<p>How "screwed" am I possibly for only submitting 2 versus 3 or more SAT II scores?</p>
<p>My other stats I think were pretty good: SAT1 750-710-790</p>
<p>SAT IIs Literature 770, Math2 730</p>
<p>GPA 4.21 weighted ... 4.00 unweighted</p>
<p>Class Rank 3/447</p>
<p>My essays I think are strong ... I'm the oddball applying to the English program</p>
<p>I think you are in.</p>
<p>They have more than enough data to properly evaluate you.</p>
<p>Whew - relief — Thanks Floridadad</p>
<p>“Admissions Daniel” had me scared this AM in a post he had stressing how Hopkins “STRONGLY reccomends” 3 SATII’s.</p>
<p>I only submitted 2. Then again, JHU is a huge reach for me, and I am expecting rejection.</p>
<p>Are my stats borderline for Johns Hopkins?</p>
<p>I’ve seen quite a lot of reported stats where 780s SAT applicants are denied.</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen in checking out many threads here … any “highly selective” school is a crap shoot if you don’t have a hook.</p>
<p>You are right about the “crap shoot.” Your stats are good, even great. No matter what you score on the SAT, you can never be sure of getting into a top 20 school. However, you stand a strong chance based on what you posted, although I don’t know your course load, whether you attend a specialized, private, or public school, and I didn’t read your essays or recommendations. Anyway, I didn’t see what Admissions Daniel posted about the exams, but on the actual JHU blog I saw a post where an admissions counselor said 2 exams are generally fine for evaluation. I wouldn’t worry about it now anyway. There’s nothing you can do. </p>
<p>From what I have been seeing this year, colleges have been doing a lot of holistic review. The Northeastern RD decisions last night were pretty brutal with high scoring applicants getting rejected or waitlisted. I don’t know if JHU will be quite the same, but they definitely do use an holistic approach. Best of luck to you. I hope you get accepted. By the way, I wouldn’t consider applying as an English major odd. JHU is actually ranked in the top 20 by a number of sources in undergraduate English. I applied as a math major myself with no interest in the medical field.</p>
<p>Hi Fermat --</p>
<p>I hope you get in where you really want to go. I was defered from Amherst in Dec., but after seeing Hopkins on a spring visit – I am borderline to liking Hopkins better. </p>
<p>My reason for the oddball comment was so many parents at one of the info sessions all obsessing about their kids getting into medical and engineering programs. </p>
<p>I’ve attented public school since 8th grade. </p>
<p>I actually liked the fact that Hopkins wanted 2 shorter essays for their supplement. It offered some nice flexibility from the sometimes “stillted” topics given by many schools. </p>
<p>The Hopkins admissions person told us that they received a record 21,000+ applicants this year. </p>
<p>A guy at my HS got a full ride to NE – basketball scholarship. He’s a nice guy, but not in the 700s+ on SATs or much into AP classes. Good bb player though. </p>
<p>Esp. if you get in to Hopkins - let me know. Would be cool to meet you there if I would get in too.</p>
<p>Did you visit the campus. I was very impressed and surpised how nice it is.</p>
<p>I did visit the campus once, but I plan to visit again if accepted. I like the essays as well, and I felt like they were the best I wrote for any application. I also hope that our lack of interest in JHU’s pre-med or engineering programs boosts our chances of admission.</p>
<p>hey JHU Freshman here- you should be fine with those two SATII’s. You did well on both and you did really well on the SAT’s, so I believe that should be enough info hey’ll need on that section.</p>
<p>Our math department is also really good- all out majors are and honestly, idk how much what major you put down matters since save for BME you can switch into anything. </p>
<p>While Hopkins, and any top 20, is a bit of a crapshoot, a lot of weight is put in the essays since most serious applicant look pretty similar on paper and the essays are the only thing to let you stand out. If your essays are passionate, it’ll definitely be a plus. Hopkins was originally ranked #3 on my list, but after writing all my essays, I realized my Hopkins ones were by far the most passionate and I realized JHU was for me.</p>
<p>Definitely go to SOHOP if you get accepted- really fun and you get to meet a lot of your future classmates. Also, if you know someone at Hopkins now, try going on a random weekend and staying with them to really get a good feel of Hopkins life. You’ll notice most weekends play out the same-do homework and study all day so that you can go out at night. Sounds bad, but it’s honestly worth it- you get a great education and good grades if you work hard but you will still have some time to have fun.</p>
<p>Oh and as for the parents obsessing over their kids getting into certain programs, yea we have those people here. There are some who are generally only here to get into grad school- don’t care about making friends or having fun, and there are some whose parents are very strict and obsess at the tours/info session but they themselves are pretty chill. We have a mix of all types of people here, which I believe is what makes hopkins so great</p>
<p>I got in last year and only submitted two…i never saw it as a problem lol. …maybe its a new thing this year?</p>