Emory Class of 2012 Decision Thread (II) !!

scallionpancakes
Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:46:48 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] ACT: 33 English – 33; Math – 34; Reading – 32; Science - 33
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 100): 95
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): my school does not rank; only val and sal (but we don’t find out about that till next month). Guessing wise, I think I’m in the top 10%, but don’t hold me to it,
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Calculus AB, AP Economics, Honors Religion, Honors Italian, Honors Government, Honors Art History, and Logic (college level course, I receive 4 college credits at the end of the year).
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Latin Exam – Silver Medal (Sophomore and Junior Year) [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Junior Ladies of Charity (President)
Pro-Life Club (President)
Dance Club (Assistant to the Director)
Plato Society (Co-President)
Regis Repertory (Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream)
NHS
Tae Kwon Do (First Degree Black Belt)
[] Job/Work Experience: I teach children Tae Kwon Do
[] Volunteer/Community service: Knit for New York (I knit squares and sew them together to make blankets for homeless shelters in NYC)
[] Summer Activities: Travel, Notre Dame Summer Experience, Texas A & M Engineering Insights, Camp Counselor
[] Essays: good, I guess. How do I answer a question like this?
[] Teacher Recommendation: ditto. Both teachers taught me for at least 2 years and were moderators in my extra-curriculars
[] Counselor Rec: good, I get along with the guidance counselor. And I go to a small high school
[] Additional Rec: From my principal. She teaches my Logic course.
[li] Interview: N/A [/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] School Type: Small all girl Catholic high school
[] Gender: Female (obv)
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: not really sure
[] Weaknesses: ditto
[li] Why you think you were accepted: My college essay went through about 10 drafts. And I wrote about community service at a Catholic Worker House. [/li]
[/ul]General Comments: Hope that helps some one. Even though I was accepted to Emory College,