<p>The statistics really don’t matter. What’s important is that you want to go to a college because you sincerely have an interest in it. I believe that if you want to go to a college simply due to it’s ranking or prestiege, you may be dissapointed and have an awful 4 years experience. There’s alot of other factors which come into play.</p>
<p>As for Emory, I could care less if it’s ranking decreases. Emory is indeed getting more difficult to get into, and all schools are due to the recession we’re experiencing and increase population/competition(:P). </p>
<p>I have visited Emory’s campus during the summer of 08 and stayed there for the NYLF Med forum for 10 days. I can honestly say that it’s an awesome school. It was so much fun seeing what college life was like, and Emory’s campus really is comforting. It’s actually one of my top universities I’m planning on applying to next year and that’s simply because I LOVE the school and want to go there because it seems like it’s one of the greatest places to study and live. </p>
<p>In short, I think people need to start considering what is actually important. Ranking shouldn’t be the main reason for choseing a college, and colleges can generally sense this in application.</p>
<p>To all those who were waitlisted, or rejected- it’s probably not because you were underqualified. Keep in mind Emory and many other colleges are getting more and more applications and they simply can’t accept everybody. They try to make it as fair as possible, and a 4.0 and perfect SAT’s won’t and can’t guarantee admission as high academics isn’t solely what they’re looking for. I believe that you all may have had awesome applications, but should keep in mind that there are too many qualified people applying nowadays and universities simply can’t accept everyone even if they wanted to. </p>
<p>I wish everyone the best of luck! :D</p>
<p>~ Theos</p>