<p>After going on a college tour and stopping by Johns Hopkins I fell in love with the school. Originally I was looking at Washington University as my top school but Johns Hopkins has now jumped to the top. After completing the need based financial needs assesment my family realized that we wouldn't be able to get that kind of aid from Hopkins. Hopkins tuition is expensive and my current plans on going on to med school have caused me to try to find schools that provide many merit scholarships for their students so that I can save some money for med school or other graduate opportunities. I'm curious to how easy it is to get merit scholarships at Johns Hopkins and also what makes Hopkins unique as a university. Thanks</p>
<p>I got 4 full scholarships from top 20 universities, but was forced to pay full price at hopkins. I would recommend looking at emory and rice, as well as washu, which it looks like you've already considered.</p>
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<p>We are in a similar situation. Likely little financial aid and graduate school aspirations. I actually asked AdmissionsDaniel this question and he said it is very difficult to receive merit aid at Hopkins since a large portion of the applicants and accepted students are extremely competitive. Basically, don't count expect merit aid at Hopkins. I'm in no way trying to bash Hopkins, but that's just the truth as Daniel told me.</p>
<p>One of the bad things about Hopkins (and the Ivys and other top schools) is that if you don't qualify for financial aid they are very expensive. JHU has merit scholarships Hopkins</a> Undergraduate Admissions :: Financial Aid :: Merit Scholarships but only a handful for the top entering students.</p>
<p>Information about merit-based scholarships offered by Johns Hopkins University can be found here:
Hopkins</a> Undergraduate Admissions :: Financial Aid :: Merit Scholarships</p>
<p>All accepted freshmen are reviewed for merit-based aid and there are no separate applications that must be filed. </p>
<p>Do note that Hopkins offers only approximately 80 merit-based awards each year, and none of the merit-based awards are full tuition scholarships. Due to the low number of merit-based awards, competition for these awards is quite high. Only the top echelon of our admitted students in all application categories will be offered such awards -- (the most noteworthy of a truly talented pool of admitted students). </p>
<p>Other private institutions offer more merit-based awards because of their institutional priorities. It is the belief of the Hopkins admissions and financial aid process that as much money as possible be spent on need-based financial aid (giving money where it is needed). Our merit awards still exist because they are part of a trust that mandates the money be used for merit-based scholarships.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for your quick input. You've all been very helpful</p>