Chance Me please!!

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Hi everyone, I’m a rising senior interested in Pre-med. Hopkins is my dream school and it would mean so much to me to get in…I would appreciate any advice on how to get in (RD) and any advice on my stats

THANK YOU!! 

UW GPA: 3.77(cumulative)
W GPA: 4.16(cumulative)
ACT: 35 (E-35, M-35, R-34, S-34, Essay 10/12)
Junior Year AP Classes:
AP Statistics-4
AP English Language and Composition-5
AP Biology-4

Senior Year AP Classes:
AP Physics 1
AP Chemistry
AP Literature
AP French
AP Calculus BC

Major EC’s:
-Classical singing 10 years
-Classical Dance 9 Years
-Youth Group (out of school) 12 years
-Founder and Co-president of Dance Club
-Founder and President of Pre-Medical Club
-Treasurer of Model United nations
-Secretary of French Honor Society
-Member of Science Olympiad (won medals)
-Member of Science Honor Society
-Member of Math Honor Society
-Member of National Honor Society
-Member of Dance Honor Society

Awards:
-Went to states and then Nationals for National History Day competition
-2nd Place in school science fair
-3rd place at regional science fair
-2nd place from Patent and Trademark Co for my science project at regionals
-Danced at the Kennedy Center and The Pentagon with my dance group
-Won first place at local and regional level singing competitions

Volunteering:
-30 Hours at Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care center
-150 Hours at a local hospital
-Tutoring other kids (since middle school)
-Distributing food to the homeless (one every couple of months…have been doing this for 8 years but not regularly)

Research:
-Currently doing some research under a neurologist

Weaknesses: GPA, no shadowing?
Strengths: ACT score, EC’s, I’m sure my recs will be good (8-9/10), Essays? (hopefully 8-9/10)

I know my gpa is very low for Hopkins… I didn’t work as hard as I should’ve my Freshman and Sophomore years, and by the time I got to my Junior year (and realized into 1st quarter that I really needed to step it up) it was kind of too late to really change my cumulative gpa. Regardless, I would really appreciate any advice/general words of wisdom! This college app process is seriously stressing me out. Thanks again!

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Currently on mobile, so I won’t say too much. Altogether, I think you have a pretty good chance. 3.77 is a bit low, but not impossibly so. Your ECs look good and your test scores look good. I would suggest that you also take some subject tests, like math 2, bio, or chem in order to appear more competitive. Good luck. The college application process is super random, so anything could happen. Are you ED??

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@vrhou98 Yeah, I’ll be taking the subject tests this fall so hopefully I score well on those. I’m not ED which is making me worry a little because I know that my chances would be slightly higher with ED…

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This looks pretty solid. Not sure if JHU admissions even looks at freshman grades and it doesn’t hurt to have an upward trend in your grades. Your ECs are well rounded and broad, but not all over the place; you clearly have a few activities that you’re really passionate about. Write a good essay and you can probably make up for your GPA. Best of luck!