<p>**thanks in advance for reading this! =] ive posted this before, but forgot to ask:</p>
<p>What are my chances if i apply ED and raise my SAT to over 2000?</p>
<p>Are my ECs good so far?</p>
<p>Would an awesome essay/recs potentially be the determining factor in my case or am i a semi-solid applicant if i raise SAT scores?</p>
<p>truthful answers please! =]</p>
<p>I am going to be a junior next year in high school and I was wondering whether or not I'd have a chance at JHU. Yes, I know it's kinda early to get deeply into the college search, but I'd still like to know what you guys think.</p>
<p>THANKS!</p>
<p>Most current [SOPHOMORE] stats:</p>
<p>Attend public school in southern/central PA; rarely sends any students to top schools
Multicultural American citizen [Vietnamese/Chinese] and I speak Chinese, parents have no college ed. mom-high school, dad-no high school
-Take most rigorous curriculum at school
-Unweighted GPA: 4.0
-Weighted GPA: 4.37 [sophomore gpa]
-Rank: 2/306. would be 1st in class w/o a special exceptions made for 1st student. rank will hopefully rise at end of jr. yr.</p>
<p>PSAT scores taken during beginning of sophomore yr.
64 CR. 63 MATH. 61 WR. total 1880. want to get over 2000. ***feasible?
AP courses not permitted until jr. yr. and no science AP's at my school
[11th grade AP's]: Lit., US Hist., Stat.
[12th grade AP's]: Comp., Euro Hist., Calc., Econ.</p>
<p>-take independent science research course conducting advanced, college level science projects
-awards received at county science fair [competition before Internationals]
-3rd place award from Medical Assn. of my county for project on cancer [9th grade]
-2nd place award in category [Microbio] for proj. on bioactive compound production. [10th]
-Highest 'Superior' Award at H.S. level of science competition. [9th & 10th]</p>
<p>EC's:
-LEO Club [Volunteering club at school 9th & 10th]
-Elected LEO Club Brd. of Directors for upcomping 11th grade yr.
-Section editor of yearbook [11th-?] been a member since 10th
-Section editor of newspaper [11th-?] been a member since 10th
-Jr. Class Vice President, heading committees, fundraisers, prom, school functions, etc.
-Science Fair [9th and 10th]
-Varsity Swimming [9th]
-Spanish NHS [10th, 11th, 12th] **got in early in 10th instead of 11th b/c I independently studied Spanish 2 over summer.
-NHS next yr
-attended summer nanotechnology seminar at college over summer</p>
<p>PLANS
-signing up to volunteer at hospital this summer
-plan to apply to gov. school of health care
-intership at doctors office or hospital or job shadowing
-plan to secure a job</p>
<p>MAJOR: biology [w/ intention of going on to med school]</p>
<p>i know some of this is fluff stuff, but im putting it there for its 2 cents worth</p>
<p>chances please for Johns Hopkins? oh yes, i know UPenn is a reach w/ the scores i have now, but is there even a slight chance w/ an awesome essay?</p>
<p>THANKS so much for your time! =]</p>
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