<p>in the addition information section, is it wise to include alumini relations if he/she were distant relatives such as cousins?</p>
<p>Do adcoms look up SS numbers to check an applicants income level? I heard that low income helps adcom give a sense of the applicants disadvantages in opportunities.</p>
<p>JHU is need blind. Financial situations have no bearings on admissions at all.</p>
<p>so what about additional information. Should i also include a hard point in my life to show hardships I had to go through and why I want to go into premed? I don't want to make the topic an essay question, but I want to include it because he has a big effect on me.</p>
<p>You can't use a Social Security number to look up income. Adcoms can use zip code + parents job to estimate your family income. If a school is need-blind the Adcoms don't contact the financial aid office.</p>
<p>for parent job, do i put current job? my dad retired 7 years ago because of back problems.</p>
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<li>The additional information section of the application is your section to list anything you want the admissions committee to know that you were unable to discuss some where else in the application. If you want to list a connection to alum, you may. But do know that the only true legacy connections are direct relatives (sibling, parent, grandparent).</li>
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<p>*No the admissions counselors do not look up income levels. We are need blind which means a student's ability to afford our institution does not matter - that is financial aid's job. Not sure where you heard of that, but it is not a practice I have ever heard of.</p>
<p>*Once again, include what ever you want in the additional information. If you feel the information will be helpful in getting a better understanding of who you are than go ahead and include it.</p>
<p>*If your parent is retired, you should list retired since there is no current job.</p>
<p>thanks for the detailed response.</p>