Chances JHU, Cornell, Duke, UPenn

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey Guys, I'm a junior right now, but do what you all do best. Thanks!</p>

<p>State: NJ
Ethnicity: (you guessed it...:() Asian
School: Very Competitive (3 Accepted Early to MIT so far this year, 3 to Princeton last year...lots to UPenn :(...)</p>

<p>GPA: W - 4.17, UW - 3.84
Rank: No rank, but I'm pretty sure I'm top 5%
SATs: Taking 1 wk from now :)
PSAT: 226
APs: Taken: Physics B (4); Taking: Chem, Comp Sci A, Eng, Calc BC
SAT IIs: Will take Chem and Math II. Not sure about a third.
Recs: Counselor - Should be great, she's fond of me.
Teachers - Both very good.
Supplemental - One from another teacher who knows me very well and one from research mentor.
Intended Major: Biology or Chemistry (with premed courses)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<ul>
<li>NJ Science League (10, 11, and hopefully 12; qualifying out of my school is rather difficult...~30 AP Chem students try out, only 4 make it)</li>
<li>NJ Chemistry Olympics(11, only in the year of AP Chem)</li>
<li>Medical Careers Club (10-11)</li>
<li>Science Competitor's Club (10-11, Officer 11)</li>
<li>JSA (9-11, Officer 11, New Jersey Region Cabinet Member 11)</li>
<li>March of Dimes (10-11)</li>
<li>~300 hrs volunteering between community center, hospital, and March of Dimes</li>
<li>Will attend Robert Wood Johnson Mini-Medical School for a few wks this year</li>
<li>Research with drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies) over the summer at Rutgers U (10-11). Focusing on determining use of RNAi genes in restricting cancerous overgrowth in fruit flies. (8 hrs a day/ 5 days a wk/ ~8 wks)</li>
<li>Piano (~5 yrs and I still suck :), private lessons)</li>
<li>Tennis is a past-time, but it's impossible to make my school team...</li>
<li>I think I'm forgetting a few things, but this is the bulk of it.</li>
</ul>

<p>Awards/Honors/Recognitions (Little weak here right now):</p>

<ul>
<li>NJ Science League Participant (10)</li>
<li>National Latin Exam Silver (9), Gold (10), ? (11)</li>
<li>Certificate from NJ State Legislature and Governor for helping to organize a community fundraiser for March of Dimes (not actually signed, just recognition)</li>
<li>National Honor Society (Admission likely but pending), National Latin Honors Society (Admission likely but pending)</li>
<li>Will probably be National Merit Semifinalist</li>
<li>Other Competitions Planned/Participating: USNCO (need to study hard for this one, coming up in March), NJ Science League (this year), Chemistry Olympics, AMC/AIME (took it last year, will take again this year), Siemen's Westinghouse/Intel (hopefully with additional research conducted over next summer) </li>
</ul>

<p>Chance me for:</p>

<ul>
<li>JHU (ED) (I will be writing some outstanding essays for this one)</li>
<li>UPenn (against >12 other very well qualified applicants...)</li>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Duke</li>
<li>U Michigan </li>
<li>NYU</li>
<li>Rutgers (Safety)</li>
</ul>

<p>Also please recommend any other schools that would suit my stats and be good for premed. Thanks!</p>

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<p>How about enjoy your junior year and write your essays over the summer for once enjoy your senior year! Trust me you will be happy you did and at the same time you will be a unique applicant if you mention life is not all about academics...........................</p>

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<p>upenn- high reach
duke-reach
jhu-slight reach
NYU- low match/match
cornell- slight reach/low match</p>

<p>good luck!</p>

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<p>k thx...bump</p>

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<p>Post your SAT result after you taken it. On a side note, I probably was being a bit harsh with the chances so let me rechance (I didn't see that you were a junior ^^;)
upenn- reach
duke-slight reach
jhu- slight reach
NYU- match
cornell- low match</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>Cornell University(NY) New York University University of Pennsylvania Johns Hopkins University(MD)<br>
Public/Private Private Private Private Private<br>
Founded 1865 1831 1740 1876<br>
Religious Affiliation N/A N/A N/A N/A<br>
Total Undergraduates 13,562 20,965 9,730 5,772<br>
Location<br>
City/State Ithaca, NY New York, NY Philadelphia, PA Baltimore, MD<br>
Setting rural urban urban urban<br>
Distance from home (miles) N/A N/A N/A N/A<br>
Academics<br>
Student-to-faculty ratio 10/1 11/1 6/1 11/1<br>
Full-time faculty 1,462 2,088 1,384 2,906<br>
Classes with under 20 students 60% 59% 74% 66%<br>
Classes with 50+ students 16% 12% 8% 11%<br>
Graduation rate* 92% 84% 94% 93%<br>
Cost<br>
Private tuition and fees $34,781 $35,283 $35,916 $35,900<br>
Public in-state tuition and fees N/A N/A N/A N/A<br>
Public out-of-state tuition and fees N/A N/A N/A N/A<br>
Room/Board $11,190 $11,780 $10,208 $11,092<br>
Financial Aid*<br>
Students receiving:
Need-based grants 40% 48% 41% 40%<br>
Need-based self-help aid 42% 48% 43% 42%<br>
Percent of need that was met 100% 66% 100% 100%<br>
Average financial aid package $29,466 $20,707 $29,845 $31,176<br>
Average need-based grant $21,067 $14,207 $23,942 $19,363<br>
Average need-based loan $4,178 $5,149 $3,287 $3,136<br>
Admissions<br>
Selectivity most selective most selective most selective most selective<br>
Acceptance rate 25% 36% 18% 27%<br>
Number of applicants 28,098 35,448 20,483 13,900<br>
Average high school GPA N/A 3.6 3.9 3.7<br>
SAT/ACT (25/75 percentile)*** 1280-1490 1210-1410 1330-1530 1290-1490<br>
Student Satisfaction<br>
Freshman retention rate 96% 92% 98% 96%<br>
Alumni giving rate 34% 10% 39% 34%<br>
Student Body<br>
Diversity*** yes yes yes yes<br>
Fraternity members 32% 1% 30% 21%<br>
Sorority members 23% 1% 26% 22%<br>
Students living off campus 54% 49% 36% 39%<br>
N/A indicates that the school did not provide data to U.S. News in a certain area, or that the data is not applicable to a particular school, such as in-state or out-of-state tuition for private schools.
<em>The graduation rate is the school's six-year graduation rate for the 2000 entering class for schools in the National Universities and Liberal Arts Colleges categories. A four year average is provided for all schools outside those categories.
*</em>The percentages of students receiving financial aid is based on the total number of full-time under</p>

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<p>I'd say that you should get into JHU ED, that would be a match.</p>

<p>Otherwise.. Duke & U-Penn will be high reaches. There are a lot of people with your stats who don't get in BUT there are a lot who do. If those from ur school who are considering Penn are much more 'academically qualified' than you are, Penn would be harder than Duke.</p>

<p>I would say Cornell is a slight reach. You are likely in NYU & University of Michigan. Rutgers is a safety.
Good luck!</p>

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<p>Does anyone know what kinds of scholarships NYU offers to National Merit Semis? Even though my parents make a combined income that just tips 6 figures, there's no way they can afford the entire burden of paying. And, if I have to got to med school, well that's even more money on top...</p>

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<p>If you want to go into premed, JHU is going to be just as tough as Duke and UPenn. Still, good stats to give you a chance at any. I'd say JHU, Duke, and UPenn are low reach/high match, while Cornell and NYU are low matches.</p>

<p>Rutgers is a shoo-in.
Michigan is a solid match.</p>

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<p>im also a junior going for premed and interested in jhu and penn. id apply ed to hopkins, but i want to compare offers from other schools. but anyways, onto 2-iron's comment. it sounds as if they think that going for premed at hopkins makes admission tougher when in reality, they dont base decisions on major except for those going for bme [premed isnt a major anyways, its a program]</p>

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<p>No, 2-iron is correct; it is far more difficult to get into JHU for a biology, chem, or biochem major than for other majors. Apparently, of the people who apply for a biology major from NJ, only 5% are accepted. It's rather unfortunate.</p>