WashU vs Emory

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Anonymous wrote:

I think that one problem is that all of these schools are lottery schools.

I'm not sure what you mean by lottery schools, but it's assuming fiance is not a primary consideration.  
You can get an idea from FAFSA and NPC.  In my case I get to pay full price tag for UVA, and just slightly more for private schools.  
My kids didn't want to go to a nearby state school if the price was similar.  If the person is considering ED2, probably would not be satisfied with those schools. No need for ED2, just RD to those.

“Lottery” as in the odds of getting in with a decent level of aid seem poor, at least for kids wanting popular majors.

Example: I’m a Wash. U. alum who loved the school but is not the endowment-focused booster. To me, it looks as if getting in to Wash. U. is fairly straightforward for high-stats kids. Maybe that’s a good ED2 target for a high-stats kid who has a lot of money. But I think it’s much easier to get in for would-be humanities and social sciences majors these days than for STEM or business majors, and that, even though the school now says it’s need blind, getting decent aid is harder than getting in. Kids who need a really low net cash price might be better off focusing on solid but unfashionable schools, like Creighton, Drake or state flagships in the Midwest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid was making this decision a few years ago and decided to apply to Emory. They are both excellent schools with similar offerings and similar student bodies. I am very glad DC ended up in Atlanta over St Louis. During the pandemic a drive home from Atlanta is possible but not to St Louis. More opportunities in Atlanta. Felt much safer in Atlanta. DC had a wonderful experience at Emory and now has a fabulous job in NYC with an excellent company. Probably would have had similar results from Wash U. So maybe it doesn’t really matter.

DC- STL = 12 hours
DC - ATL - 10 hours

both are a one hop flight

not that big a difference

It definitely feels like a very big difference to me when I’m driving.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Emory has more diversity and less of a weed-out culture in the pre-med classes. Emory’s business school starts in Junior year whereas WashU’s begins freshman year. WashU’s admissions is more stats-driven - tough to get in if you don’t have an ACT of 34+. Otherwise, I think the schools are actually pretty similar - large pre-professional contingent, strengths in sciences and business, both 13% acceptance rate, and beautiful campuses.

Diversity meaning what exactly?
This site says the ethnic diversity is very similar, in fact WashU has more international students
https://datausa.io/profile/university/emory-university
https://datausa.io/profile/university/washington-university-in-st-louis

Also, Washu has always been test-optional for international students, as opposed to Emory just starting due to Covid. So WashU's test scores looked higher but probably aren't in actuality. Lastly, for ED WashU would be easier to get into
"Last year, WashU admitted 1,042 of the 3,066 applicants who applied early decision. The acceptance rate was 33.99%."
"Last year, Emory admitted 704 of the 3,125 applicants who applied early decision. The acceptance rate was 22.53%."
So it seems Emory is easier to get into RD and WashU ED.

Emory- 1400-1510/31-34
WashU- 1480-1560/ 33-35

That's a fairly large difference.

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My kid considered both for ED1 and ended up choosing Wash U because, basically, he liked the "vibe" better--he said it felt more laid back. True or not, he's very happy there, and I'm impressed with the academics and beautiful campus. They do seem to like high stats, full pay kids in the ED rounds.

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WashU seems to grab as many high stat students in ED as they can, then is a blood bath in RD. While Emory has a more balanced approach.

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Everyone knows Emory is in Atlanta.

General population thinks Washington University is in Washington State.

Does that matter to your DC?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:WashU seems to grab as many high stat students in ED as they can, then is a blood bath in RD. While Emory has a more balanced approach.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows Emory is in Atlanta.

General population thinks Washington University is in Washington State.

Does that matter to your DC?

She's going for business, so most people would know what WashU is.

[Anonymous]

3.8UW 1490. So she's closer to Emorys 75th than WashUs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:WashU seems to grab as many high stat students in ED as they can, then is a blood bath in RD. While Emory has a more balanced approach.

+1

A different interpretion is that Wash U is more difficult to get into, more prestigious, and more competitive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows Emory is in Atlanta.

General population thinks Washington University is in Washington State.

Does that matter to your DC?

You don't know much about Emory.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WashU seems to grab as many high stat students in ED as they can, then is a blood bath in RD. While Emory has a more balanced approach.

+1

A different interpretion is that Wash U is more difficult to get into, more prestigious, and more competitive.

You tried but failed. The first interpretation is correct as both unis have the same overall acceptance rate but WashU has a much higher ED rate. That doesn't sound very prestigious to me, more like gaming the system and taking the vast majority of the class ED. Very Tulane-esque is you ask me. Only a deluded snake thinks something like that is admirable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WashU seems to grab as many high stat students in ED as they can, then is a blood bath in RD. While Emory has a more balanced approach.

+1

A different interpretion is that Wash U is more difficult to get into, more prestigious, and more competitive.

If Emory wanted a lower acceptance rate it could get it, especially considering more students applyed early to Emory than WashU. Emory could easily raise the ED rate from 22% to 33% like WashU and crash their overall acceptance rate in a year, but they choose not to. WashU seems to not have a whole lot of room for improvement when the ED rate is already in the 30's. Unless they wouldn't mind accepting almost half of ED applicants. But that's not very prestigious is it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone knows Emory is in Atlanta.

General population thinks Washington University is in Washington State.

Does that matter to your DC?

And most Americans thing Washington, DC is in Washington State as well...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:WashU seems to grab as many high stat students in ED as they can, then is a blood bath in RD. While Emory has a more balanced approach.

+1

A different interpretion is that Wash U is more difficult to get into, more prestigious, and more competitive.

You tried but failed. The first interpretation is correct as both unis have the same overall acceptance rate but WashU has a much higher ED rate. That doesn't sound very prestigious to me, more like gaming the system and taking the vast majority of the class ED. Very Tulane-esque is you ask me. Only a deluded snake thinks something like that is admirable.

Well, calling anyone a snake makes you a poor representative of your college. This says it all:

Emory- 1400-1510/31-34
WashU- 1480-1560/ 33-35

That's a fairly large difference.