Yes It Is Another One Of Those

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>OK... im more focused on life than on tests so brace yourself for my scores... the rest of my application looks ok.....
African American girl
Financial need: yes...big time
GPA: 3.947 uw 4.66 w
Rank 2/ 710 hopefully 1 by second semester
school : public...bad side of town...and i must emphasize this...there have been three shootings at my school last year alone
AP test:
Bio 5
English lan 4
USH 5
(scores pending)
Senior schedule:
Calc ABC
Individual Study Debate (like debate 6)
AP English Literature
AP Chem 2 or Adv. Organic Chemistry... wish i could take both
AP Macro
Ap comparative Governemnt
Basketball
German 2 and 3 hopefully self study before January</p>

<p>SAT: 630 CR 630 M 600 W ( i left the test early around section 8..an excuse that most wont believe but i had a family emergency.... but you can ask anyone who took the test even the guidance counselr and theyll tell you that i did....</p>

<p>I dont think the SAT is for me though.. I think i want to take the ACT and i have scored well on two practivce tests 30-33 Composite because I like the syle of questions the ACT offers and science is my thing which really helps</p>

<p>SAT 2: Math 2 720 Liteature : 730 Biology (hoping for a 740+)</p>

<p>ECS:
president of speech and debate
varsity letter in debate
nationally ranked in Dramatic interpretation (top 50)
Quarterfinalist in impromptu two years in a row at national tournament top 60
lots of awards in speech and debate...taken a few local tournaments
(will continue debate in college...if that means anything)</p>

<p>My friend and i created YNH... a service group that has raised over $9,000.00 in the last 3 years for many causes</p>

<p>Academic Decatholon... medaled in Honors Writing , Speech , and Music ( gold , gold, bronze)</p>

<p>UIL state participantin Imformative speaking (kinda big here in texas</p>

<p>Semifinalist at the sate tournament in Oratory and Extemp speaking
TOC qualifier in extemp (kinda big in debate world)</p>

<p>Teach a kid - mentor program for middle scool students... head mentor ( 2 years.....
Ive ben in all my clubs listed for 4 years.... these ive been in for 2 years</p>

<p>SNHS sec , president-12
NHS
Student council</p>

<p>Lots of volunter hours .....walks...YMCA...library.... Medical center...(shadowed a few doctors)</p>

<p>National finalist in a speech contest...maybe i will win (hahahah) but its not till november</p>

<p>Recs: great
essays: will be really deep hopefully about my life experinces and when i visited my family back home in Nigeria
(u.s. born citizen just for clarification)</p>

<p>lots of academic awards...something for PSAT at least commended (219)
AP scholar with honors
speaks more than two languages </p>

<p>Quest Bridge College prep scholarship winner and Ventures Scholar....</p>

<p>What would be my chances if I got a 32 -34 on the ACT ...i plan on explaining the situation with SAT with a letter...i think my friend started a topic like this for me......</p>

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<p>Excellent chance. Top schools, including Ivys need strong URM applicants like you. Borderline SATs won't sink you. If JHU is you're dream, apply ED.</p>

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<p>You're in ED, without a doubt--you're a URM, plus you come from a poor socioeconomic background. Even RD, you have an excellent chance and would get in easily as long as your ACT scores are high. But if you really like JHU, apply ED like Robert said.</p>

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<p>JHU's admit rate for black URMS according to the journal of black higher education is ONLY 33%, she is FAR from a shoe-in. These chance threads are worthless as none of you guys know what the adcoms really do when they meet.</p>

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<p>lol you posted this under like every single college...(Carnegie mellon, williams, etc.)</p>

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<p>Blah...while we are not official admissions staff, I'm pretty sure the OP and everyone who creates these chance threads knew that already.</p>

<p>BTW, 33% is 9% higher than the overall admission rate was this year for prospective freshman (24%) so that's a pretty significant benefit for URMs.</p>

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<p>33% was when JHU's admit rate was 30%.</p>

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<p>Oh, I could be wrong then.</p>

<p>Anyways, to the OP, your chances will be excellent if you can either obtain an excellent ACT score or boost your SAT I score. You really should have a good score in one of these two tests, though.</p>

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<p>SAT I scores aren't really that great but your extracurriculars are excellent. The fact that you are an urm and come from a poor socioeconomic background should help. Actually, if you boost your SAT I scores, you could even go for the Iveys and Stanford.</p>

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<p>keep in mind that JHU's applicant pool is equally as strong if not stronger than the ivies in the biology, chemistry, biomedical eng. and hard sciences. </p>

<p>Johns Hopkins clearly gets the ABSOLUTE best students in these fields applying so while you will be competitive, I agree that there is NOBODY that is a shoo-in to a place like Hopkins. ED would boost your chances if you LOVE Hopkins and you do not want to be anywhere else. </p>

<p>GL!</p>

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keep in mind that JHU's applicant pool is equally as strong if not stronger than the ivies in the biology, chemistry, biomedical eng. and hard sciences.</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins clearly gets the ABSOLUTE best students in these fields applying so while you will be competitive, I agree that there is NOBODY that is a shoo-in to a place like Hopkins. ED would boost your chances if you LOVE Hopkins and you do not want to be anywhere else.</p>

<p>GL!

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<p>what happened to the declared major not mattering for JHU admissions except for BME</p>

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<p>It doesn't matter what you apply to (except biomed). But as a student, you're going to look like a lot of other kids in the pool I'm guessing. Never assume anyone is a shoo-in at this level of selectivity.</p>