<p>Did you take a very rigorous courseload? That would help. For example, I took lots (as in nearly most of those offered the years I was at my school during my time there) of APs and all honors. Also, yes my unweighted GPA was pretty solid. However, a significant thing about me, is the fact that my “unweighted” (just to be clear here) grades in the APs were, in most cases, quite a bit higher than the honors courses. And trust me, it’s not because those classes were easier. I tend to do much better when I’m seriously challenged. For some reason, I’m rarely the one to get the easy A. I tend to get the tough ones. Perhaps that along with my SAT score helped get me into Emory. As for Tech…my math score would have been questionable. I had awesome scores on Verbal and Writing (as in above 750), but I screwed up and got a 650 in math. I have no idea if I could have got into Tech though, because I didn’t apply. Like many of the science/tech offerings, but I don’t prefer the overall curriculum.</p>
<p>Any estimates or opinions I give are merely based upon my friends that were admitted. Trust me, it definitely helped that they were in-state. Some had (3.5, perhaps slightly lower, and may not have broken 1300 on Math/Verbal. I’m certain they did not on the first try. And these were not my African American friends either. So they did not have that “controversial” advantage in admissions.)</p>