Is Emory that competitive? Chance me!

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<p>I live in Florida.
I'm a hispanic jew.</p>

<p>What are my chances for getting into Emory University?</p>

<p>GPA 3.4/3.8</p>

<p>Freshman year 6 honors, 6 Bs
Sophomore year 6 honors, 3 As 3 Bs
Junior year 4 honors 2 APs, 3As 3 Bs (Bio AP, APUSH)
Senior year 2 honors 4 APs... (AP French, AP Statistics, AP Government/AP
Macroeconomics, AT Microbiology)</p>

<p>^^^
I guess that shows an upward trend?</p>

<p>SAT: took twice got 1310/2030 E:11 Will take one more time
ACT: took once got a 30 E:10 Will take one more time</p>

<p>^^^
Which one should I send in? </p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
-Volunteered at Memorial children's center for 20 weeks, 2 hours a week. (Sophomore) (Junior)
-Went 4 years in a row to Congres (French competition in Orlando)
-Part of Friends of FRAT, went to autistic child's house for 20 weeks, 2 hours a week. (Sophomore)
-Volunteered at Kesher, a program that provides a an education for children with learning disabilities from pre-school through high school. (Junior)
-Head of snack food drive for children at the respite shelter in Women in Distress of Broward County. Collected over 600 individual snacks. (Junior)
-Head of school supplies drive for children from low income families so they can do school work at an after school daycare. (Junior)
-Volunteered for a month in Fiji, heading various projects for rebuilding communities and the environment. (56 hours, 2009)
-President of HELP Club, for underprivileged children and battered women (Junior)
-Vice President of FRAT (Fostering Relationships with Autistic Teens and Children) (Junior)
-Treasurer of Green Team (Freshman)
-NHS Member
-National French Honors Society Member
-National Science Honors Society
-NFL (National Forensic League) Member</p>

<p>I want to major in Biology.</p>

<p>Is my URM status (hispanic) very beneficial?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>Well your test scores and GPA are somewhat weak, but the hispanic might make up for it. EC’s i’d say are very good, for Emory at least</p>

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<p>Write good essays and show demonstrated interest and you’ll have a good shot. I think that your extracurriculars are impressive. From anecdotal evidence, Emory likes kids who want to help others in need; who want to save the world. </p>

<p>The 30 on the ACT seems better than your 1310 on the SAT (see below). </p>

<p>Emory academic profile of admitted students (2009 entering class, applications continued to increase in 2010):
Academics - Admitted Students
Average GPA, middle 50% 3.71 - 3.98 / 4.0 unweighted scale
SAT verbal, middle 50% 640–730
SAT math, middle 50% 660–750
SAT total, middle 50% 1320–1460
ACT, middle 50% 29–33</p>

<p>While everyone worries about meeting the academic profile of an elite college, keep in mind that logically, 25% of admitted students fell at least a bit below the middle 50% in the academic profile (and the other 25% had a perfect 4.0 or at least a 3.9 and fabulous SAT or ACT scores). Furthermore, there are other factors considered. Thus, if you have a GPA that falls below the middle 50%, you can still gain admittance. If you are well-below, you can make up ground by having outstanding essays, recommendations extracurriculars, demonstrated interest and other factors.</p>

<p>Like all of the other posters, I’m no expert, as I do not work in the admissions office. However, the only way you can guarantee not being accepted is by not applying.</p>