Chance me please? My dream school is Emory.

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Hi folks. I am an international student from South Korea and came to America a year ago. I am a junior struggling with college stuff. The high school that I am attending now does not care about academics. It mainly cares about religion stuff. For this reason, there are only 4 AP classes and a few Honor classes and one or two clubs. No part time job or internship due to F-1 visa, which prohibits international students from earning money.However, I have strong topics for essays like why I came to America or why I started studying.

Here are my stats.

GPA: 3.83 (UW) 4.1 (weighted)

AP: Biology(junior year) Cal AB, APush (senior year)

Honor courses: Algebra II , Pre-cal, Chemistry, Biology, Physics

ACT-33

SAT II : above 700 for Math II, biology M

EC- 9th-10th grade (school in South Korea) : vice president of class (9th)
president of science class (9th)
member of The Korea Youth Frontiers for Volunteer (10th)
vice president of book club (10th)
more than 5 official awards from school

11th~ (school in America) : president of AMC club
church choir (two years)
tutoring (two years)
member of NHS
more than 5 official awards from school
100+ service hours
soccer team (two years)

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I think you have a good shot of getting in. I’m also interested in applying to this school as well, and at this summer program I attended, they mentioned they want students who take the most rigorous classes their school has to offer! Even though there’s a few AP classes at your school, Emory would be happy you had a chance to take them. Also, your standardized test scores are fantastic! :slight_smile:

I apologize for the wordiness :confused:

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I was admitted to Emory and will be an entering freshman. Emory cares about character. This is demonstrated through a good essay and solid community, group, or club involvement. The nature of both of those things are more important than you think. Your statistics are good, and put you in a solid range, but you need to make sure you emphasize who you are to the school. You’d be surprised with people with high stats still being rejected.

I wish you the best!
Emory is a special place

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@Lukenod I almost forgot about that, haha. Would you mind posting your stats?