Chances for a Cal/GA girl!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>Well Emory is like home to me but I don’t know if I stand a chance…what are your thoughts?</p>

<p>2nd generation Korean-American
Born in Georgia, now residing in suburbs in California
Income bracket <40,000</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.6 weighted
Rank: 4/517 (for now…I think I will be moving up to 2/517 by next year)
PSAT: 190
SAT: ugh…690M, 650W, 640CR----I am currently studying to retake in Oct…my goal is to get 730+M, 700+W, 700CR
SAT II: 660 Math IIC, 670Bio E, 710 US History—retaking in Nov.</p>

<p>Special Circumstances: nothing really, except that I moved from GA to CA in the second semester of my sophomore year and that GA did not offer AP classes to sophomores…so I technically had only 1 semester of AP World History…</p>

<p>10th:
AP World History: A (5 on exam)</p>

<p>11th:
Pre-IB Pre Calc/AP Calc AB: A
AP English Language: A
AP US History: A
AP Biology: A</p>

<p>12th:
AP English
AP Calculus BC
AP Art History
AP Govt
AP Economics
AP Physics</p>

<p>EC’s:

  1. National Honor Society 2 years</p>

<li><p>California Scholarship Federation 2.5 years </p></li>
<li><p>Latin Club 4 years (founder/instructor)
I had previously taken Latin in GA however, moving to CA which did not offer Latin, I decided to create a latin club and teach latin I and the culture to those interested)
I also took the National Latin Exam for Latin I and got bronze medal</p></li>
<li><p>Future Doctors of America 2 years (founder/co-president)
Basically, we bring guest speakers to our club meetings (neurosurgeons to pediatric cardiologists) who talk about their occupations, do volunteer work at local hospitals/Red Cross, and provide hands on experience to those interested in pursuing a medical profession.</p></li>
<li><p>LiNK-Liberty in North Korea 3 years (co-secretary/promotions director/public relations)
Spreading awareness upon the humanitarian crisis in North Korea and doing humanitarian activist promotions (ie: organized an all-day LiNK awareness assembly at school, protests in front of the Chinese Embassy in LA, sending petitions to various embassies and release North Korean detainees, host a benefit concert and raise $5,000 for SAFE Haven orphanages in China that are posts involved in an Underground Railroad to help NK refugees) I am a great advocate for this cause while many ppl in my church have dissapproved b/c they feel that I am simply straining the already tense relations our motherland: SKorea and NKorea and US. Nevertheless, I this issue itself is my passion and energy not only b/c of the horrendous atrocities being committed right under noses but also b/c some of my family members are in NKorea right now…and so, its not only a matter of human decency but of ultimate necessity. </p></li>
<li><p>Model UN 2 years (cofounder/activities director)
My involvement in LiNK led me to intiate our school’s 1st MUN chapter. (our school just opened in 2004…hence our class is the 1st graduating class for 2007!)</p></li>
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<p>Well it seems like I am going full circle! I love Emory and GA—I used to live in Glynn County—if any you guys know where that is! :)</p>

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<p>I think you have a great shot. </p>

<p>Your GPA, class rank, and EC's are awesome. Applying from California, as opposed to Georgia, might help as well. My advice would be to communicate a strong interest in Emory University (visit if applicaple, if not def. video visit b/c they record this) as well as write passionate and well written essays. Also, raising your SAT score would help, but your SAT score is not particulary low (SAT range 25-75% is about 1300-1470) and everything else is really, really solid.</p>

<p>Also, Emory claims to be 100% need-blind, so your income bracket does not affect admission like at some other schools. <em>cough</em> Washington in St. Louis</p>

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<p>well due to my financial status, I am not able to fly to GA and visit Emory and I have been put on the mailing list but I have not received any brochures save for the application...I know they're all cheesy and everything but I am a bit apprehensive that they may think I am not interested within Emory. Moreover, wouldn't being from California hurt my chances? Considering that CA is deemed competitive out of many states...</p>

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<p>also, I was wondering if anyone had any more information on Emory's financial aid...money is a big issue for my family :/</p>

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<p>You could order their DVD campus tour, on their web site.</p>

<p>Does Emory offer alumni interviews around the country? That would be a good thing to do. Also look into whether the admissions staff is doing a presentation in your area.</p>

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<p>emory does not offer alumni interviews as of yet but the video is a good way to express interest <a href="http://www.videc.com/videoidx.cfm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.videc.com/videoidx.cfm&lt;/a> . because of emory's very large endowment ($5 billion) they generally have good financial aid. seeing as your family makes less than 40000 you should expect a good amount of money. just make sure that you fill out the fafsa and all the other forms and you should be fine. check here for more info on aid <a href="http://www.emory.edu/ADMISSIONS/admission-aid/cost.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.emory.edu/ADMISSIONS/admission-aid/cost.htm&lt;/a> . i know of some people who have already recieved their applications so your's should be on its way, but you can request one here or just download it <a href="http://www.emory.edu/ADMISSIONS/admission-aid/application.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.emory.edu/ADMISSIONS/admission-aid/application.htm&lt;/a> .</p>

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<p>oh, I already received my application...thanks though!</p>

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<p>also how does fee waivers work?</p>

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<p>sorry about that. i didn't notice the "save" part. i think in order to get an application fee waiver all you have to do is talk to your counselor and they should be able to provide one if they think it is necessary for your situation.</p>

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<p>thank you again for your help...would anyone critique my profile please?</p>

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<p>Crazedjunior,</p>

<p>Overall, I think you stand a very solid chance of being accepted to Emory. I wrote a post on “Tips for Emory Applicants for Class of 2011” earlier on, and you may wish to reference: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=207814%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=207814&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Your GPA, academic rigor, and EC’s (I like the initiative you’ve shown) stand out in excellent ways. Emory also considers your essays (especially the “Why Emory?” one) and recommendations to be very important, and I suspect you won’t have any problems here either. Your SAT scores represent the one “very important” factor that puts you at slightly below average compared to the numbers for admitted students. I don’t think this is a show-stopper for your admittance, but it will serve you well to prepare for your October and November sittings.</p>

<p>Because your family’s income bracket is relatively low, you should also begin informing yourself about Emory’s Financial Aid options. Fortunately for you, Emory has recently revamped their online website for their Office of Financial Aid, and it’s a vast improvement over what was available previously. The Financial Aid Office (<a href="http://www.emory.edu/FINANCIAL_AID/undergraduates/emory-college/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.emory.edu/FINANCIAL_AID/undergraduates/emory-college/&lt;/a> is welcoming and will answer any questions you have. The need-based financial aid process begins CONCURRENT with your admissions application process – don’t wait long and be mindful of deadlines. Emory’s “need-blind” admissions process combined with their large financial endowment puts them in a good position to be generous with their need-based financial aid. Incidentally, it goes without saying that you should apply Regular Decision to all schools in order to keep your financial package options open.</p>

<p>For Emory, and many private schools, you will need to complete two forms:</p>

<ul>
<li><p>College Board’s CSS Financial Aid PROFILE
(reference: <a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/8374.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeboard.com/student/pay/scholarships-and-aid/8374.html&lt;/a> and </p></li>
<li><p>Free Application for Federal Student Aid – FAFSA
(reference: <a href="http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/&lt;/a> </p></li>
</ul>

<p>Next year’s forms are not available presently, but keep in mind that for Regular Decision, you will want to file both the CSS/PROFILE and FAFSA by early-mid February 2007. This means that you and your parents must pull together your tax returns as soon as possible in January 2007, after you have received their W-2 forms. On each of these two forms, you will want to designate the colleges/codes to receive your financial information (note that PROFILE and FAFSA will have different school codes for the same school). In addition to these completed forms, you will also need to submit copies of your and your parents' W-2 forms (and 1099's if applicable) and signed copies of Federal Tax Returns.</p>

<p>Emory’s Financial Aid website will provide a lot more detail. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thank you so much NorCalDad!</p>

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<p>The Dean of Admissions at Emory comes to San Diego every fall. He usually meets with students at the Sheraton on Harbor Island. Other Emory admissions reps visit San Diego schools every fall. Contact admissions and find out the schedule for Emory visiting Southern Cal. They just had a new student party in San Diego, and there are Lets Go Emory parties in LA and San Fran this summer. Staff from Admissions or Development fly out for these events. You should be able to meet with someone from Admissions in San Diego sometime this fall. You can express your strong interest personally at that time and get your questions answered.</p>

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<p>In addition to ordering the DVD visit, I would strongly, strongly urge you to seek out these types of opportunities as described by freshmanmom. These presentations, where college reps visit you, are great for not only learning about colleges but also for showing interest and meeting admissions reps first hand.</p>

<p>In my experience, Emory's admissions representatives are awesome at visiting different places throughout the country. I was really impressed by the fact that an Emory representative visited my school, which is of all places an urban, public, and large high school in Eastern Nebraska. I was one of two students who actually met with the admissions rep (talk about college reps visting YOU!)</p>