<p>I was just wondering if the people who apply to JHUare also Ivy-material. As in, did everyone get really good grades and have LOADS of EC's and are extremely competitive.</p>
<p>Or are there people who are just average people who didn't get straight A's on high school and were not student gov presidents. i.e. me!</p>
<p>So what's the general atmostphere?</p>
<p>The applicant pool is stellar. From all accounts I know and from online college data websites, the applicant pool is nearly identical to that of HYP in terms of grades, scores, and ECs. And research is very much valued in admissions as well and many of the successful science majors have some pretty heavy science research. Johns Hopkins is incredibly selective as it is (20% [ED+RD] with over 18,500 applicants) and it is only getting more selective in the coming years. </p>
<p>Stats: (apply.jhu.edu)
SAT ranges: 2130-2330
GPA: see my other post for exacts but it’s over 40% 3.7+ I believe
ACT: 31-34
Applicants: 18455
Admit rate: 20%</p>
<p>So to answer your first question yes, most of the applicants are Ivy material, and no, they are not average, (though straight As is important it doesn’t necessarily mean above average in many cases). Prestige, academic strength, and rigor wise they are much like the Ivies, just younger :)</p>
<p>I am not a Johns Hopkins student, just a senior hopeful who has been doing a lot of research about JHU, so I can’t make a note on the atmosphere there.</p>
<p>P.S. Never consider yourself average. There is no cookie cutter mold that admissions are looking for and everybody has something to offer :)</p>
<p>Hope that helps and good luck.</p>
<p>Assume that the top 20 schools in the country have the same applicant pool, what differs is how many offers are made. Keep in mind that applicants to Harvard and Princeton do not have the advantage of going ED to either of those schools so students who will eventually be admitted to those schools are in all the other applicant pools too - taking up space. </p>
<p>We can presume the applicant pool is incredibly strong.</p>