What are my chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Emory University
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<p>I am a junior at a so so school in Alabama and am looking to go to a high end school for college. I have been looking at Vandy, WUSTL, and the Lower end Ivies (Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown), and was wondering if I stood any chance a little closer to home as well. What do my chances look like for Emory?</p>

<p>White</p>

<p>ACT: 32 (still a junior and hoping for another point or two)</p>

<p>GPA: 4.3W
3.8 UW</p>

<p>EC: Eagle Scout
Occupied every position in my boyscout troop there is with multiple terms served in most
Staff a leadership training program for the Council Anually
Order of the Arrow (honor society)
Served as Crew Leader at Philmont, backpacking 91 miles in 12 days.
35ish Merit Badges and over 15 individual awards including religious medals, service awards, etc.</p>

<p>Tennis for 7 years, placed several times in the USTA State Junior Team Tournament including a Runner Up. Varsity for 4 years and received a individual runner-up medal in the county tournament.</p>

<p>2 years of scholars bowl, disbanded.
Captain and Team High Scorer Freshman and Sophmore years.
Recieved all kinds of state recognitions and all state team awards in middle school.</p>

<p>Top 10 in the state geography bee</p>

<p>4 years marching band, 2 as section leader.
2 years in schools highest concert band as well including qualification and trip to 2nd highest concert festival in the country.</p>

<p>Founding Member of my school system's Superintendant Advisory Council.</p>

<p>French Club</p>

<p>French Honor Society</p>

<p>National Honor Society</p>

<p>National Merit Semifinalist</p>

<p>Volunteer at my church on a regular basis including teaching weekly in Sunday school classes.</p>

<p>My school only offers APs Junior and senior year and they will include English 11, English 12, Chem, Bio, Stats, History, Gov and Econ.</p>

<p>Throughout high school I have taken the highest difficulty of classes available and I'm on the Advanced Diploma track.</p>

<p>My class ranking is looking like Valedictorian. </p>

<p>What do you guys think my chances are at Emory? Any help would be much appreciated.</p>

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<p>You have a very good chance. I don’t understand why you’re asking about this if you think that you’ll be valedictorian at your high school. You may not get into Harvard or Stanford, but you will probably get into many of the schools that you listed.</p>

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I think Vandy and WUSTL are low reaches for you since you’ve got moderately high stats and good ECs. As for lower end ivies I would say mid to high reach. Good luck!