Chance Me Emory

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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I’m stupid

Male, 17, Asian
Top 10 Public HS in NJ
Major: Biological Sciences
Income: a lot

Sophomore:
UW: 3.6
W: 3.7
(1 Honors - wasn’t allowed to take advanced classes )

Junior: still going on…
AP Calc AB
AP Lang
AP Bio
AP CompSci
Spanish V Honors

Senior year:
By senior year, I will have taken:
AP Calc AB
AP Calc C
AP Biology
AP Lang
AP CompSci
AP Physics
AP Chem
AP Lit
AP Statistics
AP Gov & Pol
AP Enviro Science
I am also taking the AP Psych test.

  • I'm going to pour my heart and writing skills into the essay and my own way
  • Teach Recs from Bio and Eng teachers should be pretty good because I have good relationships with them.

Standardized Tests:

SAT: 2330 M [780] CR [750] W [800] Essay: 12 - First Attempt

I didn’t take any AP tests or Subject Tests yet.

ECs:

I did jacksquat in frosh

FIRST Robotics: 3 years, Captain 1 year, FLEW TO ST LOUIS TO COMPETE IN WORLD CHAMPS WHOOO…sorry
Service Club for animals: Founded in Soph year - Founder and Pres 3 years
Academic League: Captain 3 years, 2 yrs state champs
Track 1yr - lol

Elaborated Extra Activities:

-I called and contacted the county’s parks corps and spoke with the state’s Park Ranger. With them, I organized an environmental cleanup with school volunteers.

-Got in touch with the state parks again, and helped collaborate on a monitoring project for special, curative plant species. Got school volunteers to join.

  • Called and contacted the State's Fish and Wildlife department and conversed with representatives for a week. I managed to arrange for a biologist to come to my school and give a school-wide presentation about endangered species within the state.

-Organized a school-wide fundraiser for endangered bear species

-Competitive Summer Research at Princeton University, where I studied evolutionary biology (I am applying for the Rutgers program this summer too)

PASSIONs:

But besides biology, my main passion is writing.
Let me go into further detail:

I have been writing for a while, and have entered into numerous nationwide competitions - I didn’t win anything I am entering in more this year, but besides publishing in my school’s Literary Magazine, I’ve got squat.

But I’ve been recognized for my writing by established organizations, and I plan on writing my essay on this one, great experience I had learning with actual authors about writing when I techincally wasn’t old enough to be allowed to do so.

I know it’s a little early considering I don’t have anything real finalized yet but…

LAY IT ON ME PEEPS

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I assume you are applying RD, in which case your chances are solid I guess (never a shoe in for top schools, even at Emory), but If you were interested in science (like a job or PhD in it-basically not pre-health), they would increase further because it would add more diversity I guess. Fortunately the interest and success in robotics will help off-set any “stereotypical Emory” effects because that isn’t a stereotypical interest, especially for natural science majors (specifically biology majors who are usually squeamish on math, physics, and CS).

Also, you don’t have to describe the process by which you established or organized things…
As for writing, passion, dedication, and display of the skill are perhaps more important than a prize, unless it is a big one.

Also, if your GPA can improve a little that would help significantly. Emory lies high scores, but isn’t a high score junky! Although I feel your AP scores may demonstrate the quality and rigor of your HS curriculum.