***JOHNS HOPKINS CLASS OF 2021 RD RESULTS ONLY***

Accepted, Rejected, or Deferred: Accepted
Intended Major/School: Biological Sciences/Medicine

Objective:

SAT I (breakdown): old sat 2230
ACT (breakdown): 33
SAT II: 750 math 720 bio m
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.89, 4.69
AP (place score in parenthesis): I took 18 APs (not going to write them out lol) average score of 4.3.
IB (place score in parenthesis): none
Senior Year Course Load: School offers capstones/post-aps
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Awards, Nat’l Merit SF, Nat’l Hispanic Rec Scholar, and a lot of piano competition awards

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): piano, and all below
Job/Work Experience: major research internship at state college, teacher at kids music camp, also worked in family-owned business
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at local hospital, member of american red cross club and nhs, jazz club, peer tutor
Summer Activities: summer research internship at state university, community college classes, jazz camps
Essays: Common app on struggle with stage fright despite love of performing
Teacher Recommendation: english and math-close to both teachers
Counselor Rec: counselor knows me really well
Additional Rec: PI from the lab I worked in over the summer
Interview: none

Other:

State (if domestic applicant): AZ
School Type: Charter
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: High enough to not get need-based aid, but not high enough to pay full price :frowning:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

Reflection:

Strengths: Hard-work and dedication both in academics and extra-curriculars?
Weaknesses: Not really any leadership positions, and my essays could have been better.
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: I think JHU is just really a good fit for me, and that they could see that from my application. (This is why I am so sad that I am going to have to deny the offer of admission)

General Comments: I love hopkins so much but I did not get any financial aid. I have siblings and my family genuinely cannot afford to pay full price.

Accepted, Rejected, or Deferred: Accepted
Intended Major/School: Neuroscience/Krieger School of Arts & Sciences

SAT I (breakdown):
ACT (breakdown): 35C (35E, 36M, 36R, 32S, 8W)
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 97.59 UW / 101.55 W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): USH (3), Lang (4), World (4), Chem (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Calc BC, AP Stat, Anatomy & Physiology, Latin IV H
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar w/ Honor, An award from a community college for my grades

Subjective:

Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
JV Bowling - 9
Varsity Bowling 10-12 (Captain - 11-12)
General member of Miss Rep 11-12 & Amnesty International 9-10
Bowling leagues during sophomore year & summer after my sophomore year
Inducted into NHS 11th grade; active member this year
Black Youth Awareness Club (12) (Co-Founder & Treasurer)
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours at a hospital
Summer Activities: Camp on Diversity in summer 2016

Rate out of 10
Essays:
Common App: solid 10. Loved my essay and both my english teachers from junior & senior year thought it was really good
Teacher Recommendation:

  1. From my Pre-calc teacher. She loved me so 9/10
  2. From my honors bio teacher, she said it was easy to write so 8/10
    Counselor Rec: Probably generic af 7/10
    Additional Rec:
    Interview:

Other:

Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Neuroscience
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Black (Caribbean)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 95k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): URM, first gen (for 4 year college)

Reflection:

Strengths: Overall academics & essay
Weaknesses: apush test score
Why you think you were accepted/rejected/deferred: Not to sound cocky but I feel like I am a strong applicant overall

General Comments: Do what you love and colleges will love it too :slight_smile: