Chance me one last time JHU

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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Please chance me for JHU? I know decisions come out Friday, but I just want to know if I have a realistic shot. My first choice is BME and second choice is Biology.

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 35 (34E, 35M, 35R, 34S, Writing: 11/12)
SAT II: Math Level 2:800, didn’t submit any science ones
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 98.02/100
Weighted GPA: 103.45
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School only reports top 10% but if compared to highest GPA in the school profile report, they will know I am higher than top 1% (class size ~500)
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (4), Physics 1 (4), Lang (4), World History (4), Calc BC (4), AB Subscore (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Literature, AP Bio, Dual Enrollment Anatomy & Physiology, AP Spanish, AP Physics C, AP Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): US Presidential Scholar Nominee (Schoolwide), RPI Medalist (Academic Achievement Merit Scholarship for Math and Science), 1st place and quarterfinalist awards in FRC (Robotics) competitions, Several FBLA Regional Awards, 1st place instate for fbla comp, Competed Nationally in one FBLA competition, AP Scholar With Distinction, PSAT Commended Scholar

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Youth Council 7th grade- Present (Committee Head for 2 years, Vice President currently), FBLA 9th-12th grade (Treasurer in 11th grade, Now Vice President), Health Occupations Students of America 11th-12th grade (Founder, President), Robotics club (Programming Captain for 2 years, Secretary currently), National Honor Society 11th grade - Present (Peer Mentor, Tutor)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 300+ volunteer hours in recreation(including therapeutic events), 50+ hours hospital volunteering, 30+ hours doctor shadowing, 40 hours Junior Achievemnt volunteering
Summer Activities: Took 2 CTY courses in programming and biology for enrichment for first two summers, Summer After Junior Year: Oncology Leadership Program, National FBLA Conference, and Summer Internship Leading to Publication in NIH Biotech Database

Other:
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~200k
Hooks (Athlete; first generation college, etc.): 0
Misc.: Undergoing testing for IBD (either crohns or ulcerative colitis), talked a lot in my essays as to how it has confirmed my interest in medicine

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Well since no one has given you a reply, I will give you one.

It seems from your post that you have nearly perfect statistics with very competitive EC’s and you even mention you are top 1% in GPA of your school. Which leads me to question… Why bother posting a chance me then in the first place? If its beyond the apparent reason of gaining ego points from other marveling at your stats and assuring your great chance at admittance, I say you have made an extremely well-rounded application. Even for a competitive school at an even more competitive BME program, you will surely stand out as a top applicant. I’ll even put it in numbers for you (which I’m sure many will frown upon me for doing so but…), my estimate is 65-90% chance of admittance. Anyhow, good luck on Friday, and may you end up in the school you desire. Cheers. :slight_smile:

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(Current student). Both your hard and soft factors are very similar to mine when I applied last year. I had an basically identical GPA and identical ACT and your Math II Score is excellent, though it may have been better to take a Science based SAT II. If your class rigor(how many AP classes does your school offer and how many have you taken) is sufficient, then you’re in a great place just based on your numbers.
Your extracurricular activities are excellent because of your leadership, state/regional/national awards, and the fact they are also quite varied. However, they do seem to be particularly concentrated towards the STEM field, though that’s not always a bad thing with BME.
Anyway, I’d say you’re a shoo-in for regular admission and your chance for BME is very high. If you have any questions, feel free to message me, as I was also in a similar situation last year.