<p>Caucasian male
Go to top-tier prep school in Florida (20-25 out of approx 200 per year to Ivies); does not rank
SAT: 750 M, 750 V, 800 Wr (taken twice, but received this score all in my second sitting)
ACT: 35 (1 sitting)
SATII: 760 MathII, 730 Chem, 700 Lit
AP scores: Chem 5, CalcAB 5, Eng. Lang 5, Micro 5</p>
<p>Freshman:
Geometry H - B+
World Civ. - B+
Bio. H - B+
English H - B+
French H - B+</p>
<p>Sophomore:
Precalculus H - A-
English II H - A-
Chemistry H - A-
US History H - B
French II H - B+</p>
<p>Junior:
English Lang. AP - A
Calculus AB AP - A-
Chemistry AP - B+
Microeconomics AP - B+
French IV H - A-</p>
<p>Senior:
Calculus BC AP
English Lit. AP
Macroeconomics AP
Physics C AP
French Lang. AP
Journalism (virtual course, first year being offered)</p>
<p>ECs:
Varsity soccer (9-12), captain senior year
Varsity volleyball (11-12)
Club soccer (9-12), about 8 hours/week
Hollywood Recreation Advisory Board - was elected by a city commission as one of three youth members of the board which determines how to spend the city's recreation budget on facilities and programs (11-12)
Debate (9, 12)
School paper (11-12)</p>
<p>Awards: National merit semifinalist, Beta Club Member, Honor Roll, French Honors Society, AP Scholar with honor</p>
<p>Recs: My two favorite teachers happen to be the two best rec. writers at my school; supposedly, they write sparkling recs.
Essay: English is my fort</p>
<p>I think you have a very good chance for acceptance, with improved chances if applying ED (vs. RD). Your GPA is relatively low by comparison to the average GPA for enrolled freshmen (almost 50% have a GPA of 3.75+), but not much lower. On the other hand, your test scores are superlative, as is the rigor of your courseload. I like the look of your EC's as well. If you write good essays and receive strong recommendations, you should do well.</p>
<p>The GPA you gave (3.5-3.6) does not look weighted. If it were, it would be significantly higher due to all of your AP and Honors classes. I'm pretty sure the 3.75+ that NorCalDad mentioned is a weighted GPA. Not only do I believe that you are an excellent candidate, but I'd suggest getting your college counselor to nominate you for one of the Emory Scholars awards - especially if you are thinking about ED and plan to get your application in early. The Scholars application is due early as well and is the only chance for a merit award from Emory.</p>
<p>Are you considering playing soccer at Emory? If you were to be on the coaches' list of recruited athletes...you would not have to worry just about anywhere you applied. Your stats, test scores, and ec's look great. I think they factor in the rigor of your school when they look at the gpa.</p>
<p>Fanmom, Is it common practice for D-3 schools to give coaches leeway in the acceptance of recruited athletes? Would they not still need to have the same qualifications?</p>
<p>Regarding coaches and admissions; yes they have influence, however, I do not believe someone with borderline or less stats will still be admitted to top academic D3 schools. I know this to be true of Emory. I doubt if there is an athlete who was admitted just because of their athletic ability. Honestly, I think we give admissions officers too little credit for being able to look at the entire package. Looking at the stats of the young man who posted to start this thread, I would say he would get an affirmative nod from admissions without being on the coaches list of desired recruits. Sure his gpa is not the tops, but I think they see beyond that number when his rigor of course selection, quality of the high school, test scores, athletic dedication and leadership are factored in. For an applicant with these stats to have the coach on his side, I'm guessing he would be admitted RD and then could better compare financial aide offers. Not to mention, time to compare which school really is a fit. My son is a freshman at Emory, is a recruited athlete, had less impressive stats than this young man, Emory was his clear #1 choice even if his sport didn't work out, financial aide was not a big factor, so he applied ED 1 and was nominated by his high school for the Emory Scholars competition. Was he admitted because he was on a list from a coach? We'll never know. But I do know of another who was recruited, but was denied admission because he just didn't have a strong enough academic record. Close, but just not good enough.</p>