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Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>Location: Pennsylvania
School: Extremely Competitive Large Public School
Class Size: 560
Class Rank: Top 10% (expected to improve after AP Tests and 3rd/4th marking periods)
Race: Caucasian
Cumulative Weighted GPA: 4.2 (School uses % Scale – 98.3% W)
Cumulative unweighted GPA: 3.9 (95% UW)
SATs: M 770 CR 600 WR 640 (Total: 2010) (Retaking in October – goal is 700CR)
ACT – 32 (Retaking in September - expecting 34+)
Honor Roll: 9, 10, 11, 12
Classes: 6 AP (3 this year, 3 next year, waiting on scores)
AP Chem II
AP Calc AB</p>

<h2>AP Physics B</h2>

<p>AP Calc BC
AP Bio II
AP Latin IV Vergil</p>

<p>AP Scores: Expecting 5's in Calc and Chem, 4 in Physics</p>

<p>8 Honors
Honors English 9th, Honors Algebra II, Honors Earth and Space Science,
Honors Biology, Honors Chemistry, Honors Precalc/Trig, Honors Latin III,
Honors Biochemistry</p>

<p>Awards/ Honors
National Honors Society
National Language Honors Society
The National Society of High School Scholars
Selected for several National Youth Conferences
1 of 4 students selected by guidance counselors to attend Rotary Youth Leadership Conference</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities
Latin Club – 9, 10, 11, 12 (Scriba 12)
Key Club – 10, 11, 12
NHS – 11, 12
NLHS – 11, 12
Rugby Club – 9
School Soccer – 9
THON - 9,10,11,12 (Committee member 11, Technology Chair 12)</p>

<p>Volunteered with:
National Honors Society: 40 hours by graduation
Bethany Village Retirement Home: 250+ Hours by graduation
Notre Dame Club of Harrisburg: Several events such as working soup kitchens
Ronny Powley Center: Helped distribute donated foods to poor families
Helped count Sundays' collections for my church (8+ weeks per year)</p>

<p>Leadership Experience:
Junior Class Vice President
Senior Class Treasurer
THON Technology Chair
Latin Club Scriba
Attended Rotary Youth Leadership Conference</p>

<p>Research (Possible hook + essay topic):
Columbia University Medical Center – Summer 11 (Researched the effects of NGAL on iron metabolism in the kidney under Dr. Jonathan Barasch, M.D., Ph.D, over the summer for 6+ Weeks)</p>

<p>Employment:
Wegmans Food Company – 11, 12 (15 hours per weekend stocking shelves)
Universal Protective Packaging – 11, 12 (10 hours per week unloading trucks)</p>

<p>I worked both of these jobs at the same time for a number of months during my junior school year.</p>

<p>Interned at Pennsylvania House of Representatives Speaker of the House’s Office (Another possible hook + essay topic.) – 10th grade (40 hours per week, summer of sophomore year, helped welcome foreign delegates and volunteered + ran National Conference of State Legislatures held in Philadelphia, PA)</p>

<p>Recommendation Letters:
2 Teacher letters (one said their letter would be stunning)</p>

<p>Letter from my supervisor at the Speaker of the House's Office (its really good, includes the official raised gold seal of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania), </p>

<p>And Hopefully one from Dr. Jonathan Barasch, M.D., Ph.D about my research experience this summer</p>

<p>Hobbies:
Skiing and Surfing
Video Editing
Guitar
Tricking, Parkour, Free running, etc
Lifting
Pickup soccer weekly at a local park + indoors</p>

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<p>You’ll get in, but just submit your ACT score (that way you dont have to take SAT subject tests and whatnot) unless your SAT goes up to like a 700 CR then submit that but I think your def an ACT person. Write a letter of interest to your admission counselor (you can call and ask and they’ll give you the person in charge of PA) and in your why emory essay say that you feel at home, programs you like, etc. Emory is very big on interest they are known to reject 31+ if they show no interest. Also visiting and describing this in your essay and letter of interest will help too</p>

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<p>Very impressive. I would just note that if you write an essay/mention your research experience, you’ll seem much more professional if you refer to the person you worked with as:

and/or

Using both the honorific Dr. and equivalent post-nominals is redundant and effectively only used in advertisements/forms aimed at laypeople.</p>

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<p>Okay! Thanks for the info!</p>

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<p>You’re in!</p>