Chances at Hopkins/Duke?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey guys
Currently I am a junior attending a private college prep school. I was wondering what my chances are of getting into Johns Hopkins and/or Duke University. I am an Asian-oriental female living in the Midwest. My unweighted GPA is a 3.8 and I have not received any standardized test scores yet. My PSAT score was 196, however, which placed me in the 94%ile. </p>

<p>-->9th Grade
GRADES: Literature/Speech/Composition (A), Latin II Honors (A-), Ancient non-western world history (A-), Geometry (B+), Biology (A-), Choir (A+), Health (A-), GPA: 3.8, Magna Cum Laude status
EXTRACURRICULARS/OTHER: Field Hockey, Associate Editor of Literary Magazine, Community Service club, Students Against Deadly Decisions club, school musical, science fair (2nd in category, 9th in high school division and public health service recognition, qualifier for state science fair), private voice lessons, forensics (5th place districts), National Latin Exam (cum laude status), Summer: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp ($500 scholarship, voice major)</p>

<p>-->10th grade
GRADES: American Literature/Composition honors (A-), Latin III honors (A), Western Civilization honors (A-), Algebra II (A), Chemistry (A), Art and Design (A), Argumentation honors (B+), GPA: 4.0, summa cum laude status
EXTRACURRICULARS/OTHER: Field Hockey, Assistant Editor-In-Chief of literary magazine, school musical, 2 professional operas, science fair (1st in category, 4th in state), forensics (4th place invitational, 4th place district, 1st alterate for regional competition), Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (regional semifinalist), National Latin Exam (magna cum laude status), Summer: Job as technician at medical school (anatomy dept) cloning DNA, Interlochen All-State Choir, Fisher's International Field Hockey Camp</p>

<p>-->11th grade (at the conclusion of 1st semester)
GRADES: World Lit AP (A-), Latin IV AP (A), American Studies (A), Precalculus IB (A-), Chemistry AP (B-), Environmental Science AP (A)
EXTRACURRICULARS/OTHER: Field Hockey, Assistant Editor-In-Chief of literary magazine, science fair (2nd in category, Top 8 in regional fair, 4th in state, attended International Competition), Forensics, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (regional semifinalist), 1 professional opera, 1 community opera, Solo and Ensemble (1st division at districts, 2nd division at states), Job: worked backstage at professional theater, Summer: Full ride scholarship to Kettering University's summer biochemistry and engineering program, admission into University of Michigan's Summer Science Academy</p>

<p>-->12th grade (what to expect)
CLASSES: Biology AP, Survey AP, Anatomy, Physics, Latin V AP, Calculus AB
EXTRACURRICULARS/OTHER: Field Hockey, Editor-In-Chief of literary magazine, Science Fair, Forensics, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, Professional Opera, Solo and Ensemble, Job</p>

<p>**Random: Piano (10 years), Diversity Council (2 years), Disciplinary Review Board Junior Class Representatives (1 year), University of Michigan sponsored leadership conference (Fall '04), Community Service (almost 100 hours for district choral festival, nursing home, homeless, entertaining elementary school, concession stands), will take AP’s (Environmental and Latin Vergil) this week, ACT in June, SAT II's in June (Lit, Latin and Math IC) </p>

<p>I would appreciate all comments and criticisms. Also, I haven't researched any other colleges except Duke and Johns Hopkins-- any suggestions of other schools I should look into? Thanks so much!!</p>

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<p>looks good, but please tell me you're not applying premed. If so it'll be a reach.</p>

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<p>looooks damn good</p>

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<p>You have a great chance at both schools, it will all rest on the quality of your essays and recs. Since you want to go to Hopkins/Duke my guess is you want to do something biology/biomedical engineering related. Be warned that JHU's BME department is harder to get into compared to other majors offered there, but if you were to specify anything else you will have difficulty transfering in. The acceptance to JHU BME (because its #1) is about ~24% compared to ~30% for overall acceptances. Your chances of getting in will NOT be lower if you specify anything else biology related. Still, your chances are great and other schools you may want to consider are UC-Berkeley, UC-San Diego, Washington Univ in St. Louis, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Michigan.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the info, asdfTT123!</p>

<p>I'm getting reccomendation letters from the science and english department heads at my school, both of whom know me pretty well b/c i just went to arizona for a week w/ the science dept head, and the english dept head reccomended me for a couple junior book awards and he's my advisor. Both of them have previously written me reccomendation letters for summer programs, etc. </p>

<p>I was thinking of applying w/ an undecided major to both schools, since I'm really not sure what i want to do yet. my resume shows strength more so in the liberal arts, though id love to go into science. I guess i kind of put myself in a jam with this situation</p>

<p>my college counselor reccomended U of Michigan as my safety school but seeing that the class of '05 had trouble getting into U of M this year (they were all in-state applicants), im not so sure about my own chances of getting in. My mom, dad and currently my brother attended USCD so hopefully the alumni factor will help me out</p>

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<p>You appear to be a strong candidate. I must commend you on your ECs. That could very well set you apart from the pack. However, Duke is not a sure-fire for even the best in America.</p>

<p>If the opportunity for an alumni interview arises, take it. I loved my interview. I actually believe it helped distinguish me during the admissions process. Also, make sure your essays exude passion. Duke wants to see that you are not just an excellent student, but a passionate individual who can, in the future, contribute to society.</p>

<p>Just maintain your level of excellence during your senior year and enjoy life. I think you are an excellent candidate, but who knows what goes through the minds of adcoms these days. I hope I did not come off as pretentious. Good luck on the college process. Hopefully you will join me next year :)</p>

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<p>Whatd you get on your SATs? Aim for a 1450 plus (or, I guess a 2200+) and you should be fine for both schools</p>

<p>if you are applying premed though, any school will do, not just Duke and JHU</p>

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<p>Thanks so much, Majayiduke09, that was really encouraging!!</p>

<p>thethoughtprocess:</p>

<p>I just took the new SAT in may so im waiting on my scores....wow a 2200... i was hoping just to break a 2000 or 2100! (im a terrible standardized test taker)</p>

<p>I took a couple diagnostic tests before i took the actual SAT and got 2000 raw, so hopefully with the curve figured in with the real one I might score higher? i'll keep my fingers crossed</p>

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<p>lol, ok, 2200 was arbitrary...2000 or 2100 should be fine</p>

<p>anyways, everything else looks awesome, good luck</p>

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<p>haha 2000 i can hope for! thanx thethoughtprocess!</p>