<p>Hey everyone, I'm new to the forums, but i've perused them in the past, so i decided to join in on all the college fun.</p>
<p>Im a Junior in HS, getting rdy to start applying in the Fall '09, and here are some of my options.</p>
<p>I want to go to U.Penn, Johns Hopkins, or GWU as my top choices, so what do u think my chances would be?</p>
<p>Major: Biological Sciences - General</p>
<p>GPA: 3.55
SAT 1: 2030 (CR:590,M:730,W:710)</p>
<p>Going to take AP Test in World Hist. and SAT 2's in Bio, Math 1, and World Hist. before yr ends.</p>
<p>Anticipated Senior Yr. Schedule:
AP Bio
AP Calc AB
AP Psych
Hon. Anatomy/Physiology
Acl. Eng 12
Comp Apps, Excel and Powerpoint</p>
<p>Clubs/Awards/Experience</p>
<p>President-elect Political Science Club
Presidential Classroom Scholar
National Spanish Exam - Bronze Winner
Common Ground Organization
190 Hours Community Service as Patient Escort in Hospital (School Certificate from this as well)
Worked in Civil Engineer's Office
Volunteered in Sunday School since i was a toddler</p>
<p>Semi-fluent in Spanish, Urdu, Arabic and Farsi-Persian</p>
<p>GWU is a match…a solid one; for Upenn and JHU, you need to get your sats up to at least 2100 to be in the “game” Plus, your GPA is on the lower side…so SAT of 2200 and an increase in your GPA would be preferable</p>
<p>Getting your GPA would be a good idea too. Courses look solid though. Assuming you’re a junior and are going to still take the SAT a few more times, you have a better chance. Still, a bit of a reach though.
Dont know about GWU, but JHU would be a reach, and UPenn would be a higher reach.</p>
<p>ditto to the previous two posts. as a reject from penn with an SAT of 2200 and ACT of 33, youll probably to bring those up to get in the game. You have some cool awards and extracurriculars that will probably be really eye catching, but your GPA is a major weak point. I have yet to meet anyone in my life (without legacy) who got into Penn without at least a 3.7</p>
<p>I think you are pretty qualified, except for your GPA. I don’t really know anything about the universities, so I am not sure how much my input really helps.</p>
<p>GW is a pretty solid match, JHU is a reach, but would be good if you want to go into Bio
BU is very similar to GWU, and Cornell is a big reach, as is Bucknell, not quite as much as Cornell and JHU though</p>
<p>well i dont think you could get into UPenn because of their impossible standards, but GWU is a really solid match and JHU is a slight reach only because of your gpa, your SATs are fine for JHU and if you do well on the SATIIs, you should get in </p>
<p>well i dont think you could get into UPenn because of their impossible standards, but GWU is a really solid match and JHU is a slight reach only because of your gpa, your SATs are fine for JHU and if you do well on the SATIIs, you should get in </p>
<p>I really doubt JHU is anywhere near as easy as people are making it out to be [I’m applying and I’m nowhere near as confident as most people on CC], especially for life sciences like the OP. Don’t get me wrong, you definitely have a shot of getting in but JHU is IMO a high reach.</p>
