<p>Hi, all. </p>
<p>I recently toured Emory and I loved, loved, loved it! I preferred it to my two other top choices: Duke and Davidson. I know it is still early, but I want to know if I am on-track for Emory and/or what I can do to get on track! Thanks! </p>
<p>I was a B student freshman year (3.15 UW GPA including a C), due in part to a death in the family, but mainly due to immaturity and a complete lack of study skills. My weighted GPA placed me barely in the top 20% of my class (126 of 650), but I have worked hard to reach just inside of the top 10% now in my junior year. Hoping to be comfortably within the top 10% (realistically top 7% or so) by application time. Here are some of my stats:</p>
<p>Location: South Florida
Gender: F
Race: Hispanic (though not a fluent Spanish-speaker and with a non-Hispanic last name if that matters for anything)
Income: High-ish / comfortable / not going to give me a leg up in admissions</p>
<p>Freshman year: 3.15 UW GPA (4.1 weighted). All honors classes plus 1 AP (human Geo) GPA includes 4 HS courses taken in MS (two maths and two language)
Sophomore Year: (NOTE, this isn't cumulative) 3.75 UW GPA. 2 AP classes (Psych and World History)
Junior Year: First quarter: 3.86 UW. 4 AP classes (Stats, US History, English, Chemistry)</p>
<p>Test scores: Will probably retake, but 740 math, 690 verbal, 750 writing (2180). AP scores: A 2 in Human Geo, 5 in Psych, 4 in world.</p>
<p>Extracurricular: I am working towards earning a childcare certificate through my school's Early Childhood program. We actually work in a preschool, observe and assess the preschoolers, and learn about development and early childhood pedagogy. Next year, I will be interning at the local elementary school. In addition to this, I also:
* Assist in research during the summers at an early childhood Psych lab at the university
* I'm a youth student leader at my church (help with fundraising, mentor middle schoolers, teach Sunday School/nursery)
* Active member of Future Educators of America at my school, and another separate club where I tutor a struggling Elementary student each week. Kind of passive member of Chemistry Club, but may run for an office next year.
* Run track.
* Go on a missions trip each summer to Mexico or Haiti to work in an orphanage (through Church)
* Run the slideshow / sound during church services every Sunday
* Raised funds and installed a family visiting area at my grandfather's nursing home (solo project)
* Babysit about once a week
* Am an amateur photographer and shoot children's parties and senior portraits, have "second shot" a few weddings etc...
* Have an Instagram fashion/photography page with a couple thousand followers.</p>
<p>I am interested in neuroscience or biological basis of behavior. Basically, any program where I can continue to pursue my interest in psychology (and esp. developmental psych) but earn med school prerequisites. </p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>