@musicandscience I’ve heard it both ways 
screams internally @anxiouswreck I’ve been noticing we have similar taste in schools as well as shows haha
Guys i’m already devastated about my future rejection. How do i cope
@Marzzz Because college admissions work in mysterious ways, there are many factors out of your control. Therefore any decision is not a validation or reflection of you, both as a student and person. Often it’s luck that makes a difference. Just know wherever you end up going you would turn out just fine.
Ah you’re right, thanks for that
Well said!
@Marzzz I am sure you feel “devastated” but one way to cope is to challenge that language and think more in terms of being very disappointed but resilient. Because as @Hephaestion said, it is simply not a reflection of you as a person or an excellent student (if that were the case I doubt you would have even applied to a school like JHU). I hope you do get in but if you don’t, take a day to be bummed and then just move forward and get excited about your other possibilities.
they just sent a email and got me all worked up. Decisions are confirmed for tomorrow
is it a good sign if they sent me an email about two weeks ago saying that I did not turn in a fin aid form or is that normal?
Thanks for the amazing replies! 
@einyfine @Hephaestion
@dirtroadanthem It’s probably a good sign since i didn’t get one and im assuming im rejected
how much value/emphasis does jhu place on applicants having research experience in high school? would not having it mean that you have no chance? does having experience give you a big boost?
Hey all. Hope everyone is doing well. Just a reminder that although we are all stressed, try to get some sleep tonight and remember that where you end up is where you are meant to be.
Me too!
So alumi who interview are given a form to fill out about someone’s interest and hobbies I believe
@ashley676 I’m not positive, but I can’t see that having no research experience in high school would put you out of the running. The vast majority of HS students don’t. I didn’t even know HS students could get research experience until I was a couple months into my senior year, and only found out from ppl online. My HS generally wasn’t very good at telling us about options like that and how to get into college at all lmao.
I think it was Yale’s admission website that said, “Everything matters a little, nothing matters a lot.” It might’ve come fro Yale, but I think it can be applied to pretty much any college decision process. Research experience would probably help, but also probably not any more than other impressive ECs.
@ashley676 I know someone who didn’t have any research experience & was accepted. I also talked to an admissions officer at UPenn over the summer, and he said they like to see experience like that because it shows that you’ve actually explored your major and know what you’re getting yourself into. Again, it prob won’t hurt not to have it and I agree with the post above as, in my area, you aren’t allowed to shadow in hospitals and such if under 18 (most HS underclassmen), so, it’d be pretty unfair if it was deducted.
That’s a good point that there’s different standards for different areas of study… I applied with computer science, which is kinda more of a tech area than a science. And as @lovebc said, they like seeing research experience bc you actually explored the major… I might not have research experience, but I have coded several websites and programmed a few video games, so idk if that counts as an equivalent but
Got into WashU yesterday, so I am a lot more confident about this decision than I was earlier
today is the day I break my streak of acceptances !
Congratulations!!