I am applying to:
UNC CH
Duke
HYPS
John Hopkins BME
Major: BME/Pre-Med (Hopkins bme is amazing so if i get in, most likely will major in BME there)
Race: Asian
Gender: Male
Income: 200k+
SAT I: 2390
SAT IIs: Bio M 800, Chrmistry 780, Math 2 800, Physics 800
ACT: 34 (retaking to try to get 35/36)
GPA: 3.95 UW, 4.8 W
APs: Bio (5), Chem (5), Calc (5), Psych (5), Physics C (5), Env Sci (5)
Rank: 3/600+ (Got 1 B freshman year which screwed me)
EC:
NIH summer internship
NC gov school
500+ hours volunteering at hospital
Key Club vice president (9-10), president (11-12)
HOSA district vice president (12)
Science Olympiad Captain (11-12)
Varsity Tennis (10-12), top 50 state
Volunteer at religious organization for past 7 years, chairman (11-12)
Awards:
NMS semifinalist
HOSA nationals top 3 winner each year
Science Olympiad 1st place finished at states each year
Recs:
All amazing
Essay:
Very decent
Please let me know my chances/ give me suggestions. Thanks!!!
You have great chances for all these schools, including JHU BME, but you probably already knew that. A word of advice though, don’t retake the ACT. Submit the SAT I, which will be viewed as a perfect score since the admissions committee groups scores and you will be grouped with the 2400’s. It’s a red flag when schools see students who appear on paper to be obsessed with perfect records, retaking tests when it is unnecessary. Such compulsions can be viewed as a predictor of students who have mental breakdowns in college, where perfect records are often shattered. Redirect your efforts to things that matter more.
