Should I just give up now before I hurt myself?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>I could also use the "chancing" that is going on on this forum if you don't mind. </p>

<p>Objective:
• SAT I: 1750 (yes, all 3 sections) i am taking it again next week and hoping to get a better score
• ACT: none
• SAT II: none
• Weighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.84
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): school doesnt rank
• AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English (4) AP Studio Art (4)
• Senior Year Course Load:
AP English/Literature
AP Spanish
AP Studio Art
College Sociology </p>

<p>Subjective:
National Art Honor Society (3 years) Treasurer
National Honor Society (2 years) </p>

<p>Volunteer/internships/jobs: scheduled to intern at the JCC doing special needs patient interaction, volunteered at the library and church, volunteered to tutor students in english and spanish, worked at a public elementary school's summer program for kids
Essays:Excellent (i can say with some confidence that i'm a strong writer and am hoping on winning the admins with my writing voice)
Teacher Recommendation: Excellent (from college psych prof and ap english teacher (both who i have great relationships with))
Counselor Rec: I'm sure it will be great</p>

<p>Other:
State NY
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, First Generation, low income bracket</p>

<p>Intended Major: Psychology, possibly Neuroscience</p>

<p>I was planning on going with early decision , but they highly recommend 3 sat subject tests and the deadline for october registration has already passed. i could apply early without any subject tests or apply regular decision with the subject tests. what do i do? please reply soon, </p>

<pre><code> Vanessa
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<p>I think you need some kind of science given that you want to go into fields involving science. Yes, you really should take subject tests. You also really need a higher SAT, especially since JHU admits a lot of people from New York.</p>

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<p>I hate ‘chance’ threads. In your case, I strongly suggest you also find some schools with stats that are similar to your, and that offer good financial aid.</p>

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<p>Well a short look shows JH SAT 25/75 SAT range is 1960/2260 and you have a 1750. That puts you 210 below the 25% range. So I would say you need to significantly improve your SAT and cure cancer / play a sport at a professional level. Don’t give up and please put in an application (don’t stress over it), but you need to look at other schools that will likely make you happy. Best of luck on everything… </p>

<p>If you’re not sure how to compare yourself to the average accepted student at any school do a Google search for the school by name and add the words “common data set”, then look at this years data. Sorry if you already know about CDS but a lot of people don’t know or forget. CDS is a wonderful source of info.</p>