<p>Im currently a junior in high school and i was wondering if i HAVE to be a gifted/IB student to get in.
Freshman year i just took 5 CP (College prep) classes and one HON. (HON is honors if you didnt know...)
Sophomore year i took all HON
This year i took 3 HON, 1 AP, 1 Gifted
Next year i will be taking 5 APs, and AVId tutoring.</p>
<p>AP Classes
-AP Us history
-AP Art history
-AP Calculus BC
-AP Language and Composition
-AP Govt/Macroecon
-AP French</p>
<p>I have a 3.9 GPA</p>
<p>i know its not the most challenging schedule... but i did try to get better.... so yeah my question is:</p>
<p>do i still have a chance at emory if i got good SAT scores, strong recommendations, and essays?</p>
<p>oh and for those who got accepted
what was ur SAT score? i just need something to compare it with.</p>
<p>"do i still have a chance at emory if i got good SAT scores, strong recommendations, and essays?" -- its a universal question that is followed by a universal answer of "yes".
unlike tech, emory looks at you with more dimensions. you can't simply do number-crunching to determine if you're fit for emory adcom. there're buncho kids @ my skool that got rejected/waitlisted despite having SAT scores in 2000's. make ur app golden.</p>
<p>"i know its not the most challenging schedule"</p>
<p>i almost laughed out loud at this, which would have been very bad for my computer, as i was drinking something at the time. that would be a VERY challenging set of courses, as far as i know, and especially if you do well on the AP exams. my school only recommends that we take up to three APs at a time, so i am always amazed at the kids who go to other schools, especailly bigger ones, where you can basically take all APs (like 7 at a time) and still do well.</p>
<p>that said, i know nothing about the art history AP, but unless you really want to do that i don't know if you want to spend your time on that. i guess you could use it to get a mandatory art credit out of the way, wherever you go for college..</p>
<p>as for emory, i got in, and i don't think my schedule was quite as challenging as yours. just remember the ECs and everything else! APs do not equal life, contrary to the beliefs of many.</p>
<p>ninini some schools slap the AP tag on classes that don't deserve the title to try and bolster their stats. Schools that expect all students to recieve 4's and 5's on the tests generally suggest not overloading your schedule with APs. Of course that is a generalization and wil lnot be true in all cases.</p>
<p>John to answer your question, I don't think anyone can judge your chances based on the information you provided. Your stats are great but the college admission process is only partly about the numbers. Personally, I took 5 AP classes (US history, bio, physics c, psychology, AB calc), got a 1480/1600 (around 2150/2400), and was accepted ED for fall 07. But there were kids at my school with more AP classes and higher SAT scores that didn't get in over me. </p>
<p>If your ECs, essays, and recommendations are as good as your academics I think you have a good shot based on what I've seen this year.</p>
<p>I got in without taking SAT II's. I had lots of EC and Volunteer work. I also had about 14 AP courses. 94.2 GPA. (my school doesnt do 4.0 scale)</p>
<p>My son has a 4.5(w), 1450 / 2230, 15 of 575, some good ECs...waiting on the SAT IIs scores.... At first I thought Emory was out of reach but lately I am thinking that maybe we will take a chance and apply to EMory</p>
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<p>Wait? Are you talking about Scholars?</p>
<p>Because, for regular admission, I would actually be surprised if your son was rejected. His SAT score is in the 75%+ for enrolled students, and his GPA is on par with enrolled students. I would definitely recommend that he apply if he is interested in Emory. IMO, his chances are very good.</p>