Are these logical choices?

[overbrook99]

<p>Are NYU, Haverford, Lafayette, BC, and Hopkins good choices with a 30 act (33 english, 32 reading, 27 math, 26 science, 31 combined/9 E)?
Everything else regarding ec’s, gpa, and rank are very solid. My biggest concerns are my scores and the fact that I’m coming from a ****ty high school. </p>

<p>Villanova and TCNJ don’t superscore, so I’ve sent them both my 1900 sat, and two 28 composite acts (with different sub scores).
For safety purposes: I’m already into rutgers cas and business with a scholarship.</p>

[GeekMom63]

<p>Is your family wealthy? NYU doesn’t give much in the way of aid. Sorry I can’t answer your actual questions. Good luck!</p>

[zoezeo87]

<p>So what is a solid GPA & rank? High sch is important too… what activities are u involved in during high school?</p>

<p>probably hard to get Hopkins with SAT 1900. Not really sure about how strict the other schools are. If you pay out of state tuition, it’ll probably be easier though,</p>

[M_s_Mom]

<p>Google the Common Data Set for each school and look at the academic profile for the admitted students (section C). You can easily see how you compare and, combined with some judgement about selectivity, impute your chances.</p>

[overbrook99]

<p>zoezeo87: my gpa is a 4.54 weighted, 3.96 unweighted… involved in many activities, numerous leadership positions.
i send hopkins my 30 act, which is equivalent to a 2000 sat. while not great, much more competitive than 1900.</p>

[Suixxi]

<p>Haverford, NYU, and Hopkins are going to be more difficult with your test scores, so I wouldn’t count on them, though acceptance certainly is still a possibility. I really comes down to the quality of your essays and how the adcom will view your EC’s and academic success, which non of us can know the answer to until after the fact.</p>

[Erin_s_Dad]

<p>From what I’ve seen Hopkins does not superscore ACT, only SAT.</p>

[overbrook99]

<p>I’ve spoken to Hopkins and they assured me they do.</p>

[ucbalumnus]

<p>If you need financial aid, at NYU you will be aiming for the higher bar of big merit scholarships, rather than the normal bar of admissions, since NYU tends to give poor financial aid to students not getting the big merit scholarships.</p>

[muckdogs07]

<p>I would not rule out Hopkins. Its admissions office is quirky. For example, my son’s HS in NOVA had six people apply last year. Hopkins took two kids with 1900-2000 SATs (not URM or ED) and rejected one with a 2200 and similar grades. Also, with Hopkins, Eng’g is a bit harder to get into than the College. While JHU is still a long-shot it is probably worth an application. Also, NYU allows you to submit three AP scores in lieu of SAT/ACT and so if you have three good ones you might want to apply there.</p>

[ichabod94]

<p>This seems like a balanced list to me. And I agree with muckdogs07, JHU doesn’t necessarily value SAT scores as much as GPA. I know people who have been accepted with similar stats as you so it is definitely not impossible!</p>

[LookingIn]

<p>JHU doesn’t really “superscore” the SAT, but they do consider all of your ACT tests when doing their holistic evaluation of the application. From a JHU admissions officer:</p>

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Applicants who take the ACT multiple times are encouraged to submit all ACT scores to Johns Hopkins University. The Admissions Committee will record the applicants highest combined score from a single testing date for the ACT, and it must be an ACT date where the applicant took the writing section. Though only the highest combined score is recorded for statistical purposes, the Admissions Committee will have available all section scores from all ACT exams submitted. We recommend students send all ACT exams taken as we do evaluate all scores, but for reporting principles we are unable to superscore the ACT exams.

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<p>And they don’t seem to place a lot weight on traditional metrics like SAT scores, GPA, and class rank:</p>

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…the data of an application file matters but is not the primary focus of decision-making. Instead we need to care about the deeper qualities of our applicants: engagement, talent, energy, and fit. Our reviews need to go beneath the data. Many assume that highly selective college admissions begins and ends with a review of the academic markers. However, it is our approach that reviews based solely on quantitative analysis limits the selection process. An approach focusing on the deeper qualities of applicants allows for variation in how we define fit and takes into account the context of each individual applicant’s educational opportunities and community. Such an approach values interpersonal qualities and actual experiences and engagement, over raw data.</p>

<p>Third, we must focus on what counts as good evidence of the deeper qualities of students and fit for our university. Our focus is on what a student does on a day-to-day basis rather than moment in time indicators. A recommendation tells much more about a student than a test score, and a recommendation is better evidence of future success, whereas a test score is simply an evaluation of performance. The purpose of our file review is to see the student in a day-to-day way: their role in the classroom, in their community, at home, and beyond. The ultimate question is not how good is the information in the application, but how good the individual student is and will be. This is a holistic approach to application review.

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<p>You can read the whole thing on the [Hopkins</a> Insider](<a href=“Taiga”>Taiga) blog. </p>

<p>If you come from a lousy high school but can make a good case for why you’re an interesting person who will add a lot to the university, JHU is probably a good option.</p>

[overbrook99]

<p>ok! thanks, guys. i hope i have a chance!</p>