Chance for JHU RD

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Asian male from Southern California, large competitive public, class of 2012</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.93
UW GPA: 3.90
W GPA: around 4.60?
Rank: top 10%; my school bases rank solely on UW GPA
PSAT: 222
SAT: 2310 (710CR, 800M, 800WR)
SATII: 800 US History, 790 Bio-M, 770 Math II (will re-take for 800)
AP's: Biology (5), Euro (5), Statistics (5) -- I have two more scores that will come in mid-August (US History and English Lang, predicting 5's)
Senior Schedule: five APs (APES, Economics, Calculus AB, Chemistry, and English Lit).</p>

<p>School Extracurriculars
-Amnesty International (11, 12) (President)
-FBLA (9, 10, 11, 12) (Vice President)
-American Cancer Society (9, 10, 11, 12) (Board of Directors)
-UNICEF (12) (Board of Directors)
-Interact (9, 10, 11, 12)
-California Scholarship Federation (10, 11, 12)
-Speech and Debate (11, 12)</p>

<p>Volunteer Work
-Co-Founder of a cyberbullying research/advocacy group, which will launch soon at my school and community – we will have people working under us as researchers.
-Currently serve on the board of directors of a local student-run nonprofit.
-Volunteer at a local hospital.
-Volunteered at a city-sponsored volunteer program for two years.
-Also have volunteer hours from school clubs (Interact, ACS, CSF, ect).</p>

<p>Internships
-Currently an intern for a professor at a Cal State University.
-Upcoming internship at a large online nonprofit organization.</p>

<p>Job Experience
-Private Tutor
-Kumon Learning Center</p>

<p>Awards/Honors
-National Merit Semifinalist (will receive letter in September).
-Currently hold several FBLA awards at the local and state level; also have a national award for top three in an event. I also have several awards in recognition of my FBLA accomplishments, including awards from a United States representative, a California state senator, a California assemblyman, and two city councils.
-President’s Education Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence
-Discus Award
-Two school awards for excellence in Spanish
-Certificate for Level 9 piano</p>

<p>Planning to get recommendations from my counselor, two teachers, and from a Cal State professor.</p>

<p>I intend to major in the pre-med track. I don't have any hooks.</p>

<p>CHANCE ME PLEASE!</p>

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<p>There are never any guarantees when applying to top schools, but your profile looks very strong.</p>

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<p>Just a heads up, when you are writing your school specific essays for JHU, I would recommend that you do not say that you want to “major in the premedical track”. There is no such thing as a premed track major. You pick your major from a list of these [Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions - Academics - Majors and Departments](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/academics/majors.html#majors]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/academics/majors.html#majors) and get a premed education by, in addition, taking the courses needed for med school applications.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the heads up. I’ll definitely look into that.</p>