Can I make it into Johns Hopkins?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Female.
Caucasian/Asian/Hispanic.
Junior at a public high school.</p>

<p>4.0 (unweighted - we don't have a weighting system)
All honors, including AP Lang, AP Lit, AP Euro, and AP Calc.
Ranked 1 out of 356.
ACT - 31.</p>

<p>-Long track speedskating - 9 years - 6 national competitions, 2 international competitions. (It's basically my only "big" EC)
-Flute for 7 years, band for 5 years.
-Key Club - 1 year, soon to be 2.
-Harry Potter Club - 2 years. (Though I'm debating whether I'm going to even put that on my application, heh.)
-Recreational soccer - 5 years.
-Hopefully future NHSer.
-Will be a "Hound Pack Leader" in our high school's yearlong freshmen orientation program.</p>

<p>I plan on getting a Nurse Assistant certificate and working for a home health care business this summer. I'm interested in the biology program at Johns Hopkins (and taking additional classes to prepare for med school).</p>

<p>So. Do I stand a chance? And if not, what can I do to ameliorate the situation? Thanks. :)</p>

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<p>Get your test scores up. 31, while a very good score, is not stellar for the top schools. Have you taken the SATs?</p>

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<p>you're fine. 31 is very respectable (and the rest of your credentials are top-notch). </p>

<p>speedskating could be an interesting hook. and ameliorate is such a great word. cheers.</p>

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<p>31 is 99th percentile. i say match.</p>

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<p>I got in with about same stats.</p>

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<p>Yes, he CAN get in with a 31...but a 33 would make him a lock.</p>

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<p>I think that you are in. If you can do more in long track, that would probably be the best thing. Higher ACT would never hurt, that is for sure, but to me 31 sounds good, and retaking may be risky, especially if you are too busy to really focus on it. What race are you applying as? If it's a check off box, Other (list them) would be best. Caucasian and Asian will not help. If you are largely Hispanic and say so, that will help. Otherwise, I would check Other.</p>

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<p>Have fun at JHU! You'll be there fo sho!</p>

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<p>I am not really sure about your chances because I am an Indian Asian female, and I got rejected from Johns Hopkins with relatively the same statistics, as follows:</p>

<p>Score: 1390
Math I: 710, Math II: 690, U.S. History: 650
APs (by end of senior year): Statistics, World History, American History, European History, Calc AB, Calc BC, Physics B, Physics C, Macroeconmics, Microeconomics, English Literature, Art History, American Government, Chemistry, Biology
GPA: 4.0 weighted and unweighted (#1 class ranking weighted and unweighted)
ECs:
Mu Alpha Theta, FBLA, SECME, NHS, Relay for Life, Art Festival, Food for Families, Student Council (also have held several leadership positions)
community service: 400+ hours</p>

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<p>ure sat is much lower than his act. 31 is 99th, 1390 is around 97th.</p>

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<p>2% is not what I call MUCH plus the ACT is primarily for the south and SAT in the north and the north is proven to be smarter. effects percentiles</p>

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<p>North doesn't equal smarter, north equals greater percentage of kids that do well on standardized tests and such. Data only indicates so much.</p>

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<p>very good chances. i like speedskating as a hook. 31 on ACT is very good (not that you couldn't improve on this). i think you'll be fine with good recs and essays.</p>

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<p>Thanks for all of your help!</p>

<p>1) I'm a girl - the first world of the post was "Female." Lol.
2) I don't plan on taking the SAT - I'm from the midwest and absolutely no one I know is going to take it. The counselors have never talked about it either. And I doubt I'll retake the ACT. I know I could have done much better on my reading (I scored 34-35 on practice tests), but I ran out of time during the actual test. I didn't even read an ENTIRE passage, but I still managed to get a 30. Heh.
3) Yay, ameliorate!</p>