***Official Johns Hopkins ED Results Thread 2016***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Post Results Here:</p>

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

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2070
ACT: None
SAT II: None
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 4/550ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Spanish Language (3), AP Government and Politics (4), AP Physics B (4), AP English Language (3), AP Chemistry (4), AP World History (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis): None
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Calculus BC, Ceramics, AP Computer Science, AP English Literature, AP Statistics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Chess Team 4 years (Captain)-Quite a few trophies, won major trophies at States and nationals
Varsity Football Team 3 Years - Kicker/Punter
Journalism 3 years (Chief Editor)- Sent JHU some of my own writings
Spanish Honor Society</p>

<p>Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: Nothing extraordinary, tutored some football players and helped out with the school mulch sale, assisted teachers in
Summer Activities:
Johns Hopkins Engineering Innovation Course, passed and received transferrable credit.
Essays: Very Satirical. Apparently they weren’t horrendously bad to the point where I got rejected.
Teacher Recommendation: Both were probably good, but the one from my world history teacher was probably superb.
Counselor Rec: Probably very good.
Additional Rec: None.
Interview: None
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public, Competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: $100,000(ish?)
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
Reflection
Strengths: The fact that I took and passed the college course (Engineering Innovation) offered by Johns Hopkins University.
Weaknesses: Low extracurriculars, mediocre SAT score, didn’t take SAT IIs
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Waitlisted because overall I was solid applicant, but not good enough? I honestly don’t know.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: First decision to come back :confused:
General Comments:
I didn’t apply as a BME major. I’m going to talk to the head football coach about playing football. Hopefully it will be my hook in the next go-around.</p>

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<p>Decision: ACCEPTED!</p>

<p>SAT I: M(700), W(790), CR(670)
SAT II: Biology (700), U.S. History (760)
GPA (out of 4.0): 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/404
AP: Biology(4), U.S. History(5)
Senior Year Course Load: 5 APs (Chemistry, U.S. Government, English, Calculus AB, French)
Major Awards: NHS, nothing else really
Extracurriculars: French Club (President for 2 yrs.), International Club (Treasurer), Church youth group, 3 yrs. Cross Country, Indoor, Outdoor Track for my high school, member of most competitive auditioned choir at my high school, Vocal Ensemble (made it as a sophomore), & more but I’m too excited to post haha
Job/Work Experience: Babysitting, Assistant Director of my church’s elementary and middle school choirs (pd. position)
Volunteer/Community service: Church nursery, GoodWorks, Committee Chair for Canned Food Drive at my high school, organized and founded the “Jog for Japan 5k Run/Walk” to raise money for Japanese tsunami relief
Summer Activities: UPenn Pre-College Program (took Introduction to International Relations undergraduate class), GoodWorks volunteer mission trip, 3 week European tour with family, Full time babysitting job (8hrs/day for whole summer)
Essays: Very good.
Teacher Recommendation: outstanding
Counselor Rec: pretty good I think.
Additional Rec: I sent in a letter of recommendation from my college professor from UPenn who taught my Introduction to International Relations class that I took over the summer between 11th and 12th grades. I also sent in a recommendation from my professor who taught a college level Italian class that I took.
Interview: none
State: Pennsylvania
School Type: Large Public (about 1800 students)
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Not sure. We didn’t apply for financial aid.
Hooks: none
Strengths: Languages (French, Italian), Summer activities, leadership, recs
Weaknesses: Math
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to the University of Pittsburgh (my safety school). Also applied to UNC Chapel Hill, University of Virginia, UPenn, William & Mary, but I guess I will be withdrawing those apps now :smiley:
General Comments: I tried really hard in high school. I’m not like one of those kids who just floats along and gets As, I worked my butt off. I took a huge risk on my supplemental essay, and I guess it paid off and the admission officers went for it! :smiley: SO EXCITED and good luck to those applying RD!</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted
SAT I (breakdown): 1850 (700 CR 800 M 350 W)
ACT: N/A
SAT II: 800 Math 2, 800 Physics, 540 Latin
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.81
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):AP Calc BC (2) AB Subscore (4), AP US History (2),AP Spanish Language (1), AP Government and Politics (2), AP Physics B (5), AP English Language (3), AP Chemistry (5), AP World History (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: Half Day schedule, Advanced Calculus, AP English Lit., AP Bio DP
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Semifinalist… (YA big dropoff from my 228 PSAT)
Subjective:N/A
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Founder of Ping Pong team ( founder)
Job/Work Experience:N/A
Volunteer/Community service: soup kitchen in downtown Detroit once a month
Summer Activities: Video Games, Ping Pong, etc
Essays: Average
Teacher Recommendation: Most teachers dislike me
Counselor Rec: Probably decent
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Michigan
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100-150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): n/a
Reflection
Strengths: ECs I guess???
Weaknesses: low stats
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: idk it makes no sense
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: nowhere this is first reply
General Comments: IM SO HAPPY!!!
GOING TO BE STUDYING PHYSICS AT THE BEST UNIVERSITY IN BALTIMORE YAY!!!</p>

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<p>I’m a lurker, but fappy, did you really get a 350 on writing? You have contradictory previous posts in which you say you got around a 2180 with a 700 writing on the SAT. Sounds like people make stuff up on this site. </p>

<p>Anyways:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted for Mechanical Engineering</p>

<p>SAT I: M(780), W(710), CR(730)
SAT II: Math 2C (800), Physics (780)
GPA (out of 4.0): 4.63
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 3/632
Senior Year Course Load: 6 APs
Major Awards: AIME, NHS, Some Science Competitions
Extracurriculars: Robotics, Inventeams, Theatre, band
Job/Work Experience: Research
Volunteer/Community service: ACS, Habitat for Humanity
Summer Activities: Research at local college
Essays: Average i think
Teacher Recommendation: Pretty decent
Counselor Rec: Decent
Interview: none
State: MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Other
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks: none
Strengths: leadership, involvement, research
Weaknesses: Community Service
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: UMD, Umich (literally a second ago!)
General Comments: Pretty happy.</p>

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<p>Post Results Here:</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 1390/2040 (CR: 700, M: 690 W: 650)
ACT: 32 Composite (E: 30, R: 31, M: 32, S: 35, W: 29)
SAT II: Bio E - 720
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9 (4.6 weighted)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 13/500 (3%)
AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (4), Psych (5), Eng Comp (4), Spanish (3)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, AP Calc AB, AP Gov, AP Macrecon, AP Spanish, Anatomy/Physiology Hon
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): …None. Just awards from my school for spanish, chinese, and psychology. Also AP Scholar with honor.
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Taekwondo (2nd degree black belt, instructor, state champion twice for sparring/xtreme forms, 3rd in world for sparring, etc.), national honor society for two years, spanish honor society for 3 years, SADD club for two years (secretary for one year)
Job/Work Experience: poll working 2010 election
Volunteer/Community service: Teen Court (clerk, bailiff, juror, attorney, etc.), Hospital Volunteer, Self-Defense Seminar Instructor
Summer Activities: Girls State Delegate
Essays: Decent. 7.5/10?
Teacher Recommendation: didn’t see, from math/english teachers
Counselor Rec: didn’t see
Additional Rec: didn’t see, from martial arts instructor
Interview: Yes; went very well
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Florida
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: <150000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Nope
Reflection
Strengths: Strange EC, GPA, etc.
Weaknesses: Not a lot of EC’s…
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: :slight_smile:
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted at Georgia Tech…
General Comments: Yay! :)</p>

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<p>Decision: Deferred</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):
ACT: 34
SAT II: Math II (780) Physics (730) Chem (750)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 5.48/6, downward trend
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10 percent
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP US History (5), AP Lang and Comp (5), AP European history (4), AP Chemistry (5), AP Calc BC (5), Calc AB subscore (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C, AP Biology, AP lit and comp, AP Microeconomics, AP macroeconomics, German 4 Honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Chess team, 7th board on one of best teams in state, Science olympiad w/ many medals, saxophone, marching band, jazz band, musical pit, cross country, track
Job/Work Experience: Work at fish store 8 hours a week
Volunteer/Community service: Hospital 2 hours a week
Summer Activities:
Essays: Not bad
Teacher Recommendation: Not bad
Counselor Rec: Not bad
Additional Rec:
Interview: Not bad
Other
State (if domestic applicant): IL
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public (3000)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection: Dat downward trend
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I got perfect grades sophomore year and lots of Bs junior year, not because i tried less hard, just because it was really hard. I’m sure they made their decision a lot on my downward trend. But senior grades are much better so hopefully they’ll at least consider me RD.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments:</p>

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>SAT I (breakdown): 2130
ACT: n/a
SAT II: 750 Bio 710 US History
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.87
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 19/386
AP (place score in parenthesis): 4 Bio, 5 APUSH, 5 English Language and Composition
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Chemistry, AP Calc AB, AP Psych, Honors anatomy, honors lal
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP scholar, Spanish Honors Society, National Honors Society, FBLA regional award winner
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Science Achievers (Treasurer), FBLA (Treasurer), Tennis captain, debate club founder
Job/Work Experience: Kumon Learning center
Volunteer/Community service: 150+ hours volunteering at a hospital, 150+ hours volunteering with EMS and graduating with license, 200+ hours volunteering at a medical clinic, 30 hours at a library
Summer Activities: Shadowed a dermatologist
Essays: People said they were good, but I wasn’t ecstatic about the second supplement
Teacher Recommendation: Bio, should have been good
Economics teacher, good
APUSH teacher, great
Counselor Rec: Probably garbage. we got a new one this year and she barely knew me
Additional Rec: None
Interview: none
Other
State (if domestic applicant): nj
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public, around 2000 students
Ethnicity: white (middle eastern)
Gender: male
Income Bracket: >150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I probably didn’t have anything that made me stand out, and my school doesnt allow a heavy ap course load so that may have also set me back.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: I’m pretty heartbroken, but life goes on. Congratulations to everyone who got accepted.</p>

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<p>SAT I (breakdown): 1880 cr 660 m 640 wri 580
ACT: 28
SAT II: 760 US, 770 Euro, 670 math 1
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.51
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis): us (4) euro (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:
AP Human Geo
AP English
class at local college
honors physics
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective: I gave specific reasons why I wanted to go to jhu
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): major ones
VP of mock trial team that placed third in state
Mascot
president and founder of dodge ball club
many other things including community service
Summer Activities:
Essays: best part
Teacher Recommendation: very good
Interview: went well
Reflection FOR EVERY NON OVER ACHIEVER THERE IS HOPE TO GET INTO SCHOOL OF YOUR DREAMS</p>

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<p>So far we have:
5 Accepted
2 Deferred
1 Rejected</p>

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<p>@Anteaterswat there isn’t a Euro SAT II…
@fapyfapy did you really get a 350W?!</p>

<p>Please guys be honest.</p>

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<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): M-720, CR-750, W-730, T-2200
ACT: Composite - 31
SAT II: Biology M-780, Math II-670 (>.<)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.95
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 17
AP (place score in parenthesis): Biology (5), Computer Science (5), English Language (4), US History (3)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C Mech, AP Physics C E&Mag, AP Calculus AB, AP English Literature, AP Macroeconomics, Organic Chemistry, Humanities, French III
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): AP Scholar with Honors, National Merit Commended Student, National Hispanic Scholar, etc…</p>

<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): DREAMS (we launch weather balloons and conduct experiments), ZERO Robotics, Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus, All-District Orchestra, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honor Society, National Science Honor Society
Job/Work Experience: Summer Intern at a plant molecular biology lab at the Universidade de Sao Paulo
Volunteer/Community service: FLL Robotics, Elementary Science Olympiad
Summer Activities: See above
Essays: I wrote something about my summer experiences in Brazil, and I honestly can’t remember my other essays…
Teacher Recommendation: One from AP Physics C/AP Computer Science A teacher who is also my robotics coach, and one from my British Literature teacher. Both recommendations should have been excellent.
Counselor Rec: Should have been good. I don’t know.
Additional Rec: N/A
Interview: N/A</p>

<p>Other
State (if domestic applicant): GA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: Public, Liberal Arts Magnet
Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Brazilian. And I’ve done research. XD</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: Hooks, my scores were ok, and my extracurriculars were fine.
Weaknesses: APs. >.>
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: Dedication to science, I guess…
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Accepted to GA Tech.</p>

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<p>ACCEPTED!!!
SAT I (breakdown): M-770 R-570 W-630 (1970)
ACT: 29
SAT II: Math2-790 Bio-M-760 Chem-740
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/500
AP (place score in parenthesis): n/a
IB (place score in parenthesis):n/a
Senior Year Course Load:
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Regional Math competitions, science olympiads, neuroscience competition, swimming
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Research, student leader at my church, student council, volunteer at a hospital, saxophone
Job/Work Experience:research
Volunteer/Community service:
Summer Activities:research
Essays: Good
Teacher Recommendation:Good
Counselor Rec:Excellent
Additional Rec: Good
Interview:n/a
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Ontario
Country (if international applicant): Canada
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Korean
Gender: M
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: firm and strong Research interest
Weaknesses: standardized testing (ACT/sat)
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: MY RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:
General Comments: JOHNS HOPKINS is the best for PRE-MED PROGRAM!!!</p>

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<p>@zombiedante</p>

<p>sorry meant world sat II</p>

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<p>Post Results Here:</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2330 (780 Math, 750 CR, 800W)
ACT: -----
SAT II: 780 US History, 790 Math II, 780 Chemistry
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): ~3.8
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 4%
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Chemistry (5), AP US History (5), AP Euro History (5), AP Calc AB (5), AP Language and Composition (5).
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP Government, AP Physics, AP Biology, AP English Literature, AP Calc BC
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society, local Rotary Club Student of the Month, AP Scholar with Distinction
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Academic Team for 3yrs. (JV Captain Junior Year- won our county competition), Science Bowl for 3 yrs. (Team Captain for Junior Year), Physics Olympics
Job/Work Experience: see Summer Activities
Volunteer/Community service: 150+ Hours in my religious community
Summer Activities: Working at my dad’s business- shipping and inventory, Pennsylvania Free Enterprise Week the summer after sophmore year
Essays: Okay
Teacher Recommendation: Can’t say.
Counselor Rec: Can’t say.
Additional Rec:
Interview: It was mostly me asking him questions.
Other
State (if domestic applicant): Pennsylvania
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Suburban, 1000 students
Ethnicity: Indian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: ~60,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):
Reflection
Strengths: Grades
Weaknesses: EC’s, and probably my essays.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I didn’t tout my activities outside of school enough, and probably could have written better essays.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected:----------
General Comments: Kind of a letdown, but there are other places out there for me.</p>

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<p>just realized a bunch of these posts might be fake. See fapyfapy:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-illinois-urbana-champaign/1258226-official-uiuc-class-2016-decisions-thread-6.html#post13612930[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-illinois-urbana-champaign/1258226-official-uiuc-class-2016-decisions-thread-6.html#post13612930&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Completely different set of stats and now claims he’s from MD instead of Michigan.</p>

<p>Stop ■■■■■■■■, fapy and others. It makes you look like ****. Can’t wait to hear what kind of excuse you come up with.</p>

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<p>It feels great to know that my first and last post on this website is to say I got accepted into the Johns Hopkins University. </p>

<p>In the past few months, I have spent an unhealthy and self-detrimental amount of time on this masochistic website. This site has depressed me on countless occasions, yet I kept coming back to it, for reasons only God can tell me. </p>

<p>I don’t want to post my stats because honestly, they will not give you enough insight into the type of applicant I am. My stats are pretty run-of-the-mill, maybe even a tad below average when compared to the regulars on the forums of top colleges on this site (then again, this site is littered with trolls, so who knows which stats are real and which stats aren’t). Although my scores were a few points below JHU’s average, I made up for them by luckily making a cohesive application, which I didn’t fully realize until way after I submitted my application. My essays, extracurriculars, and teacher recommendations all emphasized the same aspect of my personality that I, and others, believe is unique. And that is what colleges want: someone unique. For those of you who were rejected/deferred, do not waste time blaming your SAT scores or yourself. You’ve accomplished a lot, try to take the time to be proud of that. There are so many other colleges out there. Hopkins isn’t the end-all-be-all school. Polish your other applications. Re-read your essays and make sure they are an accurate reflection of how you are viewed by others and yourself (I had a good essay, but I ultimately decided to write a new essay just a few days before the deadline because I realized that it honestly did not encompass who I am.)</p>

<p>Another word of advice: stop lurking this site. I’m sorry, but the small slivers of profound words do not make up for the amount of garbage that’s constantly being spouted by others as factual information. Any high school seniors who are reading this right now, trust me, this whole “post your stats/chance me” crap is not an accurate criteria to base your chances of getting accepted into the college of your choice. Colleges post their average SAT scores and class rank/GPA on their website. Use that and aim to beat those scores. Colleges want passionate humans, not short-sighted fools who’ll listen to anything that an anonymous poster on a website tells them. </p>

<p>Excuse the rant, but I just had to say this. For myself and all those who were deprecated by the callousness of the majority of the people on this site. </p>

<p>Well, I’m off to enjoy the rest of my night, indulging in ice cream and envisioning my first walk across Johns Hopkins beautiful campus as not a prospective student, but as a part of the talented Class of 2016. Congratulations to my fellow Blue Jays, good luck to everyone else, and to all, I wish you a good night and a good life.</p>

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<p>Hey guys I just think it was fapy let’s not call everyone with low stats a ■■■■■.</p>

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<p>Rest assured that I am not trolling. I got deferred, nothing exciting about that.</p>

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<p>UIUC post= ■■■■■… this one=real… had to withdraw my app from that school after being accepted here anyways…
But ya, I did get a 350W and I thought JHU was a 1600 school anyways…?
Also, please do not make fun of me, I’ve certainly seen lower stats get accepted to JHU and as far as I know, my recs/essays could have been good; I’m just extremely critical and pessimistic. Anyways I’m in the 25th percentile for SAT scores so don’t act overly surprised (especially considering that this is ED). I guess you have no reason to trust me after UIUC but I don’t really care to be honest. I was just teasing a friend and I have no personal gain from this so I’m not concerned what people think of me. Good luck to other applicants though.</p>