Chances, s'il vous plait? :)

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Hi everyone, I'm on break right now, so I figured I would take a few minutes to inquire to see if I have a decent shot for JHU. All of my junior friends are visiting colleges right now, but I'm stuck at home...anyway:</p>

<p>SAT: 700math, 720writing, 730criticalreading
SAT 2: 760 Math, 750 French, 770 Biology, 690 World History</p>

<p>AP/H classes taken in past/now (I have taken regular classes in addition to these too*): Algebra 2 H, Trig H, Calc AB AP, Bio H, Bio AP, AP Lang/Comp, Amer. Lit H, World History AP, US History AP, French 4 AP</p>

<p>Next Year: CalcBC AP, Linear Algebra (cc), AP Lit, AP Econ/Gov, Engineering II, French 5, AP Chemistry, AVID tutoring</p>

<p>GPA: top 10% (this is hard since our school does rank only by non-W...so people may take no hard classes and still have a better rank, as opposed to if I get one B...)
W: 4.6 cummulative, junior year: sem1=4.8, sem2=hopefully 5.0
UW: 3.86, this will probably go up though</p>

<p>This spring I am aiming to take a C-programming class at CC</p>

<p>ECs: Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track (9,10,11,12)
Research: Regarding c.elegans at Stanford (neuroscience) (11,12)
Science Olympiad president (11,12)
FRC Robotics (10,11,12)
Speech and Debate (9,10,11,12)
Lectoring at Church (10,11,12)
Piano (8 years)</p>

<p>Awards/Honors etc:
-MVP, TopNewcomer, All-League, competed at state level 3 years, 5:16 mile, 19:40 5K, 2:27 800. I'm going to compete in a 1/2 marathon too.
-Competing in SV Science Fair this spring, aiming to qualify for Intel ISEF, will apply for Intel STS with research next year as well, +Siemens
-Founded team, will establish a science book drive, plus Science Week at our school with a symposium+speakers, science demonstrations at local elementary schools
-FRC: highest team winnings possible, both local/national
-High NFL honor</p>

<p>Community service: school ambassador (visit middle schools to talk), city youth commission for 6 years, will be an FLL coach this fall, tutoring (inc. AVID tutoring). I have also spoke at city council meetings on issues I feel strongly about in our community.</p>

<p>Summer: built a gokart, running
-Planning to do either Penn BioMed Academy, Stanford SIMR, or JHU/Brown Summer sessions this summer. Plus Stanford lab research</p>

<p>Traits: My friends and teachers would call me a charismatic, witty, determined person. I am a strong public speaker (this will be evident in the interview), have a good sense of humor and enjoy telling funny stories, and am determined to do everything I say I will do, on many levels (sports, school, etc). I'm innovative as well, and often contribute ideas that are of purely my own making. This is visible through my school projects. I'm sure these traits will show in my essays.</p>

<p>So there is your small snapshot of who I am. Now--what would you honestly expect my chances to be? I'm interested in neuroscience/med and am hoping to run for JHU. I understand that chance threads are annoying, but I think that sometimes applicants get good insights from the responses.</p>

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<p>errr hopefully my chances are higher than the reply rate to this. I’m honestly surprised…most chance threads I see have many responses. I was just looking for some advice. Anyone?</p>

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<p>You seem to certainly be on the right track. Good range of xc’s/honors and such. SAT 2 scores are very good, but your SAT score could use a boost (especially in Math, as it seems you are on a science track). Your classes are excellent, and DEFINITELY do a summer program…if one thing got me accepted to JHU it was the program I did last summer. Overall you seem to be very much on the right track, just keep your grades up and do a summer program and you should be in good shape.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>

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<p>I think you could have a good chance at getting into JHU if you have some great essays. Perhaps you could emphasize your creative and industrial traits?</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>You definitely have a shot. If you win as a semifinalist or even a finalist in either Intel or Siemens, you’ll be set. Remember to also build good relationships with your teachers so you’ll get good recs. I also think it would help if you entered piano competitions since you took lessons for so long but that might just be me.
Good luck :)</p>

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<p>Your stats look great. Don’t waste your time retaking your SATs, they are very good already. Spend some time and enjoy the last days of your high school life.</p>

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<p>Wow, your times for XC/track are amazing. You must’ve worked so hard! You’ll definitely stand out with times like those. :)</p>

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<p>i don’t think the track times matter unless you’re being recruited.<br>
You should contact the coach if you’re interested in running. I think your 800m and 5K are strong enough for a DIII school… if you want to run track for four years.</p>

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<p>If those times are good enough, I want my varsity letter!!</p>

<p>Or is OP female?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the comments guys!</p>

<p>And yeah I’m a girl so those times, while they aren’t that fast for guys, are fast for me haha</p>

<p>I’m going to fill out a recruit form after this season</p>

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<p>Athletic recruiting will help you a great deal. </p>

<p>I sent you a PM.</p>