What are my chances at Emory (RD)?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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Bio:

  • Citizenship: US, Egypt
  • State of residence: Ohio (Out of State for all of these schools)
  • Class: 2018
  • Race: White (Middle Eastern)
  • Gender: Male
  • Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)

School:

  • Private school (around 200 kids total, 57 in my grade)
  • Graduates (How many go to Ivies): 3 per year, 5 last year (there’s normally only around 30 students in a graduating class)
  • APs Offered: 11, 3 of them fine arts (3 APs per year maximum)
  • Honors Offered: 0 (school got rid of them all)
  • Only 5 classes per semester, including free period 90% of students take

Academic Profile:

  • Unweighted GPA: 3.90 (calculated this myself, school doesn’t send unweighted)
  • Weighted GPA: 4.10
  • UC GPA: 3.92
  • APs: 2 junior year, 3 more senior year
  • Honors: 1
  • SAT: 1500 (730 rw, 770 m)
  • SAT II: Biology, Math Level II (Taking in August, expect 730-800)
  • AP Scores: Biology (4), Psychology (5)
  • Rank: school does not report class rank

Senior Year Courses (APs):

  • AP Calculus AB (school doesn’t offer BC)
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP United States History

EC (I have more, this is more quality over quantity):

  • Varsity Tennis Team co-captain
  • Science Olympiad co-president
  • 45+ hours volunteering at local university hospital
  • 30+ hours fundraising/volunteering for local mosque
  • 75+ hours of shadowing at a local hospital
  • Math Club

Honors:

  • Academic Honor Roll
  • National Society of High School Scholars (school isn’t a member of NHS)
  • National Spanish Exam Medal Winner (Gold last year, Silver this year)

Thanks!!!

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@sparkykoolkat Should have a solid shot. Strong candidate academically and ECs are fine I suppose, though standard for an incoming pre-med/science major (especially for a person with your SAT). Also, are you primarily going to be a pre-med or are you serious about choosing places good at biology? The two are not necessarily the same. If you are pre-med and you are planning on a bio major because most pre- meds do so (most don’t like to admit this is the reason why to anyone, but it often has some truth), then I would entertain many less selective schools that perhaps educate in science well or decently. At such schools, your stats would be a better predictor of success in a pre-med track and you could likely be a little more ambitious with the coursework you choose at such schools without constantly worrying that your peers in higher caliber courses may outdo you/you get the wrong end of a curve. Do not over-estimate the effect of attending a selective/elite public or private for medical school admissions. Best to consider places where you feel comfortable enough to develop any talents you have via the coursework while also doing well vs. the cohort. Just my 2 cents.