Rileydog

Sorry, just ignore my questions - on rereading you have already stated that each would be handled individually.

AdmissionsDaniel

Here is my best piece of advice ... don't stress about such questions. Admissions professionals are well-trained at what we do ... we know all the intricate details that go into a transcript and a school profile and we do our research about schools.

At Hopkins we have regional areas we are responsible for and each counselor becomes well versed in the school profiles in their area. We visit the schools, we speak with counselors, we do institutional research based on past applicant and prospect database. Simply put we know what we are doing.

And yes, each case is handled individually.

Rileydog

Thank you AdmissionsDaniel - I am ready to give this over to you anyway! I think this is a full time job trying to figure school's admissions processes and I already have a full time job! Thanks for your presence again - I am sure a few more questions might come up here and there.

ccri

Hi AdmissionsDaniel,

Is there any preference for what subject the teacher teaches that writes the letter of recommendation? Is it all right to have two science teachers if I'm applying to BME or is it always better to have one math/science and the other humanities/social sciences?

Thank you

ccri

Also, my guidance counselor for the past three years is out on maternity leave, so the recommendation is from a counselor who doesn't know me well. Should I include that information in the Additional Info section?

AdmissionsDaniel

Teacher letters of recommendation:
Hopkins requires one teacher rec., in addition to your counselor letter of recommendation. You may submit additional rec. letters but we request no more than four. The choice of which teacher(s) to ask to write your rec. letters is your own choice ... we do not provide any restrictions. I usually suggest that students select a junior or senior year teacher. And also if sending multiple teacher recs., they should be from different disciplines.

As far as your counselor letter, your counselor should note the fact that your previous guidance counselor is on maternity leave in his/her letter.

jjjjjj89

INTERVIEWS!!!!!
AdmissionsDaniel,
how important are the interviews?

flybyzephyr

he's answered the interview question many times: they're not evaluative, they're informative. so, they're however important the questions you ask at them are, not how well you perform at them.

also (everybody, not just jjjjjj89), this is supposed to be a place for AdDan to post bulletins to us, not a place for us to ask him questions. Search the archives and jhu site and if that doesn't suffice, make a thread.

alright, i'm off the soapbox.

AdmissionsDaniel

Just look at any of these threads from this search list of "Interviews":

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...archid=8211930

And even more on interviews:

http://z14.invisionfree.com/Hopkins_...?showtopic=229

4Giggles

AdmissionsDaniel,
D will be at open house on 20th, She is interested in math/chem or math/econ. Will there be the opportunity to sit in on a class? Even though econ is in social sciences would there be the opportunity to find out about it and possibly sit in on one of those classes as well?

Also, any sops planned for monmouth county NJ?

AdmissionsDaniel

Our Open House programs in the fall are held on Saturdays so there is not an option to sit in on classes. Faculty will be available from the various academic departments to speak with students, and as well we will have a large number of current students available to answer questions. The October 20th Open House will feature the Natural Sciences and Engineering departments at Hopkins so your daughter will have the chance to see faculty from the Math and Chemistry Departments. Economics will not be on display as it will part of our October 27th Humanities and Social Science program.

Unfortunately as far as your second question, I have no idea what "SOPS" stands for. If it relates to some type of off-campus recruitment events, you may check our web site here: http://apply.jhu.edu/visit/offcampus.html.

jskpswimn

Should the teacher recommendations be sent before or after I submit the common app and supplement for JHU?
If I submit a request for an interview, is it possible to also withdraw that request?
Thanks in advance!

AdmissionsDaniel

- Teacher recommendations should be sent before the application deadline. They may arrive before or after one's application.

- If you want to withdraw a request for an off-campus alumni interview you must send an email to NASC@jhu.edu.

jskpswimn

I accidentally gave Teacher Evaluation 1 to both of my teachers to fill out! Should I ask one of them to copy their answers onto Teacher Evaluation 2 or is it ok as long as there are 2 teacher evaluations?

AdmissionsDaniel

Not a problem ... you can use the same teacher evaluation form for all recommendations.