<p>Stats:
Valedictorian (4.0 gpa.)
4 years in orchestra for the cello
4 years of varsity swim
Participating in a bunch of clubs
Volunteering at the hospital
I'm taking the SAT Oct. 1st to try to get over a 2000
I don't have any subject tests because I can't take the SAT I with the SAT II's on the same day so I was going to apply for early decision so I can increase my chances.</p>
<p>I don't know if I should apply for for early decision since Johns Hopkins says you can't apply anywhere else after you get the acceptance letter in Dec. Are my stats good enough to get in with early decision, or should I not apply JHU and just apply to other colleges?</p>
<p>It would be good if you could at least get your SAT scores up to a 2100.</p>
<p>The last paragraph of your post is confusing. Obviously, you should not be applying ED unless you are ready to go there if you get in. And then you jump from applying ED to not even applying at all.</p>
<p>I am also a bit perplexed, because I am not sure how a valedictorian can score less than a 2000 on his SATs. Just about all the kids applying to top colleges have 2100 on their SATs, and they are not #1 in their high school class. If I saw that and was an admissions officer, I would question the academic strength of your high school, because at a top private high school, even some of the kids at the 50th percentile will have 2000 on their SATs.</p>
<p>But your ECs seem pretty impressive, and being #1 will carry some weight. If you really want to go there, then apply ED.</p>
<p>Sorry about the confusion. I am already scoring over a 2000 on practice tests, but I just need to get over 2000 on the actual SAT test date on Oct. 1st. I say over 2000 because Johns Hopkins wants from 1990 and up. However, I can’t take the SAT II’s if I want to apply ED because they are on the same test date as the SAT I on Oct 1st. I would be late for ED taking the SAT II in November. Do you think having over a 2000 on the SAT and my other stats would get me into Hopkins without SAT II’s by going through ED. I really want to go there, but still don’t know if I should risk applying there when I could also be applying to other universities that let you apply for ED, and let you apply to other universities at the same time. </p>
<p>By the way I feel that the title, Valedictorian measures how hard one works in high school and not so much of their intelligence; however, intelligence still plays a role. I know many that are more intelligent than others but have lower grades because they don’t try as hard. Also, I relate this to the SAT as well because I was only scoring a 1770 on my first try, but had to keep practicing in order to get over a 2000.</p>
<p>Anyways it would be awesome if you guys can give me some advice on risking applying ED based on your experience/knowledge. </p>
<p>The co-Val scored in the 2000’s the year my D graduated from HS, a private Catholic school in CA. She studied, re-took it, scored about 150 points higher, and got accepted to Columbia. My guess is that you will probably need to be in the 2100 range to improve your chances. I still would not bet against you, even with your current score, based on your class rank and EC’s.</p>