What are my chances? (Ohio State, Michigan, Johns Hopkins, Case Western Reserve University)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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I will be applying Early Decision to Johns Hopkins, Early Action to Ohio State and Michigan, Regular Decision to Case Western Reserve (for the PPSP program).

Bio:

  • Citizenship: US, Egypt
  • State of residence: Ohio
  • Class: 2018
  • Race: White (Middle Eastern)
  • Gender: Male
  • Intended Major: Biology (pre-med)

School:

  • Private school (around 300 kids total, 60 in my grade)
  • Graduates (How many go to Ivies): 3 per year, 5 last year (around 10% of each class)
  • APs Offered: 11, 3 of them fine arts (3 APs per year maximum)
  • Honors Offered: 0 (school got rid of the only one this year)
  • Only 5 classes per semester, including free period 90% of students take

Academic Profile:

  • Unweighted GPA: 3.9394 [9th grade], 3.875 10th and 11th grade
  • Weighted GPA: 4.18 [9th grade], 4.042 [10th and 11th grade]
  • APs: 2 junior year, 4 more senior year (found a loophole to the 3 APs maximum policy)
  • Honors: 4 [9th grade], 1 [10th and 11th grade]
  • SAT: 1500 (730 rw, 770 m)
  • SAT II: 740 Biology M, 730 Math Level II (not sure if I should submit this to Michigan or Johns Hopkins?)
  • AP Scores: Biology (4), Psychology (5)
  • Rank: school does not report class rank

Senior Year Courses (APs):

  • AP Calculus AB
  • AP Calculus BC (It’s weird, I know)
  • AP Chemistry
  • AP United States History

EC (I have more, this is more quality over quantity):

  • Varsity Tennis Team co-captain
  • Science Olympiad co-president
  • Currently work at Kumon Learning Center
  • 45+ hours volunteering at local university hospital
  • 30+ hours fundraising/volunteering for local mosque
  • 100+ hours of shadowing at a local hospital
  • Muslim-American society member (organized Friday prayers at school)

Honors:

  • Academic Honor Roll
  • National Society of High School Scholars (school isn’t a member of NHS)
  • National Spanish Exam Medal Winner (Gold last year, Silver this year)

I know its a bit confusing because I transferred schools. The school info is about the school I currently attend. Thanks for any help!

2

Ohio State should be 99.9% safety, I would think that Michigan is more likely an admit than not. Hopkins is definitely a reach, if only because they get so many applications that are a carbon copy of yours every year.

3

What is your intended major? SAT 1500 and uwGPA ~3.9 are slight above admission average at UMich LSA and around average for CoE. Your chance should be around the 20% OOS admission rate.

4

Definitely submit the SAT IIs to all schools. Hopkins pretty much requires them. Those score are also OK for the schools.

You have a decent application for all of the schools. Fine to apply ED to Hopkins, but you may not get in.

5

The schools don’t care if you switched after 9th grade, they are going to combine your grades. activities, etc. I would not mention in your app that you found a loophole to take 4 APs (it could make you sound manipulative).

Your stats are good. I’d say you have a shot everyplace.

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I’m not going to mention that its a loophole, I’ll just put down the class for my current year schedule. Also, my major will likely be centered around biology, so I’ll be applying to all of these school’s College of Arts and Sciences.

Also, here are my stats with my entire high school career combined:

Unweighted GPA: 3.901
Weighted GPA: 4.1

Honors: 5
APs: 6

Thanks!

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The grades at the private school look good. Not sure how tough a school it is.Looks like a solid application. The SAT IIs are a plus.

I would think Ohio State is close to a lock, and you will probably get into the others, except Hopkins, which you have a shot at.

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I don’t know if it’ll help, but my private school is ranked #8 in Ohio. It’s the most rigorous school in my region. Thanks!