<p>I've been worrying about my freshman year ever since .. well forever.</p>
<p>Will 2 C's in freshman year, practically liquidate my chances for JHU, or will the fact that they will not calculate it into my GPA save me? i have like 4.0 (9th-11) and 4.4 (10th-11th)</p>
<p>what's your overall gpa? </p>
<p>let's say math isn't your forte, which is what you got Cs in...and you aren't planning on majoring in anything mathy. i dont think they'll hold it against you so much. increasing trends in gpa are good, by the way.</p>
<p>does Hopkins take your freshman grades into account? (mine are low, but not that bad, 2 in the high 80s and everythign else low to mid 90s.</p>
<p>i think your entire transcript is looked at, but your freshmen grades shouldn't be what makes or breaks you just so long as you are showing improvement and continue to do well in the rest of your years.</p>
<p>yeah i got c's in math freshman year, but i'm a writing/english major, so i dont think it will hurt me that bad. plus i was taking a high level course and my grades have improved ever since</p>
<p>well, i guess im officially screwed then
I got a C in Biology IB/Honors, B in the next semester. and im applying to BME (though, i won't be sad if i get into Chemistry only). Sigh i got good grades in Sciences every other year though (AP and IB Chems and Phys Honor) ... and have always done well in Math. Grr.. you gotta hate that freshman year.
i have a great improving trend also, Freshman/soph/junior Gpa respectively: 3.5/4.4/4.7.</p>
<p>Am i officially screwed like i said?</p>
<p>Freshman year grades are looked at, but they are the least important factor to the adcoms when they review your transcript. The entire transcript will be reviewed thoroughly with emphasis placed on trends, strengths and weaknesses, strength of curriculum, overall performance, etc. </p>
<p>There is nothing you can do about your freshman grades now, so I say don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Hmm.. Since JHU looks at your strengths to determine if the major is a match for you and if you should be accepted or not, should i do a 1st major in BME or Chem. Chem, since i got decent grades in my Chem classes, while i did bad in Biology.</p>
<p>...or enter undecided?</p>
<p>there is a possibility that you can transfer into the BME major, but I dont know how good of a possibility is. that may depend on your advisor. it may also depend on how you did on your sats. if you plan to do bme while in college, they may see how well you perform in your classes (although it might be too late by then).</p>
<p>if you are pre-med, don't apply bme just because you think it'll look good for med schools! it's the stupidest thing you could possibly do. major in something you truly enjoy, and if it's chem...then go for it! and show your passion for it in your app. </p>
<p>g'luck!</p>
<p>No, i truly want to go to BME,.. though i could go about my future plans by majoring in chem also. My essays reflect why i want to major in BME, and trust me, they are pretty good (they'll feel sad if they reject me).</p>
<p>Everywhere else on my transcript, it shows my strength both in science and math. Good grades (A's in most sciences and all A's in math, all honors/IB/AP) and Good SAT's (800 math 2c, 800 physics, 800 SAT I math) </p>
<p>it's only my awesomely bad freshman year. </p>
<p>i doubt i can transfer to BME during college. I heard it's really hard to do that.
well. i dont even know if i expect to get into BME anyways, since its so selective.. what is it, like 100 people get in?</p>
<p>So the question is: Would applying BME as 1st major hurt my chances because of that one C in IB Bio in freshman, while having relatively good stats in everything else?</p>
<p>if you want to do BME at Hopkins you must select that as your first choice major or else you will not be reviewed for entrance into that major. Due to overenrollment of the program in the past two years, the chances to transfer into the BME program at the end of the freshman year has pretty much been ruled out -- maybe 1 or 2 students will be allowed in. Therefore, really the only chance to get into BME is as an applicant admitted into the program.</p>
<p>As far as selectivity, BME is not "harder" and will not affect your chances of being admitted to JHU. It is only more selective to get into BME -- you may be admitted to the University but not to BME.</p>
<p>Hope that helps.</p>
<p>how about asking to change your major to BME upon arrival? this is what my friend did (she's a sophomore too lax ^^) because she had incredible SAT II scores and strong transcript. she was admitted as a neurosci major. </p>
<p>in anycase jose, i'd focus on trying to get into bme now too with Chem as your other choice major. then, if it comes to it, try to transfer to BME once you get here. i think your awesomely great SAT II scores in the math and sciences will help you get into that major. ever consider emailing your regional rep and asking them how your grades in bio may affect your chances of getting into bme? ...and telling them how badly you wish to study it? ...<em>hint hint</em> ?</p>
<p>unfortunately that will not work anymore either. The Admissions Office and Engineering Academic Advising Office started last year and will continue in the future to be more diligent in making sure the only students that enroll in the BME program are those freshmen who were directly admitted to the program.</p>
<p>So changing your major to BME upon arrival is no longer allowed.</p>
<p>wow. haha. okay, so ...good luck jose!!</p>
<p>3 points</p>
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<li><p>Believe it or not gen bio has very little to do with BME, so I'm not so sure it will hurt you as much as you think</p></li>
<li><p>Like others have said very few people transfer into BME after freshmen year. I believe they told us in SA training that 7 or 8 transfered into it 2 years ago and only like 2 did last year</p></li>
<li><p>I posted something a while ago describing how you can essentially study BME even if you aren't admitted into the program, try to look that up because I'm too lazy to</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I had 2 C's Freshman Year and 1 Sophomore Year and I got in, though I was ED. My C's were in French both years, and Math Freshman Year.</p>
<p>If you don't mind telling us....what were your stats magnumxlv? (GPA, SAT, EC's etc....)</p>
<p>1470 SAT I, 730 SAT II Writing
My GPA was 3.5ish unweighted, 3.7 or 3.8 weighted.
I had a strong upward trend with a poor freshman year, good sophomore year, and amazing junior year, followed with a tough course schedule senior year.
I graduated in the 2nd decile (10th to 20th%) of my class at a competitive public high school.
I had a small numbers of EC's (3) with strong leadership positions (President, Vice President) in all of them.</p>
<p>Hope that helps. I didn't think I'd get in, but I did.</p>
<p>numbers definately aren't everything :)</p>
<p>Wow....magnum....my stats are very very very very similar to your stats....</p>
<p>Did you spend a lot of time on your essays?</p>
<p>I am applying ED, and I thoguht that there was no hope for me....but if you got in I guess that I have a slight chance as well....</p>
<p>Would an on-campus interview help me?</p>