<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1530
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 IIC/790 phy/710/670/660 writing
[<em>] GPA: 3.96
[</em>] Rank: ~4% (no official rank)
[<em>] Other stats: Aps: 5/5/5/5/4/4/
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Average
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Excellent
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Excellent
[<em>] Hook (if any): not sure.
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: VA
[<em>] School Type: Public very competitive
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: M
[</em>] major strength/weakness: hardest courseload possible (11 APs), fairly well rounded, Good School ECs with 4 president terms, but no sports and lack of substantial awards and research.
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: see above[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>
<pre><code>* SAT: 1310 (660m/650v)
* SAT IIs: 720/700/670
* GPA: 3.8ish? maybe?
* Rank: 29/491
* Other stats: AP Scholar w/Honor (4,4,4,4)
</code></pre>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>* Essays: I used JHU as my "fun essay" school; $10 one was
* Teacher Recs: One Good; One I Don't Know
* Counselor Rec: Mediocre at best, I didn't ever talk to her
* Hook (if any): I didn't apply BME and I do law in addition to engineering in high school?
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>* State or Country: TX
* School Type: Public
* Ethnicity: White
* Gender: Male
* major strength/weakness:
Strength: Robotics president + Lawyer for Mock Trial, more ECs
Weakness: SATs
* why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Because the admissions council was on crack or because it's rare for electrical engineers to apply to JHU as a fluke.
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: None really</p>
<p>Don't believe I'll be attending: because I'm a middle class white boy who didn't get aid who never really planned on going to this school unless I changed my mind on majors. Hook 'em Horns!</p>
<p>Stats:
[ul]
[<em>]SAT I & II or ACT: 1360/IIC 750/MBio 740/Writing 720/29
[</em>]GPA, Class Rank/Size: 3.95 uw, 4.33 w, 3/251
[<em>]APs / other stats: Calc BC(3); US History(4); Bio(5)
[/ul] Major awards/ECs:
[ul]
[li]RSI@MIT[/li][</em>]NIH Individual Grant recipient
[<em>]Stanford CCIS
[</em>]JSHS Regional Finalist
[<em>]National Merit Commended Student
[</em>]AP Scholar
[/ul] Subjective:
[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Williams admission officer wrote: "Few students have the self-awareness and confidence to do what you've done; and, fewer still, to articulate life experience as you did;" MIT educational counselor said very-well crafted and clearly very well-thought out; a wonderful, very moving essay, which reveals a great deal about your growth as a person.
[</em>]Teacher Recs: the top student of my entire career, Hes the type of student every teacher wishes they have in their classroom
[<em>]Counselor Rec: best one written in her career, Youd be crazy not to take him
[</em>]Hook (if any): immigrant (1994); poor, uneducated, but hardworking family on government subsidies (income: 15K); held a job for 3 yrs in high school to pay for tuition; gay; went to Williams Multicultural Weekend in October; completed three different research projects but never bothered to enter them into S/W or INTEL; researched with Harvard Medical School scientists and collaborated with postdocts.[/ul] Personal:
[ul]
[<em>]Location (State or Country): CA
[</em>]Ethnicity & Gender: Vietnamese Male
[<em>]Major strength/weakness: SAT score sucked but research is very persuasive
[</em>]Your thoughts on your decision: I was accepted because I went to RSI[/ul] Any other comments: Sorry for taking someone else's spot. Probably won't end up at JHU.</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays:Teachers liked them.</li>
<li>Teacher Recs:One was good, didn't read the other.</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Didn't read.</li>
<li><p>Hook (if any):
Bunch of volunteering, did CTY 3 years. Research. Great Interview.
Location/Person:</p></li>
<li><p>State or Country:CA</p></li>
<li><p>School Type:Public</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity:Asian</p></li>
<li><p>Gender:Male</p></li>
<li><p>major strength/weakness:</p></li>
<li><p>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered:
I have no clue why I was not at least waitlisted..
Other Factors:
Apparently I suck.</p></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Essays: I really didn't like but obviously they did</li>
<li>Teacher Recs:GREAT</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: VERY good</li>
<li><p>Hook (if any):
Great Interview which i think was one of the key factors and the fact that I am HISPANIC
Location/Person:</p></li>
<li><p>State or Country:CA/ Los Angeles</p></li>
<li><p>School Type:Public</p></li>
<li><p>Ethnicity:HISPANIC</p></li>
<li><p>Gender:Male</p></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>SAT: 1330 (760v 570m) </li>
<li>SAT IIs: 770 writing 750 US History 630 Math IIC</li>
<li>GPA: 3.9 w 3.5 uw</li>
<li>Rank: 39/350</li>
<li>Other stats: ACT 32, APUSH 5 APEnglit5 APPsych 5</li>
</ul>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<ul>
<li>Essays:Thought mine was pretty good</li>
<li>Teacher Recs: 2, which I think were great</li>
<li>Counselor Rec: Im assuming good. </li>
<li>Hook (if any): Nothing really, Im pretty involved in music, but not enough to get me in </li>
</ul>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<ul>
<li>State or Country:Chicago Suburb</li>
<li>School Type: Public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White </li>
<li>Gender: Female</li>
<li>major strength/weakness: Strengths- Anything English/Social Science related. Weakness- MATH! </li>
<li>why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I have no idea how I got accepted. I was speechless for like an hour. My best friend who was WAY more qualified than me got waitlisted. Probably essays/recs and the fact that Im a history major.</li>
</ul>
<p>why are people so worried about the neighborhood? look at the jhu security website and facts of crimes near/on campus.. its not like a drive by every single day or something. its a city school, there is some 'danger' expected. the campus is pretty well contained, its not like NYU or BU where the 'campus' is just buildings sprawled along a street. dont worry so much about safety...jhu is a great school because of its education, if everyone was scared of it ,it wouldnt be as great as it would be...
sry wickedwildthang i dont mean to sound snappy, but a lot of people seem scared for no reason. please dont take it personally</p>
<p>yea i agree...theres noooo reason to be scared</p>
<p>living in baltimore my whole life (well...the county, but i'm in the city a lot) , i thought i should just add my two cents
1. you'll most probably be living ON campus ... campus itself is really really safe :-)
2. what you've heard about the recent death of Linda Trinh, wasn't random...she knew the guy, so don't let that scare you
3. you just have to make sure you're aware of your surroundings...that goes w/ any crime, including theft, which is common at all campus' and you'll be fine</p>
<p>so in summary of all that BS lol...you shouldn't worry!!</p>
<p>...well baltimore isnt so bad
but i dont like the surrounding area, very crowded, i think most of the construction work should be done by now though. and i dont know bout the security issue......
my friend almost got shot so i wouldnt be too sure
sorry to scare you guys, but umm thats just my experience, or well in this case, my friend's, and no i wont elaborate on how he "almost got shot" oh and i used to hear gunshots all the time too...hope that helped :)</p>
<p>accepted
30 ACT
top 25% public magnet
3.96 GPA on a 4.7</p>
<p>hooks: I'm on reduced lunch, very poor, held a job for the last three years doing yard maintenance and I am a first generation mexican american.</p>
<p>I might go. It's betweem JHU and Bowdoin pretty much, unless I am blessed enough to be accepted from the Brown waiting list. Can you ski or surf in Baltimore? I know there is a bay close by.</p>