Transfer Chances and some questions

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>Hi everybody, </p>

<p>Before I begin, I request you to read through the whole message. This took quite some time.</p>

<p>My story is somewhat "different". After finishing 8th grade in the US, I moved to India, where I completed 9th, 10th and 11th grades. I ended up moving back to the US to complete 12th grade.</p>

<p>Unfortunately, I did not know the 2 Indian Languages I had to take as classes in India, so I did terrible in those two subjects.
Due to this, my GPA was greatly affected. I made all A's in high school except for those two languages. I had 2 B's, 2 D's and A's for the rest of my transcript.</p>

<h2>I graduated with a unweighted GPA of 3.67 and a weighted GPA of 3.81.</h2>

<p>Here is a list of the things I did in High School:</p>

<p>9th Grade: 1st place in the regional science fair and 4th place in the state science fair. President of the Science Club. About 60 hours of Peer Tutoring; about 28 hours of Soup Kitchen.</p>

<p>10th Grade: President of the Public Speaking Team. About 60 hours of Peer Tutoring; about 28 hours of Soup Kitchen.</p>

<p>11th grade: About 100 hours of Peer Tutoring; about 28 hours of Soup Kitchen. </p>

<p>12th Grade: 1st place in the School Science Fair. 1st place in the DECA Regional competition and 2nd place in the DECA State Competition. Highest average in Pre-calculus, AP Biology, AP Macro-economics and Fundamentals of Art. Outstanding effort in AP English.
Vice President of DECA and Treasurer of Spanish Club. I was ranked as a Corporal in JROTC.</p>

<h2>About 40 hours of Peer Tutoring, and 10 hours of Community Service. (JROTC)</h2>

<p>When I graduated high school I was in the top 10% and I was rank #15 of of 187.</p>

<p>I made a 26 on the ACT, and I didn't take the SAT. I chose to go to a community college as it is the largest in the state, and because I was given a full ride there. </p>

<p>My goal is to transfer to Emory in the fall of 2013 (next year) with an Associate's Degree. I have a question regarding this though.
My plan is to take 18 semester hours in the fall, 18 in the spring, and 12 in the summer and I will bypass 12 hours with CLEP. The total # of hours I will complete is 60 (Associate's Degree) </p>

<p>Does this "plan" make sense? The only doubt I had was whether I could take classes in the Summer and have Emory accept those credits.
(I thought that since I would have to apply by January- I think- they would not look into the credits I received after applying) Or, do you think I should apply for the Spring of 2013? Or, do you suggest anything else? </p>

<p>Is there any chance for me to go to Emory? What do I need to do in college to go there? I plan on retaking the ACT and taking the SAT. What score do you think is needed on both exams?
Please be honest, I want to know what I should be aiming for. </p>

<p>Thank you.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>I think Emory Admissions will understand your high school situation if you tell them about the circumstances.</p>

<p>However, applying as a junior transfer, I think they will be more interested in how you are doing in college currently. </p>

<p>You can apply with more than two years of college credit, but only two years worth of credits will actually transfer.</p>

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<p>actually i will be applying as a sophomore transfer. 1 year at CC and then I transfer to Emory College and after 1 year there, I transfer to Goizueta. </p>

<p>So, I would actually like to know my chances of getting into Emory college which I will be applying to in the Fall of 2013. (I am going to go to CC as a freshman in about a week)</p>

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<p>Your situation is a little unusual. A few thoughts:</p>

<p>First, ask yourself which is more important to you, a degree or an education?</p>

<p>If a degree, I think your plan makes sense, although you may want to continue on at your public university where you can get the benefit of in-state tuition.</p>

<p>If an education, I don’t really understand the value of loading up on the maximum available hours at a community college. A good education is more of a quality experience than a quantity experience.</p>

<p>You would still want to so something ‘constructive’ with the upcoming year, and attending community makes sense. However, consider focusing on meaningful classes rather than hours. Besides community college, there are also other constructive things you could do in a ‘gap’ year, and then apply as a freshman.</p>

<p>If you decide you want to pursue an education at Emory:

  • You might recalculate your GPA excluding the Indian language classes to show that you really do have good grades.
  • If there are curriculum or other differences that might explain your ACT score, you might write that up.
  • You might consider yourself more of an international applicant. If so, Emory’s international admissions representative might have some thoughts on on how you might best best present yourself (Scott Allen, 404 727 6036, <a href=“mailto:sallen@emory.edu”>sallen@emory.edu</a> ).</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>