Hello! I am a junior in high school and i’ve had my heart set on emory since end of Sophomore year. I was wondering if anyone could chance me!
SAT I (breakdown): 1450
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Will be taking Bio,Chem,Math 2 Soon
Weighted GPA (out of 5.0): 4.0 (Freshman and Sophomore year took a toll on my mental health)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): 2 in APUSH (i know) but i am taking AP chem AP bio AP Gov and AP psych this year
Awards: PSAT semifinalist/commended student
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
JSA (Cabinet member)
Volunteering at Food Pantry
Volunteering at Hospital
TEDx event (Organizer I did it by myself and I picked people to join my team)
Key Club
Interact Club
Physics Club
I have a part time job at a retirement home
Planning on shadowing an dentist
Summer Activities: Volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): I don’t know how to rank it. Emory has a more personal connection to me. It has helped me fight my demons and kept on the right track throughout high school.
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): Don’t know yet
Other:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major and College: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): OH
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen College, First Gen Immigrant , Socioeconomic hook.
idk how qualified my opinion is because I am also a junior but you look good to me! lol I live in GA probably going to major in STEM. Emory is amazing. Anyways whats ur gpa on a 4.0 scale, you need to focus on being atleast being in the mid range for emory I would say
If you ED, you got a good chance.
Your sat score is good, but have you considered taking it again or taking the ACT and trying for a score that is a bit higher? Since your gpa is lower it might help to have a high test score. The hooks will definitely help and if you have a great essay and recommendations you have a good chance of acceptance. Also I’ve heard they drop freshman grades and recalculate your gpa. Not positive that is true, but it would help your overall gpa.
@Siena19 : That is actually a bit controversial. Emory, kind of like Stanford and Duke does not prioritize SAT scores as much as some other elites (of course they select relatively high ones compared to less competitive schools, but definitely not as high as peers and aspirational peers). They like grades, rigor, intellectual curiosity and raw talent (basically, bubbling in the right answers beyond whatever threshold score is not seen as much of a talent to these schools, and they are correct in thinking this because their own curricula don’t include those types of assessments as much as high school and nor does it emphasize the type of learning and coaching needed to be successful on them) much more: https://apply.emory.edu/apply/first-year/index.html
It says for Academic Preparation:
“The classes you take and the grades you receive in them matter. We typically look for students who’ve taken more challenging clases (which can vary from high school to high school, and we take that into account, too) and have done well in them. We also look at standardized test scores. Low scores can be overcome by good grades in higher-level classes. But low grades rarely, if ever, can be overcome by high test scores.”
Unless the OP plans a decent course load for next year and does well on the current exams they will take this year, then the GPA can hurt. They may be better off banking on selling some of the ECs really well.
@emoryfan0220
As it stands now, your app seems to be a bit below avg for your demographic, however, being first gen, and ED1 should help tremendously. At this point, the only thing you can realistically improve is SAT/ACT, however, if you are able to do some impressive EC over the summer that can help too.
I don’t know how it is possible to chance anyone until their junior grades are in, AP Test scores are in, and highest SAT scores in. Also, having your heart set on a school shouldn’t be a thing until you have gone through this process of visiting all schools you are interested in. For what it’s worth, Emory values academic performance and rigor of courses taken as compared to what is offered at your school and Emory is not alone in believing that is the greatest predictor of success in college.