Chance me for a transfer!

LondonCircle
Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:04:27 +0000

I’m currently a freshman at a university considered marginally more prestigious than Emory (Rice), but lately I’ve felt as though Emory is a better fit for me and that I made a mistake not going there. My stats are as follows:

HS GPA: 4.0 weighted
College GPA: 0.0 (no grades so far)
ACT: 34 (35 super score)
SAT: 2170
National Merit Scholar Finalist

HS ECs:
-President of National Honors Society
-Captain of Academic Competition Team (which I received many medals in)
-Special reporter for the newspaper
-Active in theatre for four years at three different schools with named roles in every show I’ve been in
-2nd place in a statewide essay contest
-Published in a student edition of a local paper
-Organized student fundraiser for Haiti after earthquakes
-Attended Missouri Boys’ State where I was recognized as Outstanding Lobbyist
-Held down a part time job for three years

College ECs:
-Cast in two plays (Leading role in one)
-Writing for the student online magazine
-Member of the sailing team
-Member of the Young Democrats

I was also admitted to Emory last year. What are my chances? And I’m not really interested in people telling me to “stick it out” and “give my school a chance”. I am giving it a chance, but I want to keep my options open.