<p>I know the Hopkins is a very competitive school and this is a really redundant post, but how difficult is the neuroscience program? I mean, if I joined that would I be looking at a lot of studying or could I still go in and join sports at the same time? I'm sure I'd be studying a lot but it would be possible to join the D3 soccer team right?</p>
<p>If you did a full load of AP-like courses in HS and played soccer (varsity) in HS then you’ll be able to do it @ Hopkins. Just be disciplined, and you’ll be A-OK. Kids who ‘only’ study are barely 5-10% of the student population at JHU… meaning 90% of students are completely immersed in music, athletics, arts, theatre, volunteering etc… </p>
<p>You’ll be A-OK!</p>
<p>WealthOfInformation, the thing is that I’ve had a difficult four years of high school because I moved 7 official times over 10 years until Freshman year of high school, where I finally stopped moving and settled down. I don’t mean to complain or rant, but moving kind of inhibited my social, academic, and athletic skills from growing. Now, I pay the price by not being able to earn the best grades (I’m a B student with a couple of C/C+ here and there and once in a while the occasional A), not being able to make friends (I have one really good friend in Pennsylvania and a couple at my school but that’s about it), and not being able to run for very long (although my soccer skills are decent for now and that’s what’s more important than power, right?).</p>
<p>I did take AP Biology, except I got a C+ because of my tests and quizzes. I’m going to take AP Psychology, AP Government and Politics, and AP Chemistry next year. I don’t know how i did on the AP Biology exam yet. Scores come in about two weeks I think.</p>
<p>Hopefully, I can get 5 on all my AP exams and hopefully all my AP grades will be better than AP Biology this year. I still plan to go to med school and study neuro…</p>
<p>For soccer, if I make the team this fall, then I’ll have one official season/year of soccer in high school, which isn’t very good for people looking to join college teams, is it?</p>
<p>Sounds like a place like Hopkins may not be the best fit for you - maybe a smaller college - Liberal Arts-centric. It sounds like Hopkins would be a reach for you based on your grades. But I dunno.</p>
<p>Well, I got a 4 on my AP Biology exam and I’m planning to take the SAT again and SAT Subject Exams for the first time. How heavily will JHU look at those scores?</p>
<p>Wealth of Information may be able to give you a better insight on this question regarding academics, but:…</p>
<p>With only 1 year of high school soccer, and “not being able to run very long”, I can pretty much break the news that your chance of ‘making the team’ is much lower than your getting accepted to the school. Even if you got accepted to hopkins, the chance of playing varsity in college, even as a walk on is quite slim. Think Longshot! This is pretty much true for any NCAA school, D1, II or III.</p>
<p>The good news is that if you do get accepted into Hopkins they have a few non-varsity leagues you can play in. Wealth might elaborate, but I am pretty sure they have both intercollegiate (still very competitive but a lower time commitment required), and intermural (more a fun league).</p>
<p>If playing soccer for the ‘varsity’ team is your goal, you should consider some non-ncaa colleges. There is scholarship money out there for “Strong but needing more development” type players at other levels. D1 and DII can offer some scholarship money, but you have to be top notch to score a significant offer. DIII does not offer athletic scholarship per NCAA rules.</p>
<p>If however your primary goal is to go to Hopkins for the academics, then the picture you paint of your grades indicates you will need to score well on your standardized tests and do excellent essays to gain admission. ED (and a plan b) would not hurt either (see other threads on this topic).</p>