ED Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>i am a first generation Korean male, in junior year, PA
2nd in my family to go to college</p>

<p>3.65 gpa, on a standard 4.0 scale, it would be about a 3.45 i think
my school scale goes up to 4.6, but it is actually impossible to get above a 4.3
3.65 of 4.6 is equivalent to a 3.45 of 4.0 (my school is really messed up... difference between a- and b+ is .7)
weighted scale goes 4.6 a+, 4.4 a, 4.2 a-, 3.5 b+, 3.3 b, 3.1 b-
i go to a public school in pennsylvania, one of the best in the state, highest rate of students that go off to college, and we always rank 1-3 in all standardized tests</p>

<p>around 1980-2060 SAT I</p>

<p>school doesnt rank</p>

<p>i take all honors credits, except art major, but i am on my way to take ap studio art as a senior
orchestra 4 years secretary
tennis 4 years
volunteer at hospital 100+ hrs
physics olympics captain
participitant in school news paper
took a summer course at yale u.
CEO of PFEW team (pennsylvania free enterprise week, business camp)
winter track 2 years
student ambassador club
relay for life participant
model congress 2 years
mock trial 2 years</p>

<p>recommendations from good teachers, 1 from the CEO of PFEW, another from my company advisor who used to be a financial advisor at a big company,
im pretty good with essays</p>

<p>i plan to apply to 7-9 of the following, but vanderbilt or emory will be ED
Vanderbilt U.
Emory U.
USC
UNC
Macalester College
Whitman College
Bucknell U
GW U.
Occidental College
Pepperdine U.
U. Wisconsin- Mad.</p>

<p>also, are there any other schools you reccomend thats a "match" school for me</p>

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<p>You have a good selection of matches. With your stats, Vanderbilt might be a better bet ED than Emory.</p>

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<p>but emory has higher ed rate?</p>

<p>i thought i would have a better shot at emory ED and better shot rd at vanderbilt</p>

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<p>It depends upon the applicant pool of each school. In general Emory is more selective overall. They are both fine schools.
As far as ED is concerned, last year Emory accepted a much higher percentage ED I vs ED II so the numbers that you may not be the whole picture. </p>

<p>Did you visit Emory? Go to an information session?</p>

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<p>i went to an information session today</p>

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<p>Emory and Vandy are similar in admissions, but there are differences between the schools. Vandy is more of an actual Southern school while Emory has a lot of students from the Northeast and NYC. Vandy is really big into football while Emory is strong in intramurals, but doesn't have a football team. There is probably more school spirit at Vanderbilt. Another difference is Atlanta versus Nashville.</p>

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<p>any mroe opinions</p>

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<p>I read somewhere that EDI acceptance was around 60% and EDII 34%.. what's up with that??</p>

<p>I think Emory's a reach for you. When are you taking the SATs?</p>

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<p>how much of a reach?
is it worth trying or no
a chance % might clearly express it</p>

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<p>It is always worth trying to get into a school no matter your chances. I found it interesting that you were looking at a few relatively conservative southern schools such as Vanderbilt and than a few very liberal schools such as Whitman. Have you considered Lewis and Clark? I think it has about the same rankings as Whitman and the plus side is that it is located in a very nice major world class city. Whitman on the other hand has a horrible location. Not really a whole heck of a lot going on in Walla Walla WA.</p>

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<p>does it improve my chacnes at any of the schools if i got a 31 on the act</p>

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<p>You have a pretty good chance.</p>

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<p>bump................</p>