<p>I’m not sure if this question has been asked already but…I was accepted at Emory but I have heard that they work you really hard (beyond Ivy League courseload). I mean ppl say that for the ivies: once your in, its easy. But i get the feeling that Emory is not like that at all. basically what im asking is How difficult is emory compared to our honors/AP coursework at high school?</p>
<p>This is a difficult question to answer because it will vary from person to person. Is Emory more difficult than high school AP courses? Absolutely. Is the work load unmanageable? No. The school will push you - like any good school should - and will force you to work hard. There are not weed out classes like at some schools but you cannot skirt by without effort.</p>
<p>college is what you make out of it. If you think it’s hard, its hard. If not then its not. It’s just pretty much depends on what your work ethic is and how you handle work and stress. Emory might be easy to some but it might not be easy to others.</p>
<p>Well from what I’ve heard and seen, you can coast by with minimal effort, getting decent GPA in a not too hard major. If in high school, you got through a AP courseload with very little work, and got a GPA around the average accepted student GPA, then with more effort, but still the same general attitude, you can probably get a similar GPA at Emory. So taking it easy is a viable option, but you won’t rise to the creme by doing it. </p>
<p>On the other hand, if you really, really want to nail the 4.0 with solid ECs, work experience, etc, and be in the top percentile of Emory students, students who might well be looking at top grad programs and top jobs, you will probably work very hard. And it will probably pay off. </p>
<p>Emory has a good input -> output efficiency in terms of work. You can choose to put in a whole lot of work, and your prospects after four years will reflect upon that.</p>
<p>At the parent orientation, the Dean advises all parents - your child will not graduate with a 4.0 - no one did the year before (D is a junior). Please don’t expect that your child will do this. Hard work results in good grades, but over four years a perfect GPA rarely happens at Emory. That is what we were told. I think how well one does depends on work ethic, major, courses selected. I wouldn’t worry about a GPA. I would go in with a curious mind, a willingness to work hard and see how it goes. So much of the learning and growth that happens in college happens outside the classroom in relationships with profs, ECs and learning from peers.</p>
<p>I am afraid the dean gave not the best of advices. While getting a 4.0 is certainly HARD, saying “your child will not graduate with a 4.0” is a killer. There is work ethic, there is your natural ability, and lots of other factors. Don’t put any limits.</p>
<p>Alone, I don’t think he was saying YOUR CHILD WILL NOT GET A 4.0!!! I think it was more of a reality check for parents to stop expecting too much of them in terms of tangible grades. Many students that attend Emory probably did earn a 4.0 UW GPA in high school. Just because your S or D got a 3.78 GPA (or much lower) at Emory, and not a 4.0 doesn’t meant they didn’t bust their ass and put in their best effort. I think it was more of a, “this is harder than high school: your kids obviously work hard, that is why they are here. But don’t expect unrealistic things.” Statistically, if no one earned a 4.0 at Emory (I don’t know if that only happened one year, or many years), it will probably occur again (no 4.0).</p>
<p>I hope that’s what he meant, but for the sake of clearness I think it should be worded the way you said it. I come from Azerbaijan (a little country with 8 mln population), and several years ago one of my countrymen graduated Cornell (the first student from Azerbaijan there, by the way) with an A+ GPA (99/100). He was very smart, no doubt about it, but he was no child prodigy who started to read at 2, and taught calculus at 3. The guy had some natural ability, focus, and what is the most important - belief in himself. I am pretty sure many people told him he won’t be able to do that, but he didn’t care. The U.S.'s population is about 300 mln, so statistically there should be enough gifted and dedicated students, who can get a 4.0.</p>
<p>If a 4.0 means getting 100’s on EVERY SINGLE assignment during your college career…that is pretty hard.</p>
<p>On the issue of difficulty, I wonder if anyone has any info on how tough for sophomores seeking undergraduate admission to the Goizueta Business school. We are told it is not that difficult.</p>
<p>^^^
Just do well during your freshmen and sophomore year, and you will be just fine. If you don’t get in, transfer.</p>
<p>The most recent Rhodes Scholar from Emory did not have a 4.0. It’s not impossible, but it’s very unlikely.</p>
<p>thanks for all the imput…i work so hard in high school and i dont expect college to be any different but I also dont want to be in a school where hard work doesnt pay off. For example, some colleges have reputations for working kids into the ground with nothing to show of it</p>
<p>I think 4.0 means you have an A average, which is 93+, correct me if I am wrong? Because if it is all 100s then yes, it is definitely going to be really hard.</p>
<p>90 and up is an A…i think</p>
<p>An A is a 93 or better. 90 - 92 is an A- (3.7).</p>
<p>oh no that makes everything harder…ugh</p>
<p>if you succeed in HS with AP classes then you can handle it</p>
<p>4.0 is not impossible.
just sign up for good profs and easy classes.
but i would say 4.0 freshmen year is near impossible.</p>
<p>emory works on the A+/A- system which makes grades a lot more reflective of a student’s work but also makes the highest grades a lot harder to come by.</p>