I was trying to see if I would be a competitive applicant at John’s Hopkins.
have a 4.3 weighted gpa which is probably close to a 3.7 unweighted. I have a 32 on my act, and have started the mechanical engineering club at my school.
I have also won some computer science awards (machine learning projects), have about 400 hours of community service (i believe this is a lot), work part time as a machinist, and I’m currently working on starting my own charity. I would be looking to either apply for computer science or mechanical engineering.I think my application is a little heavy on the extracurricular which can make this a very unscientific process.
I have completed many coursera certifications in computer science and finance.
I would be applying to the Hopkins computer science school.
It’s definitely a reach but I’m wondering if the application fee might pay off.
Your GPA and ACT are slightly lower than what I would comfortably call “competitive”. Usually I would classify 3.8+ UW GPA and 33+ ACT as competitive. Your ECs may push you over though - they are definitely non-standard and may catch the adcom’s eye. Essays will probably be a deciding factor as well so work hard on those.
Definitely apply - you never know what may happen. Good luck!
Your GPA and ACT are below par. Your ECs are fairly unique but show passion. Depending on ethnicity you may have a pretty good chance