<p>I am such a dork and I am sooooo in love with Johns Hopkins. It is such a perfect school for me! Its really kind of sad, because I've memorized everything about Hopkins- the days to my letter, the hours, the seconds, the minutes. Everything. I know the colors, all the fun little facts. But I mean, it is such a good school. </p>
<p>I mean the campus is gorgeus and the people there are flawless. When I went for an interview, I was just mesmerized by how perfect and godly everyone looked. And I get so angry when people say John instead of Johns. And I have so much JHU stuff, I go to school with a JHU bag, JHU stickers and everything. </p>
<p>I wish there was part on the application where I could write all this stuff becuase its really how I feel.
Thats what bugs me about getting into college nowadays, besides ED, the admissions can't really tell how much a student wants to get in and how much the school means. For me, JHU is perfect, but my SAT scores aren't that good and its sad if I get rejected becuase of that- since JHU is my dream school. </p>
<p>Wow, calm down! You are seriously preparing yourself for disappointment! </p>
<p>If you get rejected, you are going to be very traumatized.
If you get accepted, you will realize that it isn't "perfect," "godly," or "flawless."</p>
<p>No school is! JHU has plenty of negatives, and you have plenty of other choices! Acknowledge them.</p>
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<p>Wow, such passion is impressive. Have you ever seen the movie "Rudy?" </p>
<p>The best advice I've ever read on CC is find a safety school that you can fall in love with. Even if Prince Charming (that is say, Johns Hopkins) doesn't fall for you, maybe you can still land Prince Charming's fraternal twin brother.</p>
<p>I know, and I'm looking for a safety school like that. Its just that JHU has everything I want in a Uni, its in the city, has art musuems everywhere...etc...its perfect.</p>
<p>write out a list with things you like about Johns Hopkins and see what other schools have those qualities. Over the last two years I thought Columbia was the perfect school for me, but when I rationalized my reasons for liking it so much I realized that plenty (almost a dozen) other schools met those conditions and even exceeded them in some cases. In the end I'm not even applying to Columbia early. It is really important that you don't get so emotionally tied into one school, research some other schools and you'll realize it.</p>
<p>wow tinas, you are doing all the things i'm trying not to do haahaha</p>
<p>I'm trying not to get attached to any school, but JHU is my #1 school and I still get emotionally attached from time to time coming to this forum but I try to let go of my feelings quickly.
It's highly likely that jhu will reject me for RD round - and I'll be pretty much traumatised for a very long time, even without the jhu-attachment. I cant imagine doing everything the OP is doing and then face rejection!</p>
<p>So tinas, I do feel that way about hopkins, just very veyr very very deep in my heart lol</p>
<p>Feeling like that probably isn't too normal/healthy. I'm positive you will find things you don't like about Hopkins. No school is perfect. You shouldn't need any school to feel complete as a person.</p>
<p>lol i get told not to get too attached to my first choice school all the time. but then, tis not as if ive romanticized it to the point of obsession, i just really want to be there. and yeah, i agree abt falling in love with a safety. ive done it and its just a beautiful alternative. </p>
<p>if u rly wanted to, i bet you could send in an essay or a story that conveys ur passion for the school as supplemental material. theyd love ur loyalty.</p>
<p>I am trying my best to not fall in love with a school that I haven't been admitted to. Rejection would be unbearable. I haven't visited any colleges and am not planning to unless I get into them. Still, JHU is towards the top of my non-existent ranking/list.</p>