So...I'm a JuiceboxHero, and I want to go to JHU

Colleges & Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>I am an Indian Male.
My GPA is a 3.45 in core academic subjects (Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, English, Math), with assigning 4 pts for A, 3 Pts for B, and 2 Pts for C. I have one of the 5 hardest schedules in my school. So, this GPA is a bit deflated, in my opinion.
My rank is 99/471, but will go up to about 90/471. This is also due to many schedules that are a lot weaker than mine at a huge suburban, competitive, high-school.
I have a 800 V, 740 M on SAT I
710 Math IIC, 760 Chemistry, and 700 US History.</p>

<p>I recently turned 16 years old, and I am a senior, I hope that helps.
I sent in a CD, and a copy of my research paper on Field Emission. That paper was a big deal...It was at a prestigious lab..blah, blah, blah.</p>

<p>I am an Eagle Scout, so I have a 1000 + Community service hours with that.
I have been a varsity swimmer for 2 years. An avid swimmer for 8 +.
I'm an active Stand-Up Comedian.
I'm on my school's Math and Science, as well as Academic Quiz Bowl Teams. I have some awards and good showings at these. I am captain of two of them.
I used to play piano for about 6 years, but stopped 2 years ago.
I have lots, and lots, and lots of community service, through Boy Scouts, Habitat for Humanity, The Local Library, a Center for Autism and Related Disablities, and coaching sports to low-income kids.</p>

<p>Other Interests, Activities, and Notes</p>

<p>· Member of school’s Pep Club (Big Bad Wolves)
· Long interest in Stand-Up Comedy
· Sustained interest in hiking and other outdoor activities
· I have a very strong interest in football and baseball. I was very eagerly awaiting a chance to play on my high-school varsity teams until I suffered an injury that shattered my wrist. However, I still play intramural flag-football, as well as intramural baseball with local high-school students.
· I am very proficient at cooking traditional Indian dishes.
· I am an avid hip-hop enthusiast and DJ. I experiment with making break-beats and cutting records with my friends on weekends.
· I am fluent in Hindi and Telugu. Telugu is spoken frequently in my house, but Hindi is only spoken occasionally. I practice Hindi by watching Bollywood films. This is one of my guilty pleasures.
· During my youth, my family traveled to India, Scotland, Italy, France, and Germany. This travel has been very influential and has been instrumental in giving me a more worldly view.
· I have participated in some research every summer at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory and The Center for Advanced Power Systems. This research has not been “official.” I will “officially” be allowed to participate this summer, as I have just recently turned 16.</p>

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<p>You look solid.</p>

<p>Well rounded; GPA looks fine considering your course rigour and your class ranking. Good job with those SAT's. Your EC's are great.</p>

<p>Yeah, you're a good candidate. Keep those fingers crossed. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>stop posting this on every single forum, jackass</p>

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<p>juiceboxhero i think you got enough advice.SUICIDE NOW</p>

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<p>jack and pillow
you people are mean. if you dont have anything postive to say...keep your mouths shut.</p>

<p>juice
i think you have great chances. :)
everything looks great.
pillow and jack are envious.</p>

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<p>Are you guys kidding me? That GPA and Rank is horrid.</p>

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<p>*I have one of the 5 hardest schedules in my school. . . </p>

<p>So, this GPA is a bit deflated, **in my opinion.*</p>

<p>No one cares. Stop deluding yourself.</p>

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<p>jealous?
of 710 2c and 700 ush? 3.45 gpa?</p>

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<p>ravin. calling people envious isn't exactly positive. and keep our mouthes shut unless we have anything positive to say? ok, castro.</p>

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<p>lol @ castro</p>

<p>zing</p>

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<p>ouch... you guys are mean.. juicebox hero.. you have a great chance.. hype up the research area more.. i think they'd like that :) good luck</p>

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<p>jack, irap, spirited...
thank u.</p>

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<p>when colleges look at chances, they aren't going to care about speaking fluent hindi or telugu.
Unless you put that on your app.
Which would be weird.</p>

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<p>So just my two cents...but some of you are becoming quite NASTY on these forums. I little decorum and civility please. Don't say (write) anything that you wouldn't want someone to say to you -- and if you are the type of person who enjoys negativity, just don't post. As the proverbial mother always says, if you have nothing nice to say, keep your mouth shut!</p>

<p>Plus, remember that the admissions counselors read these forums. Do you really think they want a student with such a negative attitude on their campus (and this is not just for JHU I speak). It is "confidential" but it doesn't me you have to be rude.</p>

<p>Feel free to flame me if you want, but it just shows what kind of person you are if you do so.</p>

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<p>Agreed with LaxFan</p>

<p>Does Admisssions Daniel really read this? It would seem unneccesary/out of his way....Hmm....?</p>

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<p>People are flaming b/c this so-called hero is posting the same info in a ton of forums and titling them like "can I get into horny corny". This one isn't so bad, but you should know that everyone's not ganging up on him for no reason.</p>

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<p>Admissions Daniel does check the boards daily, and I am sure he has read the negative remarks. In fact, he thinks the worst part of College Confidential are the chances thread -- they are truly useless and just lead to such a cynical opinion of college admissions.</p>

<p>And instead of flaming, there is such a thing as IGNORING. Maybe everyone doesn't know the "unwritten" rules of posting.</p>