Transfer Chances to Emory, and some questions

Transfer Students
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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>Someone please answer! I’m desperate right now!
Bump</p>

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<p>Anyone? 10char</p>

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<p>Emory consideres both your high school record and your college record when you apply to transfer. Your scores definitely need to be higher. Check out Emory’s Common Data Set under the transfer section. I do not think they will accept the CLEP scores (but I could be wrong). Your rank in high school was good. I think you have a fair chance, but you do need to demonstrate interest. If you can’t visit, ask your regional rep some questions. Ask for a viewbook, etc.</p>

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<p>Try posting this in the Emory forum. You might also consider transferring to Oxford College. Students go to Oxford for 2 years then automatically transfer to Emory. In your case, you might be able to transfer to Oxford as a sophomore.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Wow! Thank you so much! But ThatMom, I believe you are referring to my ACT score. Yes, I know, it is quite low. </p>

<p>Do you think should take both the SAT and ACT? I haven’t sent my ACT score to Emory. I was planning on studying for the SAT because it was something “new”.
Also, what do you mean by demonstrate interest? I mean, I really want to go there!</p>

<p>Also, Classof2015, I have already graduated high school and as I mentioned above, I will be attending the largest community college in my state. So I won’t be able to go to Oxford.</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>What extra curricular activities should I join? I plan to major in accounting and finance.</p>

<p>Here is a list of the activities my CC offers:
Broadcasting Club, Campus Ministries, Drama Club, Photo Club, Psychology Club, SGA</p>

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<p>You should try for around a 30 on the ACT.</p>

<p>Note that Emory will not accept any of your CLEP credits, even if they counted toward your associate’s degree. You should also be aware that Emory does not grant credit for online classes, so you need to take your community college courses face-to-face.</p>

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<p>bump bump bumpity bump</p>

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<p>bump 10 char</p>

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<p>Bump. Buh bump-bump</p>