Greetings! I’m currently a freshman attending a liberal arts college ranked between 40th and 45th in the US. After applying myself and trying in the college setting, I’ve realized that an institution like Emory, one that is larger and has far more opportunities, is best for me. Also Emory has programs that especially cater to my interests.
Now on to the stats
My GPA at my current institution after two trimesters is a 4.0
Out of the 6 courses I’ve taken, half have been hard sciences, one Calculus 2, and the other two a writing course and a foreign language
Currently I’m a Neuroscience major on the premed track
My GPA in high school was around a 3.5 unweighted
I’m a white male from the New England area, and I come from a rather rural high school. No other graduate of my high school has gone on to Emory.
Test Scores
ACT’s 31/36 composite
English 26
Math 28
Reading 33
Science 36
Writing 7/12
SAT II’s
700 Biology Ecology
670 US History
AP Scores
English Language and Composition 5
European History 5
US History 4
Calculus AB 4
Biology 4
English Literature and Composition 4
EC’s in College
Helping restart the college literary magazine
Elected to a council position within the school in which I invest a significant amount of time in preparing for events
Volunteering through Habitat for Humanity and as a First Robotics mentor for a local high school
I participate heavily in the virtual/technology club at the college
I work in the life sciences area in the Biology department, caring for the animals and helping setup for Biology labs
EC’s in High school
Member of the D3 indoor and outdoor track team for four years, moving onto championships every year.
Countless hours spent volunteering in a Rotary organization, both abroad and in the community for four years, serving a leadership position my senior year. Went on two service trips to El Salvador my junior and senior year to build houses, and I earned the opportunity through participation in the club.
Elected as president of National Honor Society of our school, which I helped raised money for scholarships for other students
Member of the Math team and Quiz team, captain for both my senior year. I was ranked top 10 within the state for math team, and went on to the quiz championships senior year within the state
Went to a competitive summer program hosted by a state private school my junior year, taking a course in Engineering.
As for the recommendation and two writing portions for the common app, I believe they were all strong.
Addressing my writing scores, I’m aware they’re a tad low for the institution I’m applying for, but I’m hopeful that my AP scores and A grade in the writing course I just took should help with that situation. I’d say I’m cautiously optimistic, but please do correct me if I’m wrong. I’m happy to provide more details, so let me know if there’s something!
Thanks!