Hardship??

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>I am a korean american male
I go to Plano West Senior High in Texas
3.8 Weighted GPA
3.5 Unweighted GPA
10 AP courses through highschool
around 25 percent
30 ACT (Intend to take one more time)
1900 SAT (same here)
750 US HIS
710 Math 2
680 World History
4 yrs top orchestra
4 yr all region violinist
2 time all state violinist
Secretary of orchestra, junior officer
North Texas Youth Orchestra co principal chair
Key Club member
FBLA (placed 5th in region for business law)
2 great teacher recs from teachers who know me very well
Big Brothers and Big Sisters volunteer
Visiting Nurses Association Volunteer
Church Praise Team
Church Orchestra Director
VBS games director and crew leader (yearly)
Little League Umpire
JV baseball </p>

<p>Now my hook:</p>

<p>During the end of my sophmore and through my junior year my father was deported because he was technically an illegal immigrant. I had to see him in jail for 2 months for just trying to keep food on the table for us. He is still gone and we don't anticipate him to have paperwork done until i graduate. Since then, my mom and my 2 brothers have moved to a smaller apartment and our income has been cut to lower than 30,000 a year. My mom has taken a lot more load and that meant i had to take care of my brothers significantly b/c i was the oldest. I also got a hardship license at the age of 15 b/c my mom needed me to drive. However, despite the circumstances I've managed to get my head straight during Jr. Year despite the circumstances and responsibilities and get a 4.18 and 4.2 both semesters.</p>

<p>Is this enough for me, even though i lack in so many areas?</p>

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<p>You definitely have a chance. Take those standardized tests again and if your scores go up I think you’ll be a really competitive candidate. I think you have a shot with your current scores but it can’t hurt to take them again. You’ve definitely been through a lot and the admissions team should take that into consideration. You seem really well rounded with music + volunteering + sports.</p>

<p>With that said, you can never really predict these things. You are absolutely qualified to go to Hopkins but the problem is they receive way more applications from qualified students than they can possible accept. But you should certainly apply.</p>