<p>Welcome to College Confidential ... let's see how much I can help:</p>
<p>(1) No way to tell what the essay prompts will be for Fall 2009 nor Fall 2010 admissions. We will periodically change the essay prompts and such decisions are not made until the early summer before a student's senior year. We release our new applications every August.</p>
<p>(2) Legacy matters, but it is only a minor factor. A student still needs to be academically competitive and a good fit to be admitted. Legacy reflects a student's connection to Hopkins. </p>
<p>(3) "Do you admit this kind of person?"
Sorry but I can't answer that question. First, it is a policy of mine to not comment on what types of students we admit or what a specific student's chances for admission might be. The reasons for this is one can not summarize nor predict the admissions review process based on a couple of paragraph's description of a student. </p>
<p>Second, our application reviews are comprehensive, holistic evaluations of everything about a student provided in their application. All academic factors matter in relation to all non-academic qualities. We also look at a student's personal qualities, and whether they are a fit for what our University is looking for. As much as grades, test scores, activities, recommendations, etc. matter ... it is also a question of what the student will contribute to our school. </p>
<p>(4) Suggestions. Help your daughter but let her discover her own passions. Work with the school's college counseling office to discover types of colleges and universities to look at. Have her explore the various extracurricular and academic enrichment experiences available to her in her school and community. </p>
<p>(5) There is no one reason why we will not admit students. As I said above, we look for students who best fit our school and will contribute the most ... and there are many different types of students who fit that criteria.</p>
<p>I really like the fact that the essays don't have to be just ink on paper. I think by giving students more creative license it will show more character and creativity. The communities essay would be awesome for me though....i have lots of things i could put into it.
I can't wait to hear what next years essays will be!</p>
<p>I can't wait for next year's essays either ... I am hoping for some tweaks and changes. I personally like new essays each year, as they keep things fresh ... especially since I read about 3000+ essays per year.</p>
<p>Actually this year unlike previous ones, very few applicants have presented their essays in another medium. Most of the communities essays have been standard written essays. We have gotten a few creative ones, but not as many as in previous years with our "$10 question" or "day's adventure" question. </p>
<p>Unfortunately since the admissions review process is on-going I can not share any specific examples.</p>
<p>R-DNA:
Applicants to Johns Hopkins do not apply to a specific school - the Whiting School of Engineering OR the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. When you apply, the application will ask you for interested major and you will have space to list two majors. You are not applying to these majors, just letting the Admissions Committee know what you might be interested in studying. </p>
<p>Admitted and enrolling students at Johns Hopkins are not locked in to the major that they select when they apply for admission or when they submit their enrollment agreement. Any major a student selects upon enrollment is just a pre-major, that one will confirm with the academic advising office during first semester registration over the summer. Students may change their major at any time, and do not need to declare an official major until the end of their second year for Arts & Sciences and end of the first year for Engineering. Hopkins is very different than most schools in that there are no boundaries set-up between the two undergraduate schools. </p>
<p>The lone exception to this policy is the Biomedical Engineering major, which you must apply for admission to that major at the time of your application. Do a search for BME admission and you will find a ton of previous discussion threads that discuss that topic.</p>
<p>Thanks, that was extremely helpful ! And yes i did find the threads on BME.
At hopkins, the BME can be done at both the undergraduate and graduate level right? (not the case in some other colleges) I wonder how many years you spend doing the masters in BME.(Wasn't able to find that info). 4(undergraduate)+2 (masters) ?</p>
<p>The Undergraduate program is 4 years whereas the Masters program is 2 years. There is actually a combined 5-year Bachelors/Masters program that students can apply to I believe at the end of their junior year. I don't have much info about that program, but one of the Hopkins Interactive students was recently admitted into the program so you can ask her if you have questions: Hopkins</a> Forums -> Meet JHU_Liny</p>
<p>In August, we will update this site with all materials for the 2008-09 application cycle. (Currently, the materials linked on that site are for the 2007-08 cycle.) That update will include supplements for the Common Application and Universal College Application and include the 2008-09 essay topics too.</p>
<p>Our application materials for the 2008-09 cycle will not be up until the middle of the month (August) but I just took a look at the application and supplements and I can let you all know that the essays have not changed this year -- they are the same as the 2007-08 application essays.</p>
<p>I was wondering, if I plan to use my CommonApp essay instead of essay#1 (community), then would I simply leave the box blank on Common App, or would I copy and paste the same Common App Essay into the box?</p>
<p>If I leave it blank, would the admissions officers assume that I want to submit my Common App instead?</p>
<p>If you choose to submit the Common Application essay only, then when submitting the JHU supplement, just write "Submitting Common Application essay" in the box for the JHU Essay #1 upload.</p>
<p>Remember, everyone must do the JHU Academic Majors essay.</p>