Any Emory ED1ers?

[Anonymous]

Wow Weird all the hostility going back and forth here. I have had three kids a a Big Three school recently go through this process and Vanderbilt and Emory are EXACTLY the same in terms of difficulty. You guys can try to split hairs all you want. They attract the same kids : High stats great grades great extracurriculars- Both School land right below the Ivys.
OVERALL Vanderbilt last year was at 6 % admittance rate and Emory at 10 %
THAT TELLS YOU NOTHING about what it means for how hard it is for kids from the DMV. They are both high reaches for any high stats kids in our area. The kids who freak out and ED to either school are scared they won't get into the IVY's and don't want to roll the dice.

Also nepotism matters way more at Vandy. Last year the kids from our Big Three who got in there were ALL connected (but academically respectable if not stellar) and one of my kid's smartest friends ended up at Emory. All this is not statistically relevant. Both are tough admits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow Weird all the hostility going back and forth here. I have had three kids a a Big Three school recently go through this process and Vanderbilt and Emory are EXACTLY the same in terms of difficulty. You guys can try to split hairs all you want. They attract the same kids : High stats great grades great extracurriculars- Both School land right below the Ivys.
OVERALL Vanderbilt last year was at 6 % admittance rate and Emory at 10 %
THAT TELLS YOU NOTHING about what it means for how hard it is for kids from the DMV. They are both high reaches for any high stats kids in our area. The kids who freak out and ED to either school are scared they won't get into the IVY's and don't want to roll the dice.

Also nepotism matters way more at Vandy. Last year the kids from our Big Three who got in there were ALL connected (but academically respectable if not stellar) and one of my kid's smartest friends ended up at Emory. All this is not statistically relevant. Both are tough admits.

What do you mean connected?
Non-DMV here, and in our community, its usually the wealthiest kids that get in. However, after Varsity Blues, I don't think there's any quid pro quo - I just think Vanderbilt likes the VERY wealthy kids whose parents have BIG jobs (and probably have a LONG history of donating millions to our private school). But just a guess.

[Anonymous]

So Emory boosters contend that Vanderbilt admits non-stellar students? Crazy.

[Anonymous]

What a noisy thread...

Accepted at both
1540 / 4.4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What a noisy thread...

Accepted at both
1540 / 4.4

Forgot to add...

Lots of APs
Jackson-Reed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a noisy thread...

Accepted at both
1540 / 4.4

Forgot to add...

Lots of APs
Jackson-Reed

Boy or girl?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow Weird all the hostility going back and forth here. I have had three kids a a Big Three school recently go through this process and Vanderbilt and Emory are EXACTLY the same in terms of difficulty. You guys can try to split hairs all you want. They attract the same kids : High stats great grades great extracurriculars- Both School land right below the Ivys.
OVERALL Vanderbilt last year was at 6 % admittance rate and Emory at 10 %
THAT TELLS YOU NOTHING about what it means for how hard it is for kids from the DMV. They are both high reaches for any high stats kids in our area. The kids who freak out and ED to either school are scared they won't get into the IVY's and don't want to roll the dice.

Also nepotism matters way more at Vandy. Last year the kids from our Big Three who got in there were ALL connected (but academically respectable if not stellar) and one of my kid's smartest friends ended up at Emory. All this is not statistically relevant. Both are tough admits.

Weird, at our private, you need to be in the top 10 percent of class to get into Vandy and the kids who go to Emory aren’t even in the top 20 percent. Completely different applicant pools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What a noisy thread...

Accepted at both
1540 / 4.4

Forgot to add...

Lots of APs
Jackson-Reed

Boy or girl?

Congratulations!!

[Anonymous]

Emory is a reach for almost everyone except for those who are competitive for Emory’s merit scholarships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So Emory boosters contend that Vanderbilt admits non-stellar students? Crazy.

Omg that's what you got from pp's post? Vandy boosters are insufferable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Emory is a reach for almost everyone except for those who are competitive for Emory’s merit scholarships.

Same said for Vandy, the two schools have converged.

[Anonymous]

Accepted main campus!, 3.8UW, 1480, 34

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Accepted main campus!, 3.8UW, 1480, 34

Congratulations!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted main campus!, 3.8UW, 1480, 34

Congratulations!

Congrats my daughter loves it (Emory main campus). 3.9 at Big 3 and 35 SAT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accepted main campus!, 3.8UW, 1480, 34

Congratulations!

Congrats my daughter loves it (Emory main campus). 3.9 at Big 3 and 35 SAT

Congrats, my DC loves it too! TO, high GPA (can't remember the number). Accepted ED2.

Don't listen to the posts that Emory has no social life. It is definitely there if you want it.