Chance me please??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>Out of State: Do you think I have a chance?
I'm a female from California, in 12th grade, of Indian ethnicity
I also moved in the middle of sophomore year from a less accomplished school in another state</p>

<p>gpa: uw: 3.8 w: approx. 4.2</p>

<p>sat:
r: 760
m: 700
w: 760</p>

<p>sat subject tests:
us history: 730
bio: 670
lit: 650</p>

<p>act: 33
act breakdown:
math: 34
reading: 34
science: 30
i don't remember what the other part is, but i got a 34 on that too</p>

<p>AP US History: 5
AP Stats: 5</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
ap english lit
ap spanish lang
ap biology
us government
ap psych
student newspaper: reporter</p>

<p>because of the move, i'm taking calc at the local college</p>

<p>I also took macroeconomics and sociology at UCLA for college credit this past summer</p>

<p>extracurriculars:
Indian classical dance (13 years)
i also volunteered at my dance school's productions (50+ hours)
piano (13 years)
volunteered at a hospital until I moved (approx. 70 hours)
peer tutoring in spanish, biology, and stats
swim club in junior year
swim team sophomore, junior year (possible senior year as well)
president and founder of invisible children club (charity club for invisible children organization)
member of model citizen club
vice president and event organizer for photo club</p>

<p>awards:
national merit semifinalist
california scholarship federation (will be a distinguished scholar when i turn in my grades for this semester)
completion of arangetram (my dance graduation/debut as professional student; it's a 3-hour long solo performance)
distinguished student in english and spanish at both my high schools
acceptance into gifted program at old high school (my new one doesn't have it)
athletic and academic letter</p>

<p>work experience:
tutoring place, I was a grader and tutor for little kids
cafe, server, barista, cashier</p>

<p>do you think i have a slightly low, decent, or good chance of getting into Emory?</p>

<p>thank you so much for your help!</p>

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<p>GPA, SATs & ECs are all great...
I think you've got a pretty strong chance at getting in, actually.</p>

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<p>I got in ED with worse grades, ECs, and probably essay than you, so if you just leave out the part where you talk about breaking the legs of puppies then you are in.</p>

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<p>Chance me too please?? </p>

<p>Out of State: Florida
I'm a female. I'm white but I'm Mediterranean so my app says other for ethinicity.
I'm in one of the top IB programs in the country. I've been in the program since freshman year so I've had all honors and AP classes and took 7 IB classes junior year and I am in 6 this year.</p>

<p>gpa: uw: 3.45 w: approx. 4.3</p>

<p>sat:
cr: 670
m: 640
w: 650</p>

<p>AP Bio: 3
AP Lit: 4
AP Psych: 4</p>

<p>Senior Classes:
IB HL English IV
IB SL Spanish V
IB HL Biology III
IB SL Math Studies II
IB SL Psychology II
IB HL History of the Americas II
Antatomy/Phys Honors</p>

<p>extracurriculars:
Competitive year-round swimmer (9 years)
Swim Team Captain
Track Team Captain
Greek Orthodoz Youth Group of America
+300 hours Religious Community Services Food Bank
+100 hours Clearwater Marine Aquarium volunteering (it's like animal rehab and save the world from human damage/"go green" kind of work)
NHS Historian, member of Mu Alpha Theta for 4 years, Spanish Club</p>

<p>awards:
Wendy's High School Heisman Award
2008 Outstanding Female Athlete at Eastern Orthodox Olympics
AP Scholar
i've been on 2 varsity teams all four years of high school</p>

<p>work experience:
Lifeguard (2 years)</p>

<p>i applied for ED II... any thoughts?</p>

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<p>climmey, everything looks pretty good except for your SAT II scores, which are pretty weak. however, you have a very good chance of getting into Emory overall.</p>

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<p>crenee, you're ECs are pretty strong and your senior courseload as well. you're gpa is decent. you do, however, have relatively low SAT and AP scores. you should have a decent to good shot at Emory.</p>

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<p>Crenee- I would say your GPA is kind of low-ish..your SAT is just okay..your ECs & courseload are good. I would still say it's a reach for you..</p>

<p>^I thought about mentioning the OPs SATII scores..but they aren't required so I wasn't sure if they would be taken into consideration for admissions decisions..</p>

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<p>yeah my weighted GPA is really good though i thought. i dont really understand why colleges ask for unweighted GPAs when the person could have a 3.9 unweighted but be in all non honors classes.</p>