<p>I think it’s best to call up one of their admissions counselors, who are very, very helpful, and run all of this by them. My DD was admitted EA to animation (with Dean’s Scholarship and another merit award), did not have a required portfolio, and did not elect to submit one. She easily could have since all other film schools required one. She felt she should have been required to submit one and remains concerned that Emerson’s non-requirement might be some indication of the importance (or lack thereof) that it places on her chosen major.</p>
<p>[size=+2]Decision: Accepted[ /b][ /color][ /size]</p>
<p>Objective:[ /b]
[ *] SAT I (1770):
[ *] ACT: Didn’t take
[ *] SAT II: didn’t take
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.67 at the time
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%–now top 20%
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (2) APUSH (3)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: Theatre, Psychology Honors, Phys Ed, Honors English, Government, Theology, Independent study
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Society of Women Engineers high Honors merit, Portuguese Honor Society, NHS</p>
<p>[ /list]
Subjective:[ /b]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Theatre for 1 term, art & choir for 1 term, independent EC’s
[ *] Job/Work Experience: None
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer tutor/teacher, 120 hours
[ *] Summer Activities: does Tumblr count?
[ *] Essays: I’ve kinda been published, so I write really good
[ *] Teacher Recommendation: got one from teacher who writes good recs.
[ *] Counselor Rec: Idk?
[ *] Additional Rec: None
[ *] Interview: None</p>
<p>[ /list]
Other[ /b]
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): MA
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: small private/Catholic
[ *] Ethnicity: Mixed (mostly Azorean)–identifies with Hispanic
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Hundred K club
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first generation, maybe URM, autistic with high grades, tough upbringing (family problems)</p>
<p>[ /list]
Reflection[ /b]
[ *] Strengths: essay, grades, script sample, recs
[ *] Weaknesses: SAT
[ *] Why you think you were accepted: good transcripts and writing
[ *] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Salve Regina, Roger Williams, Stonehill, Umass Dartmouth, Daemen, St. Rose, Sage, NEC, BCC, Merrimack, Regis, Scranton. Deferred at LMU (forgot to send in sample.)</p>