Chance a Sunny San Diego Kid for JHU Biomedical Engineering?

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<p>White Male, Dutch ancestry.
California (3rd Generation) Resident
Attending Private School in San Diego, CA</p>

<p>Major: Biomedical Engineering
Alt. Majors: General Engineering, Biochemistry, Biology...</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.96 (One B in sophomore math)
Weighted and Capped GPA: 4.29 (What CSU System Uses)
Fully Weighted GPA: 4.46 (UC GPA)</p>

<p>SAT I
Overall: 2200
Composite: 1470
Math: 730
Critical Reading: 740
Writing: 730</p>

<p>SAT II
Chemistry: 600 (Took honors chem two years ago and haven't touched since…)
Math Level II: 790</p>

<p>ACT
Composite: 33 (33.5 => 34 if you super score)
English: 35
Math: 31
Reading: 34 (35 if you super score)
Science: 33
Writing: 31</p>

<p>PSAT: 2011 National Merit Commended Scholar</p>

<p>School didn't offer APs, took UC and CSU transferable Community College courses instead.
11th Grade Fall
-Spanish 1: A
-Calculus 1: A</p>

<p>11th Grade Spring
-Spanish 2: A
-Calculus 2: A</p>

<p>11th Grade Summer
-Calculus 3: A</p>

<p>12th Grade Fall
-Linear Algebra: In Progress…Guaranteed an A
-Physics 1 (Mechanics and Heat): In Progress…Guaranteed an A</p>

<p>12 Grade Spring
-Differential Equations: Planned for Spring of Senior Year
-Physics 2 or 3 (Still deciding): Planned for Spring of Senior Year</p>

<p>Senior Year Course load
-Advanced Orchestra (7th year Violist)
-British Literature
-Competitive Forensics III (Lincoln-Douglas Debate)
-Differential Equations (College)
-Economics
-Linear Algebra (College)
-Physics 1 - Mechanics and Heat (College)
-Physics 2 or 3 (College)
-U.S. Government</p>

<p>Extra Curricular Activities
- Member of School's Speech and Debate Club (10, 11, 12)
- Member of School's Speech and Debate Team (10, 11, 12)
-Traveled across California to 6-7 Statewide Tournaments every Spring
-Qualified for National Tournament 2010 held in San Diego, CA
-17th Ranked Lincoln-Douglas Debater in National Forensics League</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Soloist Bass in School's Patriotic Show Choir (9, 10, 11)
-Performed in Washington, DC (In front of multiple members of Congress + 2000 member audience), Marine Base Camp Pendleton, Navy Medical Center San Diego, Disneyland (CA), U.S.S. Midway (Raising Support for Soldier's Families), and the Official U.S. Military Naturalization (Citizenship) Ceremony aboard the U.S.S. Midway for 800 new citizens.</p></li>
<li><p>Suzuki-Trained Violist for 7 years. (…9, 10, 11, 12)
-Member of Youth Orchestra (9, 10, 11)
-Violist in the Grossmont College Symphony Orchestra (12)
-Performed in front of the Chairperson of California's Community Colleges
-Performed Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" with the San Diego Ballet</p></li>
<li><p>Member of School's Chapter of the Eta Sigma Alpha National Honor Society (11, 12)
-Elected Public Relations Chairperson (12)</p></li>
<li><p>Participated in Several Neurological Research Studies with Faculty of UCSD as a Subject. (9, 10, 11, 12)</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Please Chance me for Johns Hopkins: Biomedical Engineering!</p>

<p>I would really appreciate any feedback, Thank You!</p>

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<p>bbbuuuummmmpppp :)</p>

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<p>anybody……?</p>

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<p>i personally think that u look good, except for that 600 on the SAT II for chem. maybe just not send that and u’ll probably get in? :)</p>

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<p>I think JHU requires 2 satII tests. So take something else in place of chem that you know you’ll do good in.</p>

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<p>I don’t have any time to take another subject test…If JHU requires 2 (probably does), I’ll have to send it :/</p>

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<p>BME has an intense selection process, I would have to say decent chances, though the SATII is going to hurt you especially with BME which is heavy on the Physics, Math, and Chemistry. </p>

<p>Best of luck, Hopkins BME is the very best! :)</p>

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<p>Hopefully, if JHU uses the “holistic” process, they might recognize the difference between Honors Chemistry in 10th Grade (A+/A+) and a lower subject test score two years later while taking multiple college courses… I still wish I’d done better, but it’s what I have :/</p>

<p>Thanks! It’s why i’m interested!</p>

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<p>Actually, JHU does not require any SAT subject tests, but they do encourage that you send in 3. However, you can still send 1 or 2 in. I’m sending in 2.</p>

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<p>hmm….I’m not going to take another, so I guess the choice is to send both scores, or just the math II score. any suggestions?</p>

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<p>According to [Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions - Apply - Standardized Test Requirements](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html)
“Applicants interested in an engineering major are strongly encouraged to submit scores from the Mathematics Level 2 SAT subject test, at least one science SAT subject test, and one other SAT subject test.”</p>

<p>Although they do not say that you are required to do this, it is strongly recommended.</p>

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<p>can’t you take the january test?</p>

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<p>nope…</p>

<p>"Regular Decision Freshmen</p>

<p><em>December</em>
Latest date to take standardized tests…"</p>

<p>the latest jhu accepts is the december test</p>

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<p>from [Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/)
“Although we cannot guarantee that November (ED) or January (RD) scores will arrive before the Admissions Committee evaluation, past experience suggests that scores taken on these dates usually arrive in time.”</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t want to risk it…besides, I’ll have no time to study over christmas (Chicago, Michigan, Texas Family vacation).</p>