My grades suck...

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Gender: M
Location: baltimore, MD
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Public
High School Type: sends many grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>Academics:</p>

<p>GPA - Unweighted: 3.44
GPA - Weighted: 5.00
Class Rank: 39
Class Size: 369</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I Math: 750
SAT I Critical Reading: 800
SAT I Writing: 680
SAT II U.S. History: 740
SAT II Math Level 1 (IC): 770
SAT II Math Level 2 (IIC): 800</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:</p>

<p>Significant Extracurriculars: Mensa membership, mock trial, student government, hispanic youth symposium, Maryland Math League, American Regional Math League, Baltimore County Math League
Leadership positions: 3rd vp of young republicans
Volunteer/Service Work: Coaching recreational basketball, volunteering at Our Daily Bread soup kitchen
Honors and Awards: Law Student of the Year, Trial Advocacy Student of the year, Scholar in the National Hispanic Recognition Program, National Merit Commended Scholar, 20th place in statewide Maryland Math League</p>

<p>Colleges of Interest:</p>

<p>College: Johns Hopkins University, Choice #: 1, ED/EA: Yes, Athlete: No, Legacy: No, Status: Will Apply</p>

<p>I am applying ED to Johns Hopkins University
I am applying regular to Reed, Tufts, Haverford, and University of MD College Park.
I am thinking about majoring in chem or another physical science but you never know...
Be honest about this, I'd rather take the pain now then when the letters come in thin packets.</p>

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<p>I got a 4 on AP World hist.
I got 5s on AP US hist, Calc ab, english language, and govt/politics
I am in AP chem, AP calc bc, AP econ, AP english lit., AP statisitics, and AP physics C</p>

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<p>Does any1 have any input???</p>

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<p>Your numbers look like a match for Reed, but essay and interview are important, so it's hard to say. Fit is most important at Reed.</p>

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<p>Decent chance @ JHU ED. They have an extremely high acceptance rate ED (~40%) so your GPA will be less of a disadvantage there though it will still hurt. Are you applying for Biomedical Engineering? If you are, you have no chance at JHU. If you aren't, I'd say overall some very good chances since you have some good EC's, great SAT scores (esp. the M + CR, which is extremely high). </p>

<p>Chance me too! <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/572709-merit-scholarship-honors-chances.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/572709-merit-scholarship-honors-chances.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>if good major, IN at ED JHU
nice focus on law, you should minor in int. relations (they have 2nd best int.relations school in country)</p>

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<p>Does any1 know about reed, tufts, and haverford? I don't know too much about their acceptance history or what their foci are.</p>

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<p>Look for schools' Common Data Set; Reed's is at Reed</a> College 2007-08 Common Data Set. Section C shows what's important for admission and gives a profile of the last entering class; you can compare your test scores and grades. Sections E and J give some foci info.</p>

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<p>Do you think being in Mensa helps with admissions??</p>

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<p>^ Golly NO!</p>

<p>For other's opinions: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/562163-mensa.html?highlight=mensa%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/562163-mensa.html?highlight=mensa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Any1 other input?</p>

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<p>Because of really high test scores, and in-state, most likely In at JHU ED. In at most the others, maybe not Tufts. You're grades do not suck!</p>

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<p>bumpity bump bump</p>

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<p>you kno u wanna chance a homie</p>

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<p>bumpsterooo</p>

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<p>My grades suck</p>

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<p>I don't get why mensa doesn't help.. what BS.
Our IQ's are much better indicators of our potentials than our damn SAT scores. Would mensa help for say, UCSB? A place where the majority of the students aren't in mensa?</p>

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<p>Sumbudy gimme a chance</p>

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<p>Hankity Pankity</p>

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<p>meow meow meow</p>