How intelligent are Emory students?

ilovedogs
Mon, 05 Dec 2005 01:02:22 +0000

I’m applying to Emory RD I believe… and I just thought I’d put in my two cents. I go to a private school in NYC, and I can tell you for a fact that a lot of people who have gotten into Emory from my school in the past are not really as smart as their applications say. For example, people will pay thousands of dollars to get tested and prove they have a “learning disability” all of a sudden junior year so they get extra time on the SATs and all tests in school… but the amount of people like this who actually go to Emory do not make up a significant portion of the student body, and people like this apply and end up going to all good schools. When I visited, it seemed like some students didn’t appear to be outwardly intellectual, but after talking to some for an extended period of time, you realize that they actually are very smart. So my overall conclusion is, that, for the most part, Emory students are smart, they just also like to have fun/not be serious all the time.