Should i apply JHU?

jjamess
Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:49:20 +0000

I’m an incoming senior in my high school of 3000 students. I rank top 25% of my class of 800 students and I am a resident of California. I immigrated to the US 6 years ago, and is currently a permanent resident. JHU is my first choice college, so im going to apply Early Decision.

GPA: 3.5(sophomore+junior year only)
SAT: 1830
ACT: 30

SAT II
Bio E: 690
World History: 680
Chem: 700

AP Classes:
Biology 4
Chemistry 4
English Lang 5
World History 3
US History 4
Statistics 4

Honor classes:
Geometry 1/2 H
English 1/2H
English 3/4H
Biology 1/2H

Classes i’m going to take next year:
Calculus AB AP
English AP
Psychology AP
Photography 1/2
US Gov.

Rec. Letters:
2 from my English teachers,
1 from my BioMed teacher
1 from my mentor/professor at the lab in interning in.

Extracurricular Activities:
Volunteering at local hospital (100 hours)
San Gabriel Valley Youth Council Member
BioMed Research Program
Summer Youth Internship Program
Student Intern at a Breast Cancer Research facility

Also my mentor and i co-authored a research paper in the journal Cancer Research, which is funded by the American Association of Cancer Research. I don’t know if it helps my chances or not, but im just throwing it out there.

My family is 300% below Poverty Line, but i am going to join NROTC to pay my way through college.

Thanks in advance