<p>How much does JHU value legacy? My brother did his bachelors and masters in BME at JHU. I'm decided whether I want to ED to Duke or JHU right now, and if it gives me a big boost in chances I think I am going to chose JHU.</p>
<p>Well if this about which to apply ED to I say apply ED to JHU if you want a high boast or apply to ED Duke and RD to JHU to even out your boasts.</p>
<p>Legacy definitely helps but I wouldn’t call it a big boost. Think of it as a tie-breaker–but that alone is significant at a top university.</p>
<p>ED + Legacy > ED Alone.</p>
<p>In your shoes, I would do JHU. GL!</p>
<p>Lol there is going to be a bias here since its the JHU forum and most people here want to go to JHU lol</p>
<p>Answered here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/144768-legacy.html?[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/144768-legacy.html?</a>
[Legacy</a> and the Admissions Process](<a href=“http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/563335/1/]Legacy”>http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/563335/1/)</p>
<p>Hey OP, I had the same dilemma as you (choosing between ED Hopkins or ED Duke) and I ended up doing ED Hopkins. I also had a legacy for Hopkins but Duke was my #1 choice and Hopkins was a close second. However, I thought Duke was slightly harder to get into than Hopkins since Duke is like the only prestigious school in its region and I didn’t have stellar stats; just good enough stats to have a fairly good chance at either school. At that time, I thought that if I applied ED Duke and didn’t get in, since it is slightly more difficult to get into than Hopkins, I would have “wasted”, so to say, my ED and might not get into Hopkins RD. (Both schools have a pretty big ED acceptance rate, that’s what I meant by “wasted”) Also, I thought that if I didn’t apply ED Hopkins, they would not count my legacy towards RD since they would think that I didn’t “show enough interest” in JHU since the point of legacy is to show enthusiasm for going to your dad/mom/brother/sister’s college and possibly donating money to that college later on in your life. There is a trick to this process that I realized after I had applied ED Hopkins. If you don’t have absolutely amazing stats, you can apply ED Hopkins BME. If you get rejected from ED BME, they may still take you into the University in general, but your ED agreement would be nullified. Therefore, you can apply RD Duke and have a shot at Duke if Duke is your #1 school. The only bad thing about this “trick” is that you may end up getting accepted to Hopkins ED BME (:O) but then I guess you can always switch majors after your first year if BME is too hard.</p>
<p>I need to respond to a few points that osprey099 made:</p>
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Legacy is weighed in the same manner during ED and RD and is always a minor factor. Also, “interest” is not a concept discussed in the admissions review process at Hopkins as it is at other schools.</p>
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There is no “trick” nor is there any ED loop-hole. Your interpretation of the ED/BME process is incorrect and any student following your “trick” risks having their application reviewed by the admissions committee in a negative way. </p>
<p>Finally, osprey099 response paints the picture of applying ED to a school as a strategy about chances for admission. This is the worst advice one can follow when considering applying ED to Hopkins. It is about applying to your first choice school and if Hopkins is your clear favorite with no other schools in consideration then you should apply ED. Strategic applications whether applying ED or applying BME despite no interest in the program can have a very negative impact on your application.</p>