I am very interested in applying to and attending Johns Hopkins. Let me give you all a little bit of background first. I did not apply in high school. My high school stats are incredibly poor. I had a 3.14 GPA and a 1990 SAT. These stats can be attributed to extenuating circumstances during my high school career. I will not tell the entire story. However, I will say that these circumstances had pushed me to work anywhere from 35-45 hours per week while taking the most rigorous courses at school.
I am attending community college this fall, but I will be starting with a survey course (History of Western Civ 1) during the summer. I will be working at my fast food job, as a manager, while pursuing other things that I really want to pursue. I am a biology major who intends to go into neuroscience and eventually medical school. This desire to attend medical school is what is pushing me to transfer, as competition is cutthroat and I simply must be prepared to handle the rigorous curriculum in med school. I want to remain level-headed and I do not want to get ahead of myself, but I still feel the need to inquire more about the transfer admissions process. If I were to do well, academically, and earn a 3.7+ GPA, if I retook the SAT and scored in the 1300+ range, and if I show great commitment to my extracurricular activities, will Johns Hopkins and other schools remain hesitant to offer me admission because of my poor high school stats?
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