<p>Few things to keep in mind:
-international
-applying for financial aid
-Asian (F) with a Canadian Citizenship for the past 12 years</p>
<p>SAT: 2300
SAT II: World History (720), Math II (780), Physics (760)
Unweighted GPA: 93%... what's that in GPA? PR said 3.8 o.o
Rank: Top 20%, but our school doesn't say anything after that
AP: AP Psychology (5), AP English Literature (5), AP Biology (4)(self-studied because it wasn't offered)
Senior course load: AP Chemistry, AP English Language, AP Calculus, Physics 12, Orchestra 12, Spanish 12, Biology 12, Writing 12, English 12</p>
<p>Awards/Certifications:
-Honour Rolls with Distinctions since grade 9
-Top 15% in the country for a math competition in grade 10
-Bronze/Silver in snowboarding competition for junior ladies this year and last year
-CASI Lv 1
-Kendo 2nd Dan
-RCM Grade 7
-Always 1st/2nd/3rd in our school for annual math competitions in our school
-Best leadership award in Orchestra (junior/senior year)</p>
<p>Work Experience/Volunteer:
-worked at indigo bookstore (2 years), local mountain (3 years), music store (2 years)
-volunteered at local childrens hospital, kumon (3 years), local mountain (1 year), gotten volunteer award at school since gr. 8</p>
<p>EC's:
-kendo (big part of my essay)
-Orchestra (another big part of my essay) as principal bassist for 3 different orchestras
-snowboarding</p>
<p>Leadership activities:
-Founder/President of Orchestra Club
-MUN member (gr 10), Vice President (Gr 11), President (Gr. 12)
-Grade 11 rep at school
-School president (gr 12)
-leadership award for orchestra club</p>
<p>Summer activities:
-gr. 9 summer i got my 1st dan for kendo
-gr. 10 summer i got my 2nd dan
-gr. 11 summer I went to kenya for a me to we volunteer trip to build schools in kenya
-gr. 11 summer i went to a Johns Hopkins discover hopkins program</p>
<p>Essays:
-fantabulous (why hopkins: wrote about my time at the JHU summer program)(wrote one about my volunteer trip in kenya and how that's changed my perspective on a lot of things)(my strongest one is my kendo essay, funny enough).</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendations:
-fantabulous</p>
<p>Counselor Rec:
-fantabulous</p>
<p>Additional Rec:
-I think these will be the biggest supplements. My kendo sensei wrote one for me and it pretty much explains my passion to become a doctor someday, and my will to help people just for the sake of it (he's my inspiration because his fight against cancer taught me so many things--which I of course wrote about)</p>
<p>Interview:
-fantabulous</p>
<p>Country: Canada, British Columbia
School type: public (1400 people)
Ethnicity: Asian (south Korean but I moved here when I was 4)
Gender: F
Income Bracket: more than $100 000 (but i have a younger sister interested in another ivy league and my dad says he can't support both of us unless JHU helps me even a little bit)
Hooks: none really</p>
<p>I'm worried about my FA request/international status but... what do you guys think? I love JHU so much I can barely describe it in words. I've seen so many colleges but JHU is definitely my top choice, I just love every small thing about it!</p>
<p>Thanks y'all</p>