Chance me, please!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Hi so I'm a rising senior in northern California and I'd appreciate it if you'd chance me as either a neuroscience, biochem, or biomedical major at jhu!</p>

<p>School:
-My GPA is a little bit of a wild story. My freshman year I was unmotivated and I got a 2.6667 both semesters, but since Sophomore year I've maintained straight A's and pulled my unweighted GPA to a 3.47 and my weighted gpa to a 3.67.
-SAT I: 2290 (800 CR, 740 W, 750 M)
-ACT: 34 (36 M, 33 in everything else)
-SAT II Chemistry: 800
-SAT II Math2c: 800
-SAT II Physics: 740
-SAT II Literature: 750
-AP Tests: Chemistry(5), Env. Sci(5), Statistics(5), Microecon(4), Macroecon(5), Pyschology(5)</p>

<p>Volunteer Work:
-I've been a member of ACS for 2 years now, and i've participated in Relay for Life 3 times, done various cancer-research-fund-raising related things and have racked up about 100 hours.
-I worked at a day camp for little kids between my freshmen and sophomore year (50-60 hours)
-Tutored Math & Science during my junior year.
-Organized a fundraiser to give supplies to schools without money, mildly successful.</p>

<p>Extra-Curricular (lack of):
-Member of American Cancer Society for 2 years.
-Research intern at a cancer research lab at UC Berkeley this summer, about 300 hours of work, but no paper published or coauthorship or anything of that sort.
-Qualified for the AIME, 103.5 on AMC12, (Only scored a 1 on the aime though..lol)
-JV Football for one year.
-National Merit Semifinalist, (233 on PSAT).</p>

<p>I'm in a high income bracket, and although I don't have many extra curricular activities, the ones I do have all correlate with math or science, specifically cancer research, and as I want to be a doctor by profession, I think I have a strong essay topic when I couple it with my growth as a person in high school noted by my rising GPA.</p>

<p>Thanks for your time!</p>

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<p>85% chance</p>

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<p>i’ll give you a 50% chance… a little higher if you apply ED</p>

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<p>Thank you guys! Although I thought I had like a 10% chance to be honest lol</p>

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<p>I would give you a higher chance but your GPA is on the lower end of all applicants. However, the adcoms do value an upward trend in your GPA highly</p>

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<p>You may have to explain that rough start, though.</p>

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<p>Looking good! Your GPA is fine now and they love to see an upward trend! Good luck!</p>

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<p>i would say 30 - 50% chance. You will increase your chances if you early decision though since I hear johns hopkins has a much higher ED acceptance rate. Although you have increased your GPA and made a nice upward trend, a 3.67 weighted is really not that great. Most people who get in usually get in with around a 4.4 - 4.5 weighted a 3.6 - 4.0 unweighted. You will really have to explain your freshman year, but if anything is hurting your application it is your gpa</p>

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<p>You have a really good chance, I’d say about 75%. Your standardized test scores are easily in the top 25%. Your GPA, while atrocious, shows an upward trend, and if you’ve gotten straight As since sophomore year, you’re in very excellent shape.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! Is there anyway you think I can improve my chances?</p>

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<p>Bananas, did you really call someones GPA atorcious lol? I mean a 3.47 is not great but I would not call it atrocious. On topic, TC, you seem to be getting your act togeher and you got yourself nice standardized test scores. >50% chance.</p>

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<p>JHOP doesn’t count freshman GPA. Your GPA is a 4.0 then…</p>

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<p>^ i was just about to say that. they LOOK at it. but the common data set is calculated without freshmen year, so you’d actually be within range.</p>

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This is not completely correct. Correct information on how the Admissions Committee evaluates GPA can be found here:
[Viewing</a> Single Post From: Questions about GPA / Class rank](<a href=“Taiga”>Taiga)</p>