Please chance me! JHU ED

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hi, I'm a senior and I plan to apply to JHU ED (behavioral biology) this November. How are my chances?</p>

<p>GPA:
-my school does not rank
-unweighted: 3.83
-weighted: 4.17 (my school doesn't weight GPAs but I calculated it myself)
-one note: I had mostly A's and a few B's. Unfortunately, I received a C second semester in my Junior year... very bad timing.</p>

<p>Academics:
-I took 3 AP classes (Biology[4], US History[4], Calc BC[5]) junior year
-I am taking 5 AP classes this year (Chemistry, Literature, Spanish, Statistics, Macroeconomy)</p>

<p>Tests:
-PSAT: 223 (National Merit Semi-Finalist, I just turned in my application for Finalist)
-SAT I: Verbal(710), Writing(770), Math(800) = 2280
-SAT Subject Tests: Math IIC(800), Korean w/Listening(800), Biology(800)
-ACT w/ writing: 35</p>

<p>EC:
-Student Government: Secretary 3 years, Vice President 1 year (Student council all four years)
-Future Business Leaders of America (HUGE national business club for those who are unfamiliar): Chapter Social Chair 1 year, Vice President 1 year, Secretary/Treasurer 1 year
-Virtual Business Challenge (competition offered by FBLA): 1st place for the State of CA, 1st in the nation (all in my Junior year)
-200 hours of volunteer service at El Camino Hosiptal. I was also recently promoted to Shift Captain.
-Yearbook Photo Editor for two years
-Senior Award from Music Teachers' Association of California for piano
-Humanitarian Project with World Family to Gara Dima, Ethiopia during my winter break of Junior year
-Church Youth Praise Band Leader for five years
-Job as tutor during Junior Summer</p>

<p>Letters of Rec:
-one from my guidance counselor
-one from my American Literature Honors teacher from Junior Year
-one from my Spanish teacher who has taught me for Span3, Span4 H, and Span5 AP.
(is it better than I receive one from my biology teacher since I am applying for behavioral biology?)</p>

<p>Please reply with explanations! Thank you...</p>

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<p>Welcome to CC! Where the extraordinary are ordinary, the overachieving are the norm, and the average SAT score is 2390! Just joking. Sort of. Welcome, anyways.</p>

<p>First of all, can you guess your rank, or roughly where it is by maybe plus/minus a little? Colleges have ways of approximating. With regard to your scores, not much more could be asked. Interesting ECs, not super, but definitely not to be ignored. Honestly, I’d say your chances are pretty good, especially for ED. But make sure you don’t want/need financial aid–they’ll provide, but not always enough, and if you can’t or don’t want to pay your way, you don’t want to be in a situation between a rock and a hard place.</p>

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<p>Thank you JustAnotherTry!
Do you really think my C (in AP US History) won’t ruin my chances?</p>