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al6200 · 03-28-2008, 06:12 PM

Rejected

Stats:

SAT: 2170
SAT II: 800, 740, 710
GPA: 3.4 UW
Rank: top 20%, pretty low rank for my school
Other Tests: (AMC, AP, IB)
5s on AP Comp Sci and World History

Subjective

Essays: Allright, sort of risky so I might have turned them off
Teacher Recs: Okay, both from math teachers though
Counselor Rec: Probably good
High School Type: Totally non-competitive public. Sends people to Hopkins regularly though...
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied for Financial Aid: Yes

Other

Extracurriculars: Bland
Awards: None
Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Well, I have to say that holistic admissions can be frustrating. After applying it's not like one can say "Well, this is what I did wrong, and I need to work on XYZ. But nonetheless, I never won any major awards, nor did I start applying myself academically until mid-way through my junior year - and my class rank reflects that.

Nonetheless, I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed to get rejected by all of "target/reach" schools, since I felt like I had some redeeming qualities from the get-go that would get me in to some competitive school.

When I get down about it, I just try to remember that there are students out there who have been working their entire lives in academics to get to this point - and find an accepted letter. I've only been really taking the hardest classes possible my Junior and Senior years, so I have no one to blame but myself

Good luck to everyone who's going to Johns Hopkins next year.

03-28-2008, 06:12 PM	#23
al6200 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Threads: 35 Posts: 474	Rejected Stats: SAT: 2170 SAT II: 800, 740, 710 GPA: 3.4 UW Rank: top 20%, pretty low rank for my school Other Tests: (AMC, AP, IB) 5s on AP Comp Sci and World History Subjective Essays: Allright, sort of risky so I might have turned them off Teacher Recs: Okay, both from math teachers though Counselor Rec: Probably good High School Type: Totally non-competitive public. Sends people to Hopkins regularly though... Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Applied for Financial Aid: Yes Other Extracurriculars: Bland Awards: None Advice? Commiserations? Feel like bragging?: Well, I have to say that holistic admissions can be frustrating. After applying it's not like one can say "Well, this is what I did wrong, and I need to work on XYZ. But nonetheless, I never won any major awards, nor did I start applying myself academically until mid-way through my junior year - and my class rank reflects that. Nonetheless, I have to say that I'm pretty disappointed to get rejected by all of "target/reach" schools, since I felt like I had some redeeming qualities from the get-go that would get me in to some competitive school. When I get down about it, I just try to remember that there are students out there who have been working their entire lives in academics to get to this point - and find an accepted letter. I've only been really taking the hardest classes possible my Junior and Senior years, so I have no one to blame but myself Good luck to everyone who's going to Johns Hopkins next year.