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Emory’s Short Answer Questions 2024-25
We are pleased to announce Emory University’s short answer questions for the 2024-2025 first-year application.
In addition to your Personal Statement, please answer two additional short answer questions, one about your academic interests and one to help us get to know you better. We encourage you to be thoughtful in your responses and not stress about what the “right answer” might be, as there really isn’t one.
Academic Interests
This question is required. (200 Words Recommended Length)
- What academic areas are you interested in exploring at Emory University and why?
Getting to Know You
In addition, answer one of the following questions. (150 Words)
- Which book, character, song, monologue, or piece of work (fiction or non-fiction) seems made for you? Why?
- Reflect on a personal experience where you intentionally expanded your cultural awareness.
- Emory University’s unique mission calls for service to humanity. Share how you might personally contribute to this mission of service to humanity.
- Emory University has a strong commitment to building community. Tell us about a community that you have been part of where your participation helped to change or shape the community for the better.
Want advice and examples of other great Emory University application essays and Personal Statements? We’ve got you covered! Check our Strong Personal Statements blog series. We share real essays from previous years’ applicants who were admitted and enrolled at Emory University. Each applicant’s personal statement includes thoughts from the staff who reviewed it and why they felt it was a strong example for you.
We look forward to getting to know you better through your application writing.
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I’m currently a senior in high school who intended to go to Nell Hodgson Woodruff school of nursing. Do I include the supplemental essay for the school of nursing or do I just follow the general essay prompts for Emory?
Hi Donna, Emory University applicants do not apply to specific majors but rather indicate on their application the major(s) they would be interested in studying in the future. All applicants are admitted as undeclared students and will have until the end of their sophomore year to declare a major. We encourage you to find out more about our nursing matriculation options on the nursing school website here: https://www.nursing.emory.edu/program-details/freshman-option-emory-and-oxford-students
If a student is applying to Oxford College at Emory, do they use the same application as Emory University or are there additional/different supplemental essays required?
Great question, Anita! Students applying to Oxford College are not required to submit anything additional for their application. Just make sure to select Oxford on your Common Application to Emory University. More information about how to apply can be found here: https://apply.emory.edu/apply/first-year/how-to-apply.html
How can we use application pay waiver?!
If paying the $75 application fee is a financial hardship, we are happy to waive the fee. All fee waiver requests are processed online through the Common Application.
To receive a fee waiver, simply answer “yes” to any question on the application referencing if you are eligible for a fee waiver with Emory University. No further documentation needs to be supplied to our office.
Please I want to apply for the Emory school scholarship
Learn more about the Emory Scholars Program here: https://apply.emory.edu/financial-aid/types-of-aid/scholar-program.html