Chance Me

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<p>There's probably no point in even posting this (as I know I won't be accepted)... but chance me please </p>

<p>[ *] ACT: 30
[ *] GPA: 3.5/4.0 4.1/5.0
[ *] Course load (# of AP/IB/H, special courses, etc.): 5 AP including this year, 90% of classes honors/AP
[ *] Subjective (ECs, special circumstances, etc): Varsity swim 4 years (2 as captain), Varsity XC 3 years (1 as captain), Varsity softball 3 years, Academic Decathlon 3 years (2 as captain), BuildOn (community service) 3 years), worked as lifeguard/swim instructor at YMCA, also worked as private lifeguard/swim instructor
[ *] Essays: Amazing
[ *] Teacher Recs: Really good.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Also really good
[ *] State or Country: PA
[ *] School Type: Public, extremely competitive, ranked #6 best public school in PA
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Female</p>

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<p>Your credentials are impressive, but Emory admissions is extremely competitive. Due primarily to your GPA (Emory’s middle 50 percent of admitted students is 3.74–3.99), I would rate Emory as a reach. That being said, complex factors that I don’t understand and can’t take into account, such as the rigor of your school and curriculum, will affect how the admissions office reads your transcript. If a 3.5 is really good at your school (i.e. your school doesn’t have much grade inflation), that would help you.</p>

<p>My recommendation is to work very hard this semester and get really good semester grades, and to demonstrate a lot of interest to Emory.</p>

<p>Best of luck!</p>