<p>"E-mail notifications were ... sent out Thursday morning. The Admissions Office staff pressed the "send" button and began watching Internet message boards where students post college-related information. It took just three minutes for a Johns Hopkins posting to appear."</p>
<p>... It seems we're being watched! Not a surprise, but amusing to see confirmation in an official publication. </p>
<p>Some numbers: </p>
<p>Of 11,290 applicants (I'm assuming both ED and RD) 3,538 were accepted, or just over 31%. There were 364 ED acceptances. There are 30 Baltimore Scholars in the class of 2009. The target enrollment is 1,082. </p>
<p>"...the university had the strongest applicant pool in its history, and it had accepted more students than ever in the three traditionally underrepresented minority groups African American, Hispanic and Native American."</p>
<p>"...the university had the strongest applicant pool in its history, and it had accepted more students than ever in the three traditionally underrepresented minority groups African American, Hispanic and Native American."</p>
<p>I bleed Democrat blue and for a long time, I had agreed with affirmative action. Since the whole college process and getting decisions, one of which was a rejection from JHU, I have to say that I can no longer support AA. To think that I was more qualified than many others but they were the ones getting accepted simply because of their skin color or ethnicity gets under my skin a bit. I'm even more disappointed that JHU is not need-blind and rejects students based on their family's income, but that has nothing to do with the thread and is a debate for another day. Cheers.</p>
<p>Oh wonderful. The moment anything happens to touch YOU, it changes your perception. Says a lot for your thinking powers, logic, idealism. Just because you are personally shafted by a policy does not make it right or wrong. Policies are not win, win for everyone. Someone generally loses. The true test of a thinker is someone who rise above the personal issues.</p>
<p>Jamimom, I'm only human, not to mention a 17 year old that is still developing a mind, opinions, etc. I never knew changing an opinion after experiencing something first hand is a crime, even something that is frowned upon. I guess you have never changed your opinion on an issue after you personally experienced it...</p>
<p>Says a lot about YOUR personality - being so judgmental.</p>
<p>I dont have a problem with affirmative action as long as there is not a quota...There is absolutely nothing wrong with taking race into consideration as long as it is not the only factor in admissions (as it could be with a quota.)</p>
<p>Besides, I took the blame for my rejections/waitlists...to be qute honest, I did not study as much or work as hard as I could have/should have in high school...</p>
<p>Back to topic...The one thing that I noticed is the seemingly low matriculation rate (700/3200)...about 20%...</p>
<p>uhhhh Barry D. not all hispanics are Mexicans. Have you seen numbers for Mexicans at Stanford? Or have you just seen figures for the Hispanic population?</p>