Emory sort of has a bad rep for inflating their stats (don’t show stats of enrolled students, only accepted students). The actual students who enroll into the school have much lower grades, closer to that of Oxford’s (I’m saying this as an Emory student). Please take your essays seriously. Emory and many other schools have thousands of similar applicants who all have great gpas and test scores. Emory is an up and coming school that is the midst of changing its goals, and it wants to do this behind a student body of both intellectual and creative minds. They don’t want another “perfect student.” Use your essays to stand out and show how creative you are and that you think in a different mindset than every other applicant. Best of luck!