Emerson Decisions

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Hi everyone! I just wanted to see what happened in terms of admissions. (I stole this from the Princeton thread thx). Please don’t post if you don’t have your decision yet (this isn’t a chance me thread).

Remove the “a” in the bold, size, and color of your decision.

[aB][asize=4][acolor=#008000]Decision: Accepted[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FFA500]Decision: Deferred[/color][/size]**
[aB][asize=4][acolor=#FF0000]Decision: Rejected[/color][/size]**

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Weighted GPA:
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?:
Intended Major:
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments (merit aid given, honors, etc):

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Decision: Accepted

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 1400 (730Math, 670RW)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.6
Weighted GPA: 4.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 25%
AP (place score in parenthesis): WHAP (3), Seminar (3), APUSH (4), APES(4), Research (4), Lang (3)
Senior Year Course Load: French 4 (Honors), AP Lit, AP Psych, Holocaust and Genocide Studies (Honors), IB Global Politics, IB Twentieth Century Topics, Video Production 3 (Honors Double Period)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, AP Capstone Diploma

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (10,11,12), Socialist Kickball Club (10,11,12), French Club (11,12), School Musical costume crew all 4 years
Job/Work Experience: Fast Food for half of junior year until present, freelance tutoring since freshman year
Volunteer/Community service: 20ish hours per year since freshman year for random charities
Summer Activities: UNCSA Film Intensive (2018), Emerson Digital Film PreCollege (2019)
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App- 6/10 idk why but I don’t really like it but my english teacher said it was good. It’s about how my love of movies influenced me to want to tell stories.
Major- 8/10 I really like it. It’s about how I discovered film through messing around with my friends.
Creative- 7/10 How I’ve faced challenges and overcome them
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):
Teacher Rec #1: 10/10 from my French teacher who loves me
Teacher Rec #2: 7/10 from my AP Research teacher who liked me, she wrote a lot of recs so I’m not sure how specific it would be
Counselor Rec: 7/10 our counselors don’t really get to know us until senior year, so I’m not sure if it will be specific

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: Media Arts Production for Film
State (if domestic applicant): NC
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $200,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none

Reflection

Strengths: Demonstrated interest, high SAT, good ECs
Weaknesses: Weak junior year grades, decent essays
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I think I showed a lot of demonstrated interest especially since I went to their summer program. I also have a competitive SAT.

General Comments (merit aid given, honors, etc): $10,000 per year, no honors