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@DD_Biscut713
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 • 5 months ago •
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How to increase my chances to get into Emory, Georgia tech, John Hopkins?
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I am seeking admissions advice for attending Emory University or Georgia Tech in Georgia and later transferring to Johns Hopkins University for med studies. I have a 3.70 GPA, strong test scores (SAT: 1600, ACT: 36), and actively participate in extracurricular activities such as Key Club, French National Honor Society, Math Club, Science Olympiad, and more. I have completed 8 AP courses, earning scores of 4-5 on all of them, and have also taken 2 college courses. My goal is to become a neurosurgeon, and I am eager to gather insights on how I can improve my chances of admission to Emory and/or Georgia tech.

Emory University:

- Chances of getting accepted: 22%

- Overall acceptance rate: 13%

Johns Hopkins University:

- Chances of getting accepted: 10%

- Overall acceptance rate: 8%

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech):

- Chances of getting accepted: 17%

- Overall acceptance rate: 16%

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@JulianM
3 answers, 2 votes
 • 5 months ago

Please just make sure you're incredibly specific about what you like about the school in your essay!! "The campus is beautiful, with innovative teaching methods and accelerated learning dadadada.." NO, BE MORE CREATIVE IF YOU CAN. if you replace the college name with another, nothing changes. What class(es) do you want to take? Is there a specific program you hope to utilize there? How will being at a certain college further your goals/ academic pathways?

Vv general answer, sorry!!! :')

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@DD_Biscut7135 months ago

Thank you can you tell me some more?

@JulianM5 months ago [edited]

Hi again! If there's a specific college that stands out to you, ask yourself why and write about it. College admissions people like knowing why you chose a school, so stand out w/ less generic answers. I'm applying for specialized high schools at the moment that has college courses + high school classes. In an essay for one school, I wrote about wanting to utilize their W.E.C.H.S HEALS volunteering program. Mentioning similar things show you have goals which can be achieved by going there.

@JulianM5 months ago

You sound overwhelmed, by the way. Are you okay? Please don't stress out too much about college, I know you can do it!!!

[🎤 AUTHOR]@DD_Biscut7135 months ago

Thank you so much honestly I want to do something with my life and I know it's stupid but I feel like I can make a medical breakthrough or start a chain of clinics of my own I passionately believe I can become more than just neurosurgeon and I can become world-renowned but I feel like my environment causes me to think I can't and I get stressed tbh I really want to go to Emory and it means a lot to me truly.

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@_KC_
38 answers, 60 votes
 • 5 months ago[edited]

Your GPA is average, but your SAT and ACT is perfect, also, your EC is good.

With that said, here is what I would do.

1. During the application, I would submit both SAT and ACT score, many people do not do this because 99% of the time, one of their score is higher than the other, but in your case, they are both top scores, so I would submit both of them which would boost chances.

2. I would try to raise the GPA, 3.7 is average for those schools, so maybe 3.8-3.9 by the end.

3. Practice your College essay, think about your topic you will write for it, your College essay is really important.

In short, since your SAT, ACT is so good, you would get time to practice your college essay, work on your gpa and ec.

Good luck! I firmly believe that you can make it to any one of those schools you listed.

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[🎤 AUTHOR]@DD_Biscut7135 months ago

I don't know how to increase it I'm a senior now and I'm really worried

[🎤 AUTHOR]@DD_Biscut7135 months ago

Will I be able to get into these schools freshman year?

@_KC_5 months ago [edited]

1 More thing that can help, make sure to submit your class rank if it is high (around top 10% would be ideal), in some schools, 4.0 GPA could be top 10% while in other schools, it may only be top 50%, so what I am saying is that class rank is really important and colleges and univerisities know if the school is doing gpa inflation or not by looking at class rank and takes consideration of how hard the school is.

@_KC_5 months ago

I honestly think you should also aim for the ivies too, you definitely have a chance, 36 ACT and 1600 SAT is really really rare to see.

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