<p>I’ve been informed (whatever website said it was non-binding wad wrong haha), but it’s not a big deal to me, Emory’s still my ED, and as long as I can apply EA to Tulane too, I’m fine with that(: And hah, as for my slightly homosexual thread title, it was intended to attract attention, though not from people I actually know lol. Bit embarassed by it now. But anyway, hi, I hope your year’s going well too, must be nice to be a senior, I know I’m ready to get out of here already! I miss Brown haha, mainly not being nagged at nearly every moment of my life… And thanks for wishing me luck on the testing(: I should be fine in the Writing and CR, but the Math gives me grief, I can either answer a question with doing little to no math, or it’s just wayyyyyyy over my head lmao. I see some of these math problems and I think "What is this crud, French?" But thanks for making contact, it was nice(: I wish you the best of luck in all you do(:</p>
<p>Actually, Georgetown IS nonbinding- they just don’t want you to apply EA to them while you apply to a binding ED school.</p>
<p>*was, not wad haha. But that’s what I meant, not binding, but what you said. Kinda’ complicated, because I don’t think it’s considered SCEA either. Just… “Other-early-admissions-programs-discouraged action” haha… Thanks for the well-intended information though, everyone(:</p>
<p>Any more chances, people?(:</p>
<p>You can’t apply anywhere else if you are applying ED to Emory. I am not sure about how C’s on your transcript will show at Brown. My experience with Brown was on the athlete track. The first thing the coach said as he passed off my son to the next person was, “No C’s”. In other words, Brown expects everyone, even the athletes, to be C-free. I am sure there are exceptions, but for the most part I think this is the norm.</p>
<p>You have a great shot at American, compared to some friends that got in with worse credentials</p>
<p>Well, Brown’s pretty much just an application for closure haha… So hey, I will survive(: </p>
<p>Are you sure about not applying ED at Emory and EA at other schools? It covers just about every other situation BUT that one… But I could swear that at some point, somewhere (on an Emory webpage), that they allow you to apply to UGA EA… So are you sure?</p>
<p>That’s incorrect info up there- you can apply to Emory ED and as many other non-binding schools as you want- early action, rolling, and regular decision. If you get into Emory, you have to withdraw from the others and commit to Emory.</p>
<p>Thanks, that’s exactly what the Emory website said, except it didn’t mention EA, but I suppose that if rolling admissions is allowed, then EA should be also. Thanks, you’ve saved me an email to Emory at some point(:</p>
<p>I think you have a very good shot at most of the schools. However with Brown, there will be plenty of people with SAT scores of 2200+ applying. I think your ec’s really help you stand out though so I believe you’ll get in to most of the schools mentioned. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the chances everyone(: One more bump before I hit the hay, so bump!(:</p>
<p>Bummmmmpppppppp…=P</p>
<p>The only really concerning thing on your profile is your GPA. However, if you provide sufficient evidence you challenged yourself academically, scored well on APs, and do well on SAT Is and IIs, it may not matter. Good chances at just about everywhere, though U Chicago, Emory, Georgetown, and Emory are all potential wildcards because they are top schools.</p>
<p>As others have said, I’m sure that your application will be successful at many if not most of these schools. As a Shimer College alum myself, I can only say that your inclusion of this uniquely intense school in your list speaks very well of you. 
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<p>As you probably know, neither your test scores nor your GPA are likely to be of much concern for Shimer; the decision comes down mostly to your essay and interview. If you are as articulate and independent a thinker as appears from your posts here, I would not anticipate that you would have any difficulty.</p>
<p>Since you’re interested in law specifically, I expect you’re already aware of Shimer’s [BA</a> to JD program](<a href=“http://www.shimer.edu/academicprograms/ba-to-jd-program.cfm]BA”>http://www.shimer.edu/academicprograms/ba-to-jd-program.cfm), but I’ll mention it anyway. Good luck!</p>
<p>i think emory is a great choice for you, you’ll def get in with all the competitions and awards you’ve won, and for schools such as university of chicago and brown, you might want to increase your gpa by a little, but since your top choice is emory, you should be fine :)</p>
<p>The more I read about Shimer, not just the environment, but the effects a Shimer education has on students, the more I think it might actually suit me. It’s definitely up there for me, with Emory and Tulane; however, as much as I love the way Shimer works (I really really do LOVE the idea of a great books college, and I know that it would give me a unique edge going into law school, as I’d be learning to analyze material), I’m not sure if I’m ready to pass up the traditional college experience. I know I could still go to a traditional college for law school, after graduating Shimer, but law school’s supposed to be very stressful, and I don’t think I’d get the traditional college experience… Plus I really love Tulane and Emory, but their law schools are below the ranking of most of the law schools I’d like to attend… I’m only a junior (hence some of these stats being predicted, though accurately predicted), so I do have time to decide. So while I absolutely love the idea of a Shimer education, I’m not sure I’m ready to pass up the traditional college experience… And yes, I read up on Shimer’s BA to JD program online as soon as I recieved the first mailing. It does sound like a great opportunity, though the Chicago-Kent School of Law isn’t very highly ranked, and with the oversupply of lawyers today, this worries me (I really do want to be a lawyer, I’m not some half-decided money-hungry teenager just throwing darts at a board to plan my life by, trust me. Right now I’m reading a rather dense book on what plays into a judge’s decision, and this goes far beyond what’s cited in traditional legalist theory. It’s written by a federal appellate court judge and UChicago lecturer). Though I suppose I could complete my BA and be halfway done with law school, and then transfer to another, more highly-ranked, law school. Well, actually, I’m not sure what percentage of transfers top law schools take, if any. I’ll look into that…(: If I could manage that, that’d give me a Shimer education and the opportunity to be ahead of others my age in a top law school…(: By the way, would you mind if I PMd you to ask you more about Shimer? Thank you for getting the gears in my head spinning about this by the way(:</p>
<p>Be assured, Shimer was already up there near the top of my list preference-wise, possibly trailing Emory and Tulane, though it’s a very close call(:</p>
<p>I’m also a Shimer graduate, and one thing you might want to consider is that a far higher percentage of Shimer graduates go on to receive doctoral degrees than any of the other colleges and universities on your list (or pretty much any college or university in the country). Over 20% of Shimer grads end up with doctorates, a very high percentage of them with law degrees. I doubt than the other schools on your list–and very good schools they are–have half that rate of doctoral productivity. Shimer graduates go to pretty much any and every law school–one of my good friends graduated from Stanford Law School after Shimer. The LSAT scores of Shimer graduates are also in the stratosphere, which helps no matter where you go. On the down side, it’s very small and certainly not for everyone. It’s certainly not easy academically–I had a 2.64 GPA at Shimer and a 4.0 in grad school at Berkeley. But if you make it through Shimer, everything’s pretty easy afterwards.</p>
<p>I was surprised to see that Emory considers legacy with a grandparent attending the school. Most schools really dont care all that much, and many don’t have a specific legacy program like this [Emory</a> Legacy Program | Emory Alumni Association](<a href=“http://www.alumni.emory.edu/chapters-and-groups/legacy-program.html]Emory”>http://www.alumni.emory.edu/chapters-and-groups/legacy-program.html) I figures at Emory a grandparent would make a difference if his name happened to be Robert Woodruff or Michael Carlos.</p>
<p>Brown, U of C, and Georgetown will all be a bit of reaches for you. If you got up the SAT a bit, say 2150 or 2200 then you would have decent shots at them, especially U of C and Georgetown. Emory looks like you’ll most likely get in, especially with legacy and ED. The others you will get into. Keep up the good grades and ECs and you should be fine for all the others. Good luck! :)</p>