<p>To give you some “real life” stats, last year, my son, who had a 2300 SAT, and a 3.7 unweighted gpa, got waitlisted at Emory. </p>
<p>So I would say that the answer to your question is “maybe”.</p>
<p>I think you have a really good chance if you show Emory the Love and get some really good recommendations. I am impressed with the number of APs you’ve taken and your great SAT scores. Some high schools don’t even include freshman year in your GPA. I don’t think you come off as lazy AT ALL. It just looks like you’ve really challenged yourself. Also, being female with a great math background should be helpful. Have you considered Harvey Mudd- A Clairmont college in CA? The trick to Emory is applying early decision and really personalizing your essays to Emory. Again, I think you have a good resume. Try emphasizing any leadership roles that you’ve had. I don’t think you need to apologize for your freshman year GPA. Good luck!</p>
<p>If you have your heart set on Emory, Apply ED. I believe it has a ~50% acceptance rate. The most important thing for any of these high level schools, along with your stats, is to show them why that school is the perfect match for you. Try to answer the question, why Emory out of the 1,500+ colleges you can choose from; why is Emory the only college for you.</p>
<p>My son was waitlisted this year and got accepted the other day! His GPA was NOT good…weighted at 3.7. But his ACT was 34, Subject tests ranged from 750-790. 5’s on his 3 AP exams last year. He took 6 AP’s this year - so has a very challenging course load. Has solid community service, work experience and extracurricular, including 2 years on varsity sport, but has never been captain. I would say that you improve your chances at Emory by showing strong interest - visit, if possible, contact admissions with great questions - start a dialogue with one, if possible. Write a killer essay - that matters. My son did a lot of research on Emory and was very specific when answering his “Why Emory”- tying it closely to his career aspirations. And after that, I think it comes down to which quota admissions is trying to increase - and there is no rhyme or reason to that!</p>
<p>Do the SAT/ACT score stats for admitted students provided by Emory University on its website include Oxford? If so, how much higher would those figures be with Oxford excluded?</p>
<p>they do not include Oxford.</p>
<p>wow. I was a lot nicer 8.5 months ago.</p>
<p>Prefacing my comments with “I don’t mean to be rude”.</p>
<p>And lol at the person who said a 3.5 GPA isn’t bad.</p>
<p>While I’m at it, lol at the person who said that a 3.5 isn’t far off from a 3.7ish.</p>
<p>Yeah, tell me about it. What was hilarious is that some people told the person to apply to Tech, which is more choosy than Emory when it comes to stats. (They admit very high, somewhere between us and Vandy). I think people just assume we have the same app. pools when we don’t. Tech’s is self-selected whereas Emory is getting “anyone interested in a top 20 that is not impossible to get into”.</p>
<p>Hey. Did you apply and if so did you get in??</p>
<p>My D applied RD with a 3.7 GPA and 2240 SAT. After reading the stats of who has been deferred or waitlisted not feeling hopeful! Does it matter if my Daughters High School is very rigourous?</p>
<p>I didn’t think D3 division allows athlete recruitment. I have heard that if a D3 school is interested in recruiting you, you are told that you first have to get in which means you need to meet the academic standards.</p>
<p>Of course it matters that your daughters school is rigorous. Also, I’m fairly sure that not that many people with a 2240 were deferred or waitlisted from ED rounds unless they had bland ECs (and even then, they probably still would get in. No one has to know they had bland EC’s, their stats help us look more selective). I really doubt that your daughter would be denied or waitlisted (she’s doing RD right) with those stats assuming ECs are interesting. Some believe that the RD app. pool will see a substantial increase, but I’m a cynic. If Emory hits 18k (I’m guessing in this ballpark, though I would be happy to be proven wrong) this year, your daughter likely has the exact same chance as last year, and that chance is very good. Not perfect, because of the GPA being slightly average, but if her school is known to be intense and the class ranking/GPA’s coming from her HS show it (because they analyze applicants in the context of their HS/region), she should be fine. </p>
<p>As for recruiting, that’s exactly how it works. It’s the same as Ivy League D-1 “recruiting”. The athletes will be identical to the rest of the student body (and sometimes better). The proof is kind of in the putting. They perform as well as the rest of the student body academically (often with rigorous majors/pre-prof. tracks) and even win prestigious academic honors at times. This is extremely rare at the D-1 schools who “recruit” in the traditional sense. Fact is, if the adcoms don’t want you for academic ability, too bad!</p>
<p>I think you have a decent chance.
This girl at my school got accepted with a 3.2 GPA and a high SAT (I think it was similar to yours)
The problem is, getting financial aid.
The girl ended up going to Clayton State, because she had little to no financial aid.
It won’t hurt to bring you GPA up a tad bit. I somewhat messed up Sophmore year, and now my GPA is a bit on the low end too.
Also try applying to Oxford College of Emory. It has an acceptance rate of 41 percent, easier to get scholarships/aid, and after 2 years, you automatically continue your studies at Emory’s Atlanta campus.
I suggest you look at this SAT/GPA graph by Allen Grove, a college admissions expert
<a href=“Emory University: Acceptance Rate, SAT/ACT Scores, GPA”>http://collegeapps.about.com/od/GPA-SAT-ACT-Graphs/ss/emory-university-admission-gpa-sat-act.htm</a>
According to the graph, people with lower SATs and GPAs got in.
Plus, it seems like you have a rigorous course load, and that is a major factor.
Good luck.</p>
<p>@misanthropist – This thread is almost a year old. This kid is a few months into their college career, either at Emory or elsewhere.</p>