyone who got in!
I did. $45K merit
I feel as if I got a transfer offer email from Emory. Does Emory usually allow transfer guarantees?
For future applicants – we found Emory’s financial aid offer fairly generous. D20 received a sizeable grant as well as a “Dean’s loan replacement” which I’m assuming is another small grant in lieu of student loans. It was a “no loan” package, which is very different from financial aid packages we’ve seen from other schools.
Depends. The offer we’ve got is significantly lower than “full demonstrated need”, so, if my son accepts it, we are supposed to pay more than twice the EFC. I have asked for clarifications.
I got no merit or financial aid as far as I know. Was it stated in your acceptance letter?
What did it say? What are your stats?
Congratulations to 2024 batch!
Hello parents on this thread! Did you also receive an email regarding FA, or just your Kiddo? The had stated that yesterday they would inform us, but nothing yet. Please advise. Thanks!
Accepted to Atlanta campus with no merit aid :neutral:
1590 SAT, top 10% of class, great ECs. I have no objective way of evaluating my essays/rec letters.
Good luck to everyone applying next year and congrats to other accepted students!
@itcannotbetrue Parent here. I did not receive an email, but my son did to his email on the 26th.