<p>My son is very interested in JHU's premed program, either in Biology or BME. Here is his profile:
Academics: ACT 33 (M:36/35, E: 34/29, S: 35/34, R: 28/35) super score 35
GPA: 4.31
SAT II Math 800 Bio 790
Junior courses: AP Bio, AP EnvSci, AP Psych, AP Lit.
Hon. Math and Hon. Spanish. All As
Senior courses: AP Stats, AP CalcBC, AP Chem, AP Spanish
and another AP( but forgot the name)
Other than some school tutoring on math and Spanish plus some weekend volunteering work at the local food pantry. Most of his spare time is spent on club and varsity swimming. Made the state final as junior. likely will make junior national next season but it might be too late for consideration. Nor sure whether he can be recruited by JHU as a swimmer given his current best times. Does he stand a chance for regular decision or the only way is to go for ED? Thanks.</p>
<p>JHU does not superscore the ACT just for reference. Academically he’s in the range, but that’s about all we can say on this forum. He’ll be in the running; I can’t say if his chances are good or bad however - it’ll come down to his essays and extracurriculars. He does seem like the typical applicant however (which is good and bad). I’d contact the coach and try to play up the swimming bit.</p>
<p>Thanks Blah2009. JHU is a D3 school, not sure how much weight a coach has in admission. We talked to WUSTL coach, basically he is telling that his power is very limited compare to those D1 places.</p>
<p>Definitely contact the coach- I think they have more pull than you think!! Your son is a good candidate but needs something to make him stand out and swimming may be just the thing!</p>
<p>From my perspective, trying to “chance” an applicant for Hopkins or any other top school is an exercise in futility. I’ve seen candidates who I thought would be slam dunks for admission get rejected, and others who I thought had little chance get admitted. With the huge number of applicants today, it has become a craps shoot. Which is why your son should apply to a range of schools and make sure that he shows a lot of love to his safeties (if, indeed, there are any safeties anymore).</p>
<p>And D3 coaches do have influence with admissions although, obviously, not nearly as much as D1 coaches have. Hopkins’ lacrosses coaches (JHU’s only D1 sports) are talking to high school freshmen about verbal committments. It has gotten ridiculous.</p>