With RD decisions out, Chance a Junior!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>First off, I'm an Asian male
Also, I am now a junior, so this is all tentative..
My high school usually sends 20-25 kids to good schools while most go to the state school</p>

<p>UW GPA - 3.7 with an upward trend
W GPA - 4.2
Class Rank - 41/254 (Could Change by the end of the year into being in top 10%)
Workload - Pretty Rigorous (Note that it's not the most rigorous it can be, didn't take APUSH at all and only took Honors English at Junior year =)
Also, I finished at Spanish Level 3 and couldn't move on to Spanish Level 4 due to scheduling conflicts, My guidance counselor said that she would send a letter explaining that had I been able to take it, I would have..Do you guys think that this letter will even do anything? Also, since I couldn't move onto Spanish 4, I ended up taking Italian 1 =&lt;/p>

<p>SAT 1: 2270 (1540) Only took it once..wondering if I should take it again
Math: 790
Reading Comprehension: 750
Writing: 730 (8 Essay.)</p>

<p>SAT IIs:
Math II: 800
Chemistry: 750
Biology M: 770</p>

<p>AP Tests:
Chemistry: 5
World History: 5
At Senior Year, I would be taking (but don't think that the scores I would get would matter as I would take these tests in May, so the application process would have been done by then):
AP BC Calc
AP Biology
AP English
AP Government</p>

<p>Extracurricular Activities:
Freshman Year: Key Club, Band
Sophomore Year: Key Club, Varsity Tennis
Junior Year: Academic Decathlon (Made it to States), Key Club, Debate, Math League, Science League, Newspaper, Varsity Tennis
Senior Year: Academic Decathlon, Key Club, Math League (Treasurer), Science League, (Possibly Debate?), Newspaper (Possibly an Editor?), Varsity Tennis</p>

<p>Community Service: 200+ hours
Tutoring, Hospital, Babysat little kids while they waited for their parents</p>

<p>Distinctions:
National Merit (Most likely Semi-finalist)</p>

<p>Essays: Okay/Good
Recs: Okay, basically just the usual recs that teachers give to kids that they know to be bright and capable, but don't really know on a more personal basis</p>

<p>How bad does it look if I'm not in NHS?</p>

<p>Thanks for taking the time to read this thread and replying</p>

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<p>Not being in NHS doesn’t mean anything: NHS is a joke at most schools. Your rank may be a little low, I was top 5% at my school and was rejected…your essays will be key I guess, make sure they will stand out and get people to read over them and help you. Good luck in the future.</p>

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<p>Push your rank up to top 10%, and you have higher stats than I do.
I was accepted, so I’d assume that you’ll be.
(given that you pour everything on your essays)</p>