jhu v northwestern v notre dame v vanderbilt v emory v WUSTL (Phew)

Colleges & Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>I'd appreciate it if someone can rank these schools according to the selectivity (ie acceptance rates, etc.) also since I dont have steller stats, I need to know which one places less emphasis on just GPA and Test Scores, and more on ECs and leadership, which are my strengths. </p>

<p>If for whatever reason u need my stats, then here they are:</p>

<p>demographics
*I am an Asian Indian Male
*From a competitive public high school in Oregon, Beaverton High School, which was also rated the best AP school in Oregon, so yeah, its a smart school.
*student body at school = 500+</p>

<p>The Numbers/ECs
*Freshman year:
Lit 9-A, A with honors both sem
Spanish 1-A,A
Social Studies-A,A
Health 1 (req)-A
PE (req)-A
Adv. Algebra 2-A, A
SAT Verbal prep-A
SAT math prep-A
10th Grade Science-A, A with honors both sem</p>

<p>*Sophomore Year (really messed up):
Lit 10-A, A with honors
AP Chem- B, A
Precalc-A, B
Social Studies-B (note: can I explain a grade anywhere because this grade was ridiculous), A
Physics 2-A,A
Spanish 2-A,A
Band-A,A (needed for an EC)
Health 2-A (req)
PE-A (req) </p>

<p>*Junior Year (projected)
Human Anat/Phys-A,A
IB Bio HL 1-A,A
Spanish 3-A,A
IB Calculus-A,A
IB Psychology-A,A
Team Sports-A
IB English-B,B
IB Tok 1-B</p>

<p>*class rank UW right now = 38/515. Weighted = 30/515 (will go up because not many kids have taken hard classes yet)
*IB Diploma Candidate (to be)
*Will take AP exams in addition to IB exams, so I could be AP Scholar w/ distinction or just AP scholar as well.
*Varsity tennis 4 years (will have 4)
*Science Team 4 years (will have 4)
*World Quest Trivia 4 years (will have 4)
*Science Club Treasurer (1 year)
*Science Club VP (2 years)
*Math Club VP (2 years)
*Portland Youth Philharmonic (3 years)
*Mathfest Algebra 2 1st place fresh year
*OIMT Participant Fresh Year
*Mathfest Participant sophomore year
*Oregon Museum of Science and Industry Rising Star Program (will have 175-200 hours done)
*Mathcounts Tutor (about 50+ volunteer hours)
*expecting around 2000-2100 on SAT, 30+ on ACT</p>

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<p>hmmm...im from oregon too, what position did you play?</p>

<p>anyway, i didnt apply to notre dame, vanderbilt, emory, or wustl, so i wouldnt know anything about those schools. but i can tell you that your essays are probably one of the most important parts of your application. based on what you included below, many applicants will have what you have and your essays will have to make you stand out.</p>

<p>fyi - i had a similar profile and i applied to jhu and northwestern and got accepted to jhu and rejected by northwestern. in my opinion, i think its up to the essays.</p>

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<p>Do a lot of research on your schools as some of them are quite different in regards to the top programs of interest, location as well as size of the undergraduate student body. The schools you listed ** all ** have great things to offer -- it just depends what you want to take advantage of.</p>

<p>I would say ** Johns Hopkins University & Northwestern ** are probably the two that stand out in the group for me however as being exceptional institutions at almost everything they do. :)</p>