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Sorry if I'm posting in the wrong spot, I'm new here... didn't see anything other chances posts... What are my possibilities of getting into Emory and can you tell me if it's possible if I'll get the Emory Scholar's scholarship? Thanks.
MSE magnet program at Suncoast High School
GPA - Unweighted: 3.76
GPA - Weighted: 4.60
Class Rank: 45/297
SAT I Math: 720
SAT I Critical Reading: 780
SAT I Writing: 600
Extracurriculars:
School Newspaper, NHS, Operation Smile
Leadership positions: Editor in Chief and Opinions Editor of school newspaper
Volunteer/Service Work: 140 Hours, various stuff
Honors and Awards: AP Scholar With Honor, National Merit Top Scorer (don't know if I did better yet), NSHSS, 1st place in Newspaper General Excellence at 2 Local High School Journalism Contests (Palm Beach Post & Sun Sentinel)
College Summer programs: FAU Engineering Summer Program - Summer '07 (Ocean Engineering) and this summer (Electrical Engineering)
Relevant Courses:
AP Calc. AB
AP Physics B & C
AP Biology
AP US Gov.
AP US History
AP Eng. Lang.
AP Eng. Lit.
AP Environmental Science (Next Year)
Dual Enrollment:
Calc. II
Calc. III
Intro. to Ocean Engineering
Electronic Design and Amplification (This Summer)
Differential Equations (Next Year)
Matrix Theory (Next Year)
English Lit. Before and After 1800 (Next Year)
Looking at your score, I'm sure you'll be accepted into Emory if you wrote a good essay, but I'm not 100% sure with the National Scholars Program, I know some who got the scholarship with lower grades than you, but then it seems that those who get accpeted into the program are ivy-league level students.
honestly, i don't think you have much of a chance for Emory Scholars. your rank is too low, your SAT isn't too impressive, and your EC's aren't helping you out much either.
on the bright side though, i don't think getting into emory should be a problem at all for you!
I was wondering because another kid from my school just recently got the National Scholar's Program with the exact same SAT scores as me (just Math and Reading swapped) and comparable rank and grades. I guess his EC's must be great.
definitely in... but I agree with the others, probably nix for Scholars. still apply though! you could get a Liberal Arts Scholarship which are still significant!