Can I get into Emory?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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I have a 4.38 weighted and 3.93 unweighted GPA

I took 1 AP sophomore year, 4 junior year, and am taking 6 now (including AP french).

I have mostly A’s (one B+ in apush, and one A- in 9, 10, and 11)

My superscored SAT is 1500 with 770 on math.

I don’t have any good subject test scores so I’m not sending those. I got a 2 on one of my AP exams so i didn’t think it would be a good idea to send AP scores either

I think I have pretty solid teacher recommendations (but so will everyone else probably).

Extracurricular Activities:
I am president of French Honor Society (over 120 members), Treasurer of UNICEF, and Secretary of Debate team.
I have 100+ hours from the hospital
I’ve been doing dance since I was 5
National Honor Society, Science HS, Math HS

I really like this school but I’m not sure if I’ll get in. The essay word count is 150 so idk if i can dazzle them with my supplements either.

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and I managed boys soccer in11th grade

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You can dazzle with 150 words. Edit, Edit, Edit. Then ask yourself if each word (literally) is necessary, best, etc. This takes a lot of time but once you get started you’ll see it’s pretty easy to cut any fluff. Someone once told me “Don’t be afraid to kill your darlings” meaning you may really like something you wrote but after closer review, don’t be afraid to cut sentences, words, ideas. You’ll be amazed at the quality when comparing to your first pass.

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If you really want to go to Emory, you should apply ED2. Emory admits close to one half of all students in the ED rounds and the RD round is more competitive.

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@frozencustard : Sadly ED2 will only take upwards to 25% of that round’s applicants, however it may not be the same quality as RD where you have most people aiming for every top school in the books.