My chances at Emory perchance?

Colleges & Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>Status: Accepted as Finalist
Very large public school in Virginia
GPA: 4.03 W
Senior Year Courses:
IB Biology Higher Level
IB Social Anthropology Standard Level
IB French II Higher Level
IB English II Higher Level
IB Math Studies Standard Level
IB Topics of the 21st Century Higher Level
*took seven IB classes junior year as well</p>

<p>SAT: 760 CR, 700 M > 1460
SAT IIs: 780 World History, 740 Literature, 700 US History
National Merit Commended Status
National Honor Society
French Honor Society
3 Academic Letters
Foreign Language Governor's School in Virginia</p>

<p>ECs:
- IB Student Advisory Board
- Religious President of International Jewish Youth Group (+2000 teens)
- Synagogue Youth Group for 7 years
- Lyricist for Student-run show performed at the Kennedy Center in D.C.
- Swimmer /Track for school
- Swimming Gold Medalist at Jewish Youth Olympiad
some other stuff…can’t remember</p>

<p>Service:
- +150 hours for IB diploma
- volunteered in Israel at Immigrant Absorption Center, summer 2008
- volunteered in El Salvador for Jewish community, summer 2008</p>

<p>Essays: strongest part of application
Recs: Teachers – really great
Counselor – think it was good</p>

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<p>what were you accepted as a finalist for?</p>

<p>Your grades are average at best (what’s your uw gpa?), your test scores are above average and your ec’s above average. If your essays are indeed as great as you say, you should have a great chance for admission. It’s definitely not for sure, but you have very good chances.</p>

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<p>sorry messed it up
UW is a 3.85, W is a 4.3
my school district, fairfax county, is unusual in that it has a hard grading system where 94-100 is an A, 90-93 B+, etc. also, only IB classes and AP classes get weights and it is only a weight of .5
my school doesnt do rankings, but out of a class of about 600, probably in top 5%-10%.</p>