Emory University / Oxford College Class of 2023 Thread

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It’s that time once again, EAGLES in ATL.
This thread is for any current SENIORS or knowledgeable Emory affiliates to discuss interest, concerns, chance me’s, etc.
For “Chance Me’s” please use this format.

College of Choice: Emory College or Oxford College or Both

Decision Plan : ED1 or ED2 or RD

Major(s) of Interest:

Location: (State and or Country)

Gender:

Race/Ethnicity:

Recruited Athlete, or Legacy:

GPA: (UW and Weighted)

AP or IB:

Class Rank:

Test Scores: (SAT, ACT, or SAT 2’s)

Extra Curricular, Community Service, or Co-Curricular(s):

Any other interesting Info: ( Have a criminal record, Started a band, Dad is Tom Brady etc)

Good Luck everyone, and remember you’ll end up where you belong.

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Hi! Im applying Early Decision I to Emory feel free to chance me

College of Choice: Emory College only

Decision Plan : ED1

Major(s) of Interest: Maybe Business or International Studies still very undecided

Location: NJ

Gender: Female

Race/Ethnicity: Half White Half Indian

Recruited Athlete, or Legacy: Mom went to Emory for Masters and PhD degree

GPA: Weighted 4.56

AP or IB: Junior Year - AP U.S. History (4) AP Lang (4) AP Spanish Lang (4) AP Physics I (did not take)
Senior - AP Stats, AP Environmental Science, AP Lit, AP Spanish Lit, AP World History

Class Rank: Top 10% of class of around 500 students

Test Scores: ACT Composite 30

Extra Curricular, Community Service, or Co-Curricular(s):
Spanish Club President 3 years
XC JV athlete 3 years
Track JV athlete 3 years
Work at a General Store 2 years
Volunteer Work
NHS
AP Scholar
Service Awards from High School
Senior Mentor

Recommendations: Both definitely very strong, counselor rec average since I barely know him
Thanks!

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@loveplants
At Emory the International Relations program is under the Political science department.
It has some great special programs like the BARD international program. Please look into it.
http://polisci.emory.edu/home/undergraduate/special_programs/index.html

Also the business school has several Joint degree programs.

What interests you about IR?

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@loveplants
And for the chance part. I think you have a decent shot, especially if you apply as IR. Your GPA and Rank are great. The Spanish Club and the Senior Mentor, should help. What are the award that you received?

What will help the most is the legacy status, that might be able to overcome your low ACT score.
Overall I’ll say its a Low Reach/Reach.

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Thanks! Yes I know my ACT score isn’t the best but I worked really hard and did want a higher score. I hope the other components of my application outweigh it.

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Emory is a reach for S19…

College of Choice: Emory College

Decision Plan : RD (QuestBridge)

Major(s) of Interest: Film Studies (w/GBS conc in Film & Media Mgmt)

Location: (State and or Country): TX

Gender: M

Race/Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)

Recruited Athlete, or Legacy: No

GPA: (UW and Weighted) 4.0/4.5

AP or IB: Max amount of AP offered (4)

Class Rank: 1/12 (very small private, mostly lower income)

Test Scores: (SAT, ACT, or SAT 2’s) 31C/32SS

Extra Curricular, Community Service, or Co-Curricular(s): Valedictorian, Presidential Service Award (Gold, 350+ hrs), QuestBridge CPS, Student Council President, Several Film Festival selections, Varsity Football (6-man) 4 years (2 yrs TC), Founder Film/Video Club, Internship w/Transition Films (film production), Belongs to a group of handymen that serve the elderly, widows, and single parents in the local community by doing lawncare/yardwork

Any other interesting Info: ( Have a criminal record, Started a band, Dad is Tom Brady etc): Emory Pre-College for Dramatic Writing (QuestBridge Scholarship), Dooley Award, Low Income ($29k family of 6), School created an award for S19 - Academic Perfection (first time in 18 yr history a student had 4.0 GPA every semester from K-12, obviously a bit premature, hopefully he gets it), Self-taught guitar and leads worship at church weekly, highlighted on SportsCenter Top 10 (Social Media, not the TV show), conducted College Affordability Info Session at school to help educate peers about community programs that make college affordable (QuestBridge, CollegePoint, Matriculate, etc)

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@loveplants
Great, but what interests you about international relations? What are your future goals.

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@romns116
Well, I’m not too familiar with the quest-bridge process, but I’ve heard it’s a bit more holistic. I also think Filipino counts as URM but again I’m not sure.
The fact that he seems interested in creative writing helps a lot. The program received some great new professors as of recent. Also being VAL is probably most important to his application.
Again he’s applying to a non-competitive major (although Emory doesn’t necessarily admit by major it does take major interest into account.)

I would say High Match/Low Reach ( the ACT score could be better).

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Thanks @emorynavy

The film dept faculty had been very helpful and welcoming. They mentioned facility renovation plans (Visual Arts bldg), along with new screenwriting faculty.

The renowned creative writing program is definitely a plus, along with the booming film/tv production industry in the ATL area.

S19 would also be interested in taking courses at SCAD via the ARCHE program, but heard there may be some red tape to get through.

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@emorynavy I’m just interested I’ve been fortunate enough to travel a lot I am interested in how other countries work and what their cultures are like. My father is from India and that has played a role in my interests

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Anyone know how construction is going on the CLC? Still scheduled for Summer 2019 opening?

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@romns116
It looks to be on schedule or even ahead of it from my vantage point. I’m sure you saw it when you visited. Grand and beautiful. Oxford is getting one as well, should be done around the same time.

@BiffBrown
Do you know anything about CLC?

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@emorynavy
S19 said he walked by the construction site but didn’t much of the bldg structure in August. I’ve yet to visit, and the construction blog hasn’t been updated since 2017. Glad to hear it may be ahead of schedule.

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@emorynavy

I only know what I’ve witnessed and read.

You’ve seen the online animations, yes?

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Hi, so I am actually a Questbridge student. I was a College Prep Scholar in the spring and have just applied to be a finalist in the NCM program.

College of Choice: Emory College
Decision Plan : Questbridge Match or Questbridge RD
Major(s) of Interest: Business / International Relations / Political Science
Location: New Jersey
Gender: Female
Race/Ethnicity: Asian - Korean
Recruited Athlete, or Legacy: None

GPA: 3.5 UW, 5.0 Weighted
AP or IB: 7 total AP’s, (US History- 4, World History- 4, English Lang- 5, Physics 1- 3, US Gov- currently taking, English Lit- currently taking, Calc AB- currently taking). I have taken the hardest classes I have been able to
Class Rank: School does not rank, my graduating class is ~600 students
Test Scores: 1570 SAT in one sitting, SAT II’s: Korean- 750, US History0 720, Math II- 760
Extra Curricular, Community Service, or Co-Curricular(s): Drum Major of 180 person marching (won state championships last year), Design Editor of school yearbook, Future Business Leaders of America (qualified for many National, State and Regional competitions), writer for school newspaper, youth leader at church, summer job at local tutoring center, summer internship at beauty supply store, school September senior of the month (chosen by local Rotary club), volunteering- at a senior citizen home and at a Korean school with little children

Any other interesting Info: Because I am low income, I will be applying through the Questbridge program. Emory is absolutely my top choice, and I would love to be a part of the class of 2023.

Thanks!!

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@hopefully32
I think you have a great chance for Emory through QB. Your EC’s are really stand-out, and so is your class rigor, SAT score, and AP scores. If your Essays are good I think they can counterbalance your low(ish) GPA.
Question, If you don’t become a finalist can you apply to Emory ED or ED2?
Emory RD- Low Reach/Reach
QB- I have no idea what so ever but, no more than a low Reach.

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Oct 2, 2018 [CLC construction pictures](Student Center Newsletter - October 2, 2018)

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@romns116
It looks better from the ground, ill take a pic and see if I can post it on here somehow.

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that would be greatly appreciated! thanks @emorynavy

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College of Choice: Emory College

Decision Plan: ED1

Major(s) of Interest: Engineering (dual Degree program with Georgia Tech)

Location: New Jersey

Gender: Female

Race/Ethnicity: Asian

GPA:
3.8 Weighted
3.65 Unweighted

AP or IB:
AP Calculus AB
AP Statistics
AP Computer Science A
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
AP Computer Science Principles
College Courses:
Mullti Variable Calculus
Humanities

Class Rank: don’t have any

Test Scores: 1470

Extra Curricular, Community Service, or Co-Curricular(s):
Chemistry Club
Volunteering over 250+ hours and president’s award + leadership position there
Debate Team JV/Varsity Debater + Judge + Captain of Debate Team for 3 years
Two culture clubs- secretary and vice president
Program at NYU for engineering
Girls who code- teacher

Any other interesting Info:
Low-income family
First generation college student