Emory Class of 2012 Decision Thread (II) !!

howfarwevecome
Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:46:06 +0000

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2170 CR: 700 Math: 760 W: 710
ACT:
SAT II: Math IIC: 770 Bio: 650 World History: 650
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9…not sure
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 5%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc BC, Chem, Bio, World: all 3
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English, AP Physics, AP Stat, AP Psych, study hall, bible, home econ/personal finance
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP award thingy (dont remember the name), dance awards (alot), JV State math team award (member of team)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity flag line, JV and Varsity math team, Beta, NHS, Mu Alpha Theta (secretary but I think I forgot to put that down), um…dancing, volunteer tutoring
Job/Work Experience: volunteer intern at CDC, volunteer tutor for elementary and high school math, math tutor
Summer Activities: did classes at local uni, CDC internship, tons of dance one year
Essays: okay i guess…I wrote about the 2004 Asian tsunami, so I guess it was interesting? but my why emory essay was pretty specific and personal
Teacher Recommendation: my counselor said they would make my mom proud lol, didnt see them though. also got Emory alumni to write one (a teacher)
Counselor Rec: she said it was really good…
Additional Rec: mentor at CDC wrote a good one
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: private christian
Ethnicity: ethnically Asian, born in Australia, naturalized citizen of USA less than a yr ago (been living in states for a very long time though)…i always gets confused on questions of ethnicity
Gender: F
Income Bracket: upper middle class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Strengths: nothing imparticular…maybe CDC experience?
Weaknesses: standardized tests and grades definately!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was really interested in the university and although none of my essays were good, the why emory essay i think helped. and to future applicants, i think visiting and showing an active interest (like visiting alot and getting on all the mailing lists and etc) was key

General comments: congrats to everyone who got in, and good luck to those who were waitlisted or rejected or w/ever…everything works itself out in the end and undergrad is what you make of it