<p>Accepted to both emory and oxford 
as an international student I am not eligible for need based aid and I noticed there was no merit scholarship letters. Do those come in late or does it mean I didn’t get any?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] ACT: 34
[</em>] SAT II: didn’t send
[<em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.7 (weighted: 4.3)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio -5, US History -5, Eng Lang - 5, Chinese, 5, Music Theory - 4
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: APES, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Macroecon, AP Eng Lit
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nope…unless you count AP Scholar with Distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (an editor), MUN (treasurer), Interact, peer tutor
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: 3 Internships related to political campaigning, non-profits, etc.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: a lot of misc. events, food pantry, Public Relations officer of a summer youth volunteer club at a local nonprofit
[</em>] Summer Activities: local summer leadership program, organized a health fair aimed at spreading awareness for Hepatitis B treatments in low-income communities
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty boring haha
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Read one and it was great, didn’t read the other (I’m guessing it was ok)
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec: Yearbook adviser, probably mediocre
[li] Interview: nope</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] School Type: Large competitive public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: D: I’m not getting any aid that’s for sure
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): absolutely nothing (:</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ??
[</em>] Weaknesses: GPA, no hooks, my ECs are mediocre and I don’t really stand out on paper at all
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought I would’ve been rejected the way things were going (see below)
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
A: Kenyon, CMU, Case, UCI with honors, UCSB with honors, UCD
WL: WUSTL, Rice, Bowdoin, UCSD (idk why…)
R: CMC, UChicago, UCLA
[/ul]General Comments: I realllly want to go to Emory! But I don’t know if I can without the aid :/</p>
<p>Accepted to Emory University</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2240 Math:750 Reading: 750 Writing: 740
ACT: 35
SAT II:Lit 740, Chem 750, US His 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.97 Weighted 4.38
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/ 300
AP (place score in parenthesis): Cal AB (5) Chem (5) Lang (5) Euro His (5) APUSH (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lit, AP Macroeconomics, AP US Gov, AP French, AP Stats, AP Art His, AP Psychology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):National Merit, Presidential Scholar Candidate
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Key Club 4 years (Pres), French Club 4 years (Pres 2 years) National Honor Society (Pres) Scholars Bowl 4 years (Captain 2 years), French Honor Society (Vice Pres), Science Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Church Softball 10 years
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scout 13 years (Bronze, Silver Award, Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Mayors Youth Council
Summer Activities: Capstone Business Leadership Academy, Girls State
Essays:Ok, wrote about my experience in giving a speech to 400 people without having written one because I wanted to be genuine
Teacher Recommendation: Only person in my class to make a 5 on Chem test, my teacher loves me. Other teacher has taught me for four years and has spent a lot of time with me for French Club activites
Counselor Rec: Good. I was a counselors assistant and I am a school Ambassador, a program for which she is the sponsor
Additional Rec:
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Alabama
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, 1200+
Ethnicity:White
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: 100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: All of my extracurriculars were 4 years or more
Weaknesses: Writing is not my thing, SAT IIs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have a good ACT score and my essays didnt suck.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred: Princeton, Accepted: U of Richmond, University of Alabama, the Kings College, WashU, UNC- Chapel Hill, Duke, Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Posted for son (Amphear)
Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Emory
(did not apply to Oxford)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (780 M, 780 CR, 750 W)
APs: all 5s - I can’t remember all the tests he took - included APUSH, Bio.
Weighted GPA: 99.91
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%. #4 in class (200 something students)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics, College English, AP Calculus, Church History (required) Participation in Government, AP Psych
Major Awards: National Merit finalist</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Track, some community service at school, National Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: None.
Summer Activities: none last year. National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine, summer before junior year.
Essays: thought they were very good
Teacher Recommendation: At least one of them was really great.
Counselor Rec: Good.
Additional Rec: None
Interview: Did not interview. </p>
<p>Other
Intended Major(s): Math, premed.
State (if domestic applicant): New York
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White/Korean
Gender: Male
Income bracket (if applicable): less than 30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Test scores, GPA, rigorous curriculum.
Weaknesses: ECs
Why you think you were accepted: Test scores and grades, probably my essays and recommendations.
Where else were you accepted/rejected: Rejected: Princeton (had applied early action), Duke, Brown, Dartmouth. Accepted: SUNY Geneseo. Still waiting on University of Rochester and College of Wooster.
Very pleased with acceptance to Emory and the financial aid package - a little disappointed about rejections to the others but not surprised.</p>
<p>has anyone been able to access their financial aid?</p>
<p>My son was able to access it tonight.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Emory College</p>
<p>Objective:
ACT: 32
SAT I (breakdown): 1970 (Reading - 740 Math - 620 Writing - 610)
SAT II: Biology M - 630 US History - 610 Literature - 760
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Gov (4) AP Stat (4) AP Lang (3) APUSH (4)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6/606
Senior Year Course Load: Biology at Community College, Macroeconomics at Community College, AP Literature and Comp., AP Environmental Science</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Marching Band, Senior Beta, National Honor Society, Tutoring, Musicals, Mu Alpha Theta
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: The typical.
Summer Activities: Travel to Michigan every summer.
Essays: Quite good, spent much time on them. Did lots of revision.
Teacher Recommendation: Very good, sent an extra recommendation in.
Counselor Rec: Good; I’m close to my counselor. </p>
<p>Other
Intended Major: Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology
State (if domestic applicant): GA
School Type: Public (Very large…2,800+ students)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA, Classrank
Weaknesses: Test scores, lack of leadership and significant volunteer service.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was actually really surprised to see the “Congratulations” when I checked on the application decision. I suppose my essays and the additional teacher rec gave me the edge I needed. Also, I am heavily involved with music at my high school, so that may have stood out as well.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Deferred: Dartmouth, Carleton College, Duke Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, College of William and Mary Accepted: New College of Florida, Berry College</p>