***Official Johns Hopkins 2018 ED Results***

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<p>I'm so excited and nervous for decisions at the same time, and I'm sure many of you are, as well. I know, I know, we have about a week to go until decisions come out, but I couldn't resist making this thread, so we can just let it sit here for a bit until decisions are finally released next Friday! :) </p>

<p>Good luck to everyone!! </p>

<p>Pick one:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted
Decision: Waitlisted
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown):
[</em>] ACT:
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load:
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[<em>] Job/Work Experience:
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service:
[<em>] Summer Activities:
[</em>] Essays:
[<em>] Teacher Recommendation:
[</em>] Counselor Rec:
[<em>] Additional Rec:
[</em>] Interview:</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type:
[</em>] Ethnicity:
[<em>] Gender:
[</em>] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths:
[</em>] Weaknesses:
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:</p>

<p>[/ul]General Comments:</p>

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<p>Accepted :slight_smile: will post stats later</p>

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<p>Got dat BME doe</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]SAT: 2400, first sitting
[</em>]SAT II: 800 Math II, 800 Physics
[<em>]ACT: Not taken
[</em>]GPA: 3.85 UW/4.70 W
[<em>]Rank: Unranked
[</em>]Other Tests (AMC, AP, IB): Physics C E&M and Mechanics, Language and Composition, World History, Chemistry, US Government, Computer Science, BC Calculus, US History … nine 5s
AIME 3, 4, AMC 12 102, AMC 10 122
[/ul]Subjective[ul]
[<em>]Essays: Okay I guess; not sure, but I’ve always been self-deprecating
[</em>]Teacher Recs: Pretty good
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Nothing special; just some generic mass produced BS
[</em>]Supplementary Material: None
[<em>]Hook(recruited athlete, legacy, Nobel Prize): Don’t think so
[/ul]Personal[ul]
[</em>]Location: Washington DC Area
[<em>]High School Type: Top 100 in nation
[</em>]Ethnicity: Chinese
[<em>]Gender: Male
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>]Extracurriculars: Internship at NIST Junior Summer, Robotics Team, Math Team, Ski Club, and out of school Rock Climbing team, volunteering at elementary schools and soup kitchens downtown
[<em>]Awards: Physics Olympiad Semifinalist, Bronze Medal
Certificate of Meritorious Service (Community service award)
That one thing that you get for eight 5s on AP
[</em>]Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?:</p>

<p>Got my ass deferred from Caltech
[/ul]</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED to class 2018!</p>

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<p>**Decision: Rejected **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 720 CR 800 M 800 W
[</em>] ACT: didn’t take
[<em>] SAT II: Math 2-710, Spanish-720, US History-740
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.72, weighted 4.3
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): (school has decile system) top 20%
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chinese-4, European History-5, Music Theory-4, English Language & Comp-5, Biology-4, Spanish-4, US History-5
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): school doesn’t offer
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Calculus, AP English Literature and Composition, AP Environmental Science, AP Gov, AP Microeconomics
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): none (well does National Merit Semi-Finalist count? It’s not really a major award though…)</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): High School Tennis Team- 2 years (JV-junior year, Varsity-senior year) High School Choir-4 years (Freshman Librarian in Freshman Chorus, Head Librarian in 12th grade, top audition choir group in eleventh and twelfth grade), piano for many years (won a few small competitions, Certificate of Merit Level 10)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: Presidential Library docent and tour guide, volunteer for local Chinese cultural performance thing (hard to describe), local Chinese School office assistant and teaching assistant, city library summer reading club volunteer-three years (Lead Volunteer in the last summer)
[</em>] Summer Activities: JHU CTY Summer Intensive Studies in summer 2013
[<em>] Essays: I thought they were pretty good, but who am I to judge. My JHU one was very specific and I thought it conveyed how much I wanted to go to the school pretty well.
[</em>] Teacher Recommendation: Alright? I’m not so sure on this one. I’m not very outgoing amongst my teachers nor do I get super good grades so there’s not much for them to gush about. I actually asked my math teacher of two years for a rec even though I struggled greatly in her class. She probably wrote about me overcoming my struggle in her class, but that might have possibly backfired by making me sound like a bad student. My Spanish teacher wrote my other one.
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Alright, public school with only a few counselors so I don’t know how much effort was spent on it cuz he has to write a loooott and we don’t get to know our counselors very well.
[</em>] Additional Rec: didn’t have one
[<em>] Interview: didn’t have one
[</em>] Supplementary Material: didn’t send any</p>

<p>[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): California [</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket(mention if FA candidate): $100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): My sister goes to JHU (BME class of 2014) but got accepted to the one year masters program there too. I don’t know if having a sibling at this school in particular helps though.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: SAT score, essays, senior year course load, that’s about it…
[</em>] Weaknesses: bad GPA especially in freshman year (lots of Bs), not many extracurricular activities, lack of major awards/special distinctive qualities that you can list on paper
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: There’s nothing very special about me that makes me stand out on paper. I don’t have a lot of extracurricular and I’m not in any clubs. There were a few more small extracurriculars I probably should have added to my activities list on Commonapp, but I thought I shouldn’t cuz they didn’t seem that important. I kind of regret that now because at least it would have made it look like I do more stuff, but oh well it probably wouldn’t have made a difference in the end. Also my grades suck. Plus I’m Chinese which kind of voids my SAT score which is the only redeeming part of my application.
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: don’t know yet. But I’m really hoping to get into USC!</p>

<p>[/ul]**General Comments: ** I’m mostly disappointed because now I have to do all my other applications…Winter break is not gonna be fun. I was really hoping to get in but I also was expecting rejection. To all other rejectees, this is just the way things were supposed to go! If we didn’t get into JHU, there’s a reason for that. I’m sure that wherever you end up you will be happy because it’s not the college that makes your life, it’s yourself! Good luck to everyone else.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 710, 710, 790 (2210)
ACT: did not take
SAT II: 730 (Lit)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Weighted 4.69 (of 5)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Did not report
AP (place score in parenthesis): APUSH - 5, AP Lang - 5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Astronomy H, AP Calc AB, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Lit, AP Econ
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit, some regional Mock Trial awards, National Latin Exam Silver Medal
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Mock Trial (captain)
Job/Work Experience: Some cleaning work
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteer at local hospital, volunteer tutor for elementary school kids
Summer Activities: Not much
Essays: Probably really good - I’m a good writer and I tried really hard with these
Teacher Recommendation: 2 Really GREAT ones, 1 good one
Counselor Rec: 1 decent (generic)
Additional Rec: Really good one
Interview: Did not interview
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Really good public school
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 40,000-45,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First generation immigrant
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Essays, Recs, SAT
Weaknesses: GPA (had a few B’s, 1 C+)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: They probably really liked my essays.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: No where else, applied ED (thank god!)
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: SO EXCITED! YAY! GO BLUEJAYS!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Math: 720 Writing: 690 CR: 780
ACT: 33
SAT II: Biology (E): 720 Chemistry: 740 Math II: 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.85
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (4), World(4), Euro(4), Chem (5), Calc AB (5), Calc BC(3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):N/A
Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable calculus(dual enroll), anatomy, AP English Lit, AP Physics, computer Programming, AP Spanish, linear algebra (dual enroll), orchestra
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar with distinction, national merit semifinalist, other small minor awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Lab internship, National Honor Society, Red Cross, Hospital volunteering, 4 years tennis, other stuff can’t remember
Job/Work Experience: Tutoring
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital, volunteering club at school, Red Cross
Summer Activities: Internship at hospital in china, JHU discover hopkins
Essays: I thought my common app was pretty good, supplementals were ehh
Teacher Recommendation: don’t know, I was never able to read them
Counselor Rec: probably good, she knows me pretty well
Additional Rec: I don’t think JHU allowed any
Interview:none</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity:Asian
Gender:Female
Income Bracket: 200k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: not sure, maybe the JHU program?
Weaknesses: GPA, SAT
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: not too sure
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: </p>

<p>General Comments: still surprised I got in…thought it was an error at first :P</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>:• SAT I (breakdown): 2220 (one sitting) 760 CR, 730 Math, 730 Writing
• ACT: 34
• SAT II: 780 Chem, 730 Math II
• Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
• Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
• AP (place score in parenthesis): Environmental Science (4), Bio (5), European History (4), Physics B (5), Chemistry (5), US History (4), Lang (4), Spanish (4)
• IB (place score in parenthesis): Not offered
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Econ, H English, Accounting
• Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National AP Scholar (and the lower AP awards), National Spanish Exam: Gold and Honorable Mention
Subjective:• Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Volunteer Firefighter (Jr Captain, Lieutenant, Secretary) Varsity Swimming, Cross Country, Winter and Spring Track
• Job/Work Experience: Beach Lifeguard, Pool Lifeguard, Swim Instructor
• Volunteer/Community service: Firefighter
• Summer Activities: Work
• Essays: Common app essay was about doing CPR (I think it was good). Hopkins essay was not as good.
• Teacher Recommendation: I think they were very good.
• Counselor Rec: Should be good.
• Additional Rec: N/A
• Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other• State (if domestic applicant): NY
• Country (if international applicant):
• School Type: Public HS
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male
• Income Bracket: ~100k
• Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First Gen College</p>

<p>Reflection• Strengths: Well rounded, Extra Curriculars, decent scores, common app essay.
• Weaknesses: Hopkins Essay
• Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: BME rejected: Possibly my supplemental essay. My scores were low for BME anyway.
Accepted: Well rounded
• Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UNC Chapel Hill (Not released yet)</p>

<p>General Comments:
Good luck everybody!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:[ul][<em>] SAT I (breakdown): 2210 (Reading: 670, Math: 780, Writing: 760)
[</em>] ACT: 34 (English: 31, Math: 36, Reading: 36, Science 31, Writing 10)
[<em>] SAT II: Math II: 800, Biology M: 770
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): N/A
[<em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A (around top 5%)
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis): 44/45 (Maths HL, Physics HL, Biology HL, Economics SL, Korean A Lit SL: 7, English A Lang & Lit: 6)
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: Maths and Physics HL and two languages as first language is pretty rigorous
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):British Mathematics Olympiad Qualifier[/ul]
Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutor for young students, Blue Tree Green Sky (Similar to Johns Hopkins’ MSE symposium - I mentioned this on my essay, Soccer Varsity team
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Wilderness First Aid Certifier (Udon Thani FTW!!!)
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Urban Angels (teaching local Hong Kong students),
[<em>] Summer Activities: Participated in the CUHK Clinical Attachment Programme 2013 where I witnessed live surgery.
[</em>] Essays (rating 1-10, details): Common App: around 7-ish, Supplemental Essay: 8-9
[<em>] Recommendations (rating 1-10, details):[list]
[li] Teacher Rec #1: From my Maths teacher - he loved me (literally) so pretty sure that it was stellar[/li][</em>] Teacher Rec #2: From my Biology teacher - I’m sure that it was very good
[<em>] Counselor Rec: She absolutely loves me!!!
[</em>] Additional Rec:[/ul][<em>] Interview:[/list]
Other[ul]
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant):
[<em>] Country (if international applicant): South Korean living in Hong Kong
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: M
[<em>] Income Bracket: 60k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: good GPA and rigorous course load, my supplemental essay was strong too
[</em>] Weaknesses: low Reading score in SATs, not much ECs or leadership positions
[<em>] Why you think you were accepted: Strong GPA, recommendation, and essay
[</em>] Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul]
General Comments: God Exists!!!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted, BME</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>]SAT I (breakdown): 780/780/800
[</em>]ACT:
[<em>]SAT II: 800 Math II/800 Bio M/800 US History
[</em>]Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 UW/ 4.33 W
[<em>]Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
[</em>]AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem, Bio, Calc BC, US History, Lang (All 5’s)
[<em>]Senior Year Course Load: Comp Sci, Lit, Statistics, Economics, Latin, Physics (all AP)
[</em>]Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing of extreme note
[/ul]</p>

<p>Subjective:[ul]
[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): VP of 3 clubs, Esoteric science competition, Lots of music, I’m also a design hobbyist, so I have a few EC’s reflecting that (but no awards).
[</em>]Job/Work Experience:
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: Music hospital volunteer
[</em>]Summer Activities: Music, Research
[<em>]Essays: They were merely okay. The JHU supplement was a little scattered in focus.
[</em>]Teacher Recommendation: 1 good, 1 okay (I think. I’m not the best to gauge my relationships with my teachers!)
[<em>]Counselor Rec: Barely knows me haha
[</em>]Additional Rec:
[li]Interview: none[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Other[ul]
[<em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>]Country (if international applicant):
[<em>]School Type: Large Public
[</em>]Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>]Gender: Female
[</em>]Income Bracket: Middle class
[<em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none LOL
[/ul]
Reflection[ul]
[</em>]Strengths: Well rounded, very diverse interests
[<em>]Weaknesses: A dearth of science awards
[</em>]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I’m not sure!
[li]Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Nowhere else![/li][/ul]
**General Comments: ** I don’t think this short blurb encompasses whom I am, or anyone else is. But I know how useful of a tool it can be (or seem to be), so use it for what you will. With that being said, good luck to all future ED applicants!</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>SAT I (breakdown): 750 W 660 M 760 CR (2170 overall)
ACT: Didn’t take
SAT II: 770 US History 740 Lit
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 46/424
AP (place score in parenthesis): Lang & Comp (4) APUSH (5) US Gov (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Bio, AP Bio lab, AP Lit, Advanced Chem, Marketing 2, World Geo/T.A, Calculus
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Scholar Commended, AP Scholar
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective: </p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Class of 2014/Student Gov (VP), School Newspaper (Co-editor, founding member), YMCA Swim team (Captain), School Varsity swim team (Co-captain), DECA, National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Youth Group, Psych club, Leo Club… lots of EC but the main thing is I am passionate about ALL of them… don’t just join clubs to join clubs!!!
Job/Work Experience: YMCA Lifeguard
Volunteer/Community service: SPCA dog walker/trainer, lots of community service for my school/school district, tutored kids in Spanish
Summer Activities: summer swim team, work… that’s about it haha
Essays: Pretty good… I went a potentially dangerous route in that I talked about another persons’ impact on me (that kind of essay can end up just talking about how you want to emulate someone) but in my case it was about how the birth of my sister changed my life (I was 12 when she was born, so it was a bit odd)
</code></pre>

<p>The Hopkins essay was a real pain for me. I love Hopkins (obviously) and I wanted to show it but I am undecided and I felt as though the question was kind of major/interest-based, so I talked about the lack of a core-curriculum and how that appealed to me. Honestly, I wasn’t very happy with this essay but I think my common app essay was decent.
Teacher Recommendation: My AP Bio/Advanced Anatomy (from junior year) teachers’ was EXCELLENT. Really showcased personality and work ethic. AP Lit teachers’ was also great. So thankful to them both!
Counselor Rec: No clue… I go to a large school and don’t really know my counselor well, but she seems nice enough.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>State (if domestic applicant): Delaware (Woooohooo!)
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, large (2000+)
Ethnicity: Asian (Korean, although I am admittedly a “banana”)
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: Solid common app essay, lots of EC, but still kind of amazed that I got in.
Weaknesses: SAT score could have been better, but eh. Hopkins essay I felt wasn’t that great, but oh well!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly have no clue. It’s just where God wants me to go! There are so many incredibly gifted and intelligent people at Hopkins, it’ll be hard for me to fit in! Haha
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to George Mason, still waiting to hear from UMich and UD
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments: If Hopkins is in your heart, definitely apply early!! Good luck to all who want to apply, and can’t wait to meet my fellow classmates!!</p>

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<p>Accepted!</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2280
ACT: 35
SAT II: 790 US 780 Lit 780 Math II 740 Chem 730 Bio M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.76 (not counting college courses)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Not available
AP (place score in parenthesis): 5 Calculus AB 5 Lang and Comp 4 US 4 Bio
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: 3 AP’s, 2 college courses
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nah
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
A LOT of leadership and community service, symphony orchestra
Job/Work Experience:
Interned at prostate cancer lab, 2 summers
Essays: 6/10
Teacher Recommendation: 8/10
Counselor Rec: Nah
Additional Rec: Nah
Interview: Nah</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): CALI
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:>150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): First gen</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Probably “personal qualities” and standardized test scores. A lot of leadership stuff.
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Eh. Who knows. I’ll let the euphoria die down before I started thinking of this.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Accepted to Fordham, deferred to Tulane (lol)
General Comments: Nah.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): did not take
ACT: 34
SAT II: 740 Bio, 720 Math I, 700 Us Hist
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
National Merit Commended
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): no rank
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc AB (5), Us Hist, Bio, Psych (all 4), World (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis): no IB
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chem, AP Stat, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Lit, Biotech, Elective
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Presidential Voluntary Service Award (3 years), Mu Alpha Theta (regionals)
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Founder of Red Cross Club (very involved) 2 years
VP of Amnesty International 3 years
Peer Leader (selected to be on) 1 year
School Leadership Team (selected to be on it) 3 years
Mock Trial 3 years (18 hours a week)
100 hours as Intern in Hospitals
Volunteer/Community service:
80 Hours working in a clinic for low income patients
Team Lead for Religious Service Group/worked with Partnership Walk (NPO that raises money for global poverty) 3 years
Tutor students that are struggling 3 years
Work over the summer as a Tutor 1 year
Summer Activities: look at aforementioned list
Essays:strong I think 8 or 9s
Teacher Recommendation: strong 8 or 9s as well
Counselor Rec: strong, knew really well 8
Additional Rec: none required
Interview: NAILED IT!!! 10/10</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: ECs, Essays, scores, Volunteer Service
Weaknesses:GPA?
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I showed passion in what I wanted to do
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
UGA
I was going to apply other places if I didn’t get in but don’t need to worry about that anymore</p>

<p>********<strong><em>NOTE TO THOSE READING THIS</em></strong>**********
I spent a good portion of my life on CC these past two years. Threads like this don’t tell you anything. Hopkins is really a holistic school. There are people with impeccable stats that don’t get in, and kids who surprise. No one knows what goes on behind those doors. Unless an ad com tells you “you have a good chance hint hint wink wink nudge nudge” take all the chances and results threads with a grain of salt. Here’s some advice for what will help you:

  • Do well in school: Take the most rigorous classes, do well in them
  • Be a leader
  • BE PASSIONATE: Do stuff because it interests you, not because “it looks good on apps”
  • FOLLOW THOSE PASSIONS :)</p>

<p>I hope I have been able to shed light to that junior whose shoes I was in just last year :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (not BME)</p>

<p>Objective: </p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2180
Math 660, CR 760, Writing 760
ACT: 32
SAT II: 660 US History 720 Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1 (You’re rank 1 if you get a 4.0 unweighted in my school, so there are like 6 others in my class)
AP (place score in parenthesis): US History(4), AP Biology(4), English Composition and Literature(5), AP World History(4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP US Government, AP Calculus AB, AP Human Geography, English 4, Photo 1
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Ap Scholar with Honors</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars ( place leadership in parenthesis): O.W.L Club (VP and co-founder), Foreign Film Club (Treasurer and co-founder), went abroad over the summer to Japan.
Job/Work Experience: Nope.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for 150+ hours with 3 clubs
Summer Activities:
Essays: I procrastinated on these, leading to painful nights. My common app was was risky, and it was kind of littered with vague examples. My Johns Hopkins one was finished in a day, and was OK, I thought.
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty good I’m assuming? I made sure each of my teachers highlighted different aspects of who I am and what I’m good at.
Counselor Rec: Don’t know her. She just sent out an email with questions I was supposed to answer.
Additional Rec: Nope.
Interview: Nope.</p>

<p>Other</p>

<p>State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public School (2,000-ish people), and not a very good one.
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Under 100k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nothing.</p>

<p>Reflection</p>

<p>Strengths: My essays?? Honestly, I don’t know. Maybe my teacher recommendations?
Weaknesses: Test scores, lack of leadership/extracurricular activities.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I HAVE NO IDEA
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: </p>

<p>General Comments: Did everyone who replied to the post before me get into BME? I mean, my stats are pretty low compared to everyone else’s. I’m a bit dazed.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2150- M680 CR750 W720
ACT:n/a
SAT II: Math 2 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 96/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): in top 10%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP English-5
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calc, AP Physics, AP Lit, AP Gov, Ap Spanish
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): research experience, soccer, piano, volunteer and leadership work
Job/Work Experience: worked in an office and dunkin donuts
Volunteer/Community service: part of a leadership group for teens
Summer Activities: classes, sports
Essays: pretty good i think
Teacher Recommendation: from math and science…. i think the math was good not sure about science teacher
Counselor Rec: probably good
Additional Rec:n/a
Interview:n/a</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, small
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: F
Income Bracket: 100k+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Passion for subject of interest, also my supplement was very specific
Weaknesses: SAT scores
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: because of my enthusiasm
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: n/a</p>

<p>General Comments:</p>

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<p>Thank you so much for that little end note. Reading all of these incredible qualifications of accepted applicants as a high school junior is telling me I have a long way to go… but you all inspire me! And I will surely keep an open mind.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted (BME)</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (CR 780, Writing 750, Math 800)
SAT II: Biology 740, Chemistry 770, Literature 780, MathII 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.92 (4.2 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1; Our school is strange, and decided to give everyone with an weighted rank above a 4.0 a rank 1.
AP (place score in parenthesis): English Lang&Comp(3), Calculus BC(5), Biology(5), Chemistry(5)
Senior Year Course Load: Teacher Aide, Spanish 4, AP Statistics, AP Lit, AP Physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Nothing Really</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Robotics Club (Founder and President), Environmental Club, Various Orchestras(Section Principal), Badminton Varsity, Art Club
Job/Work Experience: Independent Tutor
Volunteer/Community service: Help in Orchestras, play for senior homes, fund-raise for hospitals, help children in a school for the autistic
Summer Activities: tour with orchestra, leadership for robotics, summers abroad
Essays: didn’t like them too much (in terms of writing-quality), but they were honest
Teacher Recommendation: History and Chemistry; didn’t read them, but both teachers knew me very well.
Counselor Rec: Generic
Interview: pretty good</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): California
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Korean & German
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: teacher recs, passion, Robotics, SAT
Weaknesses: awards, grades, writing ability in essay
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not quite sure…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: first one to come out, so nowhere</p>

<p>General Comments: Good Luck everyone.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted!!!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): N/A
ACT: 34 composite
SAT II: 690-Chemistry, 760-Biology M
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8ishhhh (my school doesn’t supply/tell us our unweighted GPAs. Weighted it’s about 4.17)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 9/115
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Chemistry (4), AP European History (4), AP U.S. History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ (micro & macro), AP English Lit & Comp, AP Calc AB, AP Physics B, Spanish V (honors), Environmental Studies
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honor</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Cross Country (captain senior year), Pole Vaulter, Orchestra, Spring Musical Pit Orchestra, Spanish Club, Envirothon Team (significant accomplishments at the state level), Link Crew Leader (freshmen and new-student orientation group), Internship at local research hospital
Job/Work Experience: Camp Counselor, Part-time job at the local movie theater
Volunteer/Community service: Girl Scouts, some work with Make-A-Wish
Summer Activities: Camp Counselor, working…(vacationing :smiley: )
Essays: I thought my Common App essay was pretty solid. I didn’t feel as confident about my JHU supplemental essay, but maybe that’s because it wasn’t as fun to write…
Teacher Recommendation: My recommendations were from my AP Chemistry teacher and my AP Euro teacher (sort of odd considering I’m planning on majoring in biology and minoring in spanish). Both teachers know me very well and I trust that they both wrote me awesome recommendations.
Counselor Rec: My counselor knows me well, so possibly above a generic counselor-written letter.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview:N/A</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): good ol’ Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: small public school
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: +150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): I was born in Baltimore. I wrote about it in my JHU essay, and I emphasized how at JHU I’d be able to volunteer and give back to my hometown. Possibly had some impact? I don’t know.</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, recommendations, passion
Weaknesses: Lack of leadership experience
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:I really have no idea. It would be cool if we knew what admissions counselors are thinking while they’re reviewing our applications. I think they liked how I am well-rounded and passionate about a lot of unique things.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I was accepted into University of Pittsburgh Honors College earlier this year (they have rolling admissions- I applied before I even decided I was applying to JHU early decision) </p>

<p>General Comments: </p>

<h1>1)To all future applicants reading this: If JHU is your absolute-number one-I BELONG HERE-school-of-your-dreams, definitely apply early decision! If you aren’t sure about whether or not you’re completely in love with Hopkins, do an overnight stay (they’re usually offered to seniors in the fall). Staying overnight made me realize that Hopkins was absolutely the right choice and I knew that I wanted to apply ED. Good Luck with your applications!!! :)</h1>

<h1>2) To all of my future classmates: Can’t wait to meet you this fall! Go blue jays!</h1>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2230 (710 M, 750 CR, 770 W)
ACT: did not submit-- 30
SAT II: 710 Biology M, 710 Lit, 790 Spanish
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Our school does a percentage GPA, so I had 94.2/100
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10%, Cum Laude Society
AP (place score in parenthesis): World History: 5, Literature: 5, Spanish Language: 4
IB (place score in parenthesis): n/a
Senior Year Course Load: AP Biology, AP AB Calculus, AP English, Genetics, Honors Spanish Cinema Seminar
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Cum Laude Society, National Gold Medal in Poetry in 2012 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Semi-finalist for 2012-2013 National Student Poets Program, Poetry displayed in Art. Write. NOW Tour '12/'13 (national tour), Nationally Commended Scholar, AP Scholar, 2 Honorable Mentions in Poetry in 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Silver Key for Personal Essay in 2013 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Peer mentor in Spanish, English, History and Science, Writer, columnist and Editor for school newspaper, Co-founder and co-president of first all-inclusive art club, sec/treas then co-president of gay-straight alliance, co-founder and co-president of Film Club, member of science club, interviewer and editor for school podcast, member of drama club, class representative for school-wide organization called Community Alliance for Everyone, actress and stage design for school plays and community theater, private piano lessons, photography class, summer workshop for drawing at MICA, extra acting classes in school
Job/Work Experience: Student Intern through Project REACH at Adult ER of Johns Hopkins Hospital (summer after 11th), Shadowing at private clinics in Psychiatry and Dermatology (all throughout 11th grade and summer after 11th grade), office assistant at father’s real estate management company (summer after 10th), shadowing an anesthesiologist in Johns Hopkins OR (summer after 11th), Writer for Girls’ Life Magazine for Style section (first semester of 10th grade), shadowing a reporter at the Baltimore Sun (summer after 10th grade)
Volunteer/Community service: Baltimore Humane Society (entire summer after 9th grade), Volunteering at Adult ER of Johns Hopkins Hospital (entire school year of 12th grade), Esparanza Center (teaching native spanish speakers how to read, write and speak English, early 9th grade)
Summer Activities: see above
Essays: In my opinion and my college counselor’s opinion, they were pretty good. My JHU one was actually written in the format of a play about a surgery I witnessed at Johns Hopkins to represent my combined passions for art and science. My common app one was about a realization I had on a rooftop in my real hometown, Karachi, in Pakistan.
Teacher Recommendation: From my English teacher in 11th grade and Honors Pre-Calc teacher in 11th grade; they both told me voluntarily and pretty excitedly that they wrote me really good recs
Counselor Rec: apparently very good
Additional Rec: not allowed by JHU
Interview: excellent. My interviewer also admitted to me that he was gay once I told him I was involved in diversity clubs, particularly gay-straight alliance, and we bonded A LOT, so my advice is, if you speak passionately about things you’re involved in outside the classroom, you’re definitely going to strike a chord with your interviewer. </p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): MD
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: Southeast Asian, though I was born in the US and have lived most (but not all) of my life in the US
Gender: female (hell yeah)
Income Bracket: 150,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: essays, extra-curriculars, lots of work experience at hopkins
Weaknesses: probably that i don’t have a lot of math-related stuff considering I applied pre-med to hopkins but then again they clearly appreciate the artist-meets-science-nerd life otherwise i wouldn’t have been accepted
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I have a very strong, passionate voice through my essays and my extra-curriculars/work experience/ volunteer experience – my interests in writing and science are immediately and very clear and correlate with the tentative majors I put down of CogSci and English. In other words, my personal identity stood out very clearly on paper and probably seemed appealing to them.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to Georgetown University</p>

<p>General Comments: Getting into college is not a science, but an art. If you express yourself (which is a form of art in itself) in the best, most candid way you can, you’ll get in wherever you set your heart on. JHU was not my first choice, and I was forced to ED here by my parents, but I’m damn well glad I got in and I know that I enjoy being on campus and it’s a great place for me because not only are they good at medicine but also philosophy and english type stuff too (surprisingly).</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted, BME</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):2210 740 770 700
ACT:
SAT II: Math II 800 Chem 800
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.9UW, 4.5W
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):2% (Class size of 800, difficult public)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Calc. AB, BC, Chem, Lang. and Comp., WorldH, USH, Statistics (all 5’s)</p>

<p>Senior Year Course Load: AP: Physics C, Environmental, Spanish Lang., Government, Macroeconomics, Bio); NonAP: Modern Lit.
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Many for music</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tons of music, Student Ambassadorship, Spanish Honor Society, Taekwondo
Job/Work Experience: Assistant Instructor for KUMON for 4 years
Volunteer/Community service: Mostly school events for the district
Summer Activities: Music, Research Internship
Essays: I’d like to think they were pretty good
Teacher Recommendation: Very good, Both knew me well
Counselor Rec: Very good, Knew me well too and really helped me throughout HS
Interview:n/a</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant):CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:Asian/White
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:160K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Essays, SAT II’s, Music and Cultural EC’s
Weaknesses: SAT I
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Not just a bookworm I guess :slight_smile:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:n/a
General Comments: Be yourself! I mean it; it truly shows in the essays and reveals your character.</p>

<p>I AM SO EXCITED!!! #JHU2018</p>