<p>Can someone chance me please!! I want to Early Decision to Johns Hopkins. I am going to major in Computer Science Engineering. When I visited campus, they said they care more about rigor of classes and Extracurricular/Service Activities more than sat and act scores. I really want more than anything in the world to get into Johns Hopkins. Can someone please tell me my chances!! </p>
<p>I also want to Know my chases for Carnegie Mellon, Rensselaer, Lehigh, and Catholic University.</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>Weighted GPA: 3.8
Unweighted: school does not do unweighted
SAT: 740 math 600 writing 540 CR
Act: 28</p>
<p>Honors/Awards
Principals List: 9th-11th
First Honors: 9th-11th
Perfect Attendance Award: 9th, 11th
National Honor Society: 11th-12th
Spanish National Honor Society: 11th-12th
Rensselaer Medal: 11th
All Academic Varsity Swimming: 9th-10th
All Academic Varsity Softball: 11th
Softball Varsity Letter: 11th
Swimming Varsity Letter: 9th-10th
Varsity Swimming Sportsmanship Award: 9th
St. Johns University Women Excellence in Science: 9th-11th
Long Island Language Teachers Poster Contest Honorary Mention: 11th
Top Score in Math Club: 10th
Catholic High School Honor Band: 9th</p>
<p>Extracurricular/Service Activities
Math Club: 9th-12th
Band: 9th-12th
Leaders Club (academic average based; student service group; open to 10th thru 12th graders): 10th-11th
Volunteer Open House: 9th-11th
Volunteer Freshman Orientation: 10th-12th
Volunteer Office Duty: 10th-12th
Tutor students in Math through National Honor Society: 11th-12th
Volunteer to work score board at sports games: 10th-11th
Spirit Week: 9th-12th
Quiz Bowl: 11-12th
Mercy Action (Service Club): 9th</p>
<p>Leadership
Sport Night Team Captain: 12th (Only open to 12th graders)
JV Softball Team Captain: 9th
Math Club Vice President: 9th</p>
<p>Not the greatest chance in the world. Do your subject tests help the situation?
Have you re-taken SAT’s? Your AP course load is not significant and you’ve not listed AP test scores. Given the information above I would say you need to not put all your hope in getting in ED or RD to JHU. AP test scores and SAT subject tests would change the picture and if your school only offered a handful of ap classes you need to make sure the adcom has that information.</p>
<p>I have taken the sat twice. I have not taken any ap classes other than the ones am currently taking now. In other words, I do not have any ap scores. My school only offers a hand full of ap’s can a student cannot take them until she is an upper-classmen. I took the sat 2 in math 2 in October and I think I did well. I also took the sat 2 in physics and I also think I did well. So that will help with my chances. I think the only thing that is low is my critical reading score but I do not think that with 100% deny my from Johns Hopkins. I personally think I have a 50% to 60% chance of getting in. Can anyone else back m up on that??</p>
<p>Make sure your guidance councilor includes in the school description that AP’s are not offered to Freshman/Sophmore/Juniors(?). You’ll be competing against kids with 8 or more AP classes and tests, so not taking a ‘rigorous’ course load might be better if you can blame the school. Also, if none of your grades are ‘inflated’ by AP classes so far, then your 3.8 is unweighted (unless you get bonus points for other classes). A lot of your chances depend on how you frame the application.</p>
<p>But to be clear, your SAT’s do not put you in the right range, or your ACT. Your Subject tests will be a make or break thing. I hope they are good. No one can give you a 50% or 60% chance, it doesnt work that way. Do your best on the application, and hope for the best!</p>
<p>My guidance councilor includes a list of all the ap classes available. I have taken the highest math and and I am in all the honors science classes. I think they care about that more because it pertains to my major rather than being in ap english. I am in college writing so it is a step up. Why would my sat 2 make or break me??</p>
<p>Your Sat Subject scores “make or break” you because your SAT’s and ACT fall below the median. Significantly below in the ACT and SAT-Writing. A bit below in the english. You also left off class rank. If you are in the top 3-5% that helps. Lower than top 10% hurts a lot.</p>
<p>You will be compared to kids that took a much more rigorous course of study in HS.
You will be compared to kids that have 4 or 5 AP Test Scores in addition to the ones they will take Senior year.
You will be compared to kids with much stronger EC’s and much stronger Leadership roles and much stronger volunteer roles.</p>
<p>This is a bit direct and not happy news but your reality check can be to search out this forums posts from last year right after ED and RD and see that your stats do not stack up.</p>
<p>Your chance of getting in RD is very very low and your chance of getting in ED is not great either. That said; if JHU is your first choice then apply ED and give it all you got.</p>
<p>I am in the top 5-10% of my class. I applied early decision so I would have a better chance of getting into Johns Hopkins. I know my english is low but my math is very high and I think that is a real plus especially for my major. I think it might also help because most people that apply to Johns Hopkins are probably pre-med students. Also you are not seeing my essay and letters of recommendations. I have three letters: math teacher, english teacher, and guidance councilor. I also think those are bug factors into my chances.</p>
<p>Seems like your scores arent that high but you have a lot of extracurrics. Which might help depending on whether Hopkins puts enough weight on extracurrics compared to academics.</p>
<p>People aren’t going to “back you up” here, they’re going to give an honest opinion. If you’re so sure that you have a 50-60% chance of getting in, why are you on here. Haven’t you already chanced yourself? </p>
<p>You come to hear people’s opinions. Not for what you WANT to hear.</p>
<p>There are some things other people have said that are right, and some that are wrong.</p>
<p>First of all, you’re not compared to other people who have 8 AP’s under their belt. It would be stupid to compare a school with a lot of AP’s available to one that has little or none, that’s basic common sense. You’re judged based on what you take in relation to what your school offers. If you’re telling the truth, and your school offers a few AP’s to higher-level kids only, then it’s good that you have some plus some high-level honors classes.</p>
<p>Second, your EC’s are actually pretty lengthy in my opinion. Then again, I got in with less extracurriculars than most applicants, because I devoted quality over quantity. Try to highlight that in your essay and supplements, because right now that may not be the case.</p>
<p>Third, your scores ARE low. Like, below the range for most accepted students. And if that’s your GPA weighted (I’m assuming out of five), it’s not too stellar either. Does your school use Naviance? It’s a great tool for comparing other students’ scores in certain colleges against yours based on who got in from your high school. </p>
<p>Finally, chill out and check your facts. You don’t know your chances are 50-60% (I’d say they’re lower). According to the admissions blog, only 32% of ED applicants were under natural sciences, which includes a lot more than just pre-med. I’m assuming you didn’t get in ED, so cool down and try to get your RD app to be the best it can. Work hard to raise your GPA, take some SATII’s, and send supplemental letters of recommendations from coaches or volunteer leaders.</p>
<p>You are the poster child for why “Chance” posts mean nothing. Obviously they saw through your shortcomings and zeroed in on what a great candidate you are.</p>