Has anyone heard about the merit scholarships that Hopkins offers? Do they come in your portal after acceptance or do they come separately later?
There are two non-ROTC, pure merit based scholarships at Hopkins. One is a full ride which is only awarded to one incoming freshman engineer. The other is the Hodson scholarship - basically 50% off - which is awarded to about 20 incoming freshmen per year.
If you were awarded one of these scholarships, I believe there should be an indication in your portal.
You can read more about the specifics of the scholarships here: http://finaid.johnshopkins.edu/prosp_stud_scholar.html