first time international!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Can someone please tell me what kind of a decision i should be expecting come april so i can emotionally prepare myself? personally, i have no idea....</p>

<p>Magnet public school (rated #1 in canada by mccleans magazine)
GPA: Top%1 academic ranking (96.4% average out of 100%)</p>

<p>Major Courses:
english IB HL
history IB HL
French IB
Physics IB HL
Math IB
Chem IB
Biology IB HL
**full ib candidate</p>

<p>SAT:
cr 730
math 780
writing 800
total 2310
**the only thing is that i got and sent these scores in feb. i called the hopkins admission office and they say that the scores will be considered. do you think i'm at a disadvantage cuz my scores are sent in jan?</p>

<p>800 on sat math level 2
790 on chem sat</p>

<p>Major ecs:
Skin cancer researcher at local university
national gold medal for medical research at canada wide science fair
intel science fair participant in may 2010
numerous local science and technology fair awards
Vice president of community league with 500 members
Varsity basketball team
local hospital volunteering
mentoring/coaching junior students competing in science competition
Top 10 ranking in city-wide math contest
school clubs</p>

<p>Letters:
read counsellor's letter. very good. top 1% for every category.</p>

<p>thanks for chancing!!! Im really really really nervous!!!</p>

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<p>well, if you dont get in, you could probably blame some combo of lors, essays/demonstration of “fit,” or maybe simply picking the wrong year to apply (they are expecting a 17-18% admit rate- which would shatter the previous record of ~24, and last year they over-enrolled by 100).</p>

<p>imo on paper you are a very competitive applicant - certainly in the top 1/2 of applicants *admitted<a href=“stats-wise”>/I</a>…but hopkins is highly selective (i.e. gets lots of stellar applications) so it will likely come down to fit, essays, lors etc…you probably already knew that so just take solace in knowing your stats wont hold you back (and if they said they’d consider your scores, don’t fret, you wont be at a disadvantage).</p>

<p>good luck</p>

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<p>are you applying for BME?</p>

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<p>Does BME make a difference?</p>

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<p>whats BME?</p>

<p>o, i submitted a research paper on skin cancer btw…</p>

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<p>Biomedical Engineering. I just saw that you have to apply to that department separately.</p>