So I have a decision to make that's going to have to be made soon: either apply to Emory ED or Northwestern ED. I want to go into investment banking, preferably in the North somewhere(Chicago or NYC doesn't matter). The dilemma here is that I can only apply to one, and ED raises my chances by a lot. I'd peg my chances at Emory ED at around 75% but only around 45% normally(totally ballpark). OTOH I'd peg my chances at 35% ED for NW and would probably not even apply RD because my chances would much much lower.
I feel that the NW name would be stronger but Emory is not that bad. Another thing complicating the equation is that there's a lower chance of my parents paying for all 4 years of school at Emory while I'm around 90% sure they'd shell out for NW. I might have to pay full price for 2 years or so at Emory, which would be absolutely horrific.
The last factor is that ED raises my chances by a lot, and without it, I would probably have a much lower chance elsewhere. I would then have to take my chances with regular admission, and anything goes there. I might have to end up going where my parents might not pay for anything past the first year and be in a worse place for recruiting.
Thoughts? Sorry for turning this place into College Confidential.
Talk with your parents before coming to a decision because graduating with 2 years of 60k tuition in student debt is absolutely no joke. This is coming from a recent Emory grad with far less debt than that.
I have, and they won't commit. I can sort of understand, as the situation is kind of weird right now, but it's still horrible for me. We don't qualify for financial aid either.
I would give the slight edge to NW, but my advice would be to choose whichever place is cheaper or that you anticipate will give you financial aid.
We will not be applying for financial aid, so that makes it a bit more complicated.
So you'll be paying full price for both schools? What state are you in?
Yup my family will be paying full price. I'm from CA. The only difference is how much I personally will be paying.
Bump Tried to deliberate on my own, but still no conclusion... Any answers?
Go NW. From what I've read it is a far bigger target than Emory. You will likely be get in RD to Emory if NW doesn't work out.
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