what are my chances at John Hopkins

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<p>Ok so now it's my turn to submit my stats. I hope you guys will evaluate them thoroughly and honestly. I know I'm borderline and I really regret it but I really hope I'll get in. </p>

<p>My freshmen schedule and grades:
Semester 1
Algebra b: A
Honors English: B
Science foundations: B
Health: A
Semester 2
Spanish I: A
Geometry: A
Biology: A
Us. History: A</p>

<p>Sophomore schedule and grades:
Semester 1
Algebra II Enriched: A
Civics and Economics: A
Graphic Arts: A
Chemistry: A
Semester 2
Spanish II: A
Weight training: A
10th Grade Honors English: B
Trigonometry Enriched: A</p>

<p>Junior schedule and grades:
Semester 1
AP Biology: A
Ap European History: B
Physics: B
Pre calculus enriched: A
Semester 2
AP Biology: A
AP European History: B
Modern American Literature: A
Spanish III: A</p>

<p>AP Biology AP test: 5
AP European History AP test: 3</p>

<p>My GPA is a 3.75 </p>

<p>My ACT score is a 29 with an 8 on the essay
My SAT score is an 1880</p>

<p>My extracurriculars:
Wrestling freshmen year
computer club sophomore year
japanese club sophomore year
Piano until sophomore year
National Honor Society sophomore and junior year
Total 60 hours of volunteering
I helped start a company that designs and generates websites. I do the
css programming and I would say I'm a big part of making it work.</p>

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<p>I like your transcript, keep it up, but you need a lot more ECs and you need to really get involved in each one (Quality not quantity). I dont know, do have more ECs that you didnt list? Another comment, you need a lot more volunteer hours. Most people that i know who got accepted had 1000+ volunteer hours.</p>

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<p>standardized test scores arent the deciding factor at JHU, but I would be sure to bring them up if you can...</p>

<p>You've taken an excellent courseload..</p>

<p>what is your class rank?</p>

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<p>awe man... are you serious about 1000+ hours? or are you just exagerrating a little.</p>

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<p>definite exaggeration</p>

<p>lol</p>

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<p>no i wouldnt say exaggeration... ive volunteered all of my summers plus many during the school years... its possible</p>

<p>anyways on topic, id have to agree with quality and not quantity.. stick with something you enjoy and can become good at.</p>

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Most people that i know who got accepted had 1000+ volunteer hours.

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<p>I'm not saying it's never been done, but there is absolutely no way 1000 hours of volunteering is common or necessary for admission.</p>

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<p>I know it's not required or common to have 1000+ hours but it can be done. My friends are the type who like to go above and beyond the other candidates . I've been volunteering at a medical clinic the whole summer 8 hours a day, probably 600 hours so far.</p>

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