yet another chance thread...but what can i say..i'm crazy

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>yea..it's another chance thread...but whatever...i'd really like some input
for JHU of course and other ivys...</p>

<p>Female (Indian)
Location: VA
Type of School: Public </p>

<p>Academic Overview</p>

<p>W GPA: 4.6125
UW GPA: 4.0 (school only records weighted GPA on transcript)
Class Size: 400-430
Class Rank: tope 1% (1 or 2 right now)
Course load: extremely difficult</p>

<p>SAT I: 1980 (M:560 CR:680 W:740 11 essay) retaking in Oct
SAT IIs: US History: 700, Chem: (610…I know), taking Math II, Lit, and retaking Chem in Oct)
ACT: 31 (English: 32, Math: 28 (ughh), Science: 27 (ughh), Reading: 36 Writing: don’t know yet)
AP Test: AP US/VA, AP Physics B, AP Chem (I know I did really well on US/VA, and fairly well on Chem, so shooting for a 5 on history and 4 for Chem), AP Physics B was brutal (probably ended up with a 3)</p>

<p>Grade: A in every class listed </p>

<p>Freshman Year
Honors Eng 9
Honors World History I
Hon Bio
Concert Choir
Journalism 1: Newspaper
Hon Spanish 2
Gym/PE (required)
Hon Geometry</p>

<p>Soph Year
Hon Eng 10
Hon Chem
Hon World History II
Concert Choir
Journalism 2: Newspaper
Hon Spanish 3
Gym/Pe (required)
Hon Alg2/Trig</p>

<p>Jr Year
AP US/Va
AP Chem
Hon Eng.
AP Physics B
Hon Spanish 4
Journalism 3: Newspaper
Hon Math Analysis (pre-calc)
Hon. Show Choir</p>

<p>Senior Year
AP English 12
AP Bio
AP Envi or AP Physics C
J4: Newspaper
AP Calc BC (2 blocks)
Hon Show Choir
AP Gov</p>

<p>ECs:
Varsity Track (lettered)-districts every year
Varsity XC (lettered)- districts every year
Young Democrats (President) (9-12)
Key Club 9-12
Tri-M Music Honor Society 10-12 (Performance Coordinator, Co-Pres)
Newspaper 10-12 (Distribution Manager, Style Editor, Copy Editor)
Class Council Treasurer 10, 11, 12
Spanish Honor Society 11- 12
National Honor Society 11-12
Robotics 11,12 (Team Leader, Newspaper/Publicity Chair)
Show/Jazz/Concert Choirs (9-12) Treasurer
Temple Youth Group/Committees (Advisory Board Member)</p>

<p>My school does not have many or any science related club/activities, so I try to do that on my own in volunteer and research stuff</p>

<p>Awards
Outstanding Student List (Chemistry, World History I, Algebra I)
Academic Letter/Golden Eagle Honor Roll
National Merit Commended (so far…it’s still going on)
Girls Cross Country Most Improved Award
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes Nominee
William and Mary Leadership Award (leadership conference)
Kiwanis Statewide Delegate to Leadership Conference
National Internet Science and Technology Fair-National Finalist
District Choir (9-12)
Christopher Columbus Awards Foundation National Semi-finalist
Youth Salute (National Council of Youth Leadership)</p>

<p>CenterStage Show Choir (placed as the number 1 best show and jazz choir at a national competition in New York City with a superior rating, has sung at the Kennedy Center, the Strathmore, and won many local, regional, and national accolades.) It’s very small and competitive choir to get into and we have been recognized </p>

<p>Research/Volunteer Experience
Summer Enrichment Program at UVA 8th-10th (engineering, genetics, and environmental science, neurobiology)—very competitive to get into
Gov’s School for Life Sciences and Medicine summer 2007 (highly competitive to get into, 1 of 30 students)
NIH Internship at the Clinical Research Center (Department of Ambulatory Care) (this is obviously very selective…I had to sell my soul to get a position basically)</p>

<p>Y-Street Smoke Free Campaigns
Hospital Teen Volunteer
Camp Eagle(teach elementary kids science lessons)</p>

<p>I started a malnutrition awareness program in rural India with Doctors Without Borders Bracelet for Life Campaign</p>

<p>Worked at various clinics and hospitals in India that I will definitely use in my essay</p>

<p>***JHU is one of my top three that I really want to go to and I know my scores are horrible for the SAT I and II, but hopefully they can be raised and I want to possibly major in neuroscience and go on to med school definitely…so JHU seems like the best place for that</p>

<p>***I know the BME is really hard to get into, but I have an interview this summer with a professor from BME…so hopefully I can learn more about that</p>

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<p>also I'm in Quill and Scroll (writing honor society)
Speak three languages fluently and decent in Spanish</p>

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<p>You'll probably get into Neuroscience at JHU...I got accepted to BME, but I had a lot of engineering internships, somwaht higher standardized test, etc. You probably have more EC's, but I had my fair share, and I'm instate.</p>

<p>I know another indian girl that applied with like pretty much the same scores as you, but she had only taken 2 AP tests (psych and bio) got 5's on both, 680-710 on SATII's (bio and math), and around a 1980, and she didn't get it?? BUT she had like NO EC's...pretty much....I've heard myths that its harder for indian students to get in because a lot of them apply?? Just something to keep in mind...</p>

<p>Overall, I think you'll get in, but make sure you apply EARLY DECISION, are else you're going to be up gainst all these other asians, not only indians, and that will make is MUCH MUCH HARDER...lol..</p>

<p>Good Luck!!</p>