<p>Hi Daniel,</p>
<p>You have mentioned that bank statements are part of the financial certification requirements for international applicants even before we receive any offer.</p>
<p>However, the issuing of bank statements will require the funds indicated on the statement issued to be frozen for a period of time (a year for the banks that we go to) or until all issued copies of the statement are returned to the bank. (Don’t you think this makes sense? Otherwise I could get a statement issued, lose all my money on a gambling spree the following day and the university would have no idea of knowing.)</p>
<p>(In fact, all the other universities I have applied to or considered do not require official bank statements at this stage of the admission process. This is why I neglected to check the JHU website word for word, assuming that JHU would not be an irregularity. Entirely my fault.)</p>
<p>As such, is JHU responsible for returning submitted bank statements in the case that the applicant is denied an offer or chooses not to enrol? I am asking this more on behalf of friends who might be applying in future than myself, since my app fee is virtually a donation by now.</p>
<p>Regards</p>