Accepted, Rejected, or Deferred: Accepted
Intended Major/School: Biological Sciences/Medicine
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): old sat 2230
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: 750 math 720 bio m
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89, 4.69
AP (place score in parenthesis): I took 18 APs (not going to write them out lol) average score of 4.3.
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: School offers capstones/post-aps
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Awards, Nat’l Merit SF, Nat’l Hispanic Rec Scholar, and a lot of piano competition awards
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano, and all below
Job/Work Experience: major research internship at state college, teacher at kids music camp, also worked in family-owned business
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at local hospital, member of american red cross club and nhs, jazz club, peer tutor
Summer Activities: summer research internship at state university, community college classes, jazz camps
Essays: Common app on struggle with stage fright despite love of performing
Teacher Recommendation: english and math-close to both teachers
Counselor Rec: counselor knows me really well
Additional Rec: PI from the lab I worked in over the summer
Interview: none
Other:
State (if domestic applicant): AZ
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High enough to not get need-based aid, but not high enough to pay full price
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection:
Strengths: Hard-work and dedication both in academics and extra-curriculars?
Weaknesses: Not really any leadership positions, and my essays could have been better.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think JHU is just really a good fit for me, and that they could see that from my application. (This is why I am so sad that I am going to have to deny the offer of admission)
General Comments: I love hopkins so much but I did not get any financial aid. I have siblings and my family genuinely cannot afford to pay full price.