Chance a Pessimist for RD

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>I've accepted the fact that I'm probably not going to get in, but the only way i know for certain i won't is if i don't' apply. Do i really have as little of a chance as i think i do? Thanks guys :).</p>

<p>Prospective Major: BioChem/Math</p>

<p>Location: Florida
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: White
Immigrant- Permanent Resident
Bilingual and have been learning Spanish for the past 4 years</p>

<p>Academic:
~AP/IB/Dual Enrollment Student
~AP/Score: World (5), Psych (this year), Calc AB (4) & BC (this year), Bio (this year),<br>
USH (4), English Lang (4), English Lit (this year)
~IB: HL- Math, Bio, English, History SL- Chemistry, Spanish
~Dual Enrollement: 7 Classes: 20+ credits, A's in all (General Physics 1 (Calc-based),<br>
Biology 1 and 2, Bio 2 lab, Fundamental of Speech, College Algebra, Stellar Astronomy)
~30+ Academic Classes
~School doesn't rank: 99th percentile in county (over 2000 or so students)~
~Highly ranked IB school
~Weighted GPA: 5.14
~Unweighted GPA: 3.83 (3.9 academic)</p>

<p>Senior Workload:
~7 IB classes (4 HLs, 2 SLs, ToK)
~1 AP Class</p>

<p>SATs: 1410/2120
~690 CR, 720 Math, 710 Writing</p>

<p>SAT IIs
~Math II- December, Biology- December, USH- 740</p>

<p>Extra Curriculars:
~Piano for the past 7 years
~National Honor Society (11, 12)
~Mu Alpha Theta (9, 10, 11, 12)
~History Honor Society (11, 12)
~Academic Team (11, 12)
~Math Team (9, 10, 11, 12)
~Youth in Government (10, 11, 12)
~Chess Club (9, 10, 11, 12) - President, also played tournament chess in middle school
~Physics Club- (10, 11, 12)
~Aviation Club- (10, 11, 12) - Treasurer, will try to pursue private pilot license in college
~Political Science- (9, 10, 11, 12)</p>

<p>Volunteering:
~Part of a special program at local hospital for those interested in medicine
~200+ hours volunteering at hospital- on going with 4-8 hours a week (10, 11, 12)
~30+ other service hours</p>

<p>Awards/Honors:
~Placed at Math Team States
~Magna Cum Laude
~AP Scholar
~Honor Roll
~Gifted Program</p>

<p>Great Recs
Essay is decent- Wrote of my passion for biology/medicine and how i want to become a doctor to fight alcoholism and drug use in my native country</p>

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<p>You’ve got a good chance and if you’re a URM then your chances should be higher than average. I’m really unsure of Hopkins nowadays. They were 20% admit rate last year and I fear this year’s is going to be even lower. Nonetheless, go for it because you’re definitely competitive for Hopkins.</p>

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<p>OP isn’t URM, but regardless, you have some interesting EC’s but I would still say Hopkins is a Reach. You definitely have a chance!</p>

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<p>He’s an immigrant which means he could be a white hispanic.</p>

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<p>Oh good point, didn’t think of it that way. Yeah URM would help :)</p>

<p>Good Luck!</p>

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<p>I’m stuck wishing i was a URM. Thanks for chancing :slight_smile: guys, hopefully we’ll all be in Baltimore come September. </p>

<p>Also… Happy Thanks Giving :slight_smile: think I’m going to go eat some turkey.</p>

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<p>xD, i just realized i spelled Thanksgivings wrong</p>

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<p>Bumping with Dec. Subject Test Results</p>

<p>Math II- 760
Bio M- 700</p>

<p>Also, for the academic interest supplement essay, should i focus on one of my interests, or mention many? 250 words isn’t enough :(</p>

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<p>It’s up to you. If you think you can fit them inside the word limit, then you will be OK. If you think you can describe just one interest in the word limit, then go for that instead.</p>

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<p>u have a good chance (based a lot on ur ECs)
also, whats a “URM”?</p>

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<p>an under-represented minority. A Hispanic, Native American, African American, etc. Or someone from a low socioeconomic class. Or a geographic region that is not often represented in a class, like North Dakota.</p>

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<p>I’m a permanent resident from an underrepresented country, but being white i doubt it will play a role.</p>

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<p>I decided to focus on piano and aviation in my supplement. Hopefully it’ll help me stand out a bit more :)</p>

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<p>Forgive me, but what does URM mean?
-A 17 Year Old New-To-College-Terms Senior</p>

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<p>Oh, never mind… under-represented minority.</p>