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Excellent chances at all schools. Look up the Common Data set at all of the schools to determine what are the important admissions criteria at EACH school.
For Emory, be sure that you show interest by scheduling a visit with the school -- they record the visit, and thus the interest level and will "consider" this interest factor in their admissions decision. You've got excellent GPA, but unfortunately Emory has been known to wait-list some excellent candidates for admission who have NOT demonstrated interest, thinking that they might be using Emory as a "safety" school. Your ACT score and SAT scores for Math and SAT subject exam scores are all very solid; however your SAT scores for CR and Writing are slightly below the norm. For Emory's Common Data Set 2005-2006, the average test scores for Verbal were: 640 at 25th percentile and 730 at 75th percentile (for enrolled first year freshmen). This is really the only discernable weakness in your profile, so it makes sense to retake the SAT to see if you can improve the CR and Writing scores (Emory will use aggregate/combined SAT scores.) With your record of accomplishment, you may want to seriously consider being nominated by your high school for the Emory Scholars Program, a merit scholarship program that requires submitting both your admissions application and the Emory Scholars application by the Early Decision I deadline of Nov. 1. The upside is a generous merit scholarship to a top college. (BTW, in past years, the combined SAT Math/CR score for Emory Scholars consideration averaged around 1500, so yet another reason to retake the SAT.)
One last point, Emory will look at rigor of academic courses you've taken; however, they only consider the AP test scores for purposes of course credit -- so it's more important to do well in your classes. That said, only AP test scores of 4 and above will give you college course credit at Emory.
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