Official Emory University 2015 Regular Decisions Thread

MBeverymorning · April 3, 2011, 4:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 770 m 700 r 690w 2160
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 790 m2 660 chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): world his 3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: very intense
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): tennis captain
[] Job/Work Experience: tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: nhs, others
[] Summer Activities: work
[] Essays: decent
[] Teacher Recommendation: idk pretty good i think
[] Counselor Rec: not so special i bet did not have really good relationship with her
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:no
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): WA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Pub
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket: low
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): idk luck

[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: nothing really, my appearance? Tennis captain?
[] Weaknesses: course load(I took only 1 ap till senior year), mediocre sat, gpa
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Total luck I thought it was April fools
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Got into UW, BU, NYU, SCU, wait listed on Wesleyan, Colgate, rejected Rice
[/ul]General Comments: well, Cool

sh1993 · April 3, 2011, 4:49pm

Choose One:
Emory College

Choose One:
Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 710 M, 700 W, 650 R (2060)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II: 740 Literature, 720 Math I, 650 Math II
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 7/181
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Lit, Dual Enrollment Biology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NEHS(treasurer); Web Design Team; FBLA; NHS
[] Job/Work Experience: Work at Abercrombie since December
[] Volunteer/Community service: over 600 hours
[] Summer Activities: Internship, Volunteer
[] Essays: Good
[] Teacher Recommendation: Great
[] Counselor Rec: Great
[] Additional Rec: NA
[] Interview: NA
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): TN
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Korean
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: $250,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Essays (?)
[] Weaknesses: SAT scores/extra curricular activities
[*] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure…

achambers · April 3, 2011, 6:00pm

Emory College

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2150 (730 Writing, 720 Math, 700, CR)
[] ACT: 35
[] SAT II: French 730, Math II 680, Bio M 680, US History 670
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Don’t know, my school only does weighted, but weighted I had a 4.45
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): French Lang (4), US History (3), Physics B (3), taking Calc BC, and English Lit this year.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, Philosophy and Composition HH, Phys. Ed, AP Calc BC, French VI HH (my school doesn’t offer AP lit classes for French), AP English Lit, AP Euro
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): I’ve gotten three athletic awards in my school, was named captain, made national honor society, and will earn my fourth community service award[/li]
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Swimming (Captain, Coach’s Award, Dennis Murray Award (twice)), Math League (school and county competitions), Youth Group (leader), Community Outreach Tutoring (Founder), Club Swimming, NHS, there’s more, but I can never remember them all.
[] Job/Work Experience: Movement Explorations (Swim instructor), tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: Youth Group Fundraisers, Community Outreach Tutoring
[] Summer Activities: Study Abroad (declared fluent)
[] Essays: I think it was pretty good, but I didn’t get any of them proofread… I thought it was fairly original though.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I hope they were good, but I didn’t read them.
[] Counselor Rec: My GC was inept, so it was probably awful.
[] Additional Rec: None
[li] Interview:None[/li]
[/ul]Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ suburb
[] Country (if international applicant): N/A
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Pretty low, my parents are divorced, so…
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nada[/li]
[/ul]Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: Test scores, grades, extra curriculars
[] Weaknesses: I don’t really have and connections, and besides my common app essay, my essays weren’t fantastic.
[] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m involved in a lot of things and somehow managed to stay dedicated enough to all of them that I get awards and that sort of stuff while still maintaining As in my classes. Also, I have good test scores.
[] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Northeastern (w/ Scholarship), Brandeis (w/Scholarship), Providence (w/Scholarship). Rejected: Duke, Georgetown, Tufts, UNC-Chapel Hill

hopefullyemory · April 3, 2011, 6:39pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:

<pre><code>* SAT I: 2070 math: 690 cr: 650 writing: 730 (1340)

ACT: N/A
SAT II: N/A
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.90
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Calc, AP Lit, AP Psych (those are the only important ones)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A
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Subjective:

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross country, NHS, NSHS, Key Club, Out of School Track Club, Teen PEP (kinda counts)

Job/Work Experience: Very little
Volunteer/Community service: looks at ECs above
Summer Activities: HAHAH good joke. summer is for fun.
Essays: wonderful. intended English major
Teacher Recommendation: both were great i’m sure!
Counselor Rec: probably great, she and i have a terrific relationship
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview:nope
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Other

<pre><code>* State (if domestic applicant): dirty jerz

Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: i think around 200,000 but i have two older siblings in college so…yeah
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): my brother is currently a freshman there, i also did early decision
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Reflection

<pre><code>* Strengths: couldnt tell ya

Weaknesses: SATs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: everything i listed above…i dont like this question.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i did early decision so i only heard from my early action schools which were villanova and umich. both of which i was accepted to
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General Comments: SO EXCITED.

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