Hello, I wanted some help with certain aspects of the Emory application.
I really want to go to Oxford college and really like the program offered; however, I have never been there. While I feel like I would not care that much about the surroundings, people have told me it matters a lot. Should I still apply for ED2; I heard it does not really help, but it is my first choice school, I just found out about them really late.
If I RD, would it help to just RD to Oxford and not Atlanta to show that I am really interested in oxford, especially since Atlanta would be really hard to get into?
Should I submit my SAT score? It is a little wonky because the English section is below the 25th percentile whereas the math is above the 75th (I was only able to take it once). SAT: 1430 (English 660 Math 770)
Major: Chemistry and maybe engineering with GA Tech (I want to do research in the future or MSE)
GPA: UW 3.6 W 3.833 (Most likely getting straight As in all my classes this semester but grades have not come out, also no second sem junior year, first sem junior year B in English elective Greek myths and in AP Chem, I bombed first sem freshman year UW GPA would be 0.14 higher I think without it) I think this is the weakest part of my app.
I also do dual enrolment gen chemistry at a local cc and got an A in the class (it was really easy cus half of it was repeated, but the cc did not let me skip the class), I also convinced some profs there to let me view all the material in O-chem to self-study it. Should I put any of this down since this may make it seem like I am really focused on chem and they want me to be open-minded to other subjects, but it also shows my willingness to learn?
High School: very competitive public high school top 30 sometimes 20 in the nation
I have a good amount of ECs some of which are a little weird like I do small research projects and stuff at home. Does anyone know how I could position this and also if anyone knows good sites that tell you how to write an addendum cus I’m sure it will help?
What should I focus on in the application? Right now I’m trying to show how I am interdisciplinary and enjoy a close community, but I don’t know if this is good.
Thank you all for any help you are able to give to help me with some of these decisions. I know this post is long, so thank you to those that stuck to the end. I did not put down all my stats since I’m sure you don’t really need them, but if it will help ask for them and I will post them.