<p>I have applied to Oxford College of Emory University and that is my first choice based on what I could possibly make with my GPA (3.3). I don't need a lecture on how low it is.
I also applied to Oglethorpe University Early Action/Your Advantage Application and got in, not surprisingly. The school, although it advertises itself as a very selective school, seems to be begging for its applicants on the daily!
It seems that, although collegeboard.com states Oxford College of Emory University accepts only 34% of its applicants, that it does not care about GPA as much as Oglethorpe does. Oglethorpe supposedly admits 42% of its applicants, and if I got in with a 3.3 to Oglethorpe, and the collegeboard has these stats for Oxford and Oglethorpe respectively:
3.75 +: 24%, 35%
3.5 - 3.74: 22%, 22%
3.25 - 3.49: 29%, 15%
3.0 - 3.24: 20%, 14%
2.5 - 2.99: 5%, 12%
2.0 - 2.49: 0%, 2%</p>
<p>My SAT score is 1200/1600 (660 Writing). This is the median SAT score for both schools, and I have a 680 Writing score to boot, but that was on a previous test. I sent both results anyway.</p>
<p>Now, this is all very confusing. I have seen answers on this website and College Confidential state that applicants with a GPA close to mine are almost never taken by Oxford of Emory, and yet the College Board, that everyone so heavily relies on, states that there are more scholarly students than mediocre students accepted into Oglethorpe than Oxford of Emory!
So, if I got into Oglethorpe Early Action, I would like to assume that I will make Oxford of Emory Early Action just as well.
What do you think?</p>