supplement essay question

<p>In the supplement essay, they ask you to discuss the majors you're interested in - but do they want you to discuss your interests generally (e.g. I like blah because of blah) or specifically with regards to JHU (e.g. JHU offers blah, which I like)?</p>

<p>i believe it is both… I wrote about what majors i would like to pursue at JHU and why I am interested in them</p>

<p>One website that was recently posted is the Academics Blog is wasn’t avaliable when I was writing my supplement XD but it helps a lot because it shows insight to the majors from JHU students. Link: [Academic</a> Programs Blog Project](<a href=“http://hopkins.typepad.com/academics/]Academic”>http://hopkins.typepad.com/academics/)</p>

<p>We leave the supplement essay question pretty open-ended to allow applicants to answer the question as they personally choose to. There is no correct answer as it is still a personal statement. We have no stated preferences as to what a student should write about … just make sure in the end that you answer the question.</p>

<p>A lot of colleges ask for a personal statement. It seems so opene that I’m not sure what they want…help please!</p>

<p>Johns Hopkins University does not ask for a personal statement, so not sure we really can assist you. But so you know, a personal statement is supposed to be open-ended so that each applicant can approach the topic in their own fashion. Evaluating a personal statement as part of a college application is not just evaluating what the applicant wrote but also evaluating the choice of topic and why the applicant chose what they wrote about.</p>

<p>OK, thanks! I’m going to go back and see what I can come up with…</p>