<p>Good GPA (3.8-3.9)
Great SAT (2300+)
Great ECs (many leadership roles)
Many hours of Comm. Service (300+)</p>
<p>Is being egotistical your safety too?</p>
<p>You’re a match.</p>
<p>That’s subjective. If you either don’t think Emory is good enough for a person with your stats, or if you only look at rankings., then I guess so. But I know many people here with similar scores or higher that did not get rejected from higher ranked schools. If you seriously want to go to other schools, then apply to those. Even with safeties, choose only ones that you will like. Don’t just choose Emory as a safety because it ranks well. If you won’t actually like it here, I would not recommend applying here (or anywhere you won’t like). Actually check us out before even applying here as a safety. We really don’t need people coming in bitter about being at their “safety”. We have enough that. Sorry if that comes off as mean, but I go here and I think this is why there are lot of bitter people here now. They only used Emory as a safety because it ranked well. They couldn’t really see themselves here.</p>
<p>Honestly, I would not apply to any top 20 (non-Ivy/Stanford/CalTech/MIT top 20) as a safety now-a-days. the admissions have become strange, and people with your record seem almost as likely to be rejected or wait-listed as others.</p>
<p>Generally people applying to these schools have the same type of ECs and Community service records that you do, with lower-similar SATs. Colleges are looking for other ways to tell students apart now-a-days. If you are interested and decide to apply, you’ll have to show that you actually want to be at that school or many won’t admit, because they want to boost matriculation. They don’t want to admit someone that they detect as having absolutely no interest and is using the school as a safety. I think even the administration at Emory has caught on to that as reason for our lack of school-spirit/reputation (because those who didn’t want to be here won’t recommend it to others, and being close to first choice also affects alumni giving). Surely admissions here and at other non-Ivy schools have the same sentiment.</p>
<p>Way to be vague about your stats. I’m assuming you have a 2300 superscored and a 3.8 weighted.</p>
<p>Emory sounds more like a match school for you.</p>
<p>Top 20 schools are not safeties for anyone… but, provided that you show interest, you are a match… assuming that is 3.8 Unweighted GPA… but if you don’t show any interest, you will likely be rejected or waitlisted. Visit Emoryand see whether you can see yourself here… don’t apply to Emory as a safety… because you will likely be surprised by the admissions decision. Look at this year’s decision thread… you will see some students with 2250+ SAT and 3.85+ GPA get waitlisted/rejected… maybe because they were lacking in their essays but probably because the adcoms thought the applicant seriously was not considering Emory in the first place.</p>
<p>Yeah, we don’t want disinterested people coming to Emory. Hurts the experience of those who actually wants to be here.</p>
<p>Go Emory for rejecting/waitlisting disinterested people!</p>
<p>My close friend applied to Emory with 2350 SAT and 4.0 GPA uw. He got accepted (though he will attend Princeton) and he never considered Emory as a safety, so I don’t think you should. </p>
<p>However, OP’s stats is amazing, and he will have a good shot for Emory. </p>
<p>P.S- LeBron James rocks.</p>
<p>honestly, emory is a safety for OP considering just his stats, not factoring in interest.</p>
<p>and beretta, you haven’t even gotten here yet and haven’t actually experienced any of emory. stop being a dick.</p>
<p>Oops, I did NOT mean it that way.
I love Emory!</p>
<p>It is just that I checked one of those college sites and it said I should apply there as a safety, but I personally know people who got rejected with similar stats.</p>
<p>Apologize my vagueness! I can PM you guys my resume, if needed.</p>
<p>Dude that’s not necessary. If you are truly interested, apply. You definitely have a huge chance (just not a guaranteed admission), just as you would at any higher ranked schools of interest. It’s a great school though, I don’t know if it should be looked upon as a safety. Good luck in the admissions game!</p>
<p>Thank you Bernie,
I will definitely apply!</p>
<p>Your stats will definitely help but I personally believe that the essays will be the deciding factor. My friend who had a 4.0GPA, was in the IB program, had 2300+ SATs, amazing leadership, etc, got waitlisted because he didn’t really put in much effort in his essays (especially the why-Emory essay).</p>
<p>But since you said you loved Emory, it’ll be a perfect match. Still , don’t underestimate it!</p>
<p>OMG I won’t.
Not at all.
Thanks for your kind reply!</p>
<p>Best of luck in Emory!</p>
<p>lebronjames, you have a good chance, but keep in mind that lots of people with your stats apply to Emory. Some of those college match sites that charge for the info give an overly optimistic view of one’s chances of admission to every college, apparently to get more business. You would be best advised to get the admission stats from a college guide book or from the college’s website and make a detemination about your chances. Elite colleges like Emory get so many applications from students with impressive stats that they can also look for demonstrated interest, impressive essays, and indications that the applicant will add something interesting to the class. Good luck.</p>
<p>lol nashimshimhaeyo
I love your honesty.
I’m korean international studnet at emory too by the way haha</p>
<p>but seriously let’s be honest.
for OP it is safety school unless he/she makes huge mistakes on essay.</p>
<p>Just go to other thread and ask the same question… they will say it is a safety school for you. Seriously if you ask emory students whether emory is a safety school, they will say it is not.</p>
<p>but honestly, OP’s stats make a lot of college saftey. His stats even make most of Ivy league colleges a match.</p>
<p>Statistically, it is a safety for the person (though, again, these types of applicants would probably get waitlisted at a place like WashU or even here now-a-days, as they don’t want to admit a person that probably will not matriculate. In other words, as strange as this sounds, it’s less of a safety b/c the admissions office may treat the applicant as a person only applying to the institution as a safety). And, as I suggested before, most/many people did actually treat Emory as a safety. I just wish they didn’t. They should have found another school(similar of course) that they actually like where they actually had a solid chance of getting in (perhaps a top 30, as opposed to limiting themselves to top 20s because of the “prestige” aspect). It seems as if many who only got into/could afford Emory amongst the other schools they applied too already hated/disliked (or had no interest or knowledge) Emory before they came. And that bitterness seems as though it does not subside in many of these matriculates. Some essentially make their experiences miserable and complain all of the time, and blame their issues on Emory as if the same occurrences would not happen elsewhere. I just hoped this person accepts Emory as a reasonable safety (which they said it is). Not “I’m just going to apply in case I don’t get in elsewhere, even though I technically have no interest.” However, I would encourage this person to apply to some higher ranked institutions they will like to see what happens.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your posts.
If I put my stats on this college match site, it even says Cornell is a safety for me.</p>
<p>I have learned how college admissions work thoroughly.
It is NOT easy.
2400, 4.0, …etc don’t mean much.</p>
<p>Adcoms really want the best of the best.</p>
<p>Thanks guys!!
How are your summer plans?</p>
<p>I’m taking a summer class (just got through with Animal Behavior, I think I may get an A/A-) each session. Now on to Calc. 2 starting Tuesday, but I think I’ll go out to do something this weekend. As for you, perhaps look at 2-3 schools in the top 10 that you’d like, or maybe some of the top LACs, and then choose some safeties to apply to. I actually think you’re definitely in at Cornell, because they are perhaps more confident on their ability to yield than comparable non-Ivy peers like us. If you apply to WashU, expect some “sketchness”. They seem to be the master of the technique I explained.</p>