Chance me for Johns Hopkins?

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<p>I'm an Asian male born in Eastern Europe, and a first generation immigrant. I live with my mother and a younger brother, and my family's total income is below 40K. I attend a private school (on a scholarship) that sends about 1 kid each year to an elite university, like Harvard, Stanford, or Princeton. I can also speak 4 languages if that helps a bit. </p>

<p>-2300 SAT Score (1550/1600)
-4.0 GPA (UW)/ 4.56 (W)
-All AP Classes/Hardest possible schedule
-School doesn't rank or even tell us our percentages, but I assume that I am in the top 5% of class out of ~105 students.</p>

<p>Awards:
-AP Scholar with distinction
-Hopeful Questbridge Finalist?
-National Merit Scholar
-Intel ISEF Semifinalist
-Spanish National Exam Honorable Mention
-Awards at Model UN conferences run by universities
-AIME 2x
-National History Day State 3rd place </p>

<p>EC:
I am very passionate about helping others overall, and fighting breast cancer for diagnosed patients is one of my major points in helping others. I want to get a Biology major so that I can pursue my passion of fighting breast cancer in the future. My hobby is soccer.</p>

<p>My activities of helping others in general: </p>

<p>-Founder of a non profit organization (501(c)(3)) that fights the poverty issue in my state (Fairly successful); I will write about how my personal poverty issue motivated me
to start a non profit to fight poverty
-Founder and leader of an organization with a goal to fight the education issue that goes around failing schools in my state and uses teaching materials from a website to educate the kids better (it is in supplement to what the teacher teaches).
-Volunteer at a non profit that improves global health
-Created an app in the App Store that raises awareness about many global issues
-Tutoring little kids at a church
-Amnesty International President
-Reading to toddlers at a library
-Kumon tutor (because family income is low)
-Key Club President (Community service club) </p>

<p>My activities for breast cancer more specifically:</p>

<p>-Did a science project on breast cancer (got Intel with it)
-Author in a publication
-Internship at breast cancer research lab 3 summers
-Founder and president of Breast Cancer club
-Summer camp on medicine
-Annual Breast Cancer Race volunteer
-Breast Cancer Non profit organization volunteer</p>

<p>I am also captain of the Quiz Bowl team, VP of Model UN, and played soccer 4 years club; 3 years for school. I attended a soccer camp one summer as well. </p>

<p>Would greatly appreciate any chances!</p>

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<p>Sorry didn’t mean to post this twice</p>

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<p>Anyone???</p>

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<p>You have great credentials and a true passion for advocating for breast cancer. Your essays, I assume, will highlight this, and you should make sure that your teachers highlight your passion as well. Admissions to schools like JHU are very competitive, but I think that you would probably stand out to them and improve chances at admission.</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for your reply! I will definitely focus my essays on my ECs, and my passion to help others and more specially fight breast cancer for diagnosed patients. </p>

<p>My recommendation letters will be absolutely excellent. They know me very well and I have a stellar relationship with them, so I am sure they will write nicely of me and my achievements.</p>

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<p>What other schools are you thinking about?</p>

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<p>I am also considering Harvard, MIT, Vanderbilt (close connection to this school;mom used to work here as a researcher), Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, UPenn, and Columbia.</p>

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<p>Great list- if you’re looking in the Midwest, WUSTL, University of Michigan, University of Chicago, and Northwestern are great schools. My son narrowed his list to WUSTL, JHU, and Michigan and eventually chose WUSTL (full disclosure).</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! I will most definitely incorporate some of those schools onto my final list. I currently reside in the South, and would love to live in another region. The Midwest would be one viable area for me! Again thank you very much for your opinion and help!</p>

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<p>I think you have a great chance- but still a crapshoot! Very impressive background!</p>

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<p>Really impressive background! You have a very distinct interest and passion for breast cancer, and colleges like students who are passionate about certain and specific things. I think you have a great chance. Just write a good essay and try to get an interview if possible.</p>

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<p>Thank you for your replies!</p>

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<p>I personally think you will get in. You’ll definitely be a stand out applicant. Of course anything can happen and admissions are kind of a crapshoot. But I would accept you.</p>

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<p>Thank you! I really hope I do!</p>