Chances for Johns Hopkins, Brown, or Columbia!

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am currently a Junior at a very good public school in CT</p>

<p>GPA (weighted)-4.36
GPA (unweighted)-3.8
Rank-top 5% (our school doesn't rank, so this is all i know, and we have over 400 people in my grade)</p>

<p>PSAT: Writing-67
CR-71
Math-69 (Yeah, not great)</p>

<p>I haven't gotten my SAT scores back yet, but here are the AP courses I've taken (and will take next year)
AP Biology
AP Statistics
AP English
AP English II
AP US History
AP Psychology
AP Art
AP Art Historty (i will have to take this online because my school doesn't offer it, but i really want to take it!)</p>

<p>EC's
Track
Volleyball
Internship at a local newspaper
Job at a restaurant
Editor of the Literary Magazine at our school
Art Club
Young writers camp at UVA
(Not much, but time consuming)</p>

<p>Awards
National Honors society
National Art honors society
Simsbury Scholar (An award my school gives)
2 Scholastic art and writing gold keys
Scholastic art and writing gold medal (Very hard to get)
Simsbury High School Poetry Contest Winner
Connecticut Student Writers Honorable Mention
National Winner of National High School Poetry Contest
Stellar Scholars Cum Laude Aurora Awards
Polyphony HS National Literary Magazine
Hartford County Finalist in Poetry Certificate
Teen Ink Poem of the Month
Creative Communications Poets Contest
Editor's Choice Award Connecticut Poetry
Connecticut Student Writers Winner</p>

<p>Volunteer service
Soccer Coach at YMCA
Worked at a local place that gives food to the poor
Gardened at a local farm that gives food to the poor</p>

<p>Fun Facts About me
I've been playing the violin since i was 8
I've written a novel (about 300 pages) that I'm currently trying to get an agent for so i can get it published. If that doesn't work, then i will self publish it</p>

<p>Essay
I plan to write it about my eating disorder because it's been a horrible experience, but it did teach me a lot about myself, like perseverance and self love. </p>

<p>colleges
Johns Hopkins
Brown
Columbia
Carnegie Melon
Middlebury
University of Pittsburg (safety)
UNC Chapel Hill (i know someone there who is about to become head dean of admissions in a few years)</p>

<p>Intended Major: Creative Writing/English and Literature</p>

<p>So....what do you think? do i have a chance?</p>

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<p>If you get a few more awards and maybe double you number of AP classes then you’ll have a slight chance at UPitt</p>

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<p>MIGHT get into UPitt??? they have a 56% acceptance rate and their average SAT scores are in the high 500’s for CR and Math. How is that not a safety school for me?</p>

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<p>Chill Bro, you have a REALLY good chance at UPitt, just double the number of Awards and APs like I said.</p>

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<p>anyone else want to comment?</p>

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<p>I would really like to know if i need more volunteer or EC’s or Ap’s or awards…please comment your suggestions and i’mm comment on yours!</p>

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<p>There’s no such thing as “needing” more ECs; as I’m sure you’ve heard before, passion demonstrated generally trumps quantity of ECs. That said, yours are a little average. Are you on varsity for track or volleyball? And do you hold any kind of leadership position in Art Club? Either/both of those two qualifications would help.
Your volunteering seems solid. How many hours do you have?
We can’t tell you how many more APs you should take. That depends on you and your schedule. Furthermore, the number of APs offered at a school is usually different than the number of APs offered at another; as long as it’s clear you’ve taken a rigorous courseload you should be fine.</p>

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<p>Can’t really see you getting into more than 1 or 2 of these schools.</p>

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<p>do all of my writing awards help? i’ve won some more since i’ve posted this that i need to add. Also, if i say i’m tryin to get a book published? i’m working on getting an agent…is that a hook? I really just want to get into JHU, i don’t care about the ivies</p>

<p>also, do SAT prep courses help?</p>

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<p>bump bumpity bumpu bump</p>

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<p>Hard to chance you without your SAT scores, but I actually believe you have a very impressive portfolio and have demonstrated passion in the English language.
John Hopkins- high match; as long as you get 2150+ on your SATs. Match if you get 2200+ and/or more leadership positions.
Brown-reach/low reach; continue to work on showing passion in writing by getting your novel published. If it wins some awards, it might be the deciding factor in your admissions.
Columbia-reach: just as I said before, work on getting your novel published and strengthen your schedule rigor if possible. Try taking Calculus, even if it’s not AP, it’ll show you can do math and write well.
Carnegie Melon-high match
Middlebury-match
University of Pittsburg (safety)-truly a safety for you.</p>

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<p>Your AP’s are fine. I know they say even 4 or 5 is good or excellent. And as for U of Pitt, you are good, especially with your SAT score, which are similar to mine. To get a more accurate and less biased idea, try collegeboard’s “how do i stack up” app? Here’s the link. Just put in your info and see how to compare to any colleges you want to get into!</p>

<p>[Academic</a> Tracker - Meet College Admission Requirements - High School Class Selection](<a href=“College Search - BigFuture | College Board”>College Search - BigFuture | College Board)</p>

<p>It’s a great, and effective site, trust me on that, and collegeboard is very dependable, but it’s not obviously 100 percent accurate, considering the essays to have to write. But getting our sat’s up is something you HAVE to do for those ivies.</p>

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<p>thank’s for all of your input. I’m checking out that college board thing right now, and i’ve ordered the pr SAT prep book to prepare for my SAT’s!</p>

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<p>bump</p>

<p>Also, what constitutes a good “hook”, not just a hobby?</p>

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<p>Would i have a chance at William and Mary?? i know they only have a creative writing options for seniors, but they have a very good english program, don’t they?</p>