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Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>Hi to all,</p>

<p>Background: I'm a junior at a top Illinois public school. I skipped the second and third grades but went back a grade for athletics when I transferred to a public middle school. My ADHD really affected my freshman and sophomore years as it went untreated, but with medication I've really been able to buckle down and get some really good work done.</p>

<p>Ethnicity: My mother's a second-generation Puerto Rican/Spaniard and my father's a complete mutt--Eastern European/Russian/Ashkenazi Jew, etc.</p>

<p>GPA: (W, since classes were all honors/AP)
Freshman--3.80/5.00 (My freshman year was completely mediocre--see above--with a 3.80/5.00 while in all honors classes. I think that was mostly due to the ADHD, an elongated acclimation period and my immaturity compared to my peers.)
Sophomore--4.05/5.00
Junior--4.90/5.00</p>

<p>Class Rank: 32/630</p>

<p>AP's: Junior--AP English Lang/Comp (5 on test), APUSH (5 on test)
Senior--AP English Lit, AP US Gov't, AP Comp Gov't, AP Psych, AP Physics C, AP Stats</p>

<p>EC's:
-three year class council member
-baseball soph/jun (being recruited to play D1)
-club baseball every summer
-swimming frosh
-1st chair alto sax in wind symphony frosh/soph
-1st chair alto sax in jazz band frosh/soph/jun
-writer on school newspaper frosh/soph, production editor jun, will be co-ed-in-chief this year
-writer for the teen newspaper of the Chicago Tribune (very, very selective)
-member of Tri-M music honors society
-Project Lead the Way pre-engineering courses frosh/soph/jun
-captain of/leading scorer for scholastic bowl frosh/soph/jun
-volunteered for Habitat for last two summers
-internship at major engineering firm next summer
-eucharistic minister and minister of care for Archdiocese of Chicago
-summer courses at Northwestern University</p>

<p>Standardized Tests:
AP Comp--36
SAT--2380 (800 CR, 800 W, 780 M)
PSAT--236 (National Merit Semi-Finalist)
Will take US History, Math II, and Physics SAT II's</p>

<p>Recommendations:
-Editor for my teen newspaper
-School psychologist
-Former swim coach and/or baseball coach
-Dean of students
-Engineering teacher</p>

<p>Thanks, everybody!</p>

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<p>bump?
10char</p>

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<p>According to a college guide that I consulted last year, the following factors are considered by the Emory admissions committee:</p>

<p>Very important factors considered:
Application essay
Academic GPA
Recommendation(s)
Rigor of secondary school record
Standardized test scores
Extracurricular activities</p>

<p>Important factors considered:
Character/personal qualities
Level of applicant’s interest
Talent/ability</p>

<p>Other factors considered:
Class rank
Alumni/ae relation
First generation
Geographical residence
Racial/ethnic status
State residency
Volunteer work
Work experience</p>

<p>Emory academic profile of admitted students 2010:
Academics - Admitted Students
Average GPA, middle 50% 3.74 - 3.99 / 4.0 unweighted scale
SAT verbal, middle 50% 640–740
SAT math, middle 50% 650–760
SAT writing, middle: 650-750
SAT total, middle 50% 1950–2250
ACT, middle 50% 30–33</p>

<p>You have really strong SAT scores and very good extracurricular activities. I’m not sure about your GPA on a 4.0 score, but you probably have an excellent chance of getting accepted. While everyone worries about meeting the academic profile of an elite college, keep in mind that logically, 25% of admitted students fell at least a bit below the middle 50% in the academic profile (and the other 25% had a perfect 4.0 and fabulous SAT or ACT scores). Furthermore, there are other factors considered. Thus, if you have a GPA that falls below the middle 50%, you can still gain admittance. If you are well-below, you can make up ground by having outstanding essays, recommendations, extracurriculars, demonstrated interest and other factors. Don’t overlook demonstrated interest.</p>

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<p>you’re in, congrats</p>

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<p>Your fine. Don’t worry too much about your gpa because your roughly top 5 percent of your high school class. Colleges also give some leeway with freshman year grades simply because high school takes some adjustment for some kids. Colleges use class rank/standardized test scores to put an applicant’s gpa in context. For example, lets your gpa was low, but you were valedictorian of your high school and you had high standardized test scores. In this case colleges will assume your school was extremely grade deflated (I think this how an adcom will view your particular application). On the other hand if you had an extremely high gpa, but a low class rank and low standardized test scores, an adcom will assume your high school was extremely grade inflated. Good luck, I think you will be accepted.</p>

<ul>
<li>you can apply as an URM ( your part Hispanic) which should help you out. </li>
</ul>

<p>As a URM with GREAT stats, why don’t you apply to Princeton, Stanford, Harvard, Duke, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, Brown, Cornell, MIT? Unless you think Emory is the perfect environment for you…You will get into at least one of these schools.</p>

<p>(BTW, Ivy league schools care more about the fact that your top 5 percent and rather than your actual gpa, because class rank puts you in context of your high school). </p>

<p>Feel free to PM me if you have any other questions.</p>