I am a high school senior currently and I am applying to colleges. I was wondering what my odds of acceptance are to Johns Hopkins. I am a dual enrollment student, so my junior and senior year I took/am taking all of my classes at a local community college, so I only actually attended high school for two years. Because of that, I did not take any APs, but rather took the actual course in a college rather than the college equivalent in high school. I do not know what my GPA is yet because my high school is currently deciding which college courses should be weighted. But here are the facts and just things that i feel may make me stand out:
• my unweighted GPA is likely between 3.0-3.5
• my ACT score is 33
• i did not take the SAT
• i have not taken any APs
• i have taken/am taking rigorous
• i will be going into college with an Associates Degree
• i do not currently play any sports due to medical conditions (but did freshman year)
• Clubs: Spanish Club at the high school (freshman and sophomore year), Mock Trial at the high school (sophomore year), Spanish Club at the college (junior and senior year), Student Activities Budgeting Committee at the college (junior and senior year), Student Council at the college (junior and senior year), Internation Club at the college (senior year)
• i am in Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at the college senior year
• i was in Renaissance (an honor program in my school district) at my high school every year
• I was in band at the high school freshman and sophomore year
• i have not done much volunteer work
• i am dual enrolled
• my high school does not have class ranks, along with my college
• i have studied abroad in Mexico
• i feel that i have strong recommendations
• i am a strong writer (the essay portion)
• i want to be a neuroscientist or biomedical researcher
• i am not a legacy
• i do not have any connections to Johns Hopkins
• i have not yet visited, but plan on doing so
• i have been emailed/sought out by Johns Hopkins
PLEASE ANSWER
Your GPA is very low for Hopkins. Have you taken the SAT II subject tests? They aren’t required by JHU but they can help your application.
@momofsenior1 i have not
i think it is hard to determine your chances of acceptance because your situation is different than the typical applicant. Looking strictly at the gpa, I agree that it is low for Hopkins–many applicants to Hopkins have unweighted gpa’s that are much closer to a 4.0, including the AP classes. However, it may look differently/better if you separate out your high school gpa/transcript and your college gpa/transcript.
@4togo4 that’s why i’m skeptical about my chances. i feel like i have a very different situation than a lot of the applicants. i transferred high schools the middle of freshman year. i took a spanish class at a different college because my one for the program does not have a high enough level for me. i took a course for college credit at my old high school over the summer (it wasn’t AP; we went to Wyoming and did field research). i studied abroad in mexico at a university (completely independent, not connected to any of my high schools or colleges). so, i will have 6 transcripts to send in (college credit course, old high school, current high school, study abroad university, university for my spanish course, and my current community college). so it will be very, very, very difficult to figure out my GPA (weighted and unweighed), so i don’t know what to put on the application. and i feel like they might think that, with all my transcripts, it’s a waste of their time to figure out what’s happening with my GPA and multiple transcripts. so, i’m a little hesitant to apply because i don’t want to pay the application fee for them to just decide that my situation is too complex and reject me.
do you think it would be wise to email an admissions officer and inquire about how they might handle this situation?
Current student here
Simply put, your numbers don’t match up. 33 is on the lower end of acceptable but that GPA is the issue. You need to take SATII subject tests(one math, one science) and need to score above 750 on each to show that you have what it takes. Your ECs are pretty varied, which is good, but you don’t have much leadership or state/national awards. If you really want to come here then do ED but even then your chances are low
@dualenroll I would email them–it can’t hurt! While subject tests are not required (just recommended), sending in a few nice scores could boost your application and maybe it will encourage them to look deeper into your situation.