<p>Feeling your pain! Is there another school that you love to which you’ve been accepted? Considering Oxford then transfer to Emory? It is NOT the end of the world…hang in there!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Emory College</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2110
[</em>] ACT: 33
[<em>] SAT II: 770 Math II, 720 World History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 9.2/11
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Taking Bio and Calc AB this year
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Genetics, Organic Chem, English, Calculus, Developmental Econ, Econ
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Dorm Proctor, Student Listener, Indian Society (co-head) STRIVE for Students (co-head) FIFA Exeter (co-head) French Horn (principal horn – I play in 4 different ensembles)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Phlebotomist and Lab Tech at local hospital, run Exbooks, an online textbook exchange for kids at our school to compete with the bookstore.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: nothing significant
[</em>] Summer Activities: lots of travelling, working those jobs
[<em>] Essays: likened my hot cold therapy for a track injury to a perfect blend, and said that Emory was the perfect blend of Exeter and home. the roller coaster essay I wrote about the Texas Giant, and how a good coaster could even be improved upon to be better. for common app, I wrote about stereotypes in Oklahoma and how like my state I’m defying them at Exeter.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: solid
[<em>] Counselor Rec: impersonal, but probably fine
[</em>] Additional Rec: solid
[li] Interview: none</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): OK
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Prep School
[</em>] Ethnicity: Pakistani
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: High
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): lots of music interest, campus visit</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: really had the music going for me, significantly upward trending GPA
[</em>] Weaknesses: essays could’ve been better
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not a lot of people apply from my school, had them convinced that I could be going.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at WashU (top choice barring a few Ivies and Stanford), Tulane, UT Austin Plan II, and OU, Rejected at Northwestern, UChicago, Rice, Vandy</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Tomorrow should be very interesting, I probably will be headed to WashU but Emory is a great place to be. Congrats to everyone who got in, and good luck tomorrow.</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted - Emory College</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2160
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 UW
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 82/422
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH (5), AP World (4), AP Lang. (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Link Crew (Commissioner)Cheer, Dance
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: very good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: ?
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview: alumni</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Large competitive public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: Middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): No</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Tulane, UW, Chapman, Santa Clara, Denver, Univ of Miami, American, George Washington</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>Accepted both Emory college and Oxford! I intend to major in NBB but i think everyone’s currently undeclared.</p>
<p>Is anyone’s Blackboard account working? The acceptance letter says to use your OPUS username and password, but mine isn’t working. I can’t log in.</p>
<p>Accepted to Emory College (didn’t apply to Oxford). Sad I can’t go though, no financial aid</p>
<p>Did anyone’s acceptance letter say what major it is??? I applied the business school but it said undeclared major in arts and science??? Anybody tells me what’s going on??</p>
<p>You don’t declare a major until end of sophomore year. Everyone says undeclared</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Oxford College</p>
<p>Objective:
• SAT I (breakdown): 780 M, 700 CR, 750 W, 2230
• ACT: None
• SAT II: 770 M2, 750 Physics, 720 World, 680 US
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): somewhere in top 10%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): World (4), Comp Sci(5), Calc AB (5), Eng Lang(4), US (4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis):
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics c, ap english, ap calc bc, ap spanish, ap psych, ap stats, band
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):</p>
<p>Subjective:
• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Competition Band Piano and trombone, piano for musical, piano in a trio and solo practice, NHS, intramurals
• Job/Work Experience:
• Volunteer/Community service: tutor and look after grade school kids every week since junior year
• Summer Activities: Volunteered at Penn Hospital for 90 hours
• Essays: My english teacher said my common app was good and my counselor said the same about my penn one
• Teacher Recommendation: didnt read
• Counselor Rec: didnt read
• Additional Rec: none
• Interview: None</p>
<p>Other
• State (if domestic applicant): Philly, PA
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: private
• Ethnicity: white
• Gender: male
•Income Bracket: ~100K?
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>Reflection
• Strengths: passion for music, tried to show it also for community service in my common app short answer
• Weaknesses: no leadership positions
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: dunno, pretty solid app i guess? either way i’m really pumped that I got in
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to drexel and fordham, got deferred from penn(hear back tomorrow)</p>
<p>Accepted at Emory,Oxford College and Michigan to read economics. Where should I go?</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Emory College
Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):2160(didn’t report)
[</em>] ACT:34 (34 E, 32 M, 36 R, 33 S)
[<em>] SAT II:750 Lit, 680 MathI, 770 USHistory
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.84
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):34/366, 9.8%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):Euro(5), USHistory(5), Eng Comp(4), CalcAB(3), Psych(5)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load:AP bio, AP chem, AP stat, AP gov, AP lit
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):national merit commended, ap shcolar w/ distinction
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):varsity swim(state champion) deca(state champion) creative writing(published author)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:alenco home improvement(assistant manager)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service:volunteer at church
[</em>] Essays:about my writing, pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:good
[</em>] Counselor Rec:great!
[<em>] Additional Rec:great!
[</em>] Interview:no interview</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):KS
[</em>] School Type:public
[<em>] Ethnicity:asian
[</em>] Gender:male
[<em>] Income Bracket:middle
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):published writer, father went to emory, aunt and uncle are professors at emory</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:good essay, decent test
[</em>] Weaknesses:gpa
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:familial connections to emory
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:uchicago:reject,norhtwestern:waitlist, WashU:waitlist. First school I’m accepted to! :D</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments: Probably not attending so waitlist people don’t give up!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Emory College</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t Take
[</em>] ACT: 34
[<em>] SAT II: 790 Bio M
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/119
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5) Senior Year: Psychology, Government, English, AB Calc (Even though this isn’t much, it’s the maximum my school offers so hardest possible rigor)
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs, 1 AP self study, rest either required or honors (no AP offered)
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Track, XC, Tennis, also indoor track/winter running club, student gov president senior year, relay for life
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Summer Internship at the Michigan House of Reps.
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: about 100 varied total hours
[</em>] Essays: Really strong
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: didn’t read, should have been good
[</em>] Counselor Rec: didn’t read but probably was amazing as my counselor thinks I’m a super genius/ will easily get accepted everywhere, including HYPS, which is TOTALLY untrue, but he’s really old and most kids at our school only apply instate
[<em>] Additional Rec: didn’t send one
[</em>] Interview: none</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MI
[</em>] School Type: Private (Catholic)
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: $250,000+
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, Test Scores, Rigor, Essay, from the Midwest (region where Emory doesn’t receive many applicants from)
[</em>] Weaknesses: ECs
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Strong Academics
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Boston College (Honors), University of Michigan (Honors)</p>
<p>Still Waiting on Duke and Harvard</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:: Pretty happy. I guess it’s not all about super amazing ECs after all! I like Emory, but will not be attending because I also love Michigan, plus instate tuition makes a huge difference, so everyone on the waitlist, don’t give up hope!!!</p>
<p>ohh I see. Thanks!!</p>
<p>Decision: Waitlisted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 740 CR, 730 W 700 M, 2170 total
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 760 Literature, 640 French with Listening, 670 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.65
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5’s on European History and Psychology, 4’s on English Language and Literature, and US History, and 3 on World History
IB (place score in parenthesis): 5 on IB Psychology
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, IB Biology HL, IB English IV HL, AP Calculus AB, IB History of the Americas HL, IB French IV SL, IB Theory of Knowledge
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Government for 4 years (Junior Class secretary and Student Body Secretary), Model UN for 4 years, Key Club for 4 years (Editor), Muslim Awareness Club for 2 years (Treasurer), National Honor Society for 2 years, National English Honor Society for 2 years, National French Honor Society for 1 year.
Job/Work Experience: Internship at the Gainesville City Commission
Volunteer/Community service: Students Together for Autism Research, Breast Cancer Awareness
Summer Activities:
Essays: I think they were really good.
Teacher Recommendation: Hopefully excellent.
Counselor Rec: I don’t know, because I had only met her a couple of times.
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: International Political Economics
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian - Subcontinental
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths: Extracurriculars and Leadership, Essays, and recommandations
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: At least 30 other people from my school applied. There was no way they could take us all haha</p>
<p>I feel so honored to be accepted!</p>
<p>BUT I’ve already committed to swim at Dartmouth, so I’m happy for whoever gets my spot off the wait list. Congrats and good luck everyone!</p>
<p>Waitlisted, 1400/2110 SAT, 32 ACT, 3.75 UW/4.2 W, 800 biology, 710 math II and 640 literature on the SAT II. I had almost 400 hours of community service, had good reccomendations, sports, visited Emory and went to several info sessions at my school and put time into the essays. I guess my scores weren’t high enough or I wasnt diverse enough (White female, from Fl, wanted to major in biology). I wanna get in but I wish I’d know how much financial aid I would get, if it’s not enought I would get off the Waitlist so someone else could have a better shot getting in.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Emory College</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2350 (800W, 770CR, 780M)
[</em>] ACT: Did not take
[<em>] SAT II: 750 Biology, 770 World History, 780 U.S. History
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98.6/100
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Non-ranking
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Five 5’s, others not reported on Common App…
[<em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Stat, AP Gov, AP Econ, APES, AP French, Journalism
[</em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar, blah blah</p>
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Really strong. Started couple clubs at my school, president of MUN, student body vice president, head of Honor Council, lots of leadership etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Job junior year (6hrs/week), internship junior summer (35/hr/week), internship senior year (15hr/week)
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: This was my primary focus. Volunteered over 1,000 hours, started a non-profit, volunteer coordinator for another local nonprofit, serve(d) as interns at a couple other nonprofits. Super community service-based.
[</em>] Summer Activities: Internships sophomore/junior summer
[<em>] Essays: Good. Common App should’ve been great, “Why Emory” was focused on desire to utilize Emory’s resources to further my interest in nonprofit work
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should’ve been good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good? Didn’t see.
[</em>] Additional Rec: Did not send?
[li] Interview: Did not have one</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: Public magnet
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: ~70k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):None</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: REALLY strong leadership and dedication to community service
[</em>] Weaknesses: No perfect scores, academically strong but not <em>outstanding</em>
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know! I thought I would be waitlisted for sure because I didn’t show much interest in Emory, but I think my “Why Emory” essay was the make-or-break factor in here. For future applicants, I guess I’d recommend really somehow tying your extracurricular interests in with a vision of how you’ll apply your talents and skills at Emory and how Emory’s resources will help you do so. Why Emory is important, y’all!
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted: Duke and Dartmouth with likely letters, Vanderbilt with full tuition, Boston College Honors, American, Butler</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:
Congrats to everyone else who got in, and good luck to those waiting to hear back!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted - Emory College
SATs:
770 Math, 680 Writing, 660 Critical Reading
99.58 Weighted GPA on a scale of 100
Valedictorian
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a few club activities but nothing really fancy
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<p>Accepted into both Oxford College and Emory College!</p>
<p>Congrats to all - seems like a superstrong applicant pool. S was rejected, with a letter encouraging him to apply to Emory as a transfer student next year. Anyone else get this message?</p>