***Official Emory University 2015 Regular Decisions Thread***

akairo92
Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:59:32 +0000

[] SAT I (breakdown):
[] ACT: 33 composite, 36 science, 35 math, 30 reading and english (can my weaknesses be any more obvious?!)
[] SAT II:
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.68… 4.26 W
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 59/1156
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Macro, AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP US History, AP Stats, Government, Film Studies/Philosophy
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): In-school physics tutor [1 year], Model UN [2 years], men’s xc and track team manager [3 years], flute [7 years]
[li] Job/Work Experience: Tutored math for a few months[/li][] Volunteer/Community service: Student teacher at a kindergarten [62 hours, over a summer]
[] Summer Activities: mentioned above
[] Essays: My common app essay was told to be “authentic and interesting” by an AP english teacher. I never got my supplemental essay proofread. It had a creative spin to it, but honestly, it was nothing amazing.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I got a letter from my physics teacher. It was a bit on the dry side, but it captured my character within the classroom in a positive light.
[] Counselor Rec: I did not get the chance to read my counselor’s rec letter.
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview: Had an interview with an alumni. Personally, I thought it went horribly. Definitely showed interest, but I did not do a good job explaining the details and benefits of my extracurricular activities. Guess it wasn’t bad enough to ruin my chance though!

[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Illinois
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Competitive, extremely large public high school.
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): [/li]
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: My common app essay revealed my diverse background and my openness to diversity (which I hear Emory digs!). Although my gpa isn’t too impressive, I took all honors/AP up til my senior year…academic rigor? Definitely showed interest! Visiting, interviewing, etc
[] Weaknesses: Relatively low GPA, weak extracurriculars, awful midyear report haha
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I thought I was a mediocre applicant on paper (average gpa, extracurriculars…), so I tried to show my character through essays and an interview. Showing interest probably helped also (emails, visits, interviews).
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: I’ve gotten waitlisted/rejected by several other schools such as USC, NU, WashU… So I was expecting another rejection today. It was a pleasant surprise! Very excited :)