<p>I always wanted to attend Johns Hopkins University since ever my freshmen year in high school.</p>
<p>In your personal opinion WHAT makes a applicant really stand out to the ADCOM besides impressive ACT scores, high GPA, excellent class rank, etc.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>admissions_daniel tends not to answer threads like this unfortunately.</p>
<p>Daniel's posted in older threads about what he looks for in broad terms, but here's my $0.02: You have to show passion in something - whether its saving Darfur or scientific research, mountain climbing or debate tournaments, you have to show that there's something you're really interested in. I think this goes two ways - allowing the admissions officers to learn more about you and showing what you can contribute to campus.</p>
<p>(Just my two cents... nothing official)</p>
<p>I suggest you read the Hopkins Insider blog -- go through past entries -- I have written numerous times on the admissions review process:</p>
<p><a href="http://hopkins.typepad.com/%5B/url%5D">http://hopkins.typepad.com/</a></p>
<p>You can also search old archives on CC as I have answered similar questions many, many, many times.</p>