Chance Me ED

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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So I think I’ve finally decided that Emory is my first choice and I will be applying there ED so if you guys could chance me that’d be great! I’m a white female living in Georgia about 40 minutes south of Atl. My dad works at the CDC so I don’t know if that might help?

GPA (Unweighted): 3.96
(Weighted): 4.61
** I’m counting my grades from freshman year in this GPA but I heard Emory doesn’t look at them, which in that case my GPA would be slightly higher as I made my only B freshman year. **
Class Rank: 14 of 611 (Top 2%)
ACT: 29 (Not great but this is after my first time hardly studying, I plan on retaking and getting a tutor)
SAT IIs: Haven’t taken yet but plan to, I’m best at history and lit but could take a math instead if it looks better
APs (so far): Euro, Lang, USH, and Physics I (all of my other academic class have been gifted/accelerated)
Senior Classes: Adv British Lit/ AP lit, AP Calc AB, AP Calc BC, AP Micro, AP Enviro, AP Gov, Wind Ensemble (my schools is on block schedule so the first semester of ap lit is called adv British lt)

Awards: - Gerogia Merit Recpient

  • 6 Federation Superior Ratings on Piano
  • I qualify to be an AP scholar but it’s not on my report??

Extracurriculars: - Marching Band (alto sax)

  • 1st chair oboist in top band, ASU oboe camp, 6th chair district oboist, woodwind quintet oboist, trained reed maker
  • Pianist of 10 years, accompanist for concert band and student performances, played synth in marching band and church praise band, and keys for Jazz Band
    -National Honor Society
    -Math Honor Society
    -Music Honor Society (President and Founder)
  • International Club
  • Beta Club
  • Environmental Club
  • SADD Club
  • Youth leadership team, praise band, choir and small ensemble alto at church

Volunteer Work:
-Intern at food bank/community outreach center studying non profit management

  • Been on 4 mission trips and 5 choir tours around America and 2 mission trips international, Guatemala and Brazil
  • Delivers communion to shutins
  • Work at school (Helping teachers move rooms, working sports events, planting sensory gardens)

Essays: I’m a pretty good writer so I think they should be strong

Recs: I have a few teachers that I’m just about as close with as you can get without it being weird so they should be strong! I’m going to try to get to know my counselor better, it’s hard because our schools has 2500+ students.

Oh and intended major is International Studies with a minor in Development Studies. I also plan to continue lessons iin piano and oboe at the school. Thank you so much for any insights!!

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Get your ACT to about 30-31 and you should be fine. Also, I think history and social sciences are more aligned with your interests so stick to the history SATII, it signals, you are serious about such fields.

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Okay, thank you so much for the advice! And I also had one other question, does Emory only take a certain number of people from a specific high school or is that not taken into account?

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I’m sure they want diversity geographically, but qualified is qualified. For example, many good Atlanta area schools are more than well-represented in incoming classes such as Woodward Academy, Gwinnett Math and Science, Chamblee Tucker, Northside, etc. They probably don’t do it by school because they do it based upon academic interests and EC’s after you meet the admissions threshold. They either like you or they don’t. They wouldn’t go: “oh darn, that’s the 8th student from Woodward Academy that seems like a fit, we’ll have to waitlist them”. In addition, I’m willing to bet most people from a particular school will not be applying to the same non-super duper elite early decision. Most with high scores will apply to the super elites (or the school popular with that school. For example, those at Pace Academy love Vandy) first and then try places like Emory

Also, unless your dad has an Emory affiliation, it isn’t going to help.