Chance for Emory ED1 Class of 2021?

PerfectPower
Tue, 30 Aug 2016 00:53:35 +0000

So just as a preface I am taking the ACT in both October and December to try and raise up my admission chances, because I realize my SAT isn’t great. However I won’t get either score back in time for ED1, so yeah. If I’m rejected from ED1 I’m going to reapply ED2 with my newer test scores that are hopefully superior.

So what are my chances?

GPA:
UW: 3.9 or so
Weighted: 4.3 or so

Rank: Top 5%, not sure exactly what my rank is though.

My gpa is a lot lower because I got 2 b’s freshman year, but the admissions officer when I visted Emory said they don’t count freshman year grades, is this true? If so my GPA is a bit higher.

SAT: 2060 (I know that’s really low, I was scoring so much better on my practice exams I think the nerves just got to me, I’m hoping to get a 33+ on my ACT)

AP Classes (with corresponding test score)

Freshman year:
AP Human (4)

Sophomore year:
AP Enviornmental Science (4)
AP World History (4)

Junior year:
AP Physics (Didn’t take)
AP Psych (4)
AP US History (5)
AP Bio (3)
AP Lang (5)

Senior year:
AP Calculus AB
AP Comparative Gov (taking this online)
AP Lit
AP Gov
AP Calc BC
AP Econ
AP Stat
AP Physics 2

Total AP’s by graduation: 16 (I believe the only AP’s my school offers that I didn’t take were AP Chem, AP Art, and AP Spanish)

Extracurriculars:

Varsity Soccer all 4 years, Hoped to play for emorys team, but when I reached out to emorys coach he never replied:’(

Beta Club (Sophomore Year)

NHS (Junior - Senior)

Founder and President of schools Science Olympiad team (had to go to teacher and set it up and everything)

Model UN (Member Sophomore year, Treasurer Junior year, hopefully president this year)

Anchor Club (Member Junior year, director of activities senior year)

Member of Law and Leadership Academy (Invite only club for top social studies students in the school, we have to do a senior research paper and present it to the school board or something)

Math Team member (Junior - Senior)

Internship with a software development company (My father is friends with the guy who owns the company, this is new and I haven’t quite got the job yet but it’s looking like I will)

Volleyball manager (Senior year, 80+ hours of community service, the girls aren’t bad either)

Teacher Recs: I’m asking for this this week, I believe one will be very good and one will be decent
Counselor Rec: Should be average
Essays: Good I hope? I’m not done with them yet but I’m on my way there. Writing about my experience transitioning from homeschooling my entire life to jumping straight into highschool for common app and something about religion for the Emory one.

Anyways yeah, I know my test scores are bad but aside from that I feel like I’m pretty competitive? Is it even worth applying ED1 with my test scores? Or should I just wait ED2 where I will (hopefully) have a higher test score?

I’m certain Emory is where I want to go to, I toured it and I fell in love with the campus. Plus it’s close enough to my family that I can visit, but far enough that I will have my own life. Also the business program is amazing and that’s what I want to do.

Thanks!