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3.3/170

MA Finance: 3.7
3 Years WE

Any chance of scholarship?

ive gotta think you are close to 100% they haven't rejected anyone with over a 170 in a while i dont think

the gpa might lower your chance of $$ but the MS probably helps

lawyersofcatan wrote:3.3/170

MA Finance: 3.7
3 Years WE

Any chance of scholarship?

Looking good, but why Emory? If it's the South or ATL you want to work in, you have a decent shot at Vanderbilt (with $$) and a good ED shot at UVA (no money though probably).

If you want scholly $$$ from Emory, you need to take the time to damn near suck them off in your personal statement. For real, tailor your personal statement from start to finish about them and you will be getting substantially more money then if you do the customary paragraph or two.

Also, tip of the hat for the Settlers of Catan reference.

TheBigMediocre wrote:If you want scholly $$$ from Emory, you need to take the time to damn near suck them off in your personal statement. For real, tailor your personal statement from start to finish about them and you will be getting substantially more money then if you do the customary paragraph or two.

Also, tip of the hat for the Settlers of Catan reference.

Outed as nerd.

TheBigMediocre wrote:If you want scholly $$$ from Emory, you need to take the time to damn near suck them off in your personal statement. For real, tailor your personal statement from start to finish about them and you will be getting substantially more money then if you do the customary paragraph or two.

Also, tip of the hat for the Settlers of Catan reference.

I definitely didn't mention Emory at all in my generic personal statement and got $$.

lawduder wrote:

TheBigMediocre wrote:If you want scholly $$$ from Emory, you need to take the time to damn near suck them off in your personal statement. For real, tailor your personal statement from start to finish about them and you will be getting substantially more money then if you do the customary paragraph or two.

Also, tip of the hat for the Settlers of Catan reference.

I definitely didn't mention Emory at all in my generic personal statement and got $$.

You probably would have gotten more money if you had. Dean of Admissions specifically told me this is something they value highly.

And to Rad....you know it, brah.

lawduder wrote:

TheBigMediocre wrote:If you want scholly $$$ from Emory, you need to take the time to damn near suck them off in your personal statement. For real, tailor your personal statement from start to finish about them and you will be getting substantially more money then if you do the customary paragraph or two.

Also, tip of the hat for the Settlers of Catan reference.

I definitely didn't mention Emory at all in my generic personal statement and got $$.

Why do you think you got $$?

Big Mediocre used the words "Disgruntled Carpetbagger U" in his PS I think.

rad law wrote:Big Mediocre used the words "Disgruntled Carpetbagger U" in his PS I think.

QFT .

But seriously OP, learn from my mistake. I had similar #s except no work experience. 3.35/170, UG accounting major from a t-20 program.

I took my applications to Vanderbilt and UVA very seriously and went over them meticulously because I thought, "these are fantastic schools". I took my application to UGA seriously because I personally know a professor on the review committee and I didn't want him thinking I'm a shithead. I applied to Emory more as an afterthought thinking "meh, it'll be alright" when I just did the typical paragraph in the PS. When I came back accepted but no $$$ is when I started to regret not taking more time on their application. Anecdotal story here, but my fraternity brother has nearly identical EC's but weaker #s (3.2/166) and he received $18k/year because he spent 30 minutes on their website, looked up a clinic, and referenced it extensively throughout his personal statement.

For realz, take the time to talk up Emory either in your PS or in a "Why Emory?" essay even though they don't ask for it. I talked to the Admissions Dean in person and he said a big part of their scholarship pool goes towards students who show "A propensity to attend/make an impact on the community.", which I did not do convincingly.

lawduder wrote:

TheBigMediocre wrote:If you want scholly $$$ from Emory, you need to take the time to damn near suck them off in your personal statement. For real, tailor your personal statement from start to finish about them and you will be getting substantially more money then if you do the customary paragraph or two.

Also, tip of the hat for the Settlers of Catan reference.

I definitely didn't mention Emory at all in my generic personal statement and got $$.

+1, Maybe I just got lucky though.

forty-two wrote:

lawduder wrote:

TheBigMediocre wrote:If you want scholly $$$ from Emory, you need to take the time to damn near suck them off in your personal statement. For real, tailor your personal statement from start to finish about them and you will be getting substantially more money then if you do the customary paragraph or two.

Also, tip of the hat for the Settlers of Catan reference.

I definitely didn't mention Emory at all in my generic personal statement and got $$.

+1, Maybe I just got lucky though.

From what I've been told/seen on LSN, Emory has also been more apt to give money to people with #'s slightly above median as opposed to one or the other much higher then median. I don't remember who and whether or not it's hearsay, but a TLSer has said this is because they're pretty focused on steadily raising their median LSAT one point per year.

TheBigMediocre wrote:

rad law wrote:Big Mediocre used the words "Disgruntled Carpetbagger U" in his PS I think.

QFT .

But seriously OP, learn from my mistake. I had similar #s except no work experience. 3.35/170, UG accounting major from a t-20 program.

I took my applications to Vanderbilt and UVA very seriously and went over them meticulously because I thought, "these are fantastic schools". I took my application to UGA seriously because I personally know a professor on the review committee and I didn't want him thinking I'm a shithead. I applied to Emory more as an afterthought thinking "meh, it'll be alright" when I just did the typical paragraph in the PS. When I came back accepted but no $$$ is when I started to regret not taking more time on their application. Anecdotal story here, but my fraternity brother has nearly identical EC's but weaker #s (3.2/166) and he received $18k/year because he spent 30 minutes on their website, looked up a clinic, and referenced it extensively throughout his personal statement.

For realz, take the time to talk up Emory either in your PS or in a "Why Emory?" essay even though they don't ask for it. I talked to the Admissions Dean in person and he said a big part of their scholarship pool goes towards students who show "A propensity to attend/make an impact on the community.", which I did not do convincingly.

Weird. I did nothing more than what was required. And wrote an objectively crappy personal statement. I'm 100% confident my scholarship was a function of my numbers.

delBarco wrote:
Weird. I did nothing more than what was required. And wrote an objectively crappy personal statement. I'm 100% confident my scholarship was a function of my numbers.

Rosenzweig told me when I met with him that they basically break scholarship giving down into three pools. 1. Propensity to attend/Make a community impact. 2. Diverse Experiences 3. Pure Academic Merit.

You've got extremely solid #s. You were probably near the top of pool 3.

TheBigMediocre wrote:

delBarco wrote:
Weird. I did nothing more than what was required. And wrote an objectively crappy personal statement. I'm 100% confident my scholarship was a function of my numbers.

Rosenzweig told me when I met with him that they basically break scholarship giving down into three pools. 1. Propensity to attend/Make a community impact. 2. Diverse Experiences 3. Pure Academic Merit.

You've got extremely solid #s. You were probably near the top of pool 3.

Maybe/possibly diverse experiences too.

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i 100% agree, though after about two weeks oncampus they will start to look great (undergrad isn't too bad to be honest)

you should consider vandy--maybe money and much better than emory in terms of placement

literally everyone i've talked to from emory has told me to go to a higher ranked school if i can and that any extra cost is worth it for the better placement

bofaem wrote: literally everyone i've talked to from emory has told me to go to a higher ranked school if i can and that any extra cost is worth it for the better placement

This is probably also bad advice.

rad law wrote:

bofaem wrote: literally everyone i've talked to from emory has told me to go to a higher ranked school if i can and that any extra cost is worth it for the better placement

This is probably also bad advice.

Rad, I think you're looking at this too narrowly. Harvard is better ranked and I think it would be worth the extra cost for the better placement. C'mon man, you're better then that.