Chances for ED?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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ACT (breakdown): 35C (36R, 34M, 36E, 34S) - school average is about 21-23

SAT I (breakdown): 1440 (720M/720CR+W, 8/8 essay) - school average is 485M and 510CR+W and probably 4/8 essay

SAT II (place score in parentheses): 760 US History, 700 Math 2 (probably won’t send Math 2)

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0, school average is about 2.9-3.2, I think

Weighted: ??? Don’t know. I’d argue that weighted is not as valued as unweighted, anyways, but I could be wrong. It is so inconsistent between schools.

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 of 244, therefore valedictorian

AP (place score in parentheses): US History (5), Language and Composition (5) (Only AP classes offered at my school before senior year) - 40% of those who take the classes pass at my school, and about 40% of the class takes AP.

Senior Year Class Load: AP Literature, AP Gov, Ap World (offered for the first time) or Chemistry 2 (do not know yet), Physics (no honors or AP), Calculus (no honors or AP), Spanish 4. This is the hardest schedule offered at my school.

Extracurriculars: Black Belt in karate for 10 years (active volunteer, “instructor”), FBLA for 4 years (VP, 2x National Competitor, 2x 3rd in State, 3x State competitor, project leader educating the community about business), NHS for 4 years (President), 2x Class Treasurer, Band President, Renaissance Club (2 years)

Job/Work Experience: 14 months at a local Mexican fast food restaurant, summer internship at an IRB (which cemented my interest in Public Health Studies. I will talk about this experienced and Public Health Studies in my JHU essay)

Volunteer/Community Service: 1200 hours for my karate (6 hours a week, every week of the year). Even though it is true, I feel like colleges are going to think I am exaggerating the hours… is this a legitimate concern?

State (if domestic applicant): WA

Country (if international applicant): :slight_smile:

Intended major(s): Public Health Studies

School Type: Public, ~750-800 kids, ~250-300 per class, grades 10-12

Ethnicity: White :slight_smile:

Gender: Male

Income Bracket: ~190k

Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): :slight_smile:

Thank you!

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I’ll be blunt. Your chances look great. Test scores(maybe retake Math 2 and don’t send the SAT 1), UW GPA, class rank, course rigor, and ECs all look very competitive. To be honest, though, I’d be surprised if you weren’t the valedictorian, as your school seems a little uncompetitive. Either way, you would have a pretty good chance RD, and with ED, you’d be a shoe-in. At least, I made RD and you look just as competitive as I was.

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@vrhou98 You are absolutely right, my school is not competitive at all. I guess that works out in my favor though, except for the class rank.

Thank you, this is comforting. I appreciate the help and advice!