Chance Me Please =]

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Chance me Please. Even though I'm not one of the top candidates, I feel that Hopkins can lead me into a great medical career. </p>

<p>Stats:
• SAT: scores not out yet, took in October
• SAT II: Biology 720, Korean: 770, Math IIC: 620, World History: 540
(planning to retake Math IIC again to get at least a 700+ and world history was an unfortunate misfortune =[ )
• ACT: English 31, Math 29, Reading 28, Science 26, Essay 10, Composite: 29
(retaking this October)
• GPA: UW: 3.833/4.0 , W: 4.1
• Rank: 28/886
• AP: Biology: 5, Environmental Science: 5, World History: 3
• Senior Courses: English 12, AP Calculus BC, AP Macroeconomics, AP Government, AP Music Theory, AP Computer Science, Jazz Band.</p>

<p>Extra Curricular:
• Involved in Marching Band for 3 years (2years 1st chair). Involved in Wind and Percussions Band for 3 years (2years 1st chair). Currently in Jazz Band(1st Chair).
(Band took A LOT of my time-nearly 40+ hours a week, hard to do other things.)
• President/Founder of Next Generation Boosters Club: Help students get information about colleges, scholarship opportunities, extracurricular experience. We also provide academic tutoring and our experience within various subjects of our high school courses. (Senior Year)
• President/Founder of Philosophy Club
• Member of Young Medical Discoverers Group of America(3years), Current Secretary.
• Volunteer at Kaiser Permanente, Elderly Home, and few recreational jobs(ie. helping fix up school, pick up trash, etc.).
• Write on the side as a hobby. Entered into some contests which are still pending.
• Hobbies: play saxophone, guitar, piano.</p>

<p>Issue
*Haven't yet taken Physics, but am planning to over summer or next semester in community college.</p>

<p>Personal
• Location: California
• High School Type: Public
• Ethnicity: Korean
• Gender: Male
• I Am Applying for Financial Aid</p>

<p>Awards:
•AP Scholar Award
•Teen Ink Raw Semi-Finalist
•High Honors every year
•Valedictorian
•Qualified ELC</p>

<p>Question:
How is the atmosphere/environment of Hopkins? I'm nearly across the country from Hopkins, so I don't really know how Hopkins is like other than its great academic fields.</p>

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<p>you're almost exactly like me. hopefully we both get in.</p>

<p>sorry, i wasn't much help to your chance me question. i don't think i have the authority to say if you're in or not, but you seem like a plausible candidate. write an outstanding essay and with great recs, why not?</p>

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<p>If you're 28th, how are you valedictorian?</p>

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<p>i was born in kaiser permenante hospital!!!!!! sweet</p>

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<p>To A91:
Yeah man, hopefully we can get in. =]</p>

<p>To colinization:
Our valedictorian system goes by GPA, so if your GPA has been over 4.0 consistently during high school you get valedictorian credit as you graduate.</p>

<p>To Ambitiousteen:
haha sweet!</p>

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<p>hope u mean us 3, im EDing BME JHU... get'er done... i miss california...</p>

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To colinization:
Our valedictorian system goes by GPA, so if your GPA has been over 4.0 consistently during high school you get valedictorian credit as you graduate.

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<p>A classic case of grade inflation. I wonder what colleges will think when they find 5 valedictorians applying from the same school</p>