<p>Hi, I am the younger brother of a Johns Hopkins under-grad alumni, I was wondering if this would help me out a bit? Here are my stats:</p>
<p>ACADEMIC
-IB diploma candidate, junior
-3.76 GPA UW
-rigorous course load, ie differential equations, economics, etc.
-2240 SAT 1 2nd attempt (should I retake again?)
-800 SAT 2 US history, 760 Chem
-4 AP's, all 5's (will take a bunch more this spring)
-230 PSAT, hopefully national scholar (semi?) finalist
EXTRACURRICULAR (probably my weakest)
-quizbowl/It's academic
-art club president (In title only, but no one has to know about that! LOL)
-national science honor society member
-junior statesman of america member
-newspaper delivery job since 7th grade
-150 hours volunteering(will get more this summer), mostly at habitat for humanity
-Hobbies: Archery, vegetable gardening (don't know if I should put these on app?)
OTHER
-caucasian male
-family makes around 80K a year, high for country, but lower middle class for my area (montgomery county, md) neither of my parents have a college degree
-said brother @hopkins</p>
<p>So, with all this said could I have a chance?</p>
<p>I cannot speak with any authority, but I believe that admissions daniel has written (not in great detail) about Legacy admissions. I am paraphrasing, but he led me to believe that being a legacy was not something given great weight at Hopkins, but it was considered. The idea was that a legacy will have a better understanding of the rigor and culture of JHU. I think if you search the term Legacy both here and on the official Hopkins Discussion Threads, you will see that fuzzy kind of answer.</p>
<p>You will surely make NMSF and finalist unless you do not apply. You might look at some of the schools that offer great money for NMF as a back-up. </p>
<p>I am not a Hopkins expert, but you look as though you would be a strong candidate.</p>
<p>You look like a solid applicant. I can’t comment on your chances, but you obviously have a shot (especially with a sibling here). The most important thing I would say is keep your grades up. Senior year grades are weighted quite heavily, and I think they helped me get in. Good luck!</p>
<p>It may be just coincidental (or maybe intelligence and high achievement have something to do with genetics), but I know a considerable number of sibling pairs who have attended Hopkins in recent years (including both my children, my daughter’s freshman year roomate and her brother, and my daughter’s sophomore year roomate and her brother). It seems like more than a coincidence, but who knows? Good luck!!</p>