Emory University, UNC Chapel Hill, UGA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I will be a freshman at Denison University in the fall, but due to some recent changes I'm planning on most likely transferring after a year. As of now, I think Emory is my top choice, followed by UNC Chapel Hill and then UGA. I am an Atlanta resident and my grandmother (Barbara Brown Taylor, the author -- 'famous' among fans of religious novels/Episcopalians) attended Emory, so I suppose I would count as a legacy there as well.</p>

<p>Here are my stats:</p>

<p>High School:
GPA: 3.93/4.00
SAT: Math: 520
Critical Reading: 740
Writing: 760
I will be a graduate of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program and my predicted score is a 35.
IB Grades (if anyone doesn't know the grading system I think Wikipedia explains it, but it's on a scale of 1-7, 7 being an A+, 6 is an A, 5 is a B+, 4 is a B, 3 is a C, 2 is a D, and 1 is an F)</p>

<p>JUNIOR YEAR:
Semester 1: 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5
Semester 2: 6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5</p>

<p>SENIOR YEAR:
Semester 1: 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5
Semester 2: 7, 6, 6, 5, 5, 4</p>

<p>I have two really great reccomendations and my essays are definitely my strong point; I am a strong writer and I plan to major in English.
Extracurriculars: Founder and editor of the school newspaper, Co-founder of French club, member of the Book Club, Volunteer Soccer coach, Yoga 3x a week, Cross Country and Track & Field runner in 9th and 10th grade.</p>

<p>College:
So far, no classes as I haven't begun my first year yet.
However, I did receive the President's Scholarship Award for about $14,000 a year for all four years at Denison (which I probably won't be there for...)</p>

<p>What do you think my chances are?</p>

<p>Thanks so much to anyone who takes the time to reply, I really appreciate it!</p>

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<p>Your application would be considerably more solid if you bring your SAT Math score into the the 650+ range.</p>

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<p>Math is definitely not my strong point and in all honesty I would say 650+ on the SAT is near impossible…i wish! Thank you for the feedback!</p>

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<p>Not to be rude, but what school doesn’t have a school newspaper until you came along?</p>

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<p>Not that it’s obvious or anything, but MY school. There had been several attempts to start one but all had failed in the past. Newspaper is not a class at my high school; therefore the time commitment, funding and lack of administrative support required to start a newspaper proved too difficult. RUDE, by the way.</p>

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<p>how was it rude? it was just a question</p>

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<p>My school doesn’t have a class for yearbook, newspaper, or any of that. It’s just kids putting in commitment 7 days a week and staying at school as late as 9 pm some days.</p>

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<p>don’t be so quick to predict your IB grades…that can really screw you over. most schools just look to see if you received the diploma or not. with your SATs and GPA, you should have no problem getting into any of these schools.</p>

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<p>yeah exactly, thats how mine is as well.
i didn’t predict them, the administration/IB coordinator did, but its true that you never know how they’ll turn out in the end. thanks!
if it wasn’t rude it probably wouldn’t have been prefaced with “not to be rude”, proace360…but it doesn’t matter, i’m just wondering about transfer chances.</p>