<p>SAT: 1st time - 2080
I'll easily get that up to around 2200 - I was clueless on the essay and reeceived a 700 in writing with a 7 on the essay.</p>
<p>There's one thing that makes my situation a bit unique - I was doing fairly well in highschool (physics and Chemical freshman year 3.6 GPA, so even then not great but decent). Then sophomore year I began to have SERIOUS family problems. Long story short I received a 2.2 GPA that year, left my mom for my father in Maryland and now have a 4.0 unweighted 4.57 weighted for junior year (and I now realize that even that is not too great!!). I have two APs this year, bio and psych and I got fives on both of them most likely, and I am taking four APs next year self studying for at least an additional two. I know I can get a 4.0 next year as well.</p>
<p>I am also taking calc I at my local community college and expect to get an A. </p>
<p>So ultimately I will have around a 3.5 GPA by applications (I know, not top school material), projected 2200 SATs.</p>
<p>I also joined the wrestling team this year and became treasurer of My school's buildOn chapter (national charity organization). Additionally I have around 60 hours of volunteer hospital work and actually got forms from a friend for Hopkins hospital volunteering. </p>
<p>So what are my chances for JHU? I'm very curious to hear your insight and see where I stand.</p>
<p>Ps I plan to Use my past personal issues and my dramatic change as a selling point.</p>
<p>3.5 is going to be sketchy but the upwards trend and explanation should help. </p>
<p>High match.</p>
<p>remember, grades aren’t everything. I’d say your chances are pretty ok, but you might want tougher classes. Is it a regular calc course or an AP? Take as many APs as you can. Don’t use your family drama as the centerpiece of your resume - it’ll sound like you’re making excuses. Rather, focus on what’s great about you, colleges eat that up. Best of luck to you</p>
<p>3.5 is fine, but 2.2… Not sure. You’d better have a great reason for the 2.2</p>
<p>Also a 4.0 unweighted and 4.57 weighted IS a great GPA.</p>
<p>It is extremely difficult to chance someone for any university but jhu is especially hard. For perspective, I got into multiple ivies and not jhu. They are looking for something and you have to have it. What it is, I don’t know. But understand that top scores and grades are definitely not what they are looking for. Apply yourself in your community in some way to stand out. Bust wishes for the application process!</p>
<p>Cornell and Penn, waitlisted at Harvard, Brown, Stanford</p>
<p>Its a full on transferable college calc I class, from what I understand better than an AP. Then AP calc bc senior year</p>
<p>And I say that about the 4.57 w because at my school the cutoff for top 10% of the class is 4.68 w</p>
<p>Thanks everyone so far. What I’m gathering from this is that JHU is looking for unique students, not typical 4.0/2400 students. </p>
<p>What exactly do you mean applying myself in the community? Like volunteer work? Or something vey creative I have to come up with?</p>
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<p>How is it better than AP calc if you take it before AP calc? Calc 1 is I believe AB, so taking Calc 1 is like taking AB, and not as good as taking BC (but you’re already taking that next year, so it doesn’t matter)</p>
<p>It’s my understanding that taking an actual college course for example calc I is better than taking a comparable ap, because it shows maturity and the self discipline necessary to go to class 4 days a week and Study 40 hours a week for 5 weeks. Don’t think one dimensionally, obviously calc bc is more advanced than calc I, but calc I offers something invaluable.</p>