<p>Why is the average unweighted high school GPA for admitted applicants at jhu so low?
Why is the undergraduate pop. at jhu so low?</p>
<p>5000 undergraduates is already medium size and not that much of a difference from Harvard’s. I don’t why JHU’s HS UWGPA is so low, but I think it’s because the ones with 3.7- GPA weren’t going for extremely competitive majors like pre-med majors or BME.</p>
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<li><p>There is no such thing as a pre-med major. Anyone can apply to medical school if they take the required classes. </p></li>
<li><p>It doesn’t matter what major you apply for if it isn’t BME. Someone could apply as a mechanical engineering major and choose to major in English. BME probably does have students with higher GPAs though.</p></li>
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<p>Money! JHU’s students financial aid budget is only $16 million which is small compared with others. If you have money, you can grab more stellar students. In addition, JHU UG admission needs to do a better job of marketing although they are improving.</p>
<p>al, I meant pre-med related majors such as biology or w/e… majors that have required courses for medical school, but I guess I was a bit unclear.</p>