<p>I want to apply for the research fellowship and do research in the sciences. However, I have never done research before, ever. (By CC standards, I'm doomed to the 6th ring of Hell, haha.)</p>
<p>Do any real JHU students (I know you exist!) know if most of the people w/ the scholarship are just starting out, or if they have all sorts of internships, publications, etc.?
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I am not a “real JHU student” but I am a “real” JHU admissions counselors and I think I can assist with your question. Though we do not official track such statistics, on average each year about half of the students awarded a Woodrow Wilson Undergraduate Research Fellowship have had research-related experiences while in high school. This means that about half of the Wilson awardees have not pursued any meaningful research while in high school, and that is not a pre-requisite to be considered. The Wilson selection committee bases their decision on a student’s research potential and choose to invest in students who they believe will fulfill the fellowship the best, and that does not always mean a student has to have done research already.</p>
<p>The Krieger School has set up an excellent website with extensive details about the Woodrow Wilson Fellowship which I encourage you to check out: [Home[/url</a>]</p>
<p>Additionally, two current Hopkins Interactive students are Wilson fellows and I encourage you to ask them questions about their experiences:</p>
<p>JHU<em>Tess: [url=<a href=“http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/563424/1/]Meet”>http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/563424/1/]Meet</a> JHU</em>Tess - Ridgewood, NJ](<a href=“http://krieger.jhu.edu/woodrowwilson]Home[/url”>Woodrow Wilson Fellowship | Undergraduate Research, Scholarly & Creative Activity | Johns Hopkins University)
JHU<em>Noah: [Meet</a> JHU</em>Noah Houston, TX](<a href=“http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/6658253/1/]Meet”>http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/6658253/1/)</p>
<p>Thanks AdmissionsDaniel!</p>
<p>I just submitted my application for Johns Hopkins and I had a couple questions about the scholarship.
Does applying for the scholarship make a difference on your admission status?
I have had research experience, and I would like to continue with work similar to what I’m doing now. However, I do not have an exact project in mind. I have very broad ideas as to what I would wish to accomplish (something like finding a protein to block and destroy HIV virus receptor sites), but I do not even know if this is possible and I do not know how to reach these goals. Is this what the scholarship committee is looking for in students, or are they expecting a more specific type of project proposal?</p>
<p>I responded to your question here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1268592-woodrow-wilson-research-fellowship-questions.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/johns-hopkins-university/1268592-woodrow-wilson-research-fellowship-questions.html</a></p>
<p>No need to double post questions.</p>