Should I even bother for RD?

Colleges & Universities Emory University
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<p>I’ve been rejected Early from Duke</p>

<p>African American
Taking all honors/AP classes</p>

<p>A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1</p>

<p>I got to a difficult/competitive public school</p>

<p>Freshman year [5 honors]: 3.2/4.0
Sophomore year [1 AP, 3 Honors]: 2.4/4.0 [Grandfather died, had to go abroad to see him. Then i came back, i happened to catch tyohoid in my trip there, by the time that healed, i managed to get mono. Then another death happened. Overall it was a bad year. I was asked if i wanted to take the year off, but i didn’t and I kept trying to work on my classes despite being sick
Junior Year [2 AP, 3 Honors]: 3.2/4.0
Senior Year [5 AP, 2 Honors]: 3.86/4.0</p>

<p>My grades look horrible don’t they? Well I’m still in the top 10% in a class of 550.</p>

<p>ACT:33 [36 English, 31 reading, 35 math, 28 Science, 10 Essay]
SAT2: 780/720/710/700 [Math 2, Physics, Bio-E, Chem]
AP: Calc BC: 5, Stat: 4</p>

<p>If you want to know what my school is like</p>

<p>I got a C in precalc, but 780 in Math 2
C in Chem [70 sophomore year]: 700 in chem
Bs in the others</p>

<p>Essays: Are good, I feel like I’m a good personal writer
Teacher Rec 1: Good
Teacher Rec 2: Good
GC Rec: Good</p>

<p>ECs:
Raised over 20k overseas in a country for charity [alone]
Done cultural shows for said country
tutor underprivileged children in a nearby city for free
theater [many leads]
Tutor a mentally disabled child in math, english, reading. I helped him say his first words
some other stuff here and there</p>

<p>Awards: honor roll, AIME qualifer, NHS, some theater awards</p>

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<p>Your resume looks good with the exception of your GPA, which is so low that I think that you or your GC needs to write a letter explaining it. I assume that your GC already took care of this. Even so, I would think that you may want to consider writing a letter to the Emory admissions officer in charge of minority recruitment explaining the challenges and issues you faced during your sophomore year and how you continued on rather than accept the offer of taking the year off. If Emory is your first choice, mention this, as they like demonstrated interest.
[Office</a> of Admission Staff](<a href=“Admission | Emory University | Atlanta GA”>Admission | Emory University | Atlanta GA)</p>