Johns Hopkins Fall 2016 Transfers

How would you know, it is not available yet.

it came available to me at 2:41

I’m so so so nervous!!! Good luck everyone!

Rejected!

Accepted

@AtBestBuffalo congrats! I saw your stats earlier and thought you were def gonna be in.

rejected…

Accepted. Now choosing between Johns Hopkins, Penn and Cornell is the challenge.

Congrats!!! Do u mind to share your stat

@NYUtodolist did you get in?

Rejected!

rejected. Too bad

Rejected.

High School GPA: 3.96
High School Rank: 8/400 or 1/400 (we had one scale where we didn’t factor in freshman year, and I changed high schools after freshman year and my previous high school didn’t have AP classes so that murdered my GPA on the other scale)
ACT: 31 (Composite); I don’t remember the specific subsections except my science score was like 25 lol.

Current College: University of Texas at Austin - McCombs School of Business (Accounting)
GPA: 3.8

EC’s:
McCombs Leadership Program
Men’s Club Volleyball
Gateway Scholars
College Republicans
University Securities Investment Team (a finance/accounting org)

Essays:
Common App reason for transferring: 10/10. I’ve had terrible experiences at UT and UT doesn’t offer good opportunities for politics outside of Texas. Etc etc many other reason also.
Johns Hopkins Essay: Talked about the Aitchison Fellowship as well as the happiness factor about Johns Hopkins.
Recommendation Letters:
Didn’t read of course but both of my professors were really supportive of me. I’m doing archaeological research with one over the summer. Both probably close to 10/10. Awesome guys.

Submitted AP Scores:
5 5’s, 3 4’s 2 3’s and a 2 (hello world)

Weaknesses: ACT Score
Strengths: Very good reason for transferring. Good fit with Johns Hopkins. Came from the best accounting program in the nation. Personal story.

General tip: There is nothing to separate you from the other 1000 people applying except for your essays. Do not take them lightly. I guarantee that the only reason I’ve been accepted to such amazing institutions is because of those essays and my personal story. I’m not saying look for things to nitpick at by any means, but I stressed how unhappy UT made me in all of my essays to colleges. If you demonstrate a passion and potential then argue that your current university is holding you back, it peaks the curiosity of admissions officers.

Accepted! Probably going to Columbia though.

Rejected!

I just made an account to say that I got accpeted!

High School GPA: Don’t exactly remember, but below a 3.7
High School Rank: My high school didn’t release high school rankings
SAT: Math- 770 Reading- 740 Writing- 770

Current College: Northeastern University, Biochemistry Major
GPA: 3.5

EC’s:
Independent research in the NEU Religious Studies Department
Research Assistant at the Harvard Pepperberg Laboratory
Research Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital
Leadership Position in the New England Aquarium volunteering program
GlobeMed Club
Volunteer at Harvard Museum of Natural History

Essays:
Common App reason for transferring: 10/10. NEU didn’t have the major I was looking for, and my common app esay, extracurriculars and classes emphasized that I was concentrating on a concentration of study that only exists at certain universities. Also that NEU was not offering enough financial aid and opportunities for me to branch out in my studies.
Johns Hopkins Essay: I basically reiterated the same things before in my common app essay except why I specifically chose Hopkins. I also mentioned how compared to when I applied last year and was rejected, I had grown and now have more to offer.
Recommendation Letters: Would say both 10/10. Didn’t read them, but both were research mentors who did not want me to leave NEU, but knew I had strong ambitions that were causing me to apply for transfer.

Submitted AP Scores:
5, 4, 4

Weaknesses: GPA
Strengths: Extracurriculars, good reason for transferring, great recommendations, essays.

I agree with Brycifer in that the reason why my app stood out, despite my terrible GPA, is because of my essays, which really emphasized why I want to transfer. Not just Hopkins is an amazing school and the name, but because they offered things that NEU could not give me.

Accepted!!! JHU is my top choice but may go to UNC for financial reason :frowning:

Accepted! Math/Econ