Chances at JHU, Duke, Georgetown, UMD, UVA

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Profile: White/Asian Female, $50,000 family income, Maryland resident</p>

<p>GPA: UW: 3.89, W: 4.6</p>

<p>SAT: 2170
Math: 680
Reading: 800
Writing: 690</p>

<p>SATII: planning to take Math and Bio</p>

<p>APs: NSL (4), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), Bio (4), US Hist (4), Psych (5), Stat (5), Eng Lang (4), Eng Lit (4)</p>

<p>Internship/Experience:
1. Intensive Chinese Study Abroad, NSLI-Y Scholarship (full scholarship- merit based):</p>

<p>Received a NSLI for Youth Scholarship from the U.S. Department of State for an 6-week intensive Indonesian language program.<br>
Advanced from beginner to intermediate-high speaking level; used Chinese daily in the classroom, with Chinese host family, through cultural excursions and courses, and with Chinese peer tutors</p>

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<li><p>Waksman Student Scholars Program: (Student Fellow: sponsored by Rutgers & Johns Hopkins Universities)
Isolate and sequence genes, perform PCR, miniprep, and DNA analysis-
Research results published in NCBI</p></li>
<li><p>Internship at hospital and nursing home- Spring 2014</p></li>
<li><p>Lifeguard- 3 years</p></li>
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<p>Extracurriculars:
NHS, Natl. Math HS (President), Natl. Science HS (Secretary), SGA (Secretary), Medical Explorers Program
Varsity Cross Country/Track-4 years-10 seasons (Captain), Varsity Swim and Dive, Youth Drama, State Youth Orchestra-4 years,
270 community service hours (soup kitchen, special-needs kids camp..)</p>

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<p>My dream school is Hopkins. I am interested in biology and international studies. I might focus on Global Heath or Bioethics, or something else.</p>

<p>I am also interested in UMD (college park), UVA, Georgetown, and might apply to Duke and UPenn, but I'm worried about if I can make it in or not.</p>

<p>Any help is appreciated, thank you!!!!!!</p>

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<p>I can only speak for Hopkins, but I’d say low reach. The school’s selective, and your GPA and SAT scores are on the low end of the range for the current Freshman class. But you have really great ECs, and good essays / LORs + those SAT II scores will really help you out. I think UMD, UVA, and Georgetown will be matches, but Penn and Duke will be reaches. Still, with your ECs, you never know; apply anyway for sure!</p>

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<p>Any advice on how to approach the SAT Reading??? (((Please don’t forget to tag me! ))Btw your chances look good, you have plenty of experience </p>