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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=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. [/quote]

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.  [/quote]

Just not true.  No way you know where all these kids are.  And for a private top 20% would work at both schools.  Not for publics.[/quote]

It is true.  I know who is the top 10 and 20 percent based on whether they were admitted to cum laude, and when they were admitted (top 10 percent admitted semester earlier) and our school gives annual awards for best gpa.    I also know that Vandy has taken 0 or 1 kid the past few years, and that kid has been in cum laude society.  The Val wa rejected with near perfect SAT scores a year or two ago, in ED. I also know that 3 to 4 kids each year attend Emory and none have been in cum laude society.  A few have been hooked but most aren’t.[/quote]
Emory doesn't look at Freshman grades while vandy does. [/quote]

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