Chances for Emory??

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>here are my stats-</p>

<p>School Type: Catholic Private school, starts at 8:00 AM, ends at 4:45 PM</p>

<p>GPA: 3.45 UW
I know this GPA is extremely low, but my school's courses is known for being extremely difficult, and my school is nationally recognized.</p>

<p>Courses: My school only allows Juniors and Seniors to take AP courses
4 years of English/Literature
3 years Honors Spanish
AP Calc AB, AP Statistics, AP European History, AP Computer Science, AP Chemistry, AP Physics B
2 years Honors Latin (gold & silver medalist on National Latin Exam)
4 years Theology
1 year Stained Glass
1 year Media
Honors Geometry, Honors Precalculus
U.S. History, World History
Honors Chemistry, Honors Biology
Art History</p>

<p>ACT: 31 (35 Math, 33 English, 31 Reading, 25 Science :/)
32 Superscored
but I have been taking Barron's Practice Tests and managed to get averages of 32/33, and I am going to retake in September
SAT: 2000 (might retake) </p>

<p>Extra-curriculars:
Chess Club (member)
TEAM+S (our team was 10th in the nation just last year)
the TEAM+S is an engineering club and besides earning 10th in the nation last year, we also won state last year.
Debate Team (member)
Cricket Club(member)
Violin (played for 10 years)
PLUS I play for a highschool orchestra that is pretty selective
Anime Club (member)
Investment Club (member)</p>

<p>Cross Country (Varsity) 6 years
Track and Field (JV) 6 years
Swimming 8 years
Intramural Soccer 6 years</p>

<p>Volunteers:
I have over 400 hours of volunteer service
-2 Presidential Awards for Community Service (a 3rd is coming soon)
-St. Louis Children's Hospital= I teach children, watch over patients, and also go in and help patients
-Gateway Festival (violin) in Washington University of St. Louis
-Local Soup Kitchens
-Helped teach ESL to 50 Chinese exchange students
-Worked at a camp</p>

<p>I have also hosted Taiwanese exchange students from for the past 5 years. I don't know if that will do anything but just thought about adding that in there :D</p>

<p>Work:
I work at Kumon, tutoring other kids every Saturday</p>

<p>Teacher RECS:
My teacher recs should be very good. They were from Wash U and Harvard .</p>

<p>And have 3 college credit hours for Saint Louis University</p>

<p>I also got invited to a Computer Science/Programming conference in UC Berkeley</p>

<p>I think my chances of getting into Emory are low, but can you still chance me?</p>

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<p>Um anyone??</p>

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<p>I’d say you have a good shot.</p>

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<p>Reach for now, better odds if you can do early. If your counselor and/or school report notes the distribution of scores and how “hard” it is to do well, you may have better chances. Otherwise, you look like a slacker, no matter how much effort spent, no matter how much sleep lost.
Your ACTs would be much better with a 30ish science section; a 2000 is a tad low for Emory IIRC. Nice ECs, btw. Should help you with most schools you consider.</p>

<p>See how it all works out in the end. Good luck in the meanwhile!</p>

<p>PS: Chance back?
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<p>Emory values student interest, just like a certain top ranked phenomenal school in STL. My son got into Emory with an ACT of 30 (they do not superscore) and WUSTL, but chose WUSTL and is thrilled that he did. Make your essays count, and your GC will need to put your low GPA into context with how other students do. Good luck.</p>

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<p>I will probably apply Early Action. And yea, my college counselor does send out letters telling about our low gpa in context to how other students do as well as how hard the school is compared to others in the area.<br>
Thanks</p>

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<p>Early action probably will help… Best of luck. You have a good chance</p>

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<p>It’s a low reach for EA. But you do have a chance. Write great essays and find any way you can to improve your application to make up for the low GPA</p>

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<p>BTW, Emory has 2 ED programs, but not EA.</p>

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<p>ok, I think im doing the Early Decision II</p>

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<p>Emory really values student interest. A lot of my friends got in with much lower stats than yours, but they visited, emailed, and called several times. I think you have a very good shot EA</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply :)</p>

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<p>EDII better demonstrates interest than any emails, campus visits, etc.</p>

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<p>You have a good shot, they look at you as a whole rather than grades</p>