Chances at Penn, Johns Hopkins, Tulane, William & Mary, Lehigh, Gettysburg and F&M???

Applying to College
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<p>Chances at Penn, Johns Hopkins, Tulane, William & Mary, Lehigh, Gettysburg and Franklin & Marshall?</p>

<p>African American FEMALE (Parents are Nigerian so a definite URM), Muslim, Live in PA</p>

<p>Ranking – top 10%, 12/130ish. Go to Public Suburban School, mostly Caucasian.
GPA W – 4.02 (Mostly As, few Bs, one C+ in Chemistry but did Summer Honors program at IUP to help this on apps) All Honors and AP classes.
Best SAT – 1970 (CR: 640, M: 640, W: 690, Perfect 12 Essay)
SAT IIs – Math 1: 690, US History: 730</p>

<p>Looking to study Psychology and either Cognitive/Neuroscience
Essays –Great! Really personal and in depth into my personality/ being.
Recommendations – didn’t see, but great.
APs – US History (5), Calc AB (5)
Total APs taken in High School - 5
Senior Year Courses – AP Calc BC, AP French, H Global Studies, Anatomy, Sociology, H English 12, Senior Thesis, Peer Tutoring, Study Hall</p>

<p>Extracurriculars – (leadership roles in CAPS)
Varsity Tennis (4 yrs, Districts participant 2 yrs, CAPTIAN 1 yr)
YAchievers (for URM, 3 yrs)
School Newspaper (3 yrs, NEWS EDITOR Senior yr)
National Nigerian Muslim Org. Seminars (3 yrs, learn about culture, religion, community service, etc.)
School Yearbook (2 yrs)
PEER TUTOR (2 yrs)
Voices of Excellence (1 yr, club for URM)
HOMEROOM REPRESENTATIVE (1 yr)
Hostess for School Events (1 yr)
Basketball (1 yr)
French Club (1 yr)</p>

<p>Volunteering –
Hospital (2 yrs)
Library (3 yrs)
Special Needs in school (1 yr)
YAchievers Volunteering (3 yrs)
School Volunteering Club (1 yr)</p>

<p>Honors/ Awards –
National Honors Society
Honor Roll (4 yrs)
National Ventures Scholar (for scholastic URM based on SAT)
Suburban I All League Third Varsity Tennis Award,
AAYTE Advanced Girls Tennis Champions (2 yrs)
Four Year Tennis Varsity Award </p>

<p>Summer Experience –
AAYTE Tennis Training (4 yrs)
IUP Summer Honors Program (1 yr, studied Biochemistry, Bio, Anthropology)
Temple University (1 yr, studied Architecture)
School French Trip to Canada (1 yr)</p>

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<p>This is just second hand info, but from what I hear Johns Hopkins <em>REALLY</em> likes a strong academic transcript. That’s their top factor, so even if you did have a C+, all AP/Honors and top 10% should make up for it. I’m not an admissions officer, but I’d say you have a really good chance - not a great one, but still Definitely worth trying.</p>

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<p>Your SAT score makes Penn a reach, and a slight stretch for Hopkins and W&M, but I think you have an outstanding chance everywhere else!</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, it’s extremely unlikely that you’ll get into Hopkins or Penn.</p>