Hopkins ED

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<p>Hey guys im posting my stats for EARLY DECISION, and im really nervous.</p>

<p>Hopkins is my number one school iv known I wanted to go there since the end of my freshman year, please tell me my chances everyone but also specifically anyone who is a student there already</p>

<p>General information:</p>

<p>Indian male </p>

<p>18 years old</p>

<p>Pros. Major: philosophy; neuroscience </p>

<p>Will need some aid; total parental income less than $73,000</p>

<p>Parents are married but father lives 300 miles away due to job; comes home on weekends</p>

<p>-Visited Hopkins total of 5 times during high school </p>

<p>-had an outstanding interview with senior student (lasted 45 min) quote “ he saw the same motivation an enthusiasm in me as he did in himself years ago” </p>

<p>-have been email contact with admission officer for my state for past 1.5 years (consistently emailing each month); </p>

<p>Academic</p>

<ul>
<li>most demanding course load out of senior class; 16 honors total</li>
</ul>

<p>AP’s: calculus ab, calculus bc, biology 1, biology 2, physics b, microeconomics, chemistry, literature.</p>

<p>GPA 3.93 weighted class rank 18 % out of ~800 highly competitive public</p>

<p>(I encountered some personal tragedies during junior year, which killed me in my AP physics class, and subsequently in my rank. I tore my kneecap and had to have surgery, also my mom lost her job, which forced me to work part time during school. I wrote a short note along with app explaining though, my interviewer was pretty understanding when I told him this)</p>

<p>SAT- M 710 V 740 composite 1450</p>

<p>ACT- E 31 M 33 R 33 S 31 composite 32</p>

<p>SAT 2- writing/ bio / math 1c this Saturday expecting over 740 on all</p>

<pre><code> Physics 690
</code></pre>

<p>Ap score physics – 4</p>

<p>ECs</p>

<p>Varsity letterman basketball</p>

<p>Varsity letterman volleyball</p>

<p>500 hours comm. Service (volunteer library, hospital, rescue squad, temple)</p>

<p>ER volunteer, volunteer EMT</p>

<p>Reading Olympics (equivalent of high school quiz bowl but only for books)</p>

<p>Honor roll </p>

<p>National honor society </p>

<p>French national honor society</p>

<p>Drexel college of medicine- part time class</p>

<p>Essays nicely written</p>

<p>Recs OUTSTANDING teacher/counselor lots of excellent an top few in career , also supplemental rec from doctor/nurse who I have worked with for 3 years</p>

<p>Jobs ( part time) </p>

<p>Cafeteria worker- during school year</p>

<p>Book shelver -summer</p>

<p>ER technician- summer an school year (stopped for now)</p>

<p>I think that’s it for the most part, please be honest guys, this is my dream school and I know iv made my point to them y I want to go there and wat I can offer. thanks</p>

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<p>Holy crap, you’re definitely getting in. You had a connection for a year and a half, and colleges love to see interest. Other than that, your stats meet the applicant pool for Hopkins, and I think you would be a great fit there fro mwhat yout say. Your extracirriculars also demonstrate interest in your field. I hope you get in and I will bet my life (not really) that you will get in. Welcome to the Derrrrrrrrty South!</p>

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<p>r u from midwest or like new jersey-new york (east coast) areA?</p>

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<p>I’m from the Philadelphia area. How much does the region matter?</p>

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<p>oh cause i posted a link before that states the early apps from the most common states. i think geographic distribution has something to do with admissions ???</p>

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<p>o probably but wat do u think my chances are based on my stats, </p>

<p>also javis if u r there please give ur input i would appreciate it</p>

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<p>Someone tell me…</p>

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<p>bump…anybody on a scale from 1 to 10 10 being the highest</p>

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<p>Luckysharm, you are above the average SAT1 and your courseload and grades are looking good. And Hopkins gives Ed apps a nice boost. Just make sure you do have some other schools as backups as well because Hopkins premeds tend to be the ones that are at the top of their game which may put you more in the midstream rather than top of the pack in that applicant pool. You can have a shredding party if you don’t need the apps but you really do not want to be working on them during break and have to scamper to get the supplemental paperwork out as well.</p>

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<p>Lucky- Just from a quick reading of your post, you seem pretty set. What will set you apart from many other applicants is your ability to make your personality shine through, even on your resume.
Best of luck to both of us - I hope we can be classmates next year!</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>anyone else?</p>

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<p>You have a good chance. I can say no more than what has already been said. Hopkins would be glad to have you.</p>

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<p>I think you will definitely get in. You should stop worrying so much.</p>