***Official Johns Hopkins 2017 RD Results***

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<p>Hello JHU Class of 2017 students! </p>

<p>I'm a bit surprised that this hasn't been created already. </p>

<p>Anyway, congratulations to all no matter which college you decide to go to! </p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT:
SAT II:
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
AP (place score in parenthesis):
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:
Essays:
Teacher Recommendation:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: accepted to bme</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2290 comp: 760 CR 770 M 760W
ACT:
SAT II: 800 physics 800 chem 800 math II 800 us history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
Weighted GPA: 4.51
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/438
AP (place score in parenthesis): Comp Sci (5), World History (4), Calc AB (5), Calc BC (5), US History (5), Chem (5) , Physics B self study(5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: ap physics c, multivar calc/diff eq/linear algebra (it’s really hard), bio reasearch, ap biology, ap lang, ap us gov, ap comparative gov, art I (needed another fine art to graduate, lol I’m not very well rounded)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): chemistry Olympiad state finalist
Minor Awards: PSAT national merit, county excellence in education award, breakout athlete award (for undefeated season my sophomore year), athlete of the season (sportsmanship based), regional science fair 1st in category, school science fair 2nd</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): girls varsity tennis (captain), girl scouts ambassador, county student board member, various honor societies/clubby activities
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: a bunch from being a girl scout and doing/helping others with gold awards and more from being a county board member
Summer Activities: USTA tennis, jhu cty, self study ap physics, various volunteer activities, university of penn competitive bioengineering summer program
Essays: long common app: mundane essay about tennis; supplement: essay about how my severe childhood illness and many new advancements in biotechnology have inspired me to go into the medical field
Teacher Recommendation: math: idk; chem: she really wanted me to go to MIT, so she hopefully wrote a good one
Counselor Rec: bad
Additional Rec:
Interview:</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): VA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public Magnet
Ethnicity: White
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 250 k +
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: test scores idk
Weaknesses: I was really deeply involved in a few of my ecs, but there weren’t that many of them. I also needed more big awards
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was a good fit?
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to UVA honors (Rodman) and Georgia tech; Waitlisted from duke, penn, Cornell, Vanderbilt, washu; rejected from MIT and Columbia; I’m hoping that the wait lists are because my councilor forgot about my transcipts and didn’t send them until mid-March :-O</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted to Electrical Engineering</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2320 (770 M; 780 CR; 770 W)
ACT:
SAT II: 800 Math II, 740 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 6%
AP (place score in parenthesis): Stat 5, Chem 4, Calc AB 5, US History 4
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Physics B, AP Psych, AP Micro/Macro
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Distinction, Volunteer of the Year Award, 2nd Place JSSF, Honorable Mention Delaware Valley Science Fair, Honorable Mention Toshiba ExploraVision
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): NHS, TSA
Job/Work Experience: NASA paid internship
Volunteer/Community service: ~400 hours
Summer Activities: NASA internship, Stanford EPGY
Essays: Pretty good IMO
Teacher Recommendation: Must have been very good!
Counselor Rec: Probably average
Additional Rec:
Interview:
Other
State (if domestic applicant): NJ
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: M
Income Bracket: >200K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: SAT, essays, teacher recs
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Good SAT, went to JHU CTY summer camps (I think this helped a lot!)
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: ACCEPTED: Vanderbilt, UIUC, UT Austin, Rutgers; REJECTED: Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, CMU, UC Berkeley; WAITLISTED: UVa, UMich
General Comments: Very excited! Definitely leaning towards Hopkins!</p>

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<p>WAITLISTED</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2190 composite, 730 W, 670 M, 760 CR
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis):World History (4), US History (4), Lit (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):Econ SL (5), Methods (6)
Senior Year Course Load: IB Physics, IB Lit, IB Chinese, AP Calc, IB History, AP Human Geography
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Finalist, some local academic awards
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Yearbook Committee (Editor), Math League, Figure Skating, Piano, Key Club (Secretary)
Job/Work Experience:
Volunteer/Community service: Math tutoring, Volunteer at local festival, teach ice skating classes
Summer Activities:
Essays: Pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t see, but I think really good
Counselor Rec: Didn’t see, but I think really good
Additional Rec: n/a
Interview: n/a
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):none :frowning:
Reflection
Strengths: Personal Statement, Grades and course load
Weaknesses: SAT score
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:Low SAT score probably.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: Disappointed :(</p>

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<p>^^^your SAT components add up to a 2160, not a 2190</p>

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<p>accepted to BME!!!</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2190; 730 for all
ACT: 34 (36 in math)
SAT II: 800 math II 730 US history
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.99
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 27/421
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History 4, Stats 5, US History 5, BC Calc Lang Comparitive Gov and Bio to come in the summer
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Lang, AP BC Calc, AP Comp Gov, Latin 4 Honors, Physics, Jazz Ensemble
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Harvard Club of Washington Book Award, Chem student of the year
Extracurriculars: National Honor Society VP, Washington Regional Transplant Community Spokesperson and Hospital Ambassador, Varsity Baseball Junior year and JV Sophomore year, JV football freshman and sophomore year
Job/Work Experience: Piano Express teacher Freshman-Senior year, Veterinarian Attendant for half of senior year, Flag Football (i9) referee sophomore and junior year, Baseball Umpire Freshman and Sophomore year, Internship at Child Cardiology Associates Junior summer year and senior summer year
Volunteer/Community service: Divine Mercy Outreach Volunteer, Usher and Altar boy at church, tutor kids through NHS
Summer Activities: Basketball, football, baseball, pool, relaxing, working, having fun!
Essays: I have at my “arsenal” about 10 essays that have different topics but resonate a central theme of my goal to be a cardiothoracic surgeon.
Teacher Recommendation: did not read it, assume good
Counselor Rec: same as above
Additional Rec: from doctor at my internship
Interview: n/a
Other
State (if domestic applicant): va
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: <150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none that I can think of
Reflection
Strengths: Work ethic and motivation
Weaknesses: I have to put effort into networking and socializing while I’m working, does not come easily, especially when my mind is elsewhere
Why you think you were accepted: unique story and solid grades and score
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: accepted to UVA, UPitt, William and Mary, CNU, Marquette Wait listed: WashU, Vanderbilt, Case Western Reserve Denied: Harvard, UPenn
General Comments: Love the school, just have to see if I can get more money and if I can take out the amount of loans I’d need to to go here</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2310
[</em>] ACT: 35
[<em>] SAT II: 780 Bio M, 740 Math Level II, 710 German
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 x 5s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Rigorous w/ 6 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Study Abroad and Language Awards, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[li] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):[/li]Policy Debate (16th at nationals)
Scholar Bowl (National Qualifier)
Model United Nations (Secretary General)
National Honor Society</p>

<p>[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Lol no
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 170+ hours
[li] Summer Activities:[/li]Research Internship at WUSTL on Lung Cancer (published a paper)</p>

<p>[<em>] Essays: Hit or miss essays
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Didn’t read
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Didn’t read
[</em>] Additional Rec: Didn’t read
[li] Interview: Didn’t have one</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): MO
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian (Brown People FTW)
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): meh
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): um no?</p>

<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades and Test Scores, ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: Essays, anti-hooks galore
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: lol who knows?
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[/ul]General Comments: So glad I’m done with this process! To all those rejected or waitlisted I wish you the best of luck; you guys will end up somewhere awesome.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 1870 CR 650 M 610 W 610
[</em>] ACT: 29
[<em>] SAT II: Chem 670 USH 650
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/125
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (4) English Lang (4) USH (4)
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP US Gov, AP Calc AB, Physics, Anatomy
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar, school and community awards
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutoring, Babysitting, National Honor Society, Science Honor Society
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Babysitting
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring, and other service over 500 hrs
[<em>] Summer Activities: Babysitting, Harvard SSP 2012, Art classes
[</em>] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App essay was cute, funny, and personal. Everyone loved it.
[<em>] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: Good[/li][</em>] Teacher Rec #2: Good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Additional Rec:[/ul]
[<em>] Interview:[/list]
Yes
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Black
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Low
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]URM, low income, first generation American, first generation college, female in science, art </p>

<p>Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: Grades, Essays, hooks
[</em>] Weaknesses: SATs and lack of leadership
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Low SATs, no leadership, low acceptance rate
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Accepted St. John’s, SUNY Albany, CUNY Macaulay Honors, UMiami, Cornell (Likely letter), Boston U, Johns Hopkins, NYU
Waitlisted Princeton, Brown
Rejected Harvard, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, Stanford</p>

<p>General Comments:
I have a hard choice to make. Leaning towards Johns Hopkins and Cornell right now but I am so blessed to be accepted to so many great schools.</p>