What are my chances at getting into the College

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>White Kansan Male
Public School of about 2000</p>

<p>Stats</p>

<p>GPA 4.69 Weighted
3.95 Unweighted
All A's except first semester freshman English, and fall semester of Calculus BC.</p>

<p>(I did precalc during the summer before my freshman year so i could skip ahead into BC. I received A's for that course from the University of Missouri: Columbia.)
I took Latin I extracurricularly (is that a word?) my sophomore year because it wouldn't fit into my schedule.
Given my blocks being filled with Band and debate all four years, I have otherwise maxed out all possible departments from my school with the exception of a couple science IIs. (Bio and physics)</p>

<p>Notable courses I have taken/will be taking
Euro History AP (4)
US History AP (5)
Chem 2
Gov't AP
Mico/Macro Econ AP
English 12 AP
Calc BC AP (5)
(Will be taking a night course in Spanish my senior year at Johnson County Community College. Scheduling reasons.)</p>

<p>Rank: 12 out of ~450 (top 5%)</p>

<p>ACT: 35
SAT: 2180, 770m, 740cr, 680w
I plan on retaking the SAT, and I still need to take SAT IIs (gah i'm behind on that!)
PSAT 219 (hopefully NMF)</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars</p>

<p>School Based
*Band *- Marching Band drum major for 2 years. This is the highest leadership position possible in a band program. Awesome rec letter from director/
Top Jazz band senior year. Lettered for last two years.</p>

<p>*Debate/forensics *- Competed on the Varsity level for sophomore and junior year. Took first in a few tournaments. Competed on the national circut for a few tournaments. 8th at state.
Went to NFL nationals in student Congress. </p>

<p>*Freshman Mentor Program *- I work with freshman at my high school in both academic and social areas. 2 years</p>

<p>Political
*Kansas Young Democrats *- Founding President. Will have events this fall for voter registration and fund raising for area congressional candidates</p>

<p>*Boys' State of Kansas *- Ran for Governor. (lost by 5 votes!)</p>

<p>*Boys' Nation *- Qualified to be one of 98 to meet at Boys' Nation in D.C. later this summer. Bill Clinton went to Boys' Nation and met (then) President Kennedy. Terrific learning experience. I really look forward to it.</p>

<p>Will be active volunteering for campaigns this fall.</p>

<p>Service
200+ volunteer hours working at a hospital. Work in the Admitting department. Checking in preregistered patients, and taking them to rooms. Received Presidential Service Award.</p>

<p>*National Honor Society *- Head of several committees. A very active service organization. We host rock concerts, events for young kids, and general fundraisers. All profits is for charity.</p>

<p>Started an elementary Debate club program. Very basic as of yet.</p>

<p>No sports, unless you count debate.</p>

<p>I am working at a law firm for a paid internship this summer for a few weeks. Besides that, no work experience.</p>

<p>General Notes</p>

<p>I love politics. Most of my time is spent reading news/books. Because of this, I can expect excellent rec letters from government and history teachers. I want to major in Poli Sci. </p>

<p>Also, I am fairly liberal, Kansas is not. I plan on doing some pretty cool event type things early this fall for the national and state general elections. This will hopefully stir up some media attention. But I can't really plan that.</p>

<p>I feel like my interview will be very good. Thanks to debate (yay pretty speaking!), and my passion for what I want to study.</p>

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<p>I had nearly identical scores, grades, and extracurriculars, and I'll be a freshman at Emory in the fall. Don't worry about retaking the SAT - if you're not happy with those scores, just send the ACT. Also, it's not absolutely necessary that you take any SAT II subject tests, especially if you just submit your ACT score. I submitted only my ACT score (35 composite, the same as yours) and was admitted regular decision.<br>
Put some time into your essays and make sure to secure solid recommendations. Also, let Emory know that you are interested in attending! You can do this by ordering a video tour, visiting campus, attending local presentations by Emory admissions reps (if available in your area), and contacting the Office of Admissions.<br>
I live far away from Emory, and no admissions reps came to my high school, so I just showed interest by calling my admissions officer several times and ordering the video.
Good luck!!</p>

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<p>your SAT scores r fine, i dont think you need to retake it. and the SAT IIs arent required for emory, although i did put them down, so maybe u should lol. but i dont think they care too much...</p>