amr2014

Hey Everyone! I was just wondering what you think of my chances at this school:

Academics:
- Male, White, Long Island Public School Student
- 93.6 unweighted, 95 weighted GPA
- 11th – 2 AP’s (4-Bio, 5- US History)
- 12th- 4 AP’s (Psych, English Lit, Macro Economics, and US Government)
- 6 Honors Classes

Tests:
I’m only using my ACT score, b/c it was vastly superior to my SAT, and it covers my SAT 2 requirement, so here it is:
- 31 ACT Composite (about 1400 and 2070-2080 equivalent on the SAT)
o 35 Reading, 31 English, 29 Science, 28 Math
EC’s:
- VP of Model United Nations (biggest club in my school)
- Sports Editor and Assistant Advertising Editor for school newspaper
- VP of Wall Street Investors Club
- Member of DECA (Advanced to State Competition 3 years in a row; 11th – won 4th place in state and placed top-20 in International Conference in Anaheim)
- Member and Tutor of:
National Honors Society
Spanish Honors Society
Business Honors Society
- VP of Teen Advisory Board at Public Library (coordinating activities for teens)
- Mentor for Book Buddies (teaching students ages 3-9 to improve literacy skills)
- Leader in group Teens as Leaders, servicing disadvantaged Long Island community (Ronald McDonald House, walk-a-thons, etc)

Work Experience:
- 2 summers (10th and 11th):
o Public Library (Summer Reading Mentor; teaching elementary school kids to improve literacy skills)
o Camp Counselor

Miscellaneous:
- Terrific Essay (I think) --- describing my experiences in a “second home” --- West Hartford, and how it has shaped me
- Great Recs

Other Schools:
- Reaches: Brandeis, Oberlin, William and Mary
- Match-Reach: Connecticut College
- Matches: Tulane, Lehigh, GW, SUNY Geneseo
- Safeties: SUNY Albany Honors, SUNY Stony Brook Honors, Goucher
Posts please!

rodney

Your RD chances totally hinge on the number of LI white males who apply and are accepted EDI and II to Emory....they are all about "molding their class".....

Nighthawk17

You have a good shot at all of those colleges. Emory has the highest "admissions selectivity rating" of that group according to a college guidebook I used last year, but you will be in the running for admittance. By the way, I would put Lehigh at the level with Brandeis, Oberlin and William and Mary.

amr2014

thanks for the responses guys! oh really? I visted Lehigh in August and, according to their stats, I was right on par; what's ur reasoning Nighthawk? makes me happy, b/c Emory was my biggest reach, lol

Nighthawk17

Emory academic profile of admitted students:
Academics - Admitted Students
Average GPA, middle 50% 3.71 - 3.98 / 4.0 unweighted scale
SAT verbal, middle 50% 640–730
SAT math, middle 50% 660–750
SAT total, middle 50% 1320–1460
ACT, middle 50% 29–33

A 93.6 average, I believe, equates to a 3.7 GPA or perhaps a smidgen below that. So you are just below Emory's middle 50% range for GPA. Your ACT score of 31 is in the middle. Two of your ECs are strong (editor and, I assume, VP of MUN). If you show Emory demonstrated interest to go along with terrific essays and good recs, I would say that you would probably be admitted.

According to the 2009 guidebook (published in August of 2008) that I used last year, Emory's admissions selectivity rating was 98, and I believe it is 99 in the 2010 guidebook which came out in August of 2009. Lehigh was 97, exactly the same as Oberlin and Brandeis. W&M was not included in the guidebook I used. Thus, you should have a good shot at all of these schools. Of course, admissions is something of a crapshoot, so it is unlikely that every one of those colleges will accept you.

amr2014

haha, very true... wow, I didn't know that; thank you so much Nighthawk! I really appreciate your input!!