Emory Class of 2015 Photo Timelapse | Community Spirit

Emory College of Arts and Sciences (the university's primary undergraduate division) welcomed 1,357 freshmen to campus for fall semester, chosen from a highly selective and diverse pool of 17,027 applicants.  The class hails from 48 states and beyond, with 13 percent of the students (both U.S. and non-U.S. citizens) representing 31 countries outside of the United States. About 34 percent of the class hails from the Southeast, 22 percent from the Mid-Atlantic region and the rest spread among the West, Southwest, Midwest and New England. Nearly two-thirds of the class come from public schools. As a part of their welcome to campus, every freshmen gathered on Emory's quad to take a class photo forming the number 2015.  Here's a timelapse video showing you how it all happened.