Hello everyone! I’m going to be applying to Emerson College in the fall of 2016, and I’m curious to see whether or not people think I have a good chance at getting in. I intend to major in journalism and apply early action.
ACADEMICS:
• 3.52 GPA on a 4.0 scale
• 2000 out of 2400 SAT (750 reading, 640 writing, 610 math)
• 2 letters of recommendation from teachers who really like me and one from my counselor.
• 1 letter of recommendation from an Emerson professor
• A well written essay
I HAVE ATTENDED THE FOLLOWING:
• New York University School of Professional Studies High School Weekend Workshop - Journalism: Researching, Reporting, and Writing Feature Stories
• The School of the New York Times: Reporting in New York
• Emerson College Summer High School Journalism Institute
EXTRACURRICULAR:
• Officer of my school’s GSA
• Member of Japanese Club
• Paid work experience at a florist
• Volunteer work for the Bernie Sanders campaign