<p>SAT1: 2090
ACT: 33
SAT2: Math 800, Bio 650
AP: Bio (4), Cal BC (4), currently taking chem and physics and college-level math (multivariable/linear algebra)
TOEFL: 108 (I'm an international student!)
GPA: 90/100 unweighted (My school is competitive and I think the top GPA is only about 94)
My school doesnt rank.</p>
<p>ECs:
Intern at a dental clinic (2 yrs), children's hospital (1 yr), cap.hill senator's office (1 yr)
Volunteer hrs over 250 hrs so I got presidential service award (gold)
Lifeguard
Gave private piano lessons for 3 yrs
Head/President of two clubs
4 yrs of school activities (Model UN, Musical, Play)</p>
<p>I'm also applying to:
Wash U
U of Rochester
UNC-Chapel Hill
UPenn
Tufts
NYU (7yr bio-dental program) (ED2)
Adelphi-NYU (7yr dental program)
Case Western (8yr PPSP dental program)
Wellesley
Carnegie Mellon
College of William&Mary
Emory
U of Michigan</p>
<p>anyone who would post a desperate “chance me” thread on an anonymous site obviously lacks the self-confidence needed for a successful life. sorry to be so harsh, but i always laugh at the people who reach out to strangers to comfort them in the hopes that someone will say “oh, hopkins is a mid-reach… 47% chance of getting in…etc.” like what are you looking for honestly? college admissions are a crapshoot and if you dont know that by now chances are that you wont get into an elite school anyway. sure, you have good stats and extracurriculars but think about all of the kids who have as good or likely better credentials than you, who dont waste their time asking their chance of admission to a college to a group of random strangers who are in absolutely no position to “chance” you. i would recommend not wasting your time on another post and use your energy more efficiently on your studies, as that is a main component of admission at the nations top universities.</p>
<p>yes i understand that, and also recognize that this site can be extremely helpful in other ways but I just dont see the usefulness in asking your chances of admission to an anonymous group of strangers. all im saying is that their needs would be better served by reading about the university, taking with people they KNOW who go here or have gone here, or conferring with their guidance/college counselors…</p>
<p>It’s abundantly clear that someone did not have a happy childhood!</p>
<p>Jkim, I would say that you have a decent chance of getting in. As a current Hopkins student, I was admitted with a 2240 SAT and a 4.31 weighted GPA.</p>
<p>@collegekid4: Thanks very much for your comments. I’m very aware that posting this kind of thread will not change what adcoms think about me. But, for most students (I believe), they post ‘chance me’ threads just to see where they stand and just to get an idea of how competitive certain schools are. For my case, since I applied to many top schools with an ‘ok’ stats, I was kind of nervous and just wanted to see what others think. And when I say ‘others’, I mean current college students or some professional people who know much about admission process.
If everyone thinks like you, why would there be a whole forum about ‘chances’? Everyone knows the reality, and we know the replies we get will not be accurate.
I think you should have a little more understanding for students like me who have to wait until April to get their decisions.</p>
<p>@babybananas, i assume that that post was directed at me and you should know that i had a very happy childhood hahahaha. i dont see the correlation between the happiness of my childhood and my opinion on chance threads but thats okay buddy. also, i see that you were pathetic enough to post your own chance thread (<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1049656-nervous-ed-applicant.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1049656-nervous-ed-applicant.html</a>) so it makes sense why you would be so bitter about criticism of these pointless threads…
and @jkim, “If everyone thinks like you, why would there be a whole forum about ‘chances’?” umm maybe because a ton of kids prematurely freak out about college admissions and cant wait until they receive their decisions?? the popularity of a certain thread does not somehow validate its worth. but best of luck this april and i hope you get what youre looking for!</p>
<p>Dang I hate “Chance” posts! What sucks the most about them (in my opinion) is that every once in a while I see a kid with NO CHANCE of getting in, get accepted. And then I read about kids that seem like obvious YES’s, get rejected. It really sucks, and worse still, waiting from now to April is painful. @Jkim, you have as much right to post a chance thread as anyone. And you will receive the same lame advice as everyone People have a 50% chance of being right. @Collegekid, you came off a bit harsh. But in a year from now both Jkim and Baby will agree with you ! :)</p>
<p>OK, Jkim…here are your changes:
Wash U.>>Wait Listed (They Waitlist everyone)
U of Rochester >>Accepted
UNC-Chapel Hill >>Accepted
UPenn >>Rejected
Tufts >>Accepted, but no Financial Aid!
NYU (7yr bio-dental program) (ED2) >>Accepted
Adelphi-NYU (7yr dental program) >>Rejected. No idea why.
Case Western (8yr PPSP dental program) >Accepted
Wellesley >Accepted. A nice Financial Aid package too.
Carnegie Mellon >Accepted
College of William&Mary >If you are in state, accepted. oostate, Rejected
Emory >Accepted
U of Michigan >Accepted !
JHU>Sorry…I am wrong too often to predict!
BTW: The above is complete BS. I know nothing! I just have 5 minutes to kill waiting on a lawyer to visit.
Good luck and try to stay sane.</p>
<p>The correlation between your unhappy childhood and your opinion on chance threads is irrelevant. My premise is based on the fact that you have to resort to debasing other people with words such as “obviously lacks the self-confidence needed for a successful life.” Having an opinion is fine; the fact that you have to resort to using such insensitive language is not. </p>
<p>I find it sad that you had to stalk me to find a previous thread. If you also actually read my thread, you’d find my main concern was the fact that I did not receive any confirmation that JHU received my application. It’s ok if you weren’t accepted to a top tier college, just please refrain from berating others because of it.</p>
<p>Ok, admittedly, my language may have been a bit too harsh for you.
Moving on, the fact that you think I “stalked” you to find that easily accessible information on your previous post is laughable. This site makes it extremely easy to find all posts written by a certain user, so easy in fact that it takes 2 clicks of the mouse (and in your case the fact that you’ve only made 6 posts in your collegeconfidential career made this even easier). </p>
<p>Yes, your main concern was that JHU hadn’t received your application, in which case the logical thing to do would be to contact the school directly not ask a collection of anonymous posters what their opinions are. But, as a clearly insecure afterthought you threw in a “chance me” question, to which you only received one answer: a wholly convincing “Chances: Really Good.” I’m sure you slept well that night :)</p>
<p>Furthermore, I’m not sure what you are trying to achieve with the “you must have had an unhappy childhood” and “you must not have gotten into a top tier school” comments. First of all, neither are true and I’m not entirely sure why you don’t consider JHU a top tier school because I can assure you that the rest of the world does. I can’t wait to see what you think my motivation for this post will be, perhaps “you must have had bad parents” or “you must have been born in a disadvantaged neighborhood.” Please, let me know, because your genius psychoanalytic premises are quite entertaining…</p>
<p>You went out partying last night and got home around 3am. You had a few drinks but not enough to be considered ‘drunk’. You didnt get any last night. You wont see this post until after 3 pm.</p>
<p>My reasoning: You post at 3:27 indicates you were awake and your post indicates lucidity. My reason for thinking you didnt get any is that No one would be checking CC post nookie; let alone responding; let alone that 'bit*% please!" reply. A well laid college student would laugh and just type “good luck at Springfield community college”. And a college student up until after 3 will not get out of bed until at least 2pm.</p>
<p>Collegekid, I’m not going to assume anything about you. But, at least tell us why you posted those hateful remarks. I agree with you that chance threads are in many ways pointless, but I’m not so much of an ******* as to make someone feel inadequate because of a little insecurity from college admissions. For god’s sake, what do you think your post was going to accomplish? The total eradication of chance threads from all forums around the world? Let the OP make the chance thread and respond if you feel like it. I think that takes less effort than typing a whole paragraph about why chance threads are pointless. Why, you could’ve used those minutes to study, chat with friends or enjoy a hobby. Instead, you’ve made quite a number of people dislike you. Was it really worth it?</p>
<p>@Imontoya:
That was quite an elaborate, albeit incorrect, scheme you had! I did go out last night but did not drink, I usually don’t. I don’t need the “liquid courage” of alcohol nor the “electronic courage” of posting behind a computer screen to defend my opinion on collegeconfidential. If we were having this conversation in person I would probably have fought you by now (it’s pretty clear I have a short fuse for people insulting me). You’re right, I didn’t get any last night, but that’s because I’ve had a girlfriend for the past year and a half and didn’t feel like cheating on her. Plus, she gives me plenty I must say, the funniest part of your post was “Your post at 3:27 indicates you were awake.” Yes, people generally tend to post when they are awake hahaha. And no, I will not see your post past 3pm. I saw it at 10:45 but had to leave to meet a friend at the gym so I couldn’t respond. There, now you know the last 10 hours of my life, aren’t you happy?</p>
<p>You completely missed my point, however. By asking the rhetorical question, “what do you think was my motivation for that post was” (which was directed @babybananas), I was trying to illustrate how these claims are completely unrelated to my original argument. The only thing that is logically acceptable are targeted responses to the opposing argument. </p>
<p>@everyone involved:
So we can end this thread, which is quickly veering off into a chatroom, and bump more important threads to the top of the Johns Hopkins page, I will simply tell you that my motivation for carrying on this argument was my hatred of chance threads (but that should have been obvious by now, right?) When I initially got attacked my babybananas simply for stating a strong opinion, I reacted in the same way I would’ve reacted in real life: I defended myself. Even though her claims about my childhood were far from the truth, I could obviously understand that she was trying to convey an insulting sentiment. I never imagined so many people would make so many hilarious claims as to my motive, so I’ll admit that I carried this thread on a little longer than I should have to see what ridiculous things people would say in response to a perceived aggressor. I must say, you avid collegeconfidential users are a funny lot! At this point, I can’t see any new material that anyone else could bring up to make me respond, so I’m going to say goodbye to all of my new friends here and sign off on top. Have a good life everyone!</p>
People have a 50% chance of being right.