<p>I know I have to get my prerequistites first so how hard is it to get into that program?
I'm planning on becoming a nurse and since my family is moving to Atlanta I thought Emory would be a good choice for me. Here's what I've accomplished in school so far and what I'm planning:
SAT
2080
ACT
at least 31 I'm guessing (Haven't taken it yet but I've gotten 30s on the practice tests)
PSAT
208
I'm gonna take the Spanish and Bio SAT II and hopefully I'll get 700</p>
<p>My gpa is a 98 currently. IDK what that is on the 4.0 scale.</p>
<p>I've gotten 90+ on the state tests for the following subjects too.</p>
<p>History
- Honors World, AP World (Got a 4 on the AP Exam), AP U.S., and I'm planning honors US govt. and politics
Math
- Honors geometry, Regents Alg. 2 Trig, Regents Pre-calc, Honors Calculus maybe next?
Science
- Earth Science, Honors Bio, REgents Chem, Regents Physics, and I'm planning AP Bio
Spanish
- 4 years of honors Spanish; I've also won silver on the national spanish exam in 10th grade
English
- 2 Years honors and 2 years AP (Language, and I'm planning Lit.)</p>
<p>I'm planning AP Psychology senior year too</p>
<p>I'm volunteering at a major hospital system in NY; I've got 75 hours so far but I'm aiming for 200+</p>
<p>Also I want to take Health Related careers senior year.</p>
<p>I've been in the school choir for 3 years and I'm going to continue it senior year; I've participated and done well in NYSSMA and All- County</p>
<p>Let's assume my teacher recommendations are great.</p>
<p>Apart from the silver on the national spanish exam and the 96's I've gotten at NYSSMA and acceptance to All County I've also received the underclassman award for Chemistry.</p>
<p>I know my extracurriculars are weak but how do I fare? Do I have a chance?? Should I do AP Spanish or Calculus? PLZ HALP THANKS.</p>
<p>I’d say that you’d have a pretty good chance. Try to take more APs, though.</p>
<p>By the end of senior year, I’ll have done 5… I should’ve done at least 1 freshman year but it wasn’t even mentioned by our guidance counselors…</p>
<p>“since my family is moving to Atlanta I thought Emory would be a good choice for me”
Seriously, how does this make Emory your dream?</p>
<p>LOL it is now. I used to think I wouldn’t be able to because my parents wouldn’t let me go out of state but now I guess I can. I don’t need your useless comments I need an answer. thanks boo. </p>
<p>He’s right, though.
You need a legitimate reason to want to come.</p>
<p>“I’m moving to Atlanta and my parents won’t let me leave the state” is a terrible reason.</p>
<p>of course im not gonna tell them that wth r u guys talking about. </p>
<p>@sharebear111: Really?! I think folks are not really concerned about what you would tell them so much as your actual logic for wanting to go…It’s kind of like students who ACTUALLY say they want to attend certain selective schools because they are “balanced” (which is often code for “not too rigorous”), but will of course tell adcoms something much more fancy. The reality is, most top selective schools and schools in general are “balanced”…so one would hope they had some additional honest reasons (for themselves and not the adcoms) that are deeper. These folks are hoping that your reasons are deeper and that you don’t have to make up something fancy for the adcoms. As for your chances, I suppose they are alright. </p>
<p><sigh> I just need you to answer the question but thanks for the other stuff. I guess…</sigh></p>
<p>I got admitted ED with a 2070 (1430) and a 31, but with 9 APs so I think our stats are somewhat compareable so I think you getting in isn’t outside of the realm of possibility for sure. Best of luck man</p>
<p>bring less attitude and we will play nicer…
I’m honestly surprised at how tame aluminum is being, usually he is the toughest one here. </p>
<p>As for your chances, we are not an admissions committee, your stats say yes, but Emory isn’t a place (I can name a couple that come to mind in the top 20 but wont) that is clearly extremely picky about stats (as in primarily cherrypicks at the high end, sometimes so much that EC’s can be relatively dull in comparison to schools with similar stats) in the process. In honesty, I would say that you have a chance, but someone with lower stats may have a better chance, because I know many such people with more AP’s and what I would call more intensive/unique ECs. In addition, as much as Emory likes volunteering, the type of things you did and excel at may unfortunately label you as a an incoming pre-health stereotype even if you don’t claim or write about being pre-health (which I don’t know if you are, but it appears you could be), It is clear that the adcoms, by necessity of the pool they get, still admit tons of pre-health stereotypes, but it also appears that they are trying to avoid it and are trying harder to recruit those who are stronger in liberal arts disciplines or interested in some of the newer/less popular programs. I think there are forces slowly trying to curb some of the pre-professional orientation the school. </p>
<p>I didn’t bring any attitude?? Oh and aluminum ain’t nothing. But anyway thanks for the commentary. However, I don’t understand how AP world, AP US and AP english are “pre- health” but whatever. Actually, my regret was I didn’t take as many APs that relate to my planned major. But you are the mighty bernie12 anyway. ;)) </p>
<p>I’ve left this thread alone for two weeks… not sure why you feel the need to attack me…</p>
<p>I’m sorry I didn’t mean for you to feel attacked. I was a bit cheesed. </p>
<p>@sharebear111 : That’s the attitude I’m talking about dude…just chill. You asked for an opinion, and I am giving you one based upon what I believe the darned school is leaning toward. I wasn’t referring to coursework more so than the extremely extensive volunteering in a hospital (as opposed to other venues), which is what would stick out if they were to compare you to other applicants. That course load (well-roundedness) is very standard among incoming pre-healths. Selecting to take the bio SAT 2 along with that sort of volunteering experience may jump out. There is nothing you can do about these things as these are what interest you and you should stick to it. I am simply alluding how a lot of this depends on luck and how subtle things like the stuff I mention may result in you being viewed as a relatively average applicant vs. the class that Emory is currently trying to shape. I mean, we cannot control what admissions or the school wants/is leaning toward. From what I have seen, it may be more attractive for an incoming pre-health to have a higher than normal amount of research experience (via special programs and opps they completed in HS) or some other very high level engagement with science/inquiry (maybe a senior thesis/project). Plenty of students with your record will certainly gain admission (again, that is a huge chunk of the applicant pool with solid scores. Students considering a career in science or maybe an MDPhD do not come to Emory in droves. Pre-MD and other pre-healths are the norm), but I am just saying that an incoming science or pre-health student with the profile I just mentioned is likely viewed more favorably, especially in the regular decision pool. </p>
<p>If you are working on some special project that involves innovation or inquiry, I would certainly sell it. The adcoms seem to be attempting to get as many “intellectually engaged” (this can be defined so many ways) non-scholars applicants as it can, so showing a strong passion for something academically (not just being good at it to do well in a competition, but to engage it even further by ones own will) in addition to being oriented toward service is a plus.</p>
<p>And after reviewing your AP’s: Why bother with AP Spanish when you likely have enough years of it (I would guess since you got silver) to be placed in a higher (200 or higher) level Spanish course if you came to a place like Emory or will just choose another language for your requirement anyway. Maybe choose something that may be useful to either develop or AP out of. Like, if you plan to take life sciences calc. or higher level maths at Emory, then maybe AP calculus would help accelerate that process. Since you are pre-nursing, it’ll also help continue to build the problem solving skills you need for the science pre-reqs or nursing classes you’ll take. At this point AP Spanish would just be another stamp proving that you know Spanish which is pretty clear by now.</p>
<p>Some of the profiles of these folks are kind of interesting. Take a look
<a href=“Class of 2018 embodies diverse talents, interests”>http://news.emory.edu/stories/2014/08/er_bts_class_profiles/campus.html</a></p>
<p>I feel really bad now. Sorry. Thanks for your input. </p>
<p>Oh shoot, Zachary Denton is one of my good friends ;o I had no idea about him </p>
Are you a senior now? If not and if you graduated already, I was wondering if you got accepted 
Thanks
</p>