<p>i know ‘where’ you are from is one of the factors the adcoms take into consideration… and im just wondering how much it affects my application. </p>
<p>I’m from Edmonton, Canada, which is a small town in Alberta. I doubt if there are more than 10 people who apply to American Universities each year, which means i’ll probably be the only one applying to Emory from this city… my stats aren’t bad… </p>
<p>SAT 1: 1310/1970
SAT II: Math IIC 800, Math IC 760, Physics 710
TOEFL: 109
GPA: 90/100 %
8 E.C.
mediocre essay
good recs</p>
<p>this is what i think. Emory divides admission into two categories. first you have to have a certain level test scores, then they start comparing the people who got in the first round by their essays and recs and EC…etc.<br>
Now if you’re from a underrepresented area, the chance of you getting pass the first round is higher, since they don’t expect THAT much from a small town, so a 1310 might be enough to get thourgh the “score cutoff.” For Long Island, maybe you’ll need a 1400 (for example), since a lot of people there apply Emory. Now there is no such thing as a “cutoff”, cause Emory uses a holistic approach to accept applicants. But i would say 70% of the students are accepted by this method. Oh yes, i made up those unofficial cutoff numbers, it’s not that high. I would say above 1300+ is enough. So yea, you’re high enough. The rest just depends on your essays, ECs and recs…etc</p>
<p>Honestly, I don’t think Edmonton is a small town – nay, even a small city. It’s the largest city in Alberta, and its metropolitan area has a population of more than one million. (<a href=“http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo05a.htm[/url]”>http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/demo05a.htm</a>) It may be located in a sparsely populated region of the world, where the weather gets extremely frigid in the winter, but its got a decent populus. </p>
<p>In any case, I think your inhabitance in Edmonton will help your chances by a tangible extent. Geographic diversity is important to Emory, or so says the admissions people.</p>
<p>“this is what i think. Emory divides admission into two categories. first you have to have a certain level test scores, then they start comparing the people who got in the first round by their essays and recs and EC…etc.
Now if you’re from a underrepresented area, the chance of you getting pass the first round is higher, since they don’t expect THAT much from a small town, so a 1310 might be enough to get thourgh the “score cutoff.” For Long Island, maybe you’ll need a 1400 (for example), since a lot of people there apply Emory. Now there is no such thing as a “cutoff”, cause Emory uses a holistic approach to accept applicants. But i would say 70% of the students are accepted by this method. Oh yes, i made up those unofficial cutoff numbers, it’s not that high. I would say above 1300+ is enough. So yea, you’re high enough. The rest just depends on your essays, ECs and recs…etcthis is what i think. Emory divides admission into two categories. first you have to have a certain level test scores, then they start comparing the people who got in the first round by their essays and recs and EC…etc.”</p>
<p>Very important admission factors:
Application Essay
Extracurricular Activities
Recommendations
Rigor of secondary school record
Standardized Test Scores
Academic GPA </p>
<p>Considered:
Class Rank
Geographical Residence
Racial/Ethnic Status
State Residency
Volunteer Work
Work Experience
First generation college student
Level of Applicant’s Interest </p>
<p>So you see geographical residence is considered, but it really isn’t that big of a deal.</p>
<p>Mere speculation on the admissions process is not very useful; anyone can speculate and it does not really tell us anything. In fact, it can even be harmful because some CCers are too trustworthy of what posters say on boards.</p>