<p>Unfortunately, I feel obligated to bring this up. </p>
<p>From the Johns Hopkins Newsletter, 3/21/03</p>
<p>[Premed</a> office guides students through application process - Features](<a href=“http://media.www.jhunewsletter.com/media/storage/paper932/news/2003/03/21/Features/Premed.Office.Guides.Students.Through.Application.Process-2246962.shtml]Premed”>http://media.www.jhunewsletter.com/media/storage/paper932/news/2003/03/21/Features/Premed.Office.Guides.Students.Through.Application.Process-2246962.shtml)</p>
<p>Although a high percentage of Hopkins students enter planning on medical school, the proportion who end up matriculating into med school is comparable to other top colleges. There seems to be an emphasis on weeding out at the medical school committee process at Hopkins, and as you can see from the article, the head of the committee is unapologetic about this. </p>
<p>If you are one of their top candidates the year you apply, then they will back you 100%. If you are more marginal, then they make it very difficult for you to even attempt to get in med school. As far as I know, this is an unusual attitude among top colleges, and works to the disadvantage of most Hopkins premeds.</p>