<p>Hi guys! I am so sorry for asking this question after happily being admitted to Emory class of 2017…</p>
<p>I am very happy that Emory accepted me after all my other schools rejected me, and I have friends there already and Im sure Ill love it there. </p>
<p>But some part of me can’t trash my Ivy League dream and it’s prestige… I know some Ivies have higher transfer rates than freshman rates which really attracts me… </p>
<p>So I wonder though, if lots of Emory students transfer out after 1 year? Thank you!</p>
<p>^ I have the same question</p>
<p>Only 5% of Emory freshmen don’t return for their sophomore year [Freshman</a> Retention Rate | Rankings | Top National Universities | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return/page+2]Freshman”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/freshmen-least-most-likely-return/page+2) which indicates a very high satisfaction rate. Of the five percent that do transfer, most do it either because they failed out, couldn’t afford Emory, or decided on a major that Emory doesn’t offer (my situation). Very few decide to transfer because of an incompatibility with the social scene or desire for a “better” school. </p>
<p>So get rid of that Ivy League dream. Seriously, your peers at Emory will be brilliant, there will be a vast number of resources for you to take advantage of, and the weather is far nicer. Plus Emory is plenty prestigious, whatever that means. Also the Ivy League is incredibly varied. Dartmouth and Columbia are NOT the same, even if they’re both part of the same athletic conference. </p>
<p>Go in with an open mind, and not one set on transferring. Emory is an excellent school, albeit one that has the audacity to compete athletically with UChicago, Wash U, and Brandeis rather than Cornell.</p>
<p>wow… I have no comment other than “way to go admissions…”</p>
<p>Y’all have to understand that some of these people were rejected to all their dream schools (mostly ivies) and their backups were probably schools like Emory. It’s gonna take some time for them to adjust and figure out what they’re doing. Chances are, after attending Emory, they may not feel the same way and decide to stay at Emory.</p>
<p>they wouldn’t feel that way if they actually understood that most of them (like Emory and others) are over-rated. I wish people would keep it simple and just say, “I want to get into a really good school” and not get wrapped up in these fantasies of what they “think” it’s like to go to an Ivy, or this idea that most Ivies dramatically differ from closely ranked schools outside of them. They simply don’t. As when when already suggested, even the Ivies differ dramatically (I mean, you have places like Penn and Cornell which have the pre-prof. feel of places like Emory, Vandy, and ND).</p>
<p>I don’t think they understand that until after they matriculate to college.</p>