chances at emory?

<p>Rising Senior
White, Male.
Wealthy Income Bracket, Both parents went to U of Wisconsin-Madison
From East Lansing, Michigan; Moved here during summer 2010, lived in Newtown, Connecticut for ten years before that
Newtown High School-CT(pretty highly rated public high school) 9th-10th Grades
Lansing Catholic High School-MI (one of the best schools in the Mid-Michigan area, but not as rigorous as my old high school)- 11th-12th Grades
ACT: 34 (35-science, 34-math, 34-reading, 31-english, 8-writing(idk how this happened) I only have taken the ACT once, I might retake in the fall, although I don't think I could raise the composite, I could probably raise math, english, and the writing score at least a little)</p>

<p>i took the SAT subject tests in Biology and Math 1 and im awaiting my results, Math 1 im expecting low to mid 700s and bio im expecting high 700s, but i could be completely wrong haha just estimates.)
GPA-4.0 (on a 4.0 scale) My school doesnt give A+'s, every single class I received an A
Class Rank-1st out of about 120. (at my old high school i was about 4th out of 400)</p>

<p>Here are my classes/grades:
Note: My school doesn't give A+'s, but my average percentile score in all classes for the past three years is about a 97%</p>

<p>Freshman Year
Honors Western Studies 1&2 (A)
Honors Geometry (A)(I took Algebra 1 in 8th grade and also got an A)
Honors French 2 (A)(took french 1 in middle school and also got an A)
Honors Biology (A)
Business Education 1&2 (A)
PE/Health 9th (A)
Honors English 1 (A)
Honors Asian Studies (A)</p>

<p>Sophomore Year
Honors Algebra 2 (A)
Honors English 2 (A)
Honors Chemistry (A)
Honors Physics (A)
PE/Health 10th (A)
Weight Training (A)
Honors French 3 (A)
Honors Sociology (A)</p>

<p>Then I switched schools and there were alot of complications. My old school had about 20 AP's, i was going to take around 11 over junior and senior year(there were no sophomore AP's), but my new school only has 6 AP's total. and only 1 is offered to juniors. Also they don't have honors world language courses at my new school and now I have to take theology as well.</p>

<p>Junior Year
AP Biology-(A, still awaiting test results, I am fairly confident I got a 4/5)
French 3(A-I was forced to retake this because the new school doesnt have french 5 or AP french, and I wanted to take french every year in high school)
Church History(A)
Christian Justice (A)
Honors US History(A)
Speech (A-a required freshman level course I had to take)
Honors British Literature (A)
Honors Trigonometry/Precalculus(A)</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule
AP Calc (AB, all that's offered)
AP Gov
AP English Lit
Honors Philosophy and Theology
French 4
Intro to Art and Digital Photography(I had to take an art credit)</p>

<p>So class rigor wise, at my 9th-10th grade school I took every single honors class possible(there were no soph. AP's offered) and I even took senior level Honors Physics and doubled up in science. At my new school, in junior year I took every honors class and the only AP offered to juniors. Senior Year I will be taking 3 out of 4 possible AP's (another one is Spanish, but I take french), the other is Environmental which, at least at my school, is regarded as a joke class and the easiest AP. However, absolutely noone in my class is taking 4 AP's next year and I'm pretty sure only 2 other people are taking 3 AP's like I am. Overall, I would consider myself as taking the hardest possible, or close to that, schedule possible. </p>

<p>EC's:
Volunteerism: 106 total volunteer hours during high school(so far), including helping at nursing homes, food drives, Relay for Life fundraising, and helping at school-sponsored events such as freshman orientation and at the school store.</p>

<p>Jobs: Paid tutoring, Server at a Restaurant, Unpaid Internship at the Michigan House of Representatives(this summer)</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities List:
• Freshman Class Vice President
• Freshman Boys Soccer Team
• Indoor Track Team (9th-10th Grades)
• High School Tennis Team (9th Grade)
• USTA tennis team and private tennis lessons (9th-10th Grades)
• School Store Employee at Newtown High School (10th Grade)
• Cross Country Team (11th-12th Grades)
• Winter Running Club (11th-12th Grades)
• Outdoor Track Team (11th-12th Grades)
• French Club (11th-12th Grades)
• Relay For Life Committee and Team Member (9th-12th Grades)
• Summer Running (9th-12th Grades)
• Babysitting (9th-12th Grades)
Student Senate President (12th Grade)
Special Awards:
Highest Grade in AP Biology, Theology, and Honors Precalc(all during 11th grade)
A bunch of academic all conference awards for track, xc, and tennis</p>

<p>I know my EC's are average at best, they are scattered, but one of the reasons for this, which I can talk about in my essay, is moving halfway through high school and I was wondering if my strong academic background will make up for it.</p>

<p>Also, should I retake the ACT? I think I only have a very small chance at raising the composite, but the writing score is very low and could most likely be raised. I think science and reading are as high as they can get and I could probably raise math to a 35/36, english to a 32/33 and writing to a 10.</p>

<p>I’d say you should definitely get in.</p>

<p>Wow, thank you haha, wasn’t really expecting that. I really like Emory because I can’t decide between business and biology(probably pre-med) and from what I have heard business and science are Emory’s two strongest fields. I also really like that you don’t have to apply to the business school as an incoming freshman. Is it easy/possible to double major at Emory? Any other comments?</p>

<p>I got my Subject Test Results:
Biology M-790
Math Level 1-730</p>

<p>Do you think that these are good enough to send or should I just not send any? (I’m sending the ACT w/writing).
Is it possible to only send Bio? I have a feeling that bio would slightly help me and that math would slightly hurt me, is this correct?</p>

<p>Nah, I don’t think they should hurt you. Go ahead and send them. It looks like you have a strong chance of getting in. You have strong stats and stuff and your activities aren’t terribly scattered. (You did a lot of athletics and then your work and volunteer experiences should help too). Just make it known to the adcoms that you are taking the hardest course load possible and write a decent essay and you should have no problem! :)</p>

<p>i would say you’re in but only if you show some interest. visit campus. if emory is your first choice, why not apply ED? otherwise, your stats make you competitive. if they rejected you, it’d be tufts syndrome in my opinion.</p>

<p>You’re a shoe in kid. :wink: And both the Medical and Business schools at Emory are absolutely OUTSTANDING. Though trying to double major might prove a bit too ambitious!</p>