First of all- I understand that JHU is a reach, but I think the environment that Johns Hopkins provides is incredible. Is it still worth it to apply?
Female attending an International School in Netherlands
SAT- 1370 (superscored) W-730 M-640
GPA- 3.87/4.0
IB program- IB Chem HL, IB Biology HL, IB Dutch B HL, IB Math SL, IB History SL, IB English Lit SL (42 /45 predicted)
Recommendations- 8/10 (close connection to both recommenders)
Essays- Although the topic is ordinary, I think I’ve managed to write about it in a compelling way (7/10)
Small Awards-
First Place in a Short Story Competition (local- but still very competitive as there was a generous cash prize), Leadership Award, High Honors (x4- for maintaining a high GPA), Regional Violin Award (For scoring the top score for 7 years consecutively)
ECs-
President of Red Cross Club (4 years) , Captain of Tennis Team (3 years) , Senior Leader of MUN (4 years), Health Rep. of Operation Smile (2 years) , also interned in a selective summer program that involved research work, Volunteer at suicide prevention hotline
I also completed an online course from John Hopkins Uni. on Introduction to the Biology of Cancer
Thanks for helping me out!