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Yes, and I already mentioned it. Schools only have so much room, a class size they like to stay within. Therefore if all the freshmen were to stay, your chances are much less. If an unusually high number leave, your chances are better. Not to mention how big or small the freshman class was to start with. Completely out of your control.</p>
<p>Another thing you missed is recommendations, which might play a bigger role for transfer students, but I don’t really know that.</p>
<p>As far as some “magic minimum” SAT score, I don’t think anyone on here can give you a number based on inside knowledge. I would think a good guess is that you should at least get above the 25th percentile score Emory typically gets in their entering classes. I would think with the few slots available and the stiff competition, that would be the barest minimum. My guess is you probably need better, like the median score, but again there is no way to know. Also, of course, the better everything else on your record is, the less a somewhat poorer SAT score matters.</p>
<p>Honestly, if I were you I would forget about looking for this information which is marginally useful to you anyway, and spend your time focusing on your current work and doing practice tests.</p>