<p>hi everyone</p>
<p>if I say that I want to major in IR on my JHU supplement
will that lower my chances of being admitted?</p>
<p>Short answer: No.</p>
<p>Long answer: No.</p>
<p>It will if you have shown absolutely no interest in IR over your high school career.</p>
<p>does translating for Amnesty international, starting a fundraiser to fight desertification and doing lots of volunteer work count?</p>
<p>Do you really need to ask 
That’s exactly what they’re looking for (in terms of involvement with your major, or at least that’s what they suggest). Best of luck!!</p>
<p>Agreed - I just want to add that Hopkins is not just pre-med. It is very academically diverse and offers an array of majors and minors. And being an IR major myself, they have a very strong IR department and it is one of the most popular majors at JHU.</p>
<p>oh really bluejay13?
I also heard it is rlly competitive and so some of the students get stressed out?
Anouchi, thanks for the encouragement!</p>
<p>Bluejay13 can give a more insightful answer I am sure…but from my Daughters stories IR is not “Competitive”. Getting into JHU is competitive and keeping good grades at JHU is a lot of hard work (esp Freshman year). But students don’t compete with each other as much as they work hard for getting grades.</p>
<p>hi doris820505,</p>
<p>I want to add on to imontoya’s response - which I agree with - I would definitely say that IR is not competitive. From my experience thus far (I am a freshman), my classmates in my IR classes have been supportive and hardworking. A lot of the students here, regardless of his/her major, have a drive to work, and that sometimes can be mistaken as competitive. The majority of students will help you whenever you ask for it. If I miss class, my classmates will give me their notes, or if I have difficulty on homework or understanding something, they will help me out. </p>
<p>If it’s any help - here’s some student blogs who are majoring in IR: [Academics</a> Blog International Studies *](<a href=“http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/academics/category/international-studies/]Academics”>http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/academics/category/international-studies/). </p>
<p>Hopkins Interactive also has forums in which prospective students and those who are considering to apply can post questions, concerns, etc., and current students will help you out: [Welcome</a> to the Hopkins Forums](<a href=“http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/index/]Welcome”>http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/index/)</p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>