Official Admission Decision Thread

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1440 (750M, 690V)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800, 750, 740</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0ish? not sure exactly</li>
<li>Rank: top 10, not sure exactly again</li>
<li>Other stats: National Merit Semifinalist, Maryland Distinguished Scholar Semifinalist</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: I though they were actually pretty bad, wrote them the night the application was due</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: didn't see it</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: didn't see it</li>
<li>Hook (if any): nope...</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Maryland</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: um, I can do three college applications in one night?</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: cause I accidently paid the application fee even though I didn't have to! but really, I have no idea...</li>
</ul>

<p>Don't know if I'll be attending. It's so hard to decide!</p>

42

<p>Decision: Rejected
Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1390</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 740 710 640</li>
<li>GPA: 102.(something)</li>
<li>Rank: 7/250ish</li>
<li>Other stats: active in everything... music, athletics, academics, community service</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: I think they were good.. lol</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: I didnt read them, but I guess they were good</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: dunno what she wrote, horrible counselor, but she probably tried her best</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: New York</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Asian</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strength: School Grades, music, active in community Weakness: SATs/SATII, AP</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: johns hopkins is very selective so they obviously took the best. congrats to all who got accepted!!!</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: </p>

<p>sigh Johns Hopkins ~ it's okay cuz UPENN is a pretty good consellation!!! :)</p>

43

<p>this is for a friend of mine who got it, the notorious Guy Deezy, comin up from cali, yo.</p>

<p>Decision:Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT:1440( 730v, 710m)
[</em>] SAT IIs:800 IIC, 780 writing, 750 World History
[<em>] GPA:UW:3.4, W: 4.2
[</em>] Rank:2nd decile
[<em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays:meh, average, funny
[<em>] Teacher Recs:good
[</em>] Counselor Rec:amazing
[<em>] Hook (if any):legacy, CaliforniaPublicWhiteMaleEagle Scout, 10 years string bass, soccer ref, computer programmer, writer for online "underground", USFIRST robot thing(programmer), math tutor, newspaper, twice homecoming prince, Accepted because I'm the school Hopkins kid,
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country:Cali
[<em>] School Type:Public (BHHS)
[</em>] Ethnicity:White
[<em>] Gender:Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness:I'm a **<em>ing P I M P.
[</em>] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:
[/ul]Other Factors:*3 years CTY</p>

44

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED BME!!!!!!</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1500 (730M,770V)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 710IIC, 660W, 740Lit</li>
<li>GPA: ??</li>
<li>Rank: 52/490 (ouch!)</li>
<li>Other stats: US Hist 4, World Hist 5, Eng 5
Currently in 6 AP classes</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays:Good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: BC Calc Teacher..maybe good?. AP Chem Teacher-she likes me!</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Good!</li>
<li>Hook (if any): Strong ECs, Dance and Art (combined 40+hrs/wk)Several state level art awards. National Merit Finalist. AP Scholar.
President of Chess Club, President of Asian American Club.</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Dallas, TX</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: Chinese</li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li><p>major strength/weakness:
Weakness- SATIIs (took them cold on the last possible test date! ah!)
LOW rank-uh..messed up freshmen year(started 10th grade at rank 129)</p></li>
<li><p>why you think you were accepted: Research Work as Lab Technician at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Three year volunteer at Children's Medical Center in Dallas</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors: Rejected U Penn, waitlisted Pomona (1st choice), Accepted-USC, Berkeley, Brandeis, Emory</p>

<p>CONGRATIONS to everyone!!!!!!!! =)</p>

45

<p>am I the only girl who got into BME?</p>

46

<p>Accepted!
stats
SAT 1140
major: biochemistry i think
gpa 4.397
good essay
good recs
dpnt know why i got in</p>

47

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1560 (800M, 760V) (split)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800, 790, 790, 780</li>
<li>GPA: 4.0 uw</li>
<li>Rank: 1/79</li>
<li>Other stats: AP - four 5s and one 4</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: I didn't think the $10 one was very good, but the rest were good.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: don't know</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): probably not</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: WA</li>
<li>School Type: private</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: no comment / don't know</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: just general strength, I guess</li>
</ul>

48

<p>Wickedwildthang, I'm a girl and I got into BME, too. :) I don't think I'll be going to JHU, though...probably MIT or Caltech. How selective is BME?</p>

49

<p>I don't know how I got in? I got rejected from Bioengineering U Penn. My $10 essay was gibberish. </p>

<p>JHU BME and Duke BME are ranked #1 and #2</p>

50

<p>wicked -- haha my $10 essay was BS.. you could smell it from a mile away.. so is JHU your first choice now? personally i dunno.. they didn't give me any money, and freaking 45 k is a HECK of a lot ...</p>

51

<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1440 (720 M, 720 V)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 780 US Hist, 760 Bio, 760 World Hist, and a bunch of others
[<em>] ACT: 32 (34 E, 32 M, 34 R, 27 S)
[</em>] GPA: 97.89 unweighted
[<em>] Rank: My school doesn't rank, but my guess is 3 or 4 out of 334
[</em>] AP Stuff:
AP European History, 05/2003, 5
AP Biology, 05/2004, 5
AP Chemistry, 05/2004, 5
AP Computer Science A, 05/2004, 5
AP American History, 05/2004, 5
AP English Language and Composition, 05/2004, 4
AP Calculus BC, 05/2005, N/A
AP Computer Science AB, 05/2005, N/A
AP Physics B, 05/2005, N/A
AP US Government and Politics, 05/2005, N/A
AP Comparative Government and Politics, 05/2005, N/A
AP English Literature, 05/2005, N/A
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: Ok, I suppose. Probably nothing special compared to others. My $10 essay was strange and probably not that good, but I guess it doesn't matter now. :)
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Not sure, waived my right to see it
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Ditto
[</em>] Hook (if any): If I had a hook, it'd be research - I was a semifinalist in Siemens Westinghouse and Intel STS, amongst other things. Also, I'm a president of 3 different clubs in my school, including National Honor Society.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: New York
[</em>] School Type: Suburban Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Caucasian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Probably because of my grades, research, and extracurriculars, but you never know what they're thinking when it comes to college admissions.[/li][/ul]</p>

52

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 1530 (800V)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 800writing, 790math2c, 790world hist</li>
<li>GPA: 3.95uw</li>
<li>Rank: 2/490</li>
<li>Other stats: AP 5 5's and a 4 (stupid chem)</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: $10 was generic, the other was superb</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: one good/personal, the other glowing</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: affectionate/glowing</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none, really. political activism. never visited, never interviewed. </li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: socal</li>
<li>School Type: public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: white</li>
<li>Gender: male</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: strength: scores, grades; weakness: lack of demonstrated interest other than excellent update letter</li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: scores/grades?</li>
</ul>

53

<p>join the club nemesis! that is a whole lotta money.</p>

54

<p>for sure. i'd be in debt for a long long time.. and i dunno if i want to spend most of the earlier part of my life after college paying it all off..</p>

55

<p>might not be as bad as you think, or maybe it'd be horrible. anybody have any stories about paying off loans?</p>

56

<p>Rejected...</p>

<p>I expected it, though.</p>

57

<p>where do u find out the decision? I haven't received an email yet...</p>

58

<p>Decision:REJECTED</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1540 (740 V, 800M)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 IIC, 800 IC, 740 Phy, 660 Writing
[<em>] GPA: 92uw, 96w
[</em>] Rank: approx 30/760
[<em>] Other stats: 4 on AP Stat, 5 on BC Calc
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: $10 sucks, other was ok
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I think they were OK
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Same
[<em>] Hook (if any): NONE
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: NY
[<em>] School Type: Crappy Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Korean (international)
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: not being able to pay
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: not being able to pay[/li][/ul]Other Factors:: where the hell am I gonna go to school now?</p>

59

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>BME Program </p>

<p>Stats:
SAT: M 780; V 750
SAT IIs: 800/800/770/760/730/730/610(writing, first time:510)
GPA: ~97
Rank: idk
Other stats:
Subjective:
Essays: good
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: excellent
Hook (if any): been to us only a few yrs, research
Location/Person:
State or Country: ny
School Type: public
Ethnicity: chinese
Gender: m
major strength/weakness: lesser EC than normal, but a lot of work experience and research thing</p>

<p>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: see above</p>

<p>Schools got into: Cornell, UPENN, JHU</p>

<p>Man, what a relieve, I can enjoy my life now....</p>

60

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1340 (650 Math, 690 Verbal)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Ecological Biology, 720 writing, 700 math IC
[<em>] GPA: 4.05/4.33 UW<br>
[</em>] Rank: 2/250
[<em>] Other stats: Lots of music stuff on clarinet and sax. Took classes at local community college...
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good. I spent a lot of time trying to make sure they were personal.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: I would assume they are very good. My teachers love me.
[</em>] Counselor Rec: He showed it to me and it was really good.
[<em>] Hook (if any):
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Rhode Island
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Strengths= passion, hardwork, GPA. Weakness= low SAT scores
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I guess my passion really came through to them.[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>