I don’t know how it is possible to chance anyone until their junior grades are in, AP Test scores are in, and highest SAT scores in. Also, having your heart set on a school shouldn’t be a thing until you have gone through this process of visiting all schools you are interested in. For what it’s worth, Emory values academic performance and rigor of courses taken as compared to what is offered at your school and Emory is not alone in believing that is the greatest predictor of success in college.