ED JHU

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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Hey guys! I’m a sophomore worrying about colleges. You can probably find me lurking around the forums looking for some hope or advice. :slight_smile:

So, my first choice school is JHU. I’ve been interested in med since 6th grade, and I realize that JHU is one of the best schools for med.

I’m looking to apply ED for JHU, and I was wondering if you could chance me. I probably don’t have the bests stats and stuff, but thank you!

PSAT (last year) - 1470/1520
Extracurriculars/Awards/Etc

  • Medical Club (Elected president for next year)
  • Still working on creation of Science Olympiad Club
  • Volunteering for over 100 hours at hospital
  • Tutoring children of refugee kids
  • Done regional science fair for 3 years (no awards though)
  • Gotten accepted to a medical science internship at a nearby college
  • Shadowing physician for 8 hours (had to stop since she moved :frowning: I loved her so much)
  • Gold medal on Latin National Exam
  • Chair for the Model UN conference at my school
  • Honorable mention at my regional Model UN

Course Work (so far and next year - all honors unless designated otherwise)

  • Science → Bio, Anatomy, Chem, Physics, AP Bio, AP Chem, APES
  • Math → Geometry, Trig, Alg II, AP BC Calc, AP Stats
  • History → APUSH, World history
  • English → Just the normal english offered at school
  • Languages → Upto French II, will continue Latin to AP

GPA (Weighted) - 4.42
I do have 2 B’s for this semester that I’m sure will impact my chances a lot. I’m trying to increase them.

I would appreciate any advice or help! Also, any resources to prepare for AP and SAT. This has been my dream university since the 6th grade, and while it’s not the end of the world, I truly hope to get in.

Thank you for reading this long message!

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Also, the med internship program is pretty competitive what with 20 students being chosen from the whole state.

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I’m not sure if you have thought about summer programs yet (and I don’t know where you are located), but doing a summer program might be a good experience for you and could help emphasize your interest in a particular area. (although maybe your internship is summer?) There are threads on summer programs here and I would lean towards to ones that are more selective since I think the colleges are aware of the ones that are open to all who have the $$. If that is not an option, maybe enroll in a summer class at a local university. I’m not sure of your financial status, but some colleges will offer financial aid for summer classes.
There are threads on this forum that will provide links to test prep.
Good luck!

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You need at last 3 years of the same foreign language, preferably 4. I would continue on with french!

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My internship is in fact in the summer for a little more than 2 months :slight_smile:
Also, I’m continuing Latin for four years. Is that fine?
Thank you so much!

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I just got into JHU this year, and am likely committing.
Here’s a thing I didn’t fully realize until just this month: no stats, no essay, no recommendation is “likely” “more likely” or “less likely” to get you in.
There’s too many teachers who write like Maya Angelou for their students, too many rich alumni, too many kids with 1600SATs to predict whether you, a candidate who is similar and yet so different than all the rest, will get in. I’ve learned that instead of focusing on the goal or the dream, I just keep trying to improve my system of working and learning. Because in the end, no matter what college I got into, if I was a better person today than I was yesterday, I always win. No matter what.
Hope that alleviates some stress. Addio