chances for an emory scholar hopeful?

augustagurrl
Thu, 17 Dec 2009 07:57:43 +0000

Gender: F
GPA: 4.35 W/4.0 U
School: Private catholic school; 3rd graduating class
Rank: 1/50 as of right now
SAT:
superscore- 1490/2260
CR: 740/M:750/W:770 (Essay:11) superscored.
ACT: didn’t submit
SATII:
Math I: 730 (10th grade)
Math II: 760 (12th grade)
Lit: 730 (12th grade)

APs:
APES (4), Euro (3), USH (4), Calc AB (4), Language (5)

Senior Classes:
religion (required); leadership; ap lit; ap american govt/microeconomics; honors physics (hardest science at my school); ap calc bc (as a guided independent study as i am the only person in my school taking it); ap statistics (online through FLVS.net)

Extracurriculars:
Mu Alpha Theta
-elected president as a junior and senior
-inducted in 10th grade, one year earlier than my peers
-founded a math team
-going to competitions this year (already participated in one team competition on paper with only 7 participants and did decently!!)

Student Council
-VP of my class all 4 years
-1st VP of student council
-going to district meetings and stuff this year (first time, again!!)

Varsity Tennis
-participant 10th grade on
-usually plays 2nd doubles
-alternate at districts (we were runner-up!)

Thespian Society/Drama Club
-a lead role in fall play of 2006, 2008
-many roles in fall play of 2009
-went to districts this year (dont know how i did)

Choir Member
-sing at weekly Mass/2009 graduation/school fundraisers

Volunteering

-Friendly Flowers: its the name of a local charity I co-founded with my sister; we handcraft and deliver hospital arrangements to lonely hospital patients once a month; we are completely funded by private donations. (thats the big one- i put a lot of time and effort into it and we put TONS of work into actually creating it)

-March of Dimes/Relay for Life: basic, once a year participation

-PACE Dinner: set up/serve/clean up at annual scholarship dinner
-Wash For Life: annual participation to raise money for local charities

Work Experience
-salesperson at a jewelry store (they also had me model in their televised ad)
-clerk/secretary of my dad’s neurosurgical practice
-junior consultant for mary kay cosmetics

Other
-3 online courses completed:
LMS and PE: I took 2 math classes in the 9th grade and it threw off my schedule
Chemistry: took it online (BRUTAL) because they couldn’t get me into chemistry any year and i want to be an engineer…had 5 days to study for chem sat II, dont know how i did…

-Taught myself French III through independent study through the University of Nebraska
-Modeled for a newspaper article
-Member of 2009 Homecoming Court (you never know :))

Awards:
-West Point Bridge Design Competition Division Winner
-National Merit Semifinalist
-Most Outstanding Student (14 of my 19 possible classes)
-First Honor Roll all 6 semesters
-AP Scholar With Distinction

EMORY:
applied into emory scholars
my emory supplement essay, i think, is really good and unique
my common app essay, not too grand (i changed it for the other schools i applied to later)

any tips on chances? just curious.
i’ll chance back.