Emory EDII Class of 2020 Results Thread

At the request of some RD’ers and future applicants, here is the results thread. I remember results thread were an invaluable resource when I was applying/looking for colleges so here you are.

Here is the layout:

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

[aB]Objective:**
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown):
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
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.):

[aB]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:

[aB]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.):

[aB]Reflection:**

Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected:

**Decision: Accepted - ED II Atlanta/Main Campus **

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 - CR 720, 770 M, 740 W
ACT (breakdown): 32 - 33 E 35 M 33 R 28 S
SAT II: 740 Math, 690 English Lit, 690 U.S History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 ( with freshman year ) 3.9 ( without freshman year )
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 9%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 U.S History, 5 English Lang, 4 Psychology, (3’s on rest - didn’t send)
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit, AP Statistics, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP Environmental Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): um… nothing really lol AP Scholar w/ Distinction?

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Head Debate Captain, President/Founder of Philosophical Inquiry Org, Co-Head/Founder of an unofficial nonprofit that focuses on distributing cards/flowers to the elderly, Head Activities and Logistics Director for a group of 60+ Youth
Job/Work Experience: n/a
Volunteer/Community service: Service Trips to underprivileged cities and helping out special education children
Summer Activities: Debate stuff/Volunteering/Service Trips
Essays (rating 1-10, details):
Common App - Explored/Described the connections between my life, my stutter, and my history of child abuse and how I learned to overcome/grow from it. Might have been a bit of a sob story but w/e it had some impact : 8.8/10

Supplement - Linked a personal anecdote about my stutter to an analysis of the function and influence of the internet on our society and psyche. I finished the essay off directly linking the subject to really specific programs at Emory. Definitely my strongest supplement. 9.5/10

Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: History - She loved me, I’m assuming it was at least decent/good.
Teacher Rec #2: English Literature - I accidentally had the opportunity to read this one. Honestly pretty meh, kinda just repeated what I had on my EC’s list, but it wasn’t negative in any way I guess.
Counselor Rec: Probably generic - She had over 80 seniors to manage
Additional Rec: A close mentor who I confided with about my struggles with abuse
Another English Mentor from Yale - said I was her best student and writer
Interview: Didn’t have one. Was kinda nervous I would get rejected b/c I never received one

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Philosophy
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): U.S
School Type: Large and Reputable Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: 90k-100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:

Strengths: SAT Score, AP Scores, EC Leadership, Dedication to volunteerism, Essays, Interest in humanities/philosophy ( supposedly Emory is trying to get more humanities students )
Weaknesses: Mediocre Grades, Recommendation letters, SAT subject tests, no significant awards/achievements lol

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea, l like to think it was my essays/interests/SAT score/they don’t calculate freshman grades, but I’m just very blessed to have gotten accepted. Getting rejected from Northwestern made me realize how well Emory fit me and how stupid I was to not apply here EDI.

Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Northwestern EDI - Rejected, UT - Austin - Accepted, TAMU - Accepted, UNC- CH - going to withdraw application

SAT I (breakdown):1990 supercsore (cr:620 m:650 wr:720)
ACT (breakdown):didn’t take
SAT II: didn’t take
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.93 out of 5… 4.0/4.0 unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/90
AP (place score in parenthesis): no AP’s
IB (place score in parenthesis): no IB’s
Senior Year Course Load: quite tough I guess. Nigerian curriculum
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none really . maybe the unicef hall of fame award but I didn’t put that in my app.

[aB]Subjective:**

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): computer club pres. swim team captain. photography club secretary. jets club. social committee senior member. student body vice pres.
Job/Work Experience:none
Volunteer/Community service: young helpers started by my friends and I about 30hrs
Summer Activities: none really. Allianze francais?
Essays (rating 1-10, details): my common app essay was regular to me 7/10. my supplement was a miracle. I wrote it on the deadline day like 4hrs before 12pm
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9/10 for both

Teacher Rec #1: good, but he hates me now
Teacher Rec #2: excellent
Counselor Rec: excellent
Additional Rec: good
Interview: none

[aB]Other:**

Applied for Financial Aid?: yes
Intended Major: computer science
State (if domestic applicant): nil
Country (if international applicant): Nigeria
School Type:
Ethnicity: balck
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 90k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I honestly have no idea. I’m technically not first gen

[aB]Reflection:**

Strengths: GPA, maybe essay and rec
Weaknesses: SAT scores and basically everything else
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: IDK!!! maybe they saw something I couldn’t
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: accepted: SUNY binghampton EA, Northeastern RD ikr, Wash and Jeff RD

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ohhh yeah accepted- BOTH EMORY AND OXFORD!!!

Decision: Accepted - ED II to Emory Main Campus

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): 2050 (Math 670)(Writing 670)(Reading 710)
ACT (breakdown): N/A
SAT II: Spanish (740), Biology E (650)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.63/4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (My school doesn’t do that)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), Spanish Lang (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Gender Lit., Honors Physics, Honors Genetics, Economics, Calculus, AP Spanish Lit.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (Captian), Volleyball, Softball (Captain), Spanish Club (Cohead)
Job/Work Experience: Summer Intership at Sharer & Associates
Volunteer/Community service: Animal Shelter
Summer Activities: Spanish Immersion Camp, Running Camp, Volunteering
Essays (rating 1-10, details): Main-7/10 (pretty solid, but kind of cheesy) Supps-7/10 (good topic, but average execution)
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):

Teacher Rec #1: Spanish Teacher 8/10 (wrote my sister’s, taught me for 2 years, loved her class and she knew it lol)
Teacher Rec #2: Bio Teacher 7/10 (my advisor, taught me freshman and junior year, loved bio, but wasn’t above average)
Counselor Rec: 9/10 (She and my parents are friends, she complimented my work ethic multiple times, I can’t imagine her saying anything negative to anyone ever)
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Biology
State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Biracial- Black and White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 100k+ (?)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None

Reflection:

Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Scores are pretty much in the target zone, I visited and demonstrated a lot of interest, Essays weren’t bad
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: Tulane-deferred, Colorado College-Accepted (EA)