<p>Oh, ok re: Facebook page. Thanks! I am so excited to meet everyone too! I’m just bursting with happiness and excitement. Counting down the days until the fall!</p>
<p>why would anyone want to apply ED to JHU if it is not their top choice - beats me.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR, 750 Writing, 710 Math (2180)
ACT:Didn’t take
SAT II:Math I: 800 Lit, 720 Latin, 700 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):No GPA at my school
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):My school doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A (school doesn’t have APs)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Semester I: Latin IV Seminar, American Lit, and US History 1945-68 all taken at Boston University, Honors Calculus and Senior Thesis; Semester II: US History 1968-Present, Creative Writing all at Boston University, 20th Century Lit, Senior Thesis, Honors Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Several National Latin Exam gold medals, some Model UN awards/gavels
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Model UN (President), peer advising, peer tutor, teen advocate for legislature for infertility treatment, DANCE CLUB
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor and “Goodness Guide” at Pinkberry, currently looking for another job (probably at Whole Foods)
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at Fertility within Reach
Summer Activities: summer@Brown program, camp counselor/working at Pinkberry
Essays: Main essay about being a Catholic IVF baby, the other two about playing ice hockey and Model UN/Classics. I think they were strong
Teacher Recommendation: I didn’t read them but I have really strong relationships with both teachers (math and english)
Counselor Rec: Again, I didn’t read it but I have a really strong relationship with my counselor
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: Not as strong as I had hoped but I guess it’s irrelevant now</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender:F
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays/my school’s curriculum in which you take half your classes at Boston University/Rec Letters/Grades
Weaknesses: Scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t really know why exactly they accepted but I don’t really care at this point
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted: Fordham, Boston University </p>
<p>General Comments: I’M SO HAPPY AND EXCITED!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 28
SAT II: MI 690, Chem 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ???
Weighted Cumulative: 4.07
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis): IBH Chem (6), IBH Bio (7), IBH Math (5) , IBS History (7), IBS English (7), IBS Spanish (6) - predicted grades
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Head’s List- 11th, 12th
Honor Roll- 9th, 10th
Gold Certificate Holder in the Royal Society of Chemistry challenge
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Student Council officer, Rugby, Amnesty International (President), Invisible Children (President), Yearbook (Section Editor), School Paper,
Job/Work Experience: None.
Volunteer/Community service: Regular volunteering at a soup kitchen, Two week service trip to Togo to build a kindergarden</p>
<p>Summer Activities: Summer Program at UC Berkeley this past summer
Essays: Common app-Great (IMO) I wrote about my trip to Togo and how it made me reconnect to my South African culture.</p>
<p>Major (Chemistry)- Great, Sold my passion for the subject well and why I chose Hopkins. Also wrote about what I would bring as a student.</p>
<p>Something about me- Talked about my hatred for soup but used it to tell more about my personality. I feel as if my voice came across well :)</p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation: Two</p>
<p>Chemistry teacher- I’m very close with her; she’s been like a mentor to me so I think she wrote me a very strong rec.</p>
<p>History teacher- Knows me personally very well so again, I think I had a very strong recommendation.</p>
<p>Counselor Rec: We have a small graduating class and I met regularly with her, and she told me that she wrote me a very good recommendation.</p>
<p>Interview: Didn’t take one.</p>
<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant): South African living in Belgium
School Type: Private, international
Ethnicity: Caucasion
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >$150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None.</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: Grades, EC’s, recommendations, essays
Weaknesses: Definitely my test scores. Luckily, my counselor stressed in recommendation that we are not a test prep school. A lot of hard work and determination, and perfection. MAKE SURE THOSE ESSAYS ARE GOOD</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was able to show the kind of person I would be on campus through my essays. My recommendations were likely very strong as well because I had close bonds with all my recommenders.</p>
<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a</p>
<p>General Comments: I literally had resigned myself to being rejected (since Hopkins barely defers people). My heart goes out all those who were rejected. I was feeling that way until I got my decision. It might be hard to see right now, but Hopkins doesn’t deserve you; you are destined for great places 
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<p>Lastly, my advice for those applying for RD or next year: Make sure your entire application is strong, especially your essays. Let your personality shine through your essays because, ultimately, all any University wants are likable people who they know will contribute to the positive atmosphere at any institution. Test scores aren’t the end of the world; I’m proof of that :)</p>
<p>Good luck to everyone out there; I truly wish the best for you all. You are all fantastic !!!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT: 27
[<em>] SAT II: 660 USH 740 M1
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.74
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): don’t have that
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: College Spanish, AP Bio, AP Stats, AP English
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): MVP for varsity lacrosse as a freshman, High Honor roll since freshman year, Piano Guild Award.
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Fencing (for 3 years), lacrosse (7 years), Piano (10 years) i really can’t think of much rn…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Helps at my local church for charity as well as babysitting
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays: i liked mine! i talked about my trip to the Philippines to help my dad with children with those who need food as well as medical needs. The format was pretty simple but the whole idea about it was very personal.
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation: One by my english teacher and another by my precalc teacher. Both are amazing and i was really close with them
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Not so sure, i’m sure it was generic.
[<em>] Additional Rec: Fencing Coach
[</em>] Interview:</p>
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: suburban type-my school is more of a State University kinda school, I’m the only one going to a tier 1 school as of right now (YAY)
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Filipino)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $150,000
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Athletics, and coach recommendation. </p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Extracurricular (Fencing), Grades, Standing out, essay
[</em>] Weaknesses: ACT Scores and subject tests
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Um, well the fencing coach was pretty accurate with my acceptance and he helped the whole entire time. As well as my essays.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>
<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>
<p>I may not be the brightest student but I stood out compared to a lot of other students. I live on Long Island and have to take the train by myself to Manhattan where my fencing club is. It’s a two hour train ride one way there 3 times a week. I do my hw and study on the train and I don’t get home until midnight on weekdays. It’s a lot of work but hey, it got me into college, and into my dream school :))</p>
<p>Be different.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Objective: History/Philosophy Major</p>
<p>SAT I (breakdown): N/A</p>
<p>ACT:33 (Reading: 34, Math: 32, English: 34, Science: 30)</p>
<p>SAT II: U.S. History - 780</p>
<p>Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.67</p>
<p>Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A</p>
<p>AP (place score in parenthesis): U.S. History (5), English Language and Composition (5)</p>
<p>IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A</p>
<p>Senior Year Course Load: The following courses are AP courses: Biology, U.S. Government, BC Calculus, and English Literature. </p>
<p>Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): N/A</p>
<p>Subjective: Not sure what goes in this space, but let me mention that I received Honor Roll for all 4 years of high school. </p>
<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Debate Team (Captain), Model UN (Captain), Writer for school paper, College Bowl, Senior Council member, Senior Mentor for Freshmen, </p>
<p>Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: 80 hours of leading spiritual services at my house of worship, 24 hours worth of giving/preparing sermons to give to the congregants. </p>
<p>Summer Activities: Took a course on foreign policy at NYU over one summer.</p>
<p>Essays: I thought they were pretty good. I focused one of them on my special interests/talents, one of them on why Hopkins would be great for me as someone who loves History, and one focusing on my personal life (family loss) and how it has affected me academically. </p>
<p>Teacher Recommendation: Very good for both teacher recommendations. I also received another recommendation letter from my NYU professor, which was also quite good. </p>
<p>Counselor Rec: Fantastic. I am very close with him.</p>
<p>Additional Rec: N/A</p>
<p>Interview: I thought it went rather well, although I believe that the interviews are inconsequential. </p>
<p>Other</p>
<p>State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey</p>
<p>Country (if international applicant): United States</p>
<p>School Type: Religious Private School</p>
<p>Ethnicity: White</p>
<p>Gender: Male</p>
<p>Income Bracket: Well off</p>
<p>Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None really. </p>
<p>Reflection</p>
<p>Strengths: My essays, the fact that I study Constitutional Law at age 17, the recommendations</p>
<p>Weaknesses: Grades, perhaps extracurriculars. </p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I am unsure as to why I was accepted; maybe because I demonstrated my passion for law and how that would fit into my role in the Johns Hopkins campus. Also, I showed progression in my grades throughout the years. </p>
<p>Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: N/A</p>
<p>General Comments: Try to show something that is different about you and explain why it is so special. Also demonstrate why you love Hopkins (i.e. visit and go to info sessions).</p>
<p>does anybody have problems logging into decision release site?</p>
<p>where is the facebook page ): i’m wayyyyy to excited and i can’t wait ugh. I received my packet from jhu and i literally was rummaging through the papers looking to see if they had any type of link to an fb group but no ):</p>
<p>Lamp224: You should contact admission office.</p>
<p>Hey guys, congrats to all those accepted! We can’t wait to have you on campus next fall.</p>
<p>Woops–meant for that post to go into the 2018 thread. Sorry!</p>