<p>who else applied to the scholars program?</p>
<p>that essay was tough!!!</p>
<p>DD has yet to finish since we just got power back and since no school and the GC has to complete the application...hopefully Emory will give extensions to its South Florida applicants.</p>
<p>Jvhowube,
What was the topic for the essay?</p>
<p>I applied. I actually had a lot more trouble with my Why Emory essay than the scholarship one. It was about my love of history, so the words just started flowing. Maybe we should start a roster of applicants and their stats and such.</p>
<p>P.S. the prompt was a 750 word essay on one or two of our favorite intellectual interests and how they relate to your other activities, etc.</p>
<p>I applied...And felt so euphoric that I have been having trouble doing my school stuff since then.</p>
<p>I applied for the Emory Scholars program, and should have had strong recommendations and everything, but my GPA is less than most of what I've heard. </p>
<p>I'm a 3.57 UW/4.0 W with a 1460 GPA (2160 if you count writing). I didn't take any SAT II's, but believe I have strong essays and teacher recommendations. extra curriculars are decent (3 year varsity swimming, national merit semifinalist and likely finalist, debate, NHS, treasurer of SHS, and maybe a couple others). But does anyone know how much Emory takes into account the scholars/admissions essays and the extenuating circumstances presented in them. My mom just died after a 3.5 year battle with cancer, and relied heavily on me through my high school for support and it took away from my focus on school. </p>
<p>Would my circumstances put me in the ballpark, or am I still a long shot at any kind of Emory scholarship?</p>
<p>I think last year all the CCers who got in had 1500+ SATs, but it in no way means you are out of the running.</p>