<p>Do you have questions you’d like to ask an admissions insider … besides all the helpful folks on CC? ;)</p>
<p>For two decades, Evelyn B. White has served as guidance coordinator at Thomas Dale High School in Virginia, and she is well known to many college admission officials. </p>
<p>Today through Dec. 18th, Ms. White is fielding questions from high school students and parents for The New York’s Times’ “The Choice.”</p>
<p>I applied early decision to Emory and I’m nervous that I’m not qualified. I attend a very selective high school and have a 3.8 gpa weighted, but I’m guessing its around a 3.4 unweighted. I’m also in all AP and honors courses. Emory looks for around a 3.8 gpa unweighted. I have high SAT scores, 760 math and 680 reading. I have a 740 bio, 760 math level 2, and 680 us for SAT 2 scores. I volunteer as an EMT and ambulance driver for the EMS in my town and have 8000+ hours of community service. Everything except my gpa fits in with Emory and I’m hoping that because of my high school’s reputation they will see that it is very difficult to get my gpa there. Do you think I have a good chance of being accepted?</p>
<p>Mem444, I’m curious how your school weights classes.
My kid’s HS adds 0.05 points to the GPA for every year of honors/AP class. This has added 0.5 points to the GPA as of the end of junior year. </p>
<p>So e.g., a student who takes 24 class*years, has a 3.5 uw GPA, and gained weight in half of the classes taken would end up with a weighted GPA of 4.1.</p>
<p>Here is a little grain of salt, so far as Emory admissions goes:
You are by SAT 75 percentile math, and under 50 percentile reading compared to admitted freshmen. I’d interpret that as reason to be hopeful but not a slam dunk. Other things will decide.</p>
<p>Actually, one other thought: If Emory takes you intended major in consideration and yours is science or engineering and you are female, that is a great hook. I think almost as useful as being an URM.</p>
<p>EricLG,
Emory does not have an engineering major (though it does have a joint program with GT). A female in the sciences would not be unusual at Emory.</p>
<p>mem, good luck on your ED app to Emory. You sound like a great student!</p>
<p>EricLG,
Emory does not have an engineering major (though it does have a joint program with GT). A female in the sciences would not be unusual at Emory.</p>
<p>mem, good luck on your ED app to Emory. You sound like a great student!</p>
<p>Mem, I personally don’t think you should worry that much about your scores. Sure, your scores definitely matter and your GPA and SAT are on the low side. But, your EC’s seem very passionately directed towards service. I’d say you have some chance. Just know there will be applicants who have better scores and better EC’s than you. I don’t know about 8000+ but afterall, they are looking for students not volunteers so having that many will raise questions such as, “why didn’t this kid just study instead of volunteering so much?”</p>
<p>Also, they do take into account your school’s “level.” Your Guidance Counselor will send a school profile along with your transcript so don’t worry. They make everything relative to what was available to you and how difficult your school is.</p>
<p>8000 hours
Thats roughly 47 and a half weeks of volunteer service 24/7. I seriously, seriously doubt that you have 8000 hours over 3.5 years of high school. Nevertheless, you are looking good for emory.</p>
<p>8000 hours over 4 years
i take 1-2 24 hour shifts a week and one 3-4 day shift a month
plus a 150+ hour emt class
plus 50+ hours of driver training
weekly meetings run from about 1-3 hours
and i also held a job that took up many hours</p>
<p>an nbc segment recently on tv about the organization
it has also been featured on cbs and in people magazine and has a pending documentary about it</p>
<p>I saw that when it aired on NBC and was so impressed by all of you who are involved. What an amazing service you are providing to your community.</p>
<p>My son attends a Jesuit High school. He is a junior and his top choices for college are BC, Geoprgetown, Brown, and St Andrew’s in Scotland. He is in all honors, except physics, plus a AP course in history.
His GPA unweighted is 3.5. Weighted 3.8
He plays Varsity Hockey
He sings in the school choir
and on weekends volunteers as a coach for disabled children in hockey.
Does he have a shot at hese schools, and what other schools shoulde he look at?
His interest is macroeconomics and international business.
Thank you</p>
<p>MY son recently received an invitation to apply for TASP for this summer. How would they have selected him for the invitation? Also, after looking at TASP, I got interested for him in RSI. He is talented in all subjects but loves science. His PSAT’S 234. HIgh scoring in all areas. Has been working in a research lab all summer and continuing into to school year. Would it make sense to apply to both?</p>
<p>My child got an invite for TASP as well - I think it was based on PSAT. I think that your son should choose what he wants to do. Show him the TASP invite, and mention RSI, but it’s his choice. Applying to more than one summer opportunity is fine - just make sure that if he is accepted at one but chooses not to go, he informs the agency as quickly as possible.</p>