Official Emory University 2016 RD Results

dtdancer17 · March 28, 2012, 7:40pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):2210, didn’t submit
[] ACT:35 composite
[] SAT II:790 Math II, 780 Chemistry
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.97/4.52 weighted
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):3/464
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):Lit and Comp (4), Calc AB (5), Chem (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load:Sociology, Physics, AP Biology, AP US Gov, AP French, Choir, AP Statistics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):NMSF, AP Scholar, Illinois State Scholar, National French Contest Placement, some school academic and athletic scholarships
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):Mu Alpha Theta
National Honor Society
National French Honor Society
High Elements (group leader)
A/E Club (homeroom representative)
Varsity Dance Team
Math Team
French Club (president for two years)
WYSE Team
Ambassador Club (student ambassador)
Treble Choir
[] Job/Work Experience:Local Chinese Restaurant for two years
[] Volunteer/Community service:~300 hours
Local Hospital, my town’s chamber of commerce, mission trips
[] Summer Activities:working
[] Essays:activity short about dance team, common app about my job (8/10), literally don’t remember my Emory specific essays but I think they were probably decent
[] Teacher Recommendation:one from Junior year AP English teacher that was pretty fantastic, one from Junior year AP Calc teacher that I didn’t see
[] Counselor Rec:probably generic
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[] Interview:N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):IL
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:mid-sized public, occasionally sends grads to top schools
[] Ethnicity:white
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket:~50k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:test scores, GPA, class rank
[] Weaknesses:no ridiculous ECs
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:who knows
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:been waitlisted 3 places and accepted to three so far

[/ul]**General Comments:**I probably won’t end up attending…so waitlistees have hope!

TrojanHorse77 · March 28, 2012, 7:45pm

Why is everyone complaining about being waitlisted? Sorry about the decision, but just take a look around this thread. You’re not alone, and NO ONE is overqualified for Emory (including Oxford) at this point.

zomggg · March 28, 2012, 7:48pm

Accepted 2310 SAT 3.8GPA Decent ECs/Good Essays/Top 10%
woot!

Bulldog4 · March 28, 2012, 7:56pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2130
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 7 APs
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN officer, Youth Legislature officer, varsity letters in volleyball, swimming, episcopal youth activities, co-founded youth citizenship group
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: Lots
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: private
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: high $100s
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): absolutely none[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPAs, ECs
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: jack of all trades, master of none
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Geo Tech, U Tenn/ wait listed Vandy

[/ul]General Comments:

czmari · March 28, 2012, 7:57pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t take it.
[] ACT: 33, but I only sent my 32.
[] SAT II: Really bad, didn’t bother sending it.
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/116
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Euro (4), Psych (4), Language & Comp (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: All the AP classes that podunk Kansas offered.
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None that I can really think of… Voice of Democracy State Finalist but that’s nothing big.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS (Secretary), Varsity Tennis - #1 Singles State Qualifier and 4 year letter winner, Scholars’ Bowl (2 time state medalist), Future Educators of America (Officer), Catholic Youth Organization (chairman)
[] Job/Work Experience: None that I included in my app.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Crap ton of stuff for church.
[] Summer Activities: Lazy.
[] Essays: About how though I lived in Hong Kong and the Philippines, Podunk Kansas taught me how to be friendly and community and stuff.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Decent.
[] Counselor Rec: Never read it.
[] Additional Rec: Youth Minister–I pretty much built the group from the ground up.
[] Interview: …they had interviews?

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): KS
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public, tiny.
[] Ethnicity: Filipino
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I guess I’m kinda URM but not really.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: class rank, involvement, idk…
[] Weaknesses: ec’s and awards.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m from rural Kansas…
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at UW-Madison, Colgate, Fordham, Baylor, K-State, Case Western, waitlisted at Washington U.

[/ul]General Comments:
Good luck to everyone else for the rest of their results! (:

takashisaito · March 28, 2012, 7:58pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 CR 800 WR 720 M
[] ACT: 34, don’t remember specific stats.
[] SAT II: Spanish 710, Bio M 730, MI 770, MII 760
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank…probably 3, 4, or 5/263
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio 5 USH 5 Euro 4 Spanish 4
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: BC Calculus, AP Lit, AP Chem, Acc Physics (highest offered at my school…), American Government (no AP offered), International Relations, theology electives, Jazz Lab IV
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, top 2 percent nationally on National Spanish Exam for two years in a row
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Just hitting the main ones: 10 years of clarinet, 4 years of bass clarinet, self taught saxophonist. Various youth and community orchestras, bands, and private lessons. Jazz band got a 96.5/100 national ranking in a competition on a cruise ship. Debate team, Spanish Club (Vice Prez), A little basketball and crew
[] Job/Work Experience: Cousins subs, about a year
[] Volunteer/Community service: ~650 hours. Highlights: Traveling to the Dominican Republic for a two-week work program where we lived with families in the countryside and dug latrines. Organizing two bread drives for my school’s Christmas basket program. Working with local charity Food for the Hungry - delivering bread to places throughout Milwaukee. Taking two weeks out of school my senior year to tutor at an inner city choice school.
[] Summer Activities: Student Leadership Conference - Health Care at U of MD, workcamps, outdoor activities
[] Essays: Pretty good. It’s honestly been forever since I worked on them
[] Teacher Recommendation: Two AP teachers who love me
[] Counselor Rec: Fairly generic.
[] Additional Rec: N/A
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WI
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: All-male Jesuit college prep.
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None. See above.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades, scores, service.
[] Weaknesses: Not that interesting beyond that…
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Regional statistics, and I don’t know anyone else from my school who applied to Emory.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Case Western w/25k a year, Santa Clara w/half- tuition, Marquette w/17k a year, and Rice. Waitlisted at Wash U and the U of Chicago. Waiting on Yale (Deferred SCEA), Columbia, Georgetown, and Notre Dame (but I don’t want to go there…)

[/ul]General Comments: Very happy to be into Emory. I still need to make a final decision but I would be very happy here.

sharonbower · March 28, 2012, 8:20pm

waitlisted…34 ACT, top 10% of class, many APs, ec’s, leadership, eagle scout,great great letters from teachers in small private school.
never visited and didnt interview, showed no ‘demonstrated interest’ so not surprised.

ladeedahgurl · March 28, 2012, 8:22pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2170 superscored
[] ACT: n/a
[] SAT II:720 literature, 680 math 1, 590 french language
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 28th (top 10%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):10 AP Courses in High School
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP French, AP Drawing, AP AB Calc, AP Envi Sci, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): too many to name. I run over 5 clubs and non-profits at my school. One of my top strengths
[] Job/Work Experience: part time job at an Italian Ice store
[] Volunteer/Community service: again, too much to name. One of my biggest strengths
[] Summer Activities: volunteering
[] Essays: really good, in my opinion
[] Teacher Recommendation: I’m sure they both were fantastic
[] Counselor Rec: probably generic
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: didn’t interview

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public
[] Ethnicity: white
[] Gender:female
[] Income Bracket: n/a
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none. I got a D on a midterm this year and surprisingly still got in.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:extracurriculars, service/volunteering, grades
[] Weaknesses: SAT’s
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because of my strengths?
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: UMich, Drexel, PSU Schreyer Honors College. Waitlisted: Vanderbilt, George Washington University, UNC Chapel Hill. Rejected: Carnegie Mellon University

endingzz · March 28, 2012, 8:26pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:
SAT I :2230 (CR:730 MA:770 WR:730)
ACT: N/a
SAT II:MA Lvl2:760 Chemistry:770 BiologyE: 740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):N/a, A-level
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):N/a, A-level
AP (place score in parenthesis):Microecons(4) Macroecons(4) Chemistry(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load:A-level Maths, Chem, Econs, Biology
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):committee member of my club.
Job/Work Experience:Internship at hotel for one month
Volunteer/Community service: too many
Summer Activities:quite a few to list here
Essays:average
Teacher Recommendation:don’t know
Counselor : don’t know
Additional Rec: Good!
Interview:N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): Singapore
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Chinese
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: ~50K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/a

Reflection Strengths:test scores
Weaknesses:essay maybe
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:

General Comments:

Stevenf · March 28, 2012, 8:37pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2320 780 CR + W, 760 Math
ACT: N/A
SAT II:790 US History, 770 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.87/4.44 weighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):~90/580 (I’m in the second decile)
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Language (5), Psych (5), Chem (5), Euro (5), US History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Human Geography, AP US Government/Honors Economics, AP Physics C, AP Computer Science
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar, National Merit Commended
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Eh kind of too many to list.

Essays: Emory specific was good (I added Oxford as an afterthought though), I wrote about how I hate theme parks and my common app was about living with my autistic brother.
Teacher Recommendation: both stellar
Counselor: stellar
Additional Rec:N/A
Interview:N/A

Other
State (if domestic applicant):CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: large public, sends many to top schools
Ethnicity:white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 300k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):N/A

Reflection
Strengths: test scores, essays, club I founded
Weaknesses: no stellar ECs, class rank, course rigor
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No idea.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: USC (Trustee scholarship), UCSD, UC Santa Barbara (Regents), Tulane (Dean’s Honor Scholarship), UNC-Chapel Hill (Honors), University of Miami (20k/year scholarship)
Waitlisted: Rice, UCLA
Rejected: UChicago, Stanford

General Comments: This made my day even better (found out I was Trustee today too!)!

complexity · March 28, 2012, 8:44pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2300 (740/760/800)
[] ACT: 34 (not submitted)
[] SAT II (if submitted): 730 Chem, 760 Math I, 740 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 5/375
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): US History (5), Chemistry (5), Calculus AB (5), English Language (5), Government (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Biology, Lab for AP Bio, AP English Literature, AP Psychology, Chamber Choir, Computer Literacy
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Significant involvement in school theatre productions, International Thespian Society (President), selective school Chamber Choir (Soprano Section Leader), church choir, Tri-M Music Honor Society (Historian), Invisible Children Club (Treasurer), National Honor Society, Science Bowl, Young Democrats Club, Class Council
[] Job/Work Experience: none
[] Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered at an equine therapy program for the disabled over the summer, actress/assistant director in years of VBS programs at local church
[] Essays: Common app was on my differing strong interests in the concreteness of math/science and the spontaneity of theatre… balance of perspective, fixed and fluid outlook, yadda yadda yadda. I really struggled with this essay, probably writing a good 20 versions on different topics, and while I was somewhat pleased with the final result, it’s surely nothing spectacular. Why Emory was rather standard. I didn’t do the optional amusement park ride one.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good.
[] Counselor Rec: Never read it, but it’s his first year, so.
[] Additional Rec: n/a
[] Interview: n/a
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[] Intended Major: Neuroscience
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[] Gender: Female
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Odd first gen situation – my mother didn’t go to college and my father is absent (and consequently not shown on commonapp)
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, scores to a certain extent, potentially my first gen situation
[] Weaknesses: Nothing particularly standout (essay, ECs, awards, etc)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess my strengths outweighed my weaknesses.
[] Where else you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to UVA (early action, Echols Scholar), Williams (Early Write), Wesleyan, UPitt, Washington College (MD); waitlisted from WUSTL
[/ul]General Comments: Ecstatic! I wasn’t home at seven so I checked on my mom’s phone and it took forever. So tense. But it ended up being good news!

alexstock · March 28, 2012, 8:47pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): M 740 CR 740 W 710
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: physics 740 us history 710
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 91.1 avg senior midterm 89.3 junior final /100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10th junior top 13th senior
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Psych, AP French, Advanced English, Advanced Functions, Calculus, Physics, Economics
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook (editor) school paper (copy editor), curling team, senator and class rep on student council, lots of political volunteering for campaigns
[] Job/Work Experience: Subway Sandwiches (Sandwich Artists)
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities: Political stuff etc.
[] Essays: Pretty off-beat if I recall
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: One from a candidate I volunteered for, great
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Ontario
[] Country (if international applicant): Canada
[] School Type: Large Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: pretty swanky
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): nope[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk, I’m just really happy I am!
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted University of Virginia, Rejected Columbia ED and U Chicago

[/ul]General Comments: YEAHHHH see you guys in August!!! (maybe)

Nihility · March 28, 2012, 9:05pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710/670/800 (CR/M/W) 2180 superscore
[] ACT: N/a
[] SAT II: N/a (uncommon, I know)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0UW/4.3W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/19 (top 11%)
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): 1
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/a
[] Senior Year Course Load: Bible Honors: Trig, Philosophy, Spanish III, Econ, Eng 102, Calc I, Intro to Law. (Some of these are college dual enrollment)
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Extraordinary
[] Job/Work Experience: Own online business for a year
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300 hrs.
[] Summer Activities: Nothing
[] Essays: Very good. Nothing exceptional, but they demonstrated I had researched the school and some programs.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Average
[] Counselor Rec: Exceptional. Honestly great.
[] Additional Rec: Average
[] Interview: N/a

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): MD
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Tiny Private
[] Ethnicity: White (I KNOW)
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My essay about my online business could very well have been a hook. Not sure.[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, Counselor Rec, EXTRACURRICULARS- some were unique and they were just generally strong
[] Weaknesses: Class rank, Race
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: URochester/Brandeis
Rejected: Davidson (this happened yesterday and really worried me about Emory today, since Emory is literally twice as hard to get into. This makes the Davidson rejection all the more confusing).
I am waiting on USC/Stanford (hey, I’m a dreamer).
[/ul]General Comments: I am absolutely thrilled with my Emory acceptance. I browsed through the Stats thread and I am amazed at the quality of applicants. This year is truly one of the most difficult years for applicants at any top school. Admissions committees make some odd decisions, and I feel very blessed to have been chosen despite having lower stats than many others who received different decisions. Admissions are certainly holistic, and the results thread demonstrates that gpa and SATs are but a fraction of the methodology. So many of you are so intelligent, and will thrive no matter where you go. It seems like the majority of you have acceptances in hand from other schools of equal caliber, so hopefully it all works out. This was a huge one for me. If I am rejected from my other two schools I am waiting on (likely) there is a great chance I will matriculate at Emory this spring. I absolutely love the campus.

maani9422 · March 28, 2012, 9:08pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 680 CR 800 M 740 W (2220)
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 730 Chemistry 760 Math II
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87, Weighted 4.25
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Deciles (Top 10%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History(3), Chemistry(3), English Language (3), US History (4)…blegghhhh
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: 4 APs (Biology, BC Calc, English, French 5), 1 Accelerated History, 2 choir classes
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): nothing national, but some from high school…2 choir awards (9th and 11th grade), Outstanding Asian American Award (Pennsylvania), Talent Show first place. NFHCA Academic Squad (Field Hockey), AP Scholar with Honor

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Field Hockey (3 Letters, Senior Captain), Newspaper(News Editor, Managing Editor), Choir (Select women’s choir since freshman year, select co-ed choir Junior and Senior year), Desi Club (South asian dance club, President two years, choreographer one year), Spring Musical(Principal Role Junior Year and Senior Year), Muslim Youth Group of Pittsburgh (VP and P 10th and 11th grade), University of Pittsburgh Health Careers Scholars Academy (Gov School), Marine Biology Apprenticeship…
okay, don’t feel like listing anymore…
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: +120 hospital hours, annual soup kitchen visits with youth group
Summer Activities: Pitt Health Care Gov School, NSLC (National Student Leadership Conference for Medicine and Health Care), Summer Scuba Broadreach Program(Fiji)
Essays: Common App - about balancing Pakistani and American culture
didn’t know it would be such a redundant topic until weeks after I submitted my app…
newspaper sponsor said it was well written…AP English teacher was the one that recommended I use it for colleges

Teacher Recommendation: 1 AP English(great), 1 AP Calc AB(great)
Counselor Rec: Decent I guess
Additional Rec: Choir director, pretty good
Interview: N/a
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: Large Public (450 per class)
Ethnicity: Pakistani, South Asian, ORM
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: not considered for financial aid
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I am the opposite of a hook
Strengths: ECs, recommendations
Weaknesses: Scores not amazing, GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honestly, don’t know. I know about 20 people from my high school applied. I’m super surprised!!!
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: University of Pittsburgh Honors, Duquesne University Medical Scholars Program (got called for first interview)
Waitlisted: Boston College, GWU, Lehigh
Rejected: Northwestern
General Comments:
SSOOO completely surprised after three waitlists and a rejection this past Friday. I really didn’t expect much from Emory either since I know a lot of kids from my high school applied. I’m waiting to hear back from other schools but it is likely that I will be at Emory. Just remember that you really never know what goes on with college admissions.

Congrats to the Accepted!
Waitlisted/Rejected—Hang in there. Trust me, YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

laxxxbro · March 28, 2012, 9:13pm

Congrats to everyone who got in,and good luck to everyone else.

xAlex452 · March 28, 2012, 9:14pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2250 - 700/750/800 (M-CR-W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 770 Math II, 760 US History
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.75
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):Top 5%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Bio : 5, APWH: 3, AP Physics C (mech): 5 AP Calculus BC: 5 , APUSH: 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Econ, AP Gov, Spanish III & IV, AP Chem, AP Lang, Advanced Calc
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Captain XC, Varsity Track, NHS, SNHS, Mu Alpha, MUN, Others
[] Job/Work Experience: Marketing Internship @ an entertainment & Hospitality venue
[] Volunteer/Community service: Around 100-150 hours
[] Summer Activities: Training for XC
[] Essays: Decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: Decent
[] Counselor Rec: Pretty good
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): GA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: Chinese
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Generation College[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT
[] Weaknesses: GPA
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: From Georgia and have good SAT’s
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted Uchicago

[/ul]General Comments:

yaysayer · March 28, 2012, 9:19pm

Decision: Accepted - Emory College

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 800 M 780 CR 800 M
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: 720 Lit, 680 Spanish
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): school only gives weighted, but it’s something like a 3.8-3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/361
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): World Hist (5), US Hist (5), Physics B (4), English Lit (5), Spanish Lang (5), Stats (5), Macro (5), Micro (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP English Lang, AP Spanish Lit, AP US Gov, Art 3 Painting and Drawing
[] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar, National Merit Commended Student, National Honor Society
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): state and national leader in a politics/civic engagement organization (can’t name for privacy’s sake), Varsity swimming (Fall 2011 captain), Kung Fu, National History Day (07-10)
[] Job/Work Experience: Doctor’s office 09-present
[] Volunteer/Community service: local food pantry
[] Summer Activities: 2010-11, political science courses at a program at Gtown
[] Essays: I’m quite proud of my common app essay. My Why Emory essay was generic, and I submitted a poem for the one about my favorite ride at the amusement park.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Presumably good
[] Counselor Rec: Presumably good, but generic
[] Additional Rec: From the CEO of the organization that I’m involved in
[] Interview: N/A

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public school with a good reputation
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: ~80,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Scores, leadership, writing
[] Weaknesses: Generic Why Emory essay, didn’t demonstrate much interest toward the school (as in I didn’t have many contacts to check off on the common app)
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: See strengths
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Vanderbilt, Rice, UVa Echols, and American honors. I’m waiting on 5 colleges tomorrow

[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to all and best of luck in your college decisions! I have to wait to see financial aid from Emory, but unless I win big, or unless I absolutely love it when I visit, I will probably not attend. It is the only school I applied to that doesn’t have, as far as I know, a Public Policy track (only Political Science), and that is what I’m most interested in. But I feel great and grateful! 5 for 5 :D

collegeorama · March 28, 2012, 9:21pm

@alexstock what do you think re UVA v Emory?

ThePaperEater · March 28, 2012, 9:22pm

Wait listed… I guess I’ll join the club.

Basic Stats
Act- 31 comp
4.5w 3.8uw
10/400 rank
Nhs vp, golf cap, tennis cap
White, male

Overall pretty ****ed, but hey, could have been worse

emorylegacy · March 28, 2012, 9:30pm

Decision: Accepted - Oxford College
Decision: Waitlisted - Emory College

asdfghjkl look at my user name, feel the awkwardness. Maybe I’ll be accepted off the wait-list? I don’t know what I’m going to do, fuhhhh

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