Chances for Johns Hopkins?

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<p>Hi. Thank you for taking the time to look at this. I really want to go to Hopkins. Can someone please tell me my chances given the following information? I'm planning to apply ED. Please be honest.Thank You!</p>

<p>Freshman & Sophomore Year: took all honors
Junior Year - all honors and AP English and AP World
Senior Year - all AP - AP Spanish, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Eng, AP Calc BC, and Journalism</p>

<p>My Grades: Mostly A's, few B's
Weighted GPA: 4.5 (out of 4.8)
Unweighted GPA: 3.8
Class Rank: not sure but in the top</p>

<p>SAT scores: 2000 (I plan to take it again and score much higher)
Subject Tests: 680 in Chem, 700 in Math Level I, 690 in Math Level II</p>

<p>Leadership Positions:
Sophomore: Foreign Alliance Club VP
Junior Year: FBLA Treasurer
Senior: Science National Honor Society Secretary, Kick-Off Mentor Team Leader</p>

<p>in FBLA - won 3rd place two times - was selected to go to Nationals
also partnered and worked with a real business in need</p>

<p>Sports: Field Hockey, Tennis, Bowling (went to regionals for it)
Clubs: NHS, Aids Awareness Club, Artistic Design Club, Cooking Club, Science NHS, Math NHS, Spanish Honor Society, Rho Kappa, Spanish Club</p>

<p>worked a job as a swim coach and a lot of volunteer hours</p>

<p>Awards: National Spanish Exam silver and honors medal, World Language Tournament 1st place winner, not sure if this counts but in 6th grade I got a Presidential Education Award, 1st place in Guitar Improvisation Contest, honor roll all 4 years</p>

<p>another thing that I think makes me unique is that I'm first generation of my family - both of my parents were born in a different country and I speak fluently in that language and have attended school for it - I take pride in my heritage and go to many parades and have received many awards.</p>

<p>Thank You!</p>

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<p>if it is not for BME, you have a very good shot applying ED.</p>

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<p>Thank you! Could anyone else offer their opinions too! Thanks! (bump)</p>

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<p>(This information is coming from a rising Freshman at Johns Hopkins) Your grades seem to put you in the desired range for Johns Hopkins, but they aren’t anything special per se. I had a 3.87 GPA unweighted and that put me around the top 25-30% of applicants. Your test scores, both SAT I and subject tests are quite low. You probably fall in the lower half of applicants with those scores, which will be your biggest weakness. For context I got a 2320 on my SAT I. For SAT II’s I had Physics 780, Math II 760 and Chemistry 750. What were your AP scores? Those can be quite important for a college to judge your course load. Extracurriculars look good, but are commonplace for the most part. The first generation bit will definitely help a lot and the essay will be a large factor. I would say you have a good chance of acceptance, but nothing is guaranteed.</p>

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<p>nobody really knows - certainly not collagedad nor the posters above. Definitely retake your tests. That math 2C score is abysmally low from a percentile perspective and average perspective (most above average high schools have 2C scores in the 730+ range, decent engineering schools like Hopkins would likely have 2C averages in the 760+ range). If going for any type of engineering, that score would be a red flag.</p>

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<p>I think you have a pretty good chance. I agree with the previous posters that your SAT scores are a little low but they’re not obscenely so. I got accepted and my scores were as follows: SAT 2120, SAT French 740, SAT US History 690, SAT Math II 710. If you can write some knockout essays and get good recommendations then I think you have a shot! Good luck!</p>

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<p>I agree with everyone else here that your scores are your only weak area; perhaps consider studying for and taking the ACT’s. This was the case for my child whose ACT’s were significantly higher than the SAT’s. </p>

<p>But the main thing I would suggest is really making your essays strong. I think this was the swaying feature for my child (who was accepted, although this was regular decision; I can’t speak for ED although I think your chances might be even higher for ED as a fair amount of regular decision candidates choose JHU having been rejected or wait-listed at Ivies-- making them less of a sure thing for the Admissions office). </p>

<p>If the supplemental essays are the same this year, there are two and they are short. But in one, you can trace your background and how it has brought you to this point (and why JHU would be a good fit for you). I’m pretty sure the second essay is more open-ended; make sure you use this as an opportunity to give JHU a glimpse of who you are. Don’t be afraid to be creative (as long as all of your essays are well-written). </p>

<p>My gut feeling is that your family background will captivate JHU’s admissions officers. They seem to look highly on interesting applicants who have a love of language and cultural stimulation. Unless you are certain that you want to study medicine, I would recommend focusing on other areas in your application as Admissions sees many more pre-med students than Arts and Sciences candidates, and they want to keep the class as well-rounded as possible. </p>

<p>Hope this helps. Good luck! I think you would be a wonderful addition to the JHU community.</p>