<p>Hey Everyone! I was just wondering what you think of my chances at this school:</p>
<p>Academics:
- Male, White, Long Island Public School Student
- 93.6 unweighted, 95 weighted GPA
- 11th 2 APs (4-Bio, 5- US History)
- 12th- 4 APs (Psych, English Lit, Macro Economics, and US Government)
- 6 Honors Classes</p>
<p>Tests:
Im only using my ACT score, b/c it was vastly superior to my SAT, and it covers my SAT 2 requirement, so here it is:
- 31 ACT Composite (about 1400 and 2070-2080 equivalent on the SAT)
o 35 Reading, 31 English, 29 Science, 28 Math
ECs:
- VP of Model United Nations (biggest club in my school)
- Sports Editor and Assistant Advertising Editor for school newspaper
- VP of Wall Street Investors Club
- Member of DECA (Advanced to State Competition 3 years in a row; 11th won 4th place in state and placed top-20 in International Conference in Anaheim)
- Member and Tutor of:
National Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Business Honors Society
- VP of Teen Advisory Board at Public Library (coordinating activities for teens)
- Mentor for Book Buddies (teaching students ages 3-9 to improve literacy skills)
- Leader in group Teens as Leaders, servicing disadvantaged Long Island community (Ronald McDonald House, walk-a-thons, etc)</p>
<p>Work Experience:
- 2 summers (10th and 11th):
o Public Library (Summer Reading Mentor; teaching elementary school kids to improve literacy skills)
o Camp Counselor</p>
<p>Miscellaneous:
- Terrific Essay (I think) --- describing my experiences in a second home --- West Hartford, and how it has shaped me
- Great Recs</p>
<p>Other Schools:
- Reaches: Brandeis, Oberlin, William and Mary
- Match-Reach: Connecticut College
- Matches: Tulane, Lehigh, GW, SUNY Geneseo
- Safeties: SUNY Albany Honors, SUNY Stony Brook Honors, Goucher
Posts please!</p>
<p>Your RD chances totally hinge on the number of LI white males who apply and are accepted EDI and II to Emory…they are all about “molding their class”…</p>
<p>You have a good shot at all of those colleges. Emory has the highest “admissions selectivity rating” of that group according to a college guidebook I used last year, but you will be in the running for admittance. By the way, I would put Lehigh at the level with Brandeis, Oberlin and William and Mary.</p>
<p>thanks for the responses guys! oh really? I visted Lehigh in August and, according to their stats, I was right on par; what’s ur reasoning Nighthawk? makes me happy, b/c Emory was my biggest reach, lol</p>
<p>Emory academic profile of admitted students:
Academics - Admitted Students
Average GPA, middle 50% 3.71 - 3.98 / 4.0 unweighted scale
SAT verbal, middle 50% 640–730
SAT math, middle 50% 660–750
SAT total, middle 50% 1320–1460
ACT, middle 50% 29–33</p>
<p>A 93.6 average, I believe, equates to a 3.7 GPA or perhaps a smidgen below that. So you are just below Emory’s middle 50% range for GPA. Your ACT score of 31 is in the middle. Two of your ECs are strong (editor and, I assume, VP of MUN). If you show Emory demonstrated interest to go along with terrific essays and good recs, I would say that you would probably be admitted. </p>
<p>According to the 2009 guidebook (published in August of 2008) that I used last year, Emory’s admissions selectivity rating was 98, and I believe it is 99 in the 2010 guidebook which came out in August of 2009. Lehigh was 97, exactly the same as Oberlin and Brandeis. W&M was not included in the guidebook I used. Thus, you should have a good shot at all of these schools. Of course, admissions is something of a crapshoot, so it is unlikely that every one of those colleges will accept you.</p>