Following is a relative list of neighborhoods that are close to the campus. It is not intended to be a complete listing. It is provided only to assist students who may be unfamiliar with the Atlanta area while they are reviewing classified ads and listings.

Decatur                     Midtown
DeKalb                      Buckhead
East Lake                  Morningside
Oakhurst                   East Atlanta
Virginia-Highland      Grant Park
Little Five Points       Ormewood
Inman Park               Druid Hills
Candler Park

Local apartment finder services might be an option for some students. The Residence Life web page lists some suggestions. The local newspapers also offer classified ads that are a great resource and they can be accessed online.

Creative Loafing: www.creativeloafing.com
Emory Off-Campus Housing Finder

There are a variety of on-campus and off-campus options for incoming students. For more information, please visit Emory Residence Life & Housing.

Your official transcripts should be mailed or sent electronically to the Office of Enrollment and Student Affairs. Our mailing address is 1520 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta GA 30322. Transcripts sent electronically should be emailed to nursingquestions@emory.edu. Materials sent to any other address or Emory office will not be forwarded to the School of Nursing.

The pre-licensure clinical faculty to student ratio is 8:1.

Emory nursing students benefit from Emory’s rich healthcare resources in the Atlanta area. Clinical's are done at many local hospitals including Emory University, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Grady Memorial Hospital, the VA Medical Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Northside, Wesley Woods, and many more. Other local resources that students benefit from include the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Carter Center, and the American Cancer Society.

Please see your admission letter for deposit information.

We encourage all applicants to have their application materials received or postmarked by the priority deadline. Any applications completed after the priority deadline will be considered on a space-available basis only. Admissions deadlines can be viewed at https://apply.nursing.emory.edu/apply.

We prefer to see at least a 3.0 in all course work.

Please see your admission letter for deposit information.

We encourage all applicants to have their application materials received or postmarked by the priority deadline. Any applications completed after the priority deadline will be considered on a space-available basis only. Admissions deadlines can be viewed at https://apply.nursing.emory.edu/apply.

We prefer to see at least a 3.0 in all course work.

You may apply and be admitted to the nursing program without having completed all of the prerequisite courses, but enrollment in the program is contingent upon successful completion of all prerequisites with a grade of C or better.

Up to 12 semester hours of transfer credit for nursing courses from any National League for Nursing or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education accredited schools are allowed with faculty approval. Transfer credit cannot be evaluated until after a student has applied and been accepted to the School of Nursing; course syllabi of courses are requested for review and evaluation of the course content.

International students are encouraged to look for outside funding to help offset the costs of tuition and fees. These sources include your own government as well as international agencies.

Private scholarships for college students are offered each year by various corporate, professional, trade, government, civic, religious, social, and fraternal organizations. These scholarships can range in amount from small honorariums to thousands of dollars. To be considered, students must meet the eligibility criteria specified by the donor and complete the donor's scholarship application. Searching for and applying for a scholarship is a time-consuming process, so it is a good idea to start as early as possible.

You should contact the Georgia Board of Nursing for the specific information on how to obtain licensure in Georgia. The process can be a lengthy one, especially if you still reside outside the country so it is highly encouraged that you begin the process of obtaining licensure at least a year before you plan to enroll in our program.

We require that you submit proof of residency by submitting a copy of your green card. While you will not need to complete the financial certification process, you still need to have any international coursework evaluated by  World Education Services for previous non-nursing coursework and/or Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools for previous nursing coursework. You may contact our office for more information.

If you are a BSN or MN student transferring from another institution after you have completed Optional Practical Training (OPT), then you will need to complete the transfer process which is slightly different. You may contact our office for more information.

Private scholarships for college students are offered each year by various corporate, professional, trade, government, civic, religious, social, and fraternal organizations. These scholarships can range in amount from small honorariums to thousands of dollars. To be considered, students must meet the eligibility criteria specified by the donor and complete the donor's scholarship application. Searching for and applying for a scholarship is a time-consuming process, so it is a good idea to start as early as possible.

Students who submit their application by the priority scholarship consideration deadline (October 15, 2021), will hear about potential scholarship opportunities in mid-late December 2021.  Need-based financial aid decisions will be released beginning in mid-January 2022.

While, we highly recommend that all students fill out the FAFSA (all nursing students) and CSS Profile (BSN students only), these documents not required to be considered for scholarships that are not need-based. To be considered for need-based scholarships and grants, these forms are required.

Part-time students (student enrolled in less than 12 semester hours) are not eligible to receive any scholarships or grants. Part-time student are eligible to be considered for student loans if enrolled in at least 6 semester hours.

Yes, international students are eligible to be considered for merit-based and endowed scholarships as well as the Robert W. Woodruff Scholarship/Fellowship and FULD Fellowship.

Admission decision release dates can be found here.

Your Application Status Portal Page is the most up-to-date reflection of your application status. Any application materials that our office is still missing will show up in your “Application Checklist” at the bottom of the page. If an application item is still listed as “Awaiting Material” in your checklist, we have not received that item or it is still being processed.

Please keep in mind that if you submit application materials within one week of the priority deadline, it may take up to one month for those materials to be processed and added to your account. If you submit materials in this time frame, we ask that you look to your Status Portal Page to see when those materials have been processed. We encourage all applicants to submit the online application and other required application materials early, as this helps ensure that your application is complete by the priority deadline.

You will need to click the “Submit” button to submit your application. If the “Submit” button is greyed out and you are unable to click on it, you still need to complete one or more required items on the application.

Once you have submitted your application, you will be able to pay your application fee within your Application Status Portal Page.

Your resume should be one to three pages in length, and it should include your education, employment, leadership roles, any community services you've completed, any certifications you have earned, any specialized skills you may have, and any other relevant information.

The Admission Committee uses a holistic review method that analyzes your academic background, leadership skills, social responsibility activities, and more to make admission decisions. Your application was evaluated in the context of the entire applicant pool. As a nationally recognized nursing school, the quality of our applicants is exceptional and admission to our programs is extremely competitive.

No, we do not rank our waitlist. If the Admission Committee determines that candidates on the waitlist need to be reviewed for possible admission, the entire waitlist is reviewed.

The waitlist is not ranked. If the Admission Committee determines that candidates on the wait list need to be reviewed for possible admission, the entire waitlist is reviewed.  You will be contacted directly if your admission decision changes.

The Office of Enrollment and Student Affairs works to provide an equitable application process for all students. Therefore, the admission committee does not individually consult on waitlisted applications.

No, we do not re-review waitlist applications each decision round.