Chance me for JHU? (International)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>SAT: Not taken any
SAT II: Not taken any
AP: Not taken any</p>

<p>Grade: 11
Nationality: Korean, but Canadian citizen (lived here for 12 years)
Gender: F
AP courses that will be tested in Grade 11: AP English Lit, AP Psychology, AP Eng Lang, maybe AP Physics depending on my teacher's schedule
AP courses that will be tested in Grade 12: AP Calc, AP Phys, AP Chem
SAT II: Math II, Bio (M), and Korean is what I'm currently thinking of (have not planned out SAT II's too well;; )</p>

<p>Dream school: Johns Hopkins! <3
Dream: Medical Oncologist</p>

<p>Percentage: We don't do GPA in Canada but last year it was around 92% (I'm sorry my spanish grade was pretty bad)
Ranks: don't have ranks, but I'm an Honourable Distinctions student (60 out of around 300 students)(we don't know the ranks of the 60 though)</p>

<p>Transcript:
English 10
Foundations of Math and Pre Calc 10
Music 10: Orchestral Strings
P.E 10
Planning 10
Science 10
Socials 10
Textiles 10</p>

<p>Intro Spanish 11
Korean 11
Pre Calc 11
Socials 11
Psychology 11
Music 11: Orchestral Strings
Spanish 11
English 11</p>

<p>AP English Lit
Chemistry 11 Enriched (Honours)
Physics 11 Enriched (Honours)
AP Chem
AP Phys
Orchestral Strings 12
Spanish 12
Bio 12
Writing 12
Graduation Transitions 12
English 12
History 12
AP Psychology</p>

<p>Major Awards: None yet, but I'm hoping to get a few subject awards this year.</p>

<p>EC's: (will cross out some names just as a safety precaution)
Snowboard instructor (CASI Level 1)
_______ provincial orchestra
Snowboard racer (placed fourth last year, will attend again this year)
Honour Strings as principal bassist
_______ orchestra as principal bassist
Model United Nations (Vice President this year, President next year)
Kendo 2nd dan
Grade 11 Representative in our school
Founder/president of Orchestra Club at our school</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience:
Worked at a music store
Worked at Tom Lee music store
Worked at a local mountain</p>

<p>Volunteer/Community service:
**I just sent in an app to start volunteering at a local hospital. I shall see how that goes.
volunteered at a local mountain as a snowboard instructor (most hours as well)
Volunteered at Kumon Math and Reading Centre
Freethechildren Kenya trip summer 2015</p>

<p>Summer Activities:
Freethechildren scheduled for next summer
Begging my parents to let me go to Discover Hopkins summer 2015**
Summer school
not much during summer... I play kendo 24/7.</p>

<p>Essays:
Teacher Recommendation: probably from my bio/chem teachers and maybe english
Counselor Rec: it should be good. we're close.
Additional Rec: hopefully from the hospital I'll work at, but if not, my orchestra conductor or my local mountain.
Interview: I don't think I'm legible for one T^T</p>

<p>School Type: Public
Income Bracket: more than $100,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Strengths: I.. dunno if I'm taking a lot of AP's? Am I? My grades have steadily improved year after year though. I'm heavily involved with school leadership/music/kendo though.
Weaknesses: total shit Grade 10 grades</p>

<p>**I know a lot rides on the SAT's. I honestly do not know how I'm going to take this test, like I get soooo nervous whenever I even take a practice test, it's not even funny.
My essay will be based on my kendo sensei, who was a cancer survivor. During his hospitalization, I found out how much I really wanted to be a doctor. I was a C kid in grade 8, and I constantly slacked off. After I saw him though, I was really inspired by his will to live and his want to continue kendo. After that I learnt how important time was, and I should achieve my dream when I have the chance. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. It's really all sincere and from the heart though so I'm going to have a lot of trouble writing that in 650 words.</p>

<p>Other noteworthy things:
-I will hopefully attend Discover Johns Hopkins summer program if I'm legible.
-Johns Hopkins comes to my city on the 15th and I am SO RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED LIKE ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!
-My grades will rise. the 92% average will hopefully rise to a 95% and by grade 12 hopefully 98%
-I have seriously accomplished everything I've set my mind on to. So all these 'hopefully' 's I've written, please just treat them as if they already have.</p>

<p>Tips? Suggestions? Chance me?
Thanks everyone!</p>

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<p>Denial most likely if you don’t submit any standardized test scores. Admissions has no idea of your skill level. Top 10% is where you need to be at. I’m applying to Hopkins if you want to take a look at my thread. Also I’d get some more developed ECs in leadership roles. Sat 2s arent required but they do help and are recommended.
Chance back?<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1691627-chances-for-jhu-ed-i-chance-back-within-12-hours.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1691627-chances-for-jhu-ed-i-chance-back-within-12-hours.html#latest&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Why didn;t you take any standardized tests?</p>

<p>You should have done that during junior year! Also, can you pay 60k+?</p>

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<p>Oh no! Of course I’ll take the SAT’s I’ll start taking them this year (gives me a full year to take SAT’s until Early Admissions next November). I just wanted to do well on my first sitting and I didn’t feel prepared at all last year.</p>