<p>I was looking at Johns Hopkins essays and I'm really confused about their prompts. To me, they seem to be about the same topic. Here follow the topics:</p>
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<li><p>Johns Hopkins University was founded in 1876 on a spirit of exploration and discovery. As a result, students can pursue a multi-dimensional undergraduate experience both in and outside of the classroom. Given the opportunities at Hopkins, please discuss your current interests (academic, extracurricular, personal passions, summer experiences, etc.) and how you will build upon them here. (300-500 Word limit)</p></li>
<li><p>In your personal statement on the Common Application, you explained why you are seeking to transfer. Please explain in detail why you wish to transfer to Johns Hopkins University specifically (500 words maximum).</p></li>
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<p>For me, my reasons for transfer are mainly that Johns Hopkins has a lot of research and good departments in the fields I'm interested. So that kinda fits into both topics. I feel like this might not be a problem just for me, as the topics tend to overlap a lot in general.</p>
<p>Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot </p>
<p>(I mean, not topic suggestions, but suggestions as to howto clarify the differences between both essays - maybe Im misunderstading something, etc.)</p>
<p>Gah, I hate those overlapping questions. I remember the essay questions for Brown were similar to those of Johns Hopkins that they just asked me similar questions worded differently. What I advise you to do in this case is to make one general and the other very specific. </p>
<p>For example, for the first question, discuss about your academic interest at length (make it longer than the half of the essay) and WHY YOU CAME UPON THAT INTEREST. You know about the rule of “Show not tell” right? Show them why you like the field of your interest so much (which is why you are trying to transfer, right?) and how your pursuit of higher learning in that interest of yours GIVE YOU NO CHOICE BUT TO TRANSFER TO JOHNS HOPKINS. What you need to stress here is that you NEED to transfer, not WANT to. </p>
<p>For the second question, then, discuss about very specific resources available at Hopkins (you need to do your own homework here) that fits perfectly to your interests, making Hopkins your first choice among many other schools. Go in depth about the resources in depth and show your passion. </p>
<p>That’s what I did for most of my applications, and although the results are not out yet, I made the strongest case possible. You don’t have to do exactly what I said, but that’s just my two cents.
I hope you get in to Hopkins :)</p>
<p>Thats exactly what I did! Thanks for your help and good luck with Brown. (You are applying as a transfer to Brown, right?)</p>
<p>Yes, as a transfer! I am polishing my essays for Stanford and Penn for one last time right now. When I click Submit button for these two schools, one and a half months of painful waiting awaits :D. Good luck with your transfer admissions!</p>
<p>Good luck to both of you! I’m also applying as a transfer to Hopkins. Submitted last night and finalizing my last 2 apps. It’s nice to see some other people also applying to transfer to Hopkins because I haven’t come across anyone on the boards here for this cycle yet.</p>