Chance me for Johnson Scholarship?

luckymama64
Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:29:23 +0000

Since no one has answered, I’ll go ahead. My daughter will be a freshman and she got the Johnson. She too attended a rigorous high school and her stats were excellent (she got into Stanford, Dartmouth, and UVA as well). Your academics and ECs look good. If you get to the finalist stage (or whatever the stage is where you go to Lexington), the interviews are important. She had an interview with two professors. Her other “interview” was interesting: she was in a group with other candidates and they were given a problem. The interviewers watched how they interacted. If you get to Lexington, your personality and communication skills are key. Also, I thought my daughter’s Johnson essay was excellent. It was a little quirky, but her interviewers wanted to talk all about it. So, try and make your essay unpredictable, but at the same time, let your personality shine through. I believe the reason she got into Stanford and Dartmouth as well is b/c she wrote some really good essays–they were relaxed (if that makes sense).