Wow! you are all such great help! Could you help me too? (CHANCES)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Ok, So I am really confused on where I stand at this point. I really want to early decision at JHU, but seeing all these stats of prospective students for JHU, I am not so sure. I would really like to be a biology major and go into medicine. (Recommendation of good schools relating to this major would be very much appreciated) -location does not matter.</p>

<p>Here are the stats:</p>

<p>GPA - 3.8 (weighted)
Rank- 58/424 top 14%
Completed 8 honors courses and will have completed 8 APs by the end of my senior year.
APs :Junior- Calculus AB, Chemistry, European History, English Language,
Senior- Calculus BC, Biology, Statistics, and English Literature
I've also taken a college course at university of pittsburgh during my sophomore year ( Chemistry ) - got a B</p>

<p>SAT I: verbal: 570
math: 650
Writing:630
(I have only taken the SAT I once, and will be taking it again on oct. 14)
(expecting the scores to increase- studied all summer)
(taking the SAT IIs in November - Math I, Math II, and Chemistry)</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars -</p>

<pre><code> Volleyball (9th and 10th) -JV and Varsity
NHS (10-12)
Spanish Club (9-11)
Continental Math League
Volunteering at hospital ( ~130 hrs)
Starting a "Morning Choir" program at the hospital
Student Council Representative
Junior/ senior class representative in youth group
Stainless (christian group 10-12)
Praise Team member in youth group
Mission trip to Ensenada (12 days)
Concert Mistress in Senior High orchestra (9-12)
</code></pre>

<p>Passion- Music (performing arts- instrumental- Violin)
PMEA (Pennsylvania Music Education Association) district orchestra (2 yrs)
" " honors orchestra (3 yrs)
" " regional orchestra (2 yrs)
" " all-state orchestra (2 yrs)
Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra (1 yr)
***I am also nominated for the all-eastern orchestra which will include top string players from all the 13 original colonies ( I will be the first one to go in our school history)</p>

<p>Senior High Orchestra - concert mistress
- president
- leadership award
-directors award</p>

<p>PHEW... ok so here is my college list:
Johns Hopkins University (ED)
Carnegie Mellon University
Lehigh University
Rice University
University of California- SD or Irvine
University of Pittsburgh
University of Rochester
University of Washington</p>

<p>Please tell me what you think my chances are for these schools- (reach, good match, safety etc.) And any other recommendations will be totally helpful! THANK YOU SO MUCH!! You guys are terrific! =D</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins University (ED)- reach
Carnegie Mellon University- reach
Lehigh University- reach
Rice University- reach
University of California- SD or Irvine- match
University of Pittsburgh- match
University of Rochester- low reach
University of Washington- match</p>

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<p>thanks chances~! =)
But I guess none of them are considered "safety schools" hmm.. what would be a good safety school for me? And I've heard that for UC schools, if I'm out of state, that might be a reach? =/ And do any of the following I've listed seem like it's not worth applying for? Like I don't have a chance of getting in compared to others.. (please be brutally honest)</p>

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<p>Umm anyone else? Please tell me your thoughts. I have to choose my list of colleges by TOMORROW~~!! (for college recommendation and etc..)</p>

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<p>swizzlesodapop:</p>

<p>UCSD: Reach (out of state)
UCI: Slight Reach (out of state)</p>

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<p>Why are UC schools a reach for out of state candidates? And is GPA the main factor of these schools?</p>

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<p>Johns Hopkins University (ED)--reach (SAT scores are a real problem for you at this school)
Carnegie Mellon University--slight reach to reach (once again--SATs)
Lehigh University--match to slight reach
Rice University--reach (Rice is as difficult or more so that John Hopkins to get into)
University of California- San Diego--slight reach to reach (OOS)
UC Irvine--match to slight reach (OOS)--you should apply here, you are about 45%-50% to get in</p>

<p>P.S. Although you didn't ask, UC Santa Cruz is probably a match (OOS) (55% to 60%)</p>

<p>University of Pittsburgh--match
University of Rochester--match to slight reach
University of Washington--match</p>

<p>If I were you, I'd apply ED to Carnegie Mellon or University of Rochester instead of John Hopkins, because at John Hopkins you have very little chance of acceptance.</p>

<p>Also, UC schools are tough for out-of-state candidates, since about 86% of the students accepted are from in-state, leaving very few spots for all the out-of-state students that want to move to (or go to school in) California. </p>

<p>Good luck.</p>