Sorry, my computer glitched out. Didn’t mean to send the same thing twice. Oops.
@snavea
Did you apply ED2?
Are you being recruited for piano?
Quick question for anyone who goes to Emory who sees this - can Oxford students join Emory College clubs?
@madison417 Yes if you can handle the commute.
On my transcript, my math courses (All APs/Honors) have pretty bad grades (like 83-90).
However my ECs are largely business orientated (Marketing company, Head of marketing for yearbook, DECA Officer etc). My Common App essay talks about how my identity of being both gay and indian allowed me to create a bollywood high school national dance comp (it sounds weird but bear i explained it).
Should I put business as my intended path or gender, sexuality studies. I def want to study both at Emory if i get admission but which one do u think matches me best
@gethypeboys : Huh? What do you mean “matches you”? That doesn’t make any sense. Only you can decide that. Maybe put undecided or something and let your essays do the talking about your academic interests. What you mark for that field is ultra irrelevant.
@skieurope
Can you pin this thread in the Emory forum?
@skieurope I echo VANDEMORY1342’s request to pin this thread. Happy New Year and thanks for the work you’ve done for this forum.
Done.
Chance Me!!
SAT I:N/A
ACT:32
SAT II:N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.6
Weighted GPA:4.4
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
of AP classes or Full or Partial IB:10
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):N/A
SUBJECTIVE:
(Short Phrases/ one word answers appreciated)
Extracurricular activities (place leadership in parenthesis):
Interact Club
JSA
Key Club
Volleyball (10-12) Track (10)
Med club
Work Experience/Community service:
Volunteer at Riverside Methodist (200 Hours)
BACO : 300+ Hours
Job at Retirement Home
Essays: Very good essay personal statement talked about how I came from the poorest part of bangladesh and how coming here was such a culture shock and fear of rejection and mental health issues.
Teacher/ Counselor Recommendation:
superintendent : Glowing
Cons : Great
Teacher A : Great
Teacher B : Great
OTHER:
Applied for Financial Aid?:Yes
Intended Major : Pre-Med
Domestic or International (state or country in parenthesis):
Race and/or Ethnicity:Bengali
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:40,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college , Recruited Athlete, Famous, High Donar): URM
Other Schools you are applying to:
Mcgill ED2
OSU ED2
Carnegie Mellon (High Reach) ED2
Wake Forest ED2
Case Western ED2
General Comments: I think im a okay applicant. Not the best they have seen but Emory is my dream school and I would do anything to go there.
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@emorybengali
You can only apply to one school ED2. The rest must be RD. If the others schools find out you apply to ED2 they would receind your application. Also Bengali is not URM. The only" hook" you seem to have is that you are low income.
All that said Emory is a Reach for you. Your GPA and ACT are on the lower end of the spectrum.
is mcgill a reach also and thank you for your post it is very helpful!
My SAT scores make Emory a reach for me, I didn’t even make it to the 1100‘s.
@Intelligent08 same! congrats! I am excited.
@VANDEMORY1342 : Move tech to the reach/high reach column. Lately it has used its migration to become a stats whore. A 1350 puts this person at a disadvantage even if in state. Their chances may be equal to or lower than Emory actually. However the class rank percentile may really kill them for Emory. Either way, I would say that Tech is at least a reach.
Hi can anyone chance me for Emory/Oxford RD? @VANDEMORY1342
I applied for Emory scholars RD.
SAT I: Not sending
ACT: 33 (35E/35R/27M/36S)
SAT II: 770 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): My school does it on a 100 scale–> 93.94
Weighted GPA: 97.82
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but I think I’m in the top 10-15%
of AP classes or Full or Partial IB: 8 by the time I graduate (World History (4), Chemistry (3), US History (5), English Lang (4), Psychology (TBD), Bio (TBD), English Lit (TBD) & Government (TBD)), 2 dual enrollment (Science Research & Psychology)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Idk if they’re anything major, but
American Legion School Certificate Award (9th), Smith College Book Award (11th), 2nd place at regional science competition (11th), 3rd place at regional National History Day competition (11th), Special award at another regional science competition (11th), AP Scholar, member of American Association for Cancer Research, Research is being prepped for publication
SUBJECTIVE:
(Short Phrases/ one word answers appreciated)
Extracurricular activities (place leadership in parenthesis):
Member of Science Research Program at my school (leadership n/a)- Conducted independent research for 3 summers starting after my freshman year; 30-40 hours each week during the summer & we learn foundational research & presentation skills in class (posterboard & ppt presentations etc.)
Asian Culture Club (Founding President 10-12)- ran fundraisers for important Asian causes, taught others about asian cultures
Student Representative for a local organization- 1 of 2 student reps. selected to represent students at organization’s board meetings; helped pass several grants to fund arts programs in my town
JV/Varsity volleyball- helped team reach section finals in 2016, league champs in 2017
Science Honor Society (Vice president)- organize members’ volunteer hours & science related events around town
Social Studies Honor Society (Vice president)- helped organize our annual history bowl event
Peer Tutoring Club (founding member)- tutored peers in various subjects (30-40 community service hours)
Gaelic League- joined b/c I was interested in Gaelic culture haha; learned a lot
Women’s Empowerment Club- Helped organize various fundraisers to promote women’s rights elsewhere in the world; also helped educate others in town about women’s history/feminist movement
National English Honor Society
Math Honor Society
National Honor Society
other minor clubs
Work Experience/Community service: Approx. 500 hours of community service conducting breast cancer research at a hospital in the city (3 summers of work starting from the summer after freshman year, 30-40 hours each week during the summer)
Essays: Not sure I can rate them accurately since I’ve read them so many times
Common app 9/10 (I wrote about my love of cooking and the lessons that it has taught me; very personal & unique to me)
Favorite fiction/non-fiction work: 8.5/10 (I wrote about a book that I found very impactful & influential in my life, but I found it hard to convey my ideas clearly under the word limit)
What motivates you to learn: 9/10 (I wrote about how inspiring it was to work in an all-female oncology lab conducting research on breast cancer and how everyday my dedicated colleagues and the collaborative work environment motivated me to learn so I could use my knowledge to make a difference.)
Teacher/ Counselor Recommendation:
Counselor: 8-9/10? (I’m honestly not sure about this one b/c she doesn’t know me extremely well. I think she likes me as a person, but Idk. She did say that my rec turned out really well…)
Math teacher from last year: 8-9/10 (Even though I struggled in her class, she really admired how hard I worked, but not sure how well she writes)
US history teacher from last year: 9/10 (I loved his class and did really well in it. I also think he really enjoyed having me as a student and plus, he’s an excellent writer.)
Research mentor: 10/10 (She and I have worked very closely for 2 summers now and really mesh well. She provided an out of the classroom perspective that neither of my other teachers could.)
Employer/family friend who went to Emory: 10/10 (He’s gotten to know me well on a personal level over the years and I think his rec might be strong.)
OTHER:
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major : Human Health w/ a minor/possible double major in Chinese
Domestic or International (state or country in parenthesis): Domestic (New York)
Race and/or Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: upper middle
Hooks (URM, first generation college, Recruited Athlete, Famous, High Donar): none
Other Schools you are applying to:
UNC (EA)
Baylor (EA, accepted)
Binghamton (EA, accepted)
Villanova (EA, accepted)
WashU (RD)
URochester (RD)
Boston University (RD)
Northwestern (RD)
Cornell (RD)
Yale (RD, legacy)
Brown (RD)
@collegeplz2018
There is an RD thread please post there.
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/discussion/comment/21097822#Comment_21097822
Ok, will do. Thanks! @VANDEMORY1342
SAT I: 1310
ACT: 29
SAT II: n/a
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Weighted GPA: 5.2
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
of AP classes or Full or Partial IB: 8 APs
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Lacrosse Academic All American , ASCI distinguished award, other fluffy stuff
SUBJECTIVE:
(Short Phrases/ one word answers appreciated)
Extracurricular activities (place leadership in parenthesis): Club (4-10 grade) and Varsity Basketball Captain (7-10) Club and Varsity Lacrosse (9-11), Under Armour All America uncommitted/ us academic AA, Student Gov Rep (11), VP of Women in STEM club, surgical shadowing, other stuff
Work Experience/Community service: 100+
Essays: the best of any app I submitted
Teacher/ Counselor Recommendation: great
OTHER:
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major : pre med – bio
Domestic or International (state or country in parenthesis):
Race and/or Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, Recruited Athlete, Famous, High Donar):
Other Schools you are applying to: UVA (reach), UF, Tulane (reach), a bunch of safeties, Vandy (reach), Wake Forest, BU, Wesleyan
General Comments: Test scores are very low, but my Im hoping my essays and gpa can help appeal. Also, a good amount of my life was intertwined with athletics, because I originally wanted to be recruited for basketball or lacrosse, will this affect me negatively?
@lm1999 Have you contacted the basketball coaches at both Emory and Oxford? If not, I would… if you are a recruited athlete, I’d say a match otherwise a reach