Omg is jhu need aware???

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>just saw someone say this on the cornell forum...</p>

<p>is this true?</p>

<p>and please answer my question or don't post at all! </p>

<p>don't give me that smart-alec response of "you know, you never know what you might find simply by using the search tool".</p>

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<p>JHU is need-blind, EXCEPT for both international students and waitlist-acceptances.</p>

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<p>NOT TRUE.</p>

<p>You can search for it, but I am 100% positive…JHU is NOT need-blind, even for domestic students. They are for most of the evaluation process, but for final decisions, they are NOT.</p>

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<p>ARGH. JHU is 100% NEED BLIND for domestic students. ONLY EXCEPTIONS: INTERNATIONAL AND WAITLIST.</p>

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<p>AdmissionsDaniel in post #12 <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/318722-why-isnt-jhu-need-blind.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/318722-why-isnt-jhu-need-blind.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>says:</p>

<p>"* JHU is not 100% need-blind.

  • We are not need-blind for international students. I think there are only 4 or 5 schools in the country that are not need-aware for internationals.
  • We are not need-blind for students admitted off the wait list. That will depend completely on whether financial aid is still available if and when we go to the wait list.</p>

<p>Now the complicated part, where many incorrect assumptions are made. In the Admissions process Johns Hopkins follows need-blind admissions practices. That means that while an application is being review for admission it is void of any financial details. During a read of an application or committee discussion a student’s financial status is not part of the deliberation. We decide to admit, deny, or wait list a student based on ADMISSIONS FACTORS not how much a student will cost.</p>

<p>[…]</p>

<p>I end with a paraphrased quote from my boss:
“However, it is important to note that Hopkins follows a “need-blind” standard in admissions, meaning that admissions counselors making a decision [do not] access any given applicant’s financial information.”"</p>