<p>I agree, it is absolutely not okay for a “prestigious institution”, like Hopkins claims to be, to make such an elementary mistake. If they can’t even get an email sent out to the right people, who knows what the school will do to our future?
Moreover, I do not believe the “apology” email is in any way adequate for this major mistake.</p>
<p>Therefore, take the rejection from Hopkins as good luck.</p>
<p>hmm strange.
The only email I received was that Decisions were released.</p>
<p>Were you accepted?</p>
<p>I think only a small group of us rejected kids were graced with the opportunity to get rejected again. It’s an honor really. You can be like, “Hey guys, you were rejected once? Wow, losers. I was rejected twice! By the same school!” That’ll show them lol.</p>
<p>I still did not get any apology email lol wut</p>
<p>Not only did they royally screw up, their apology email was BS too. Cold & insensitive </p>
<p>I completely agree, that email was pathetic. I feel like we should get something more than a “sorry we messed up”</p>
<p>@assiduous101 yes I was.</p>
<p>The same thing happened to me. Whatever. Hopkins will be sorry when I become a billionaire. 
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<p>did anyone NOT get their apology email? I got the “Embrace the YES” one but not the apology one.</p>
<p>How did hopkins know that I almost forgot that I was rejected? So courteous of them to remind a forgetful me. lol.</p>
<p>Got the acceptance email but not the apology one. Way to be, assholes, way to be. </p>
<p>I’m a news reporter WUSA9/CBS TV looking for students in the DC/Maryland area to interview about this ASAP. Please contact me sbroom@wusa9 or text/call 4435620112 or twitter @scottbroom Best Regards</p>
<p>Really glad about all of the media attention this is getting…</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Feducation%2Fjohns-hopkins-mistakenly-says-yes-to-hundreds-of-rejected-applicants%2F2014%2F12%2F16%2F20b5f9f4-8575-11e4-b9b7-b8632ae73d25_story.html&h=gAQEeKWji”>www.washingtonpost.com%2Flocal%2Feducation%2Fjohns-hopkins-mistakenly-says-yes-to-hundreds-of-rejected-applicants%2F2014%2F12%2F16%2F20b5f9f4-8575-11e4-b9b7-b8632ae73d25_story.html&h=gAQEeKWji</a></p>
<p>For precedent, see Vassar screw-up last year. identical. Admissions office needs to get out in front of this publicly. There is always one story like this every year.</p>
<p>Did anyone receive their rejection letter?</p>
<p>Post stats: Objective: Rejected
SAT I (breakdown): 1870
ACT (breakdown): 29
SAT II: didn’t take it lol
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.611
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Lang (3) AP Spanish (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): my school doesn’t offer that
Senior Year Course Load: All AP CALC AB, Chemistry, Bio, Statistics, Literature, and Spanish Literature
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Just always on the honor roll… lol</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Hip hop dancer
Job/Work Experience: none
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at two different nursing homes throughout all of high school and I’m an algebra and pre-calc tutor
Summer Activities: traveling, volunteering at nursing homes, dance camp
Essays (rating 1-10, details): ehh, common app essay was like a 9 (I thought it was really personal and touching), jhu essay was a 8
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):</p>
<p>Teacher Rec #1: really good
Teacher Rec #2: okay
Counselor Rec: average
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>Applied for Financial Aid?: ya but I knew I prob wasn’t going to get any
Intended Major: Biochemistry
State (if domestic applicant): Oklahoma
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: idk… my dad’s a doc and my moms a nurse so
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: ACT and essay, extra curriculars
Weaknesses: GPA and not a lot of awards
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I had a rough freshman year but I’ve constantly made all A’s since then so idk why 
I visited and everything…
Where else were you accepted/deferred/rejected: univ. of oklahoma, st louis university, case western, university of tulsa</p>
<p>General Comments:
I’m sad</p>
<p>Oh ya and I got the EMBRACE THE YES email and then got the “sike” email too…</p>
@stillwaitinghere @umwhatnow someone who got accepted ED and doesn’t mind sharing their essay, please post it up here now. I am really in need of a good essay to double check mine!! The one’s on JHU’s website don’t help!!