Please chance me for RD!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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Hi. I am currently a senior attending a competitive upper-class public high school in CA. Be brutally honest :slight_smile:

South Asian, Male Income ~150k

SAT Superscore: 2300 (CR 780 Math 770 Writing 750)
SAT Single sitting: 2260 (CR 780 Math 730 Writing 750)
SAT 2: Math (800) Physics (Haven’t taken, expecting 750+)
GPA: 4.63 W, 3.73 U
Rank: School doesn’t rank

Courseload:
Freshman: Spanish 2 CP, World history H, Geometry H, English H, Bio H
Sophomore: AP European History, Spanish 3 CP, Alg 2 H, Chem H, English H
Junior year: AP Physics, AP Spanish, AP English, AP Chem, CP US History, H Math Analysis
Senior year: AP Art History, AP Physics 2, AP Calc, AP English, AP Government

Awards etc.:
National Merit Semifinalist (almost guaranteed finalist)
Selected as Alternate Rep. for Boy’s State (One of two in school)
Scholar athlete award (9-12)

EC’s:
(Most important to least important)
Paid summer research internship at Princeton University for 5 weeks, published paper (Summer of 11th grade)
Taught English to kids in Morocco for 3 weeks (Summer of 11th grade)
Tutored disadvantaged adults in inner-city NJ for 6 weeks (Summer of 10th grade)
Soccer (10th 11th JV, 12th Varsity)
Track and Cross country (9th)
Club soccer (10th)
Writing Center Tutor (12th)
Physics Club (10-12)

Recommendations:
English 11AP (8)
Chemistry (7)
Counselor (9-10)
Post doc researcher with whom I was working during research at Princeton (8-9)

Hook: I am very exposed/have adapted to lots of change (lived in NJ, moved to Syria for 6th months, moved to LA 9th grade, moved to current school 10th grade)
Essay: ~8-9

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Are you applying to BME?

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No, either undecided or physics related major

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@kolakoala I’m assuming you ask because BME is either very competitive or a different application pool?

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I’d say you have at least a 50% chance of admission, more if you can demonstrate interest in JHU.

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I’d say you have at least a 50% chance of admission, more if you can demonstrate sincere interest. Can you vist? That would be a great way of showing that JHU is a top choice for you and gves you a chance to incorporate your impressions into your essay. Plus, visiting gives you the best chance of determining whether this is where you want to go. Good luck.

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You have strong stats so good for you. Did you take any AP exams, and if so, what were your sores? That will help determine how difficult your classes are by how well they prepared you for a standardized exam. It doesn’t seem like you took on any formal leadership roles (correct me if I’m wrong). If that’s the case then definitely highlight in your essay an example or two that demonstrates (among other things) leadership qualities. If any of your rec letters aren’t written yet then try and persuade the writer to highlight leadership traits as well.

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I think you stand a good chance, that being said you should be wary JHU will be getting an increasing number of applications this year and lowering its admission rate. Your GPA is the only thing carrying you down, but other than I think your application is solid.