Chances for Tulane and Emory? (Athlete)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Background:</p>

<p>Rising senior, GPA honestly is not that good, I slacked off my sophomore year, and I had an extremely debilitating back injury my junior year that sapped out all of my time and sleep. (for those of you wondering, I had a herniated disc at L5/S1 with accompanying sciatica). I've always had pretty rigorous schedules but the grades themselves don't look that spectacular because they're mostly B's and B+'s.</p>

<p>I am an track athlete and currently met with both the Tulane and Emory coaches. Tulane really wants me to compete for them, and Emory is excited as well but not crazy. The Tulane coach and I are very close and I've visited both schools. But, Emory generally has better academics. But…Tulane will offer more flexibility with my schedule and class choices, with a slightly more balanced work/play life. These are both my top two schools. </p>

<p>I want to know whether I should apply SCEA to Tulane, or EA Tulane and ED Emory. </p>

<p>So, basic stats are currently as follows:</p>

<p>Intended Major: Biology+Exercise science/Premed (minor in business, this is where Tulane has flexibility). I used to want to major in architecture but realized my passion was truly in the medical field.
Weighted GPA: 3.8
Unweighted (school doesn't calculate): 3.3-3.4ish
Bio SAT II from Freshman year: 720
PSAT: 207
First SAT in June (horrible test conditions): 2020, aiming for 2150+ in october
ACT: Not taken, first diagnostic test was a 32 with no prep though.</p>

<p>EC's:
Sports:
Track and Field (Varsity 2 years): 9,11,12
Winter Track: 9
Cross country, wrestling: 10</p>

<p>Clubs/Activities:
GSA: 9,10,11,12
Japan Club: 9,10
Art Club: 9
Mobile Apps Development: 10, 11, 12 (President 11 and 12)
All School Musical: 10, 11, 12 (House manger next year)
Student Senate (Delegate): 12
Future Doctors of America (Founder): 12</p>

<p>Also got awarded 2nd Place at the NJIT Dean's Design Competition in 2012. I got a free ipad and a full scholarship to NJIT's summer architecture program.</p>

<p>Out of school stuff: not much volunteering or work, I really don't have time. I take care of my 8 year old brother after school a lot, I currently manage a fitness forum and I'm in the middle of developing a few iphone apps. I also have a youtube channel where I document my training recovery in hopes of educating people of my type of injury and helping others in similar situations. A lot of my time is dedicated to family stuff, medical research, my training, nutrition, surgery recovery, etc. There's only so much time in the day to do everything and still try to get some decent sleep to let your nervous system recover (if you're an athlete, lol) especially in the middle of the school year. </p>

<p>Freshman schedule:
Honors Biology 1: A-
Honors World Civilizations: B
Honors English 1: B
Plane Geometry: B
Japanese 1: A-
Tech/Arch Design 1: A</p>

<p>Sophomore schedule:
Chemistry 1: B+
Honors US History 1: B-
Honors English 2: B-
Algebra 2: B+
Honors Japanese 2: B
Tech/Arch Design 2: A</p>

<p>Junior Schedule:
Honors Physics: B-
AP US History: B+
English 3: B+
Trigonometry/Advanced Math: B
Honors Japanese 3: B+
Tech/Arch Design 3: A-</p>

<p>As you can see, even my elective (tech/arch design) grade dropped as a result of my lack of time during last year. </p>

<p>Senior Schedule + Expected grades:
AP Studio Art: A
AP Bio: A- (I'm very good with bio)
AP Statistics: A- - A
Calculus: A
Humanities: A
Personal financial literacy: A</p>

<p>I recently just got surgery on my back so I will have a bunch more time to focus on my grades as opposed to the last year. I really wanted to make a comeback after my sophomore year, and while my grades did improve, they didn't improve as much as I wanted them to because of my time constraints, obviously. And considering I didn't get my operation done in the school year so I could still compete in the spring, most of my time was centered around just being able to sleep and walk without a considerable amount of pain. If I didn't compete this spring I wouldn't be able to compete in college, so I kind of had to sacrifice a lot of my life just for that. </p>

<p>I am really torn. Keep in mind I don't even know if I'll be able to get in cause my grades are so bad…but if I get the grades I need senior year, and any of you guys think I can, what should I do?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Tulane: Match (you said that you were an athlete)
Emory: High match (unless the coach is willing to sponsor your application; this is what happens at D3 schools)</p>

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<p>You really think Emory is a better match? I thought it would’ve been harder for me to get into it.</p>

<p>Also, what do you think are some other schools I should be considering? Excluding the whole ED/EA dilemma, just based on my stats.</p>

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<p>High match means it’s less likely to get in than match. High match is closer to a reach, while low match is closer to a safety. Match is, as you’d expect, in the middle</p>

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<p>Oh lol, sorry, the wording just threw me off. </p>

<p>As far as sponsoring my application, the coach said he’s going to be putting in words for me in the admissions office, so I’ll have a bit of a boost there.</p>

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<p>guys bump,</p>

<p>what should I do with the application? apply SCEA to Tulane and get it over with, or EA to tulane and ED to Emory?</p>

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<p>With your current scores:
Tulane: match
Emory: low reach
With 2150+:
Tulane: low match
Emory: match</p>

<p>As for ED/EA, you should only apply ED to your clear #1 choice. It sounds like you would like Tulane more witg its flexibility. I wouldn’t advise applying ED to Emory if you like Tulane more. There isn’t too much difference academically between them.</p>

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<p>I liked Emory’s campus and everything a lot more, but the whole social aspect of New Orleans and the people I liked a lot more. It’s kind of a trade off.</p>

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<p>Then you may want to do ED at Emory. I do think you will get in if you apply ED, it might be more of a stretch with your current stats if not ED. The coach at Emory might be able to pull some strings, I’m not sure how that works.</p>

<p>If you do get a 2150+, you could likely get into both if you just apply EA. Then you would have a lot more time to choose between them and any other college you get accepted too.</p>

<p>I’m going to declare pre-med as well, so going where you will get a great gpa is also something to consider.</p>

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<p>You think it’s realistic? What other schools do you think I should consider for match/low match just invade I don’t get in ED to Emory?</p>

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<p>All that I do know is that athletes don’t get cut that much slack at Tulane (how much of an athletic scholarship will you attend Tulane with?) but for EA vs. SCEA better ask on the Tulane boards…</p>

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<p>Not sure what you’re looking for in a school but just based on stats</p>

<p>Matches/low matches:
Miami
Maryland
NC State
Leigh
Northeastern
Pitt
UCSD, UCI
UGA
SMU
UWashington</p>

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<p>@catria, Tulane doesn’t fund it’s track team unfortunately. But I have a spot on the team after meeting with the coach (I was went to a training camp where an olympian was coaching me. It turns out the olympian and the coach are very good friends so I got a good word in.)</p>

<p>@teenbodybuilder, I want a school with good science and business programs, along with sports</p>

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<p>Some may be safeties but:</p>

<p>Miami
Maryland
Clemson
Baylor
Alabama Honor’s college
Georgia Tech
Florida, FSU
Ohio State
ASU Honor’s college</p>

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<p>i love miami…im actually i the city right now and im visiting the school soon. do you know anything of its academic rep? i know its a party school though, but i have a LOT of connections in miami that might bring me over here.</p>

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<p>Well Miami is in my top 2 schools, so I’d like to think I know a good bit about it. </p>

<p>It’s really risen up in the rankings recently due to its academics. The average gpa there is a 4.20 and average SAT is like 1850-1950 so it’s definitely full of smart kids. The average class is under 30. The science programs are especially strong and the Miller Medical School is highly ranked. It’s like a “jack of all trades school” because there are no weak programs. There is a medical scholar’s program students can qualify for which gives automatic acceptance to the Miller school if you meet the gpa and MCAT requirement. I’m very interested in that and you probably would be too.</p>

<p>The campus is beautiful and it’s ranked top 50 nationally. It was #38 last year. There’s lots of new buildings including a fitness center and student center. There’s tons of school pride because of the sports programs. On the party school rep, I think it’s a “work hard, party hard” mentality. Academics are taken seriously by the majority of students.</p>

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<p>I think a lot of college is about the social life, not just the academics, which you seem to enjoy more at tulane. I would advise against ED at Emory because you seem so torn between the two schools. I do think being an athlete gives you a decent boost at each school. You have a shot at both. Good luck!</p>

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<p>How about SCEA Tulane and RD Emory? From your post it’s clear you like Tulane more - so doing Emory ED makes no sense at all.</p>

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<p>@allaboutbooks, I kind of like them equally, but for different qualities. </p>

<p>I would RD if I knew I could realistically get in RD, lol. The thing is that my only real shot at Emory is if I apply ED, I think. </p>

<p>@picklechicken37, yeah…it’s four years of my life, so I kind of have to really take the social scene into consideration. thanks for the advice.</p>

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<p>Ha this is funny I did the same thing you did had the same problem. I chose Emory ED, but if I hadn’t done ED I probably would have had a tougher time choosing. Tulane basically throws money at you when you get in (I accidentally didn’t withdraw my application and got an acceptance letter with a 20 grand scholarship). I think your athletic ability <em>might</em> make up for your grades. I got 3bs in high school. I do think the Emory coach helps out in terms of making sure the you’re on the admission’s people’s radar. If you want money and better parties, go to Tulane. If you want more rigorous academics and better job prospects go to Emory. I chose Emory and I love my school, and almost all of my professors. Good luck with everything.</p>