Which should i ED to (Duke/JHU) (Final Chance thread...why do i have to chance back?)

<p>Here are the admission stats from my school's naviance:</p>

<p>Duke
Avg GPA: 6.8, SAT: 2226 (All RD, 1 of them 6.2, 2070)</p>

<p>Hopkins
Avg: 6.51, 2172 (ED stats 0.3 lower than RD) 2 of them (ED) had similar GPA as me but I have higher SAT </p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2120 (CR: 640 M: 760 W: 720 Essay: 11)
[</em>] SAT II: Math2: 780, Bio-E: 710, Physics: 800, US: 800, Chemistry: 800 [Ironically I got a C in both Chem and Pre-Calc)
[<em>] GPA: 6.0/7.0 (pretty much means B average in all honors/AP classes) [A is a 7, B is a 6, etc assuming one is taking honors/ap courses)
[</em>] Rank or percentile: at least top 15% (out of 531)
[<em>] AP/IB Scores: Calc BC: 5 (AB Subscore: 5) Stat: 4
[</em>] ACT: 36 (12 Essay)
[li] Other: Qualified for the AIME</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Major Awards: Honor Roll (9, 11)
[</em>] Extracurriculars:
Theater (Musical/Drama) [leads]
Choir
Habitat for Humanity (president)
Medical Club
Freelance graphics designer
Tutoring an child with autism in math
Website developer (was paid until site was closed)
I help with a program that runs a party for autistic children before the holidays
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Internship at Penn w/ doing research at a lab
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
Hospital work
Ran a food kitchen in third world country
Raised $14,000 running an event in that country for charity
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: Should be great
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: Should be Great
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Should be Great
[<em>] Additional Rec: Should be Great
[</em>] Interview: Should also be great</p>

<p>[/ul][ b]Other**[list]
[<em>] Location: NJ
[</em>] School Type: Competitive Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: White
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Income Bracket: 100k+</p>[/li]
<p>Ok well I started to become serious about my schoolwork in junior year. I wasted sophomore year spending 3:00 PM - 11:00 PM afterschool with theater/choir. I was doing really well the first two marking periods junior year. I had a Straight A average the first semester. However, at that point I started getting sick quite frequently. My grades ended up dropping gradually. </p>

<p>I feel as if my test scores are a better indicator of me than my GPA</p>

<p>i got a 160 on the PSAT Sophomore year. This year i managed to pull a 2120 on the SAT after some studying while I was sick.</p>

<p>I got a B freshman year math, a C sophomore year math [both honors]. Then in Junior year i qualified for the AIME, Scored a 780 in Math2, got an A in CalcAP, got a 5 on the AP test, got an A in stat, got a 4 on the Stat AP test (teacher's average is a 1.9). Had i not been sick, my grades would have been much higher.</p>

<p>To add on to that. I got a C in Chemistry Sophomore year, but i got an 800 on the subject test junior year. I also got a B in US History in Sophomore year but an 800 on the Subject test.</p>

<p>I'm poitive that I can get straight As on my 1st MP Senior year and have that sent</p>

<p>Sr year Courseload
Business H
PhysicsAP
EnglishAP
Multivariable Calculus H
World History AP
Psych AP
Science Research H
Euro History AP
Lunch</p>

<p>Where should I apply to, Duke or Hopkins ED (which would be more likely for me)</p>

<p>what major?</p>

<p>I think you should just apply early to the college you would go to if you got into both.
but if you want to choose the ‘easier’ one, i think jhu is a bit easier than duke and it gives its ED kids more of a boost too.
also, with your high math and science scores, jhu would prob be better b/c duke seems to be looking for more well rounded kids whereas at most kids at jhu are some sort of pre-med haha.</p>

<p>I’m not sure but maybe:</p>

<p>International Studies
Psychology
Economics
Biology</p>

<p>something along those lines</p>

<p>I’ve visited and loved both schools</p>

<p>this is personal, but when i was choosing schools, i felt that jhu, while strong, had it’s strengths in one basket: science. duke’s strengths are across the board. just something to consider. :)</p>

<p>Do what you want. You have already taken all the tests, you have good EC’s, you have a good resume overall. You won’t find anything on these boards worthwhile. </p>

<p>If I were you, I would do some soul searching, try and find out where I would truly want to be.</p>

<p>The thing is I love both schools after I visited</p>