Chances??????

<p>I am a African American female from Memphis, TN.
I have a ACT score of 29 (SUPERSCORE = 30)
I am taking AP Euro, AP Art History, and AP Microeconomics
My GPA is 4.2
I have taken all Honors, Pre-AP, and AP classes since 9th grade.
I am President of Optimist Club(volunteer at VA Medical Center = over 500 hours of service)
I am Secretary of Sunday School at my church
I am have over 200+ hours of volunteer service at my church
I have 112 hours of volunteer with apartment cleaning service = Turner Cleaning Service
I have over 80 hours with Amedisys Hospice
I am in National Honor Society
Member of Green Team, Sci-Fi Club, HOSA(Health Occupational students of America), choir, latin club, community service club, animated manga club, DDR club.
I am an ACTIVE member of Girl Scouts
I worked with Memphis Ambassadors Program
I worked with the Summer Youth Employment Center
I work for iSTART Reading Comprehension Service
Cum Laude grades 9-11 on National Latin Exam
Girl Scouts John Sevier badge
Distinguished Honor Roll grades 9-11</p>

<p>I went to Emory's information session at my school as well as another information session that they had at MUS.</p>

<p>PLease tell me if you think I have a chance at getting into Emory. It is one of my top colleges.</p>

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<p>tubbytubbz, first, let me offer my encouragement and my opinion that yes, you certainly have a chance at getting into Emory. Your ACT scores and your unweighted GPA probably equate to something that is just a smidgen below the Emory middle 50%. </p>

<p>While everyone worries about meeting the academic profile of an elite college, keep in mind that logically, 25% of admitted students fell at least a bit below the middle 50% in the academic profile (and the other 25% had a perfect 4.0 or at least a 3.9 and fabulous SAT or ACT scores). Furthermore, there are other factors considered. Thus, if you have a GPA that falls below the middle 50%, you can still gain admittance. If you are well-below, you can make up ground by having outstanding essays, recommendations extracurriculars, demonstrated interest and other factors.</p>

<p>Your volunteer work is fabulous. Your extracurriculars are okay. They would be better if you have some leadership positions within those extracurriculars. Looks like you have the demonstrated interest factor well covered, although if you could visit the Emory campus that might help. Since you are an under-represented minority, this could be the X factor in your favor. The Emory website lists the admissions counselors, one of whom serves as the representative for minority recruitment. I think that you should contact that counselor and express your interest Emory.</p>

<p>Like all of the other posters, I’m no expert, as I do not work in the admissions office. However, the only way you can guarantee not being accepted is by not applying. </p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

<p>Class Profile
The following statistics are for the middle 50% of the Emory College first-year class, beginning in the fall of 2010.</p>

<p>Average GPA: 3.74–3.99 / 4.0 unweighted scale
SAT verbal: 640-740
SAT math: 650-760
SAT writing: 650-750
SAT total: 1960–2250
ACT: 30-33</p>

<p>[Class</a> Profile | Emory College of Arts and Sciences Admission](<a href=“http://www.emory.edu/admission/admission/class_profile/]Class”>http://www.emory.edu/admission/admission/class_profile/)</p>

<p>Thank you Nighthawk17. I appreciate your words of encouragement. I plan on visiting the campus later on this month.</p>