* Official Johns Hopkins University ED Decisions : Class of 2014

kid1992 · December 15, 2009, 6:18pm

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psadda · December 15, 2009, 7:07pm

Details latter.

StrangeCamus · December 15, 2009, 7:12pm

Decision: Accepted

** Details later! woot! **
Objective:[ul]
[] 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:
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service:
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays:
[] Teacher Recommendation:
[] Counselor Rec:
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity:
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]
General Comments:

psadda · December 15, 2009, 7:15pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown):790(CR)/720(M)/800(W)
[] ACT:
[] SAT II:BIO - 790, US Hist - 800
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.81
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):BIO -5, US H - 5, CS AB - 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: 3 APs
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] AP Scholar, National Merit Commended[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): decent
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 100+ hours
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: Excellent (per my teachers)
[] Teacher Recommendation: Don’t know
[] Counselor Rec: Good
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/ul] Went very well[/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NJ
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: South Asian
[] Gender:
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul][/li]
General Comments:

hokie5789 · December 15, 2009, 7:22pm

Accepted. Thanks, JHU!

madchuckd · December 15, 2009, 7:32pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown):720(CR)/750(M)/750(W)
ACT:
SAT II:BIO - 750, US Hist - 710, CHEM - 750, Math II - 750
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0):3.7
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): No Rank
AP (place score in parenthesis):BIO -5, US H - 5

Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs

National Merit Commended

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

School Robotics Team (Director Of Procurement)
BioMed Times
Band - 2 Years
Math Team - 2 Years

Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service:

Hospital Volunteering: 2800+ Hours
Library Volunteering: 50+ Hours

Summer Activities:

Library and Hospital thing above
Tree of Life Institute, Learned about Clades and Such.

Essays:
Pretty Good, I think, talked about my experiences and what I learned at the Hospital.

Teacher Recommendation: No Idea.
Counselor Rec: No Idea.
Additional Rec: Beast! Lol. Maybe
Interview: Pretty Decent.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): NY

School Type: Large Public
Ethnicity: Mix (Korean, Irish, Spanish)
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle Class
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):

First Generation.

Reflection

Strengths: Mad Hospital Hours? I talked about voraciously reading Michio Kaku books about Physics and such in my Supp. You guys should read some of his stuff (Hyperspace, Physics of the Impossible, etc.)

Weaknesses: Only had one Teacher Recc. Grades weren’t THAT great. Took SAT once.

Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I guess I tried to show how High School has changed me for the better?

General Comments: Booyah!

sweetdreamzzz · December 15, 2009, 7:41pm

i guess i’ll be the first to post a rejection post

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 730(M) / 730(CR) / 720(W)
[] ACT: 31
[] SAT II: 710-US History, 710-Math II, 730-Biology
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.49 (UW), 3.86 (W)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): NA
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio, Art History, US History: 4, Eng lang:3
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Econ/AP Poli Sci, AP Physics B, AP Calc BC, H Chem, AP English Lit
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] golf tournaments, FBLA for parli pro[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Golf (Co-Captain), FBLA (publicist, secretary), Red Cross (secretary, tech coord, vp), VINCL (recording secretary, vp of programs)
[] Job/Work Experience: NA
[] Volunteer/Community service: lots (Red Cross, VINCL) 150+ hrs
[] Summer Activities: People to People Student Ambassador Program
[] Essays: about my family, last name
[] Teacher Recommendation: i haven’t read them but i think they’re good?
[] Counselor Rec: he doesn’t really know me that well
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/ul] i thought it went pretty well…[/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: public (very competitive)
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Korean)
[] Gender: F
[] Income Bracket: middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] great golfer?[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: golf
[] Weaknesses: gpa
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] weak gpa[/li]
General Comments: really disappointed

yellowpolkadots · December 15, 2009, 8:01pm

Accepted!!! will post stats up later(:

yipyip0901 · December 15, 2009, 8:29pm

Decision: DEFERRED

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 580 CR 690 M 680 W
[] ACT: 28
[] SAT II: 720 Math II 700 Chem
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): Not sure…but UW is a 92.XX
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): top 10 %
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Chemistry (4)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP bio, Cal BC, US govt, Eng, Orchestra, Spanish
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):School’s Orchestra…section leader
[] Job/Work Experience: Tutor
[] Volunteer/Community service: 300 Hrs
[] Summer Activities: Summer Program at NYU
[] Essays: Not sure if it was great but it was pretty touching
[] Teacher Recommendation: Very positive
[] Counselor Rec: quite positive
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/ul][/li]
Other[list]
[] State (if domestic applicant): NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese)
[] Gender: M
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):First Generation college[/li]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths:
[] Weaknesses:
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I don’t know :/[/li]
Honestly, do you think I should be happy with this decision?
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/820378-see-if-i-have-hope.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/820378-see-if-i-have-hope.html</a>

gtgen · December 15, 2009, 8:49pm

Decision: Accepted
Objective:[ul]

[] SAT I (breakdown): CR: 690 W: 750 M: 680
[] ACT: none
[] SAT II: none
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.83
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 12th percentile
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Environmental Science- 5
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Lang, AP Gov, AP Micro, AP Macro, Ancient medieval history, AP Stat, French 4, Drawing and Painting 2, AP Psych 
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] …none[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): French club (president) Environmental Club, Ultimate Frisbee club (captain)
[] Job/Work Experience: Ice cream store year round
[] Volunteer/Community service: ELL homework club (40 hrs) SAT tutor (70 hours…but they didn’t know that)
[] Summer Activities: Hanging out with my friends and working… a lot.
[] Essays: My best friend Jack who just died in Sept., and why I LOVE Economics and English.
[] Teacher Recommendation: Awesome, I have really cool teachers.
[] Counselor Rec: He doesn’t really know me too well…
[] Additional Rec:
[] Interview:[/ul]
I thought it went horribly, but maybe not?
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): Maryland
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: White/Asian (25%)
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket: Not very well off at all.
[] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul]

None

Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: SAT, Essays.
[] Weaknesses: Lack of extracurriculars
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] I worked hard, and I think they saw that I’m Johns Hopkins material. I wrote some really good essays, and I feel like that may have been the defining factor in my admittance. I’m still afraid I got the wrong email haha![/li]
General Comments:

What a great Christmas Present!

joejoejim · December 15, 2009, 10:11pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): Didn’t send
ACT: 32
SAT II: Chem 700, Math 2 700
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.06 weighted, school doesn’t do unweighted
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 6
AP (place score in parenthesis): Chem (5) Calc AB (5)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load: AP BC Calc, Hon + AP Physics, Hon Spanish 4+Ap Spanish 5, ACP Anatomy, AP biology, Hon English
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):

Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Summer research, Cycling (did a 200 mile ride in august), motocross racing, science olympiad, science bowl, math team
Job/Work Experience: worked summers of 2008 and 2009 pretty much full time
Volunteer/Community service: yeahhh…about that
Summer Activities: working, cycling, motocross racing
Essays: wrote about my 200 mile bicycle ride and how it affected my personality
Teacher Recommendation: calc teacher - excellent
Counselor Rec - excellent
Additional Rec: chem teacher - excellent
Additional Rec: spanish teacher - good
Interview: none

Other
State (if domestic applicant): CT
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Semi Private (haha)
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: middle class…
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Summer research, hard worker, shown dedicated to cycling and motocross

Reflection
Strengths: grades, AP scores, essay
Weaknesses: community service, school sponsored extracurriculars
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: My research over the summer most likely had a big effect as it was right in line with what I want to do. Also I think my essays showed how focused I am and how dedicated I am to attaining success in everything I do.

General Comments: I didn’t expect to make it in, I am very pumped that I did!

fishball · December 15, 2009, 10:25pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 700CR 800M 800W
[] ACT: None
[] SAT II: 800 Math 2; 800 Physics; 780 Chem; 730 Latin; 730 Bio M
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 94.8 (don’t know the GPA)
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Doesn’t Rank
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Euro (4), AP US History (4), AP Physics B (5), AP Calc BC (5), AP Latin Literature (5), AP English Lang (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): None
[] Senior Year Course Load: AP Stats, AP Latin Vergil, AP Physics C, AP Gov’t & Politics, AP English Literature, AP Biology
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None [/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): No leadership at all. Math team, Winter + spring track in 10th grade, Science Olympiad 12th grade.
[] Job/Work Experience: Clinic clerical job every summer for 1 month each summer.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital Volunteer.
[] Summer Activities: CTY 9th + 10th grade summers. Harvard Summer School 11th Grade: took Multivariable Calculus + Neurobiology (Got A and A-, respectively).
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good
[] Teacher Recommendation: OK
[] Counselor Rec: OK
[] Additional Rec: Multivariable Calc professor
[li] Interview: None [/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New York
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Public
[] Ethnicity: Asian
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Middle?
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None [/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Grades
[] Weaknesses: ECs
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Grades [/ul][/li]
General Comments: None

earwax · December 15, 2009, 10:33pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:
SAT I: no
ACT:26
SAT II:no
Unweighted GPA (3.5):
Rank : school does not rank
Senior Year Course Load:1 AP
Major Awards -6 State Championships between 2 sports

Subjective:
Extracurriculars: 2 sport Captain
Job/Work Experience: referee
Volunteer/Community service:Held a major fundraiser
Summer Activities:Sports sports sports
Essays: reflective, funny
Teacher Recommendation:excellent
Counselor Rec:must of been good
Additional Rec:coach
Interview:was fun and light

Other
State : NJ
School Type:
Ethnicity:White
Gender:I’m not sure yet
Income Bracket:550,000+
Hooks :great athlete

Reflection
Strengths: essay was amazing, sports, Hopkins likes leaders/winners
Weaknesses: ACT
Why you think you were accepted:1:coach, 2. essay, 3.excellent Sr. year grades

General Comments:Hopkins rocks!

jhuapplicant · December 15, 2009, 10:47pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 750/670/660
[] ACT: 32
[] SAT II: math - 750, bio - 690, chem - 680
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.96
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 35/497
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:EnglishIV, Western Civilization, Calc2, Stat, Bio2, Organic Chem
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):coke scholars semifinalist, many debate awards, science bowl state champion, quiz bowl state champion, Student of the year semifinalist, beta and key club most hours award, boys state nominee [/li]
Subjective:[list]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Debate (co-captain)
Beta (president)
mu alpha theta (vp)
nhs (vp)
science bowl (captain)
quiz bowl (vp)
science olympiad
[] Job/Work Experience:
worked at diner for 4 months, 18hrs/week
worked at albertsons for 4 months 17 hrs/week
[li] Volunteer/Community service:[/li]Hindu Vedic Heritage Teaching Program Student Teacher – 130 hours
Debate Student Teacher – 150 hours
Southwest Louisiana Area Health Education Center Internship/Volunteer – 100 hours
Miles Perret Cancer Center Volunteer – 50 hours
Lafayette Public Library Volunteer – 80 hours
St. Joe’s Diner Soup Kitchen Volunteer – 50 hours
Volunteering through National Beta Club – 55 hours
Volunteering through Key Club International – 110 hours

[li] Summer Activities:[/li]visted india
many debate camps
audited courses at university of louisiana

[] Essays: amazing
[] Teacher Recommendation: idk
[] Counselor Rec: idk
[] Additional Rec:
[li] Interview:[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): LA
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:
[] Ethnicity: indian
[] Gender: male
[] Income Bracket:
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none[/li]
Reflection[list]
[] Strengths: EC, GPA/courses taken, essay
[] Weaknesses: test scores
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li]see stregnths

General Comments: super excited

christine0000 · December 16, 2009, 2:04am

Decision: Rejected

SAT I (breakdown): CR 650 M 800 W 720
SAT II: 800 Math 780 Chem 750 Biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
IB (place score in parenthesis): HL Math, HL Chem, HL Bio, HL Econ, SL english, SL Chinese, TOK, EE
Senior Year Course Load: same as above
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): UKMT, AMC, NHA, duke of edinburgh, multiple school awards

Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
school house captain
student council
charity representative of class and year
school yearbook team
head of set production for school play
Varsity & Junior Varsity rugby
Varsity soccer
JV swimming
JV cross country
school cultural evening
choir
gehu - chinese instrument (played for 9 years)
band - bass guitarist
[] Job/Work Experience: tutoring math and science, hospital interning
[] Volunteer/Community service:
Crossroads international
service at kenya
clean up for oil spill
redcross
orbis
total approx 1000 hours
[] Summer Activities: attended summer school at a university in china
[] Essays: would give it a 8/10
[] Teacher Recommendation: never read but i know one of my teachers writes good recs and he knows me really well
[] Counselor Rec: never read
[] Additional Rec: none
[li] Interview:[/ul] did not do[/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):
[] Country (if international applicant): Singapore
[] School Type: International
[] Ethnicity:Asian
[] Gender:Female
[] Income Bracket:100,000+
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] none[/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: extra curricular, SAT IIs
[] Weaknesses: ethnicity
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] ughhh. GPA? ethnicity, [/li]
General Comments: really disappointed… i really wanted to go to JHU… i better send all my RD apps… next to cornell and duke now.

AdamJaz · December 16, 2009, 1:06pm

christine0000, you went to USAMO? Jeez wiz your r

JenniferMatsui · December 16, 2009, 8:28pm

Decision: Rejected

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): NA
[] ACT: 33 (super scored)
[] SAT II: Math 2 (690), Chemistry (690)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 10%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Calculus 1 and 2 (5), Chemistry (5), Biology (4), English (5), US History (4). 
Note: All these classes weren’t taken at my high school, but at a community college.
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): NA
[] Senior Year Course Load: Multivariable Calculus, General Chemistry, Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, Molecular Biology, Spanish 2, World History, swimming.
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Humanitarian award from my high school, CIF Finals Award for swimming, Honor Roll. No academic awards.[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):

Teens Against Cancer (founder, President)
School Christmas Pageant (director)
Club swimming (competitive. Compete at meets such as Junior Olympics, Senior Development meets, and Q meets)
High School swim team (varsity)
[] Job/Work Experience: Paid tutor in math and science, piano teacher.
[] Volunteer/Community service: Teens Against Cancer (Organized it for 8 years now), Volunteer at local hospital (300+ hours), played piano at the hospital.
[] Summer Activities: Junior Lifeguards (Cadet; ready to become an ocean lifeguard), TAC, Club swimming, go to a camp called Camp Star Trails to spend time with pediatric cancer patients.
[] Essays: I worked really, really hard on my essay and I thought it was good. I guess not.
[] Teacher Recommendation: I imagine it was nothing less than superb. It was from my Calculus teacher and she is pretty brilliant.
[] Counselor Rec: I imagine it was good.
[] Additional Rec: From Torrance Memorial Hospital and the director of Camp Star Trails/
[li] Interview: None. I asked, but there weren’t any interviewees in my area.[/ul] [/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[] Country (if international applicant): US
[] School Type: Private
[] Ethnicity: Japanese/Korean
[] Gender: Female
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul] [/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: ECs, the difficult classes I have/am taking, and swimming.
[] Weaknesses: GPA? Probably the SAT IIs.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I wish I could know.[/ul][/li]
General Comments: I was crying my eyes out last night. I honestly was so, so disappointed. To make matters worse, I have finals this week. It all makes me sick.

Finishing my other applications…

jjjonandthan · December 16, 2009, 10:03pm

Decision: Accepted

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): N/A
[] ACT: 32 Writing: 32; Math 35; Reading 30; Science 32
[] SAT II: Math IIC (680); US History (700); Bio-M(730)
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 92.50/100
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): Top 20%
[] AP (place score in parenthesis): Bio (5) USH (5) World History (5)
[] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[] Senior Year Course Load:AP Calc AB, AP Chem, AP Psych, AP Micro/Macro, College Spanish, Concert Band
[li] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):[/ul] Eagle Scout[/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout, Senior Patrol Leader), (Captain of Track Team)
[] Job/Work Experience:
[] Volunteer/Community service: 279 Hours - Summer intern at lab; 500 + Tutoring Hours
[] Summer Activities: Internship at Lab
[] Essays: Very Strong
[] Teacher Recommendation:Very Strong
[] Counselor Rec:Very Strong
[] Additional Rec:N/A
[li] Interview:[/ul]None[/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant):NY
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type:Public - Very competitive
[] Ethnicity: Asian/Chinese
[] Gender:Male
[] Income Bracket: 80k - 100k
[li] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.):[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: Leadership, Extracurriculars
[] Weaknesses:GPA
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/ul] Leadership, Commitment.[/li]
General Comments: Very relieved.

RoyalRimple · December 17, 2009, 6:43pm

Decision: Deferred

Objective:[ul]
[] SAT I (breakdown): 2240 (Math: 710, Crit. Reading: 790, Writing: 740).
[] ACT: Nope!
[] SAT II: Math II: 700, Molecular Bio: 750
[] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.9
[] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): School doesn’t rank, but I’d guess top 10%.
[] AP (place score in parenthesis):
[] IB (place score in parenthesis): History SL (6), Spanish SL (7). Taking in May: IB Math SL, IB Bio HL, IB Chemistry HL, IB English HL.
[] Senior Year Course Load: IB Math SL, IB Bio HL, IB Chemistry HL, IB English HL, Theory of Knowledge, Anatomy and Physiology, Spanish V.
[li] Major Awards: Eagle Scout, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, NCSSSMST school representative, National Merit Scholar Semifinalist[/ul][/li]
Subjective:[ul]
[] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): **Newspaper<a href=“Editor-in-chief”>/B</a>, **Fundraising website<a href=“founder%20and%20event%20organizer–%20we’ve%20raised%20thousands!%20%5Burl=NameBright - Coming Soon”>/B</a>, Technology Student Association Ag/Biotech 2nd place winner, Boy Scouting, Fencing, **Biotech “Boot Camp”<a href=“teacher,%20taught%20middle%20school%20kids%20about%20biology”>/B</a>.
[] Job/Work Experience: Summer camp counselor (Sophomore year).
[] Volunteer/Community service: I didn’t enclose a list of my community service in the application… I should probably write up a resume and send it off to them…
[] Summer Activities:
[] Essays: I thought they were pretty good…
[] Teacher Recommendation: I waived my rights to see these, but I imagine they’re fine.
[] Counselor Rec: Same as above.
[] Additional Rec: Ditto.
[li] Interview: Didn’t get one.[/ul][/li]
Other[ul]
[] State (if domestic applicant): New Jersey
[] Country (if international applicant):
[] School Type: Magnet Public High School (focused on Biotechnology and offers the full IB Diploma Programme)
[] Ethnicity: White/non-hispanic
[] Gender: Male
[] Income Bracket: Upper middle class
[li] Hooks: Does a burning desire to attend Hopkins count?[/ul][/li]
Reflection[ul]
[] Strengths: GPA, unique extracurriculars?
[] Weaknesses: SAT IIs?
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Perhaps SAT IIs, the lack of an interview and a complete list of community service activities? [/ul][/li]
**General Comments: Sort of disappointed, but at least I’ve got one more chance. **

joejoejim · December 17, 2009, 9:36pm

JenniferMatsui, I have no idea how you got rejected. Your app looks very strong.

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