<p>Hi,
So my application was lost in transit and I told JH about this. In the reply I was told that the Dean of Admissions given me permission to send in my application. I sent it by email in the last week of February.
How much of a disadvantage will this fact alone place me with?</p>
<p>@intemister
No disadvantage. If your application was lost and the Dean allowed a duplicate application to be submitted then your application was processed and reviewed as it was submitted on time.</p>
<p>Thank you for you answer.</p>
<p>I was also curios if Hopkins students had access to the New Horizons space probe Control Center. This was a major reason why I chose to apply. (I did goggle it, found nothing) :D</p>
<p>I just got into JHU, but I’m wondering, I put Biology as the first choice on my common app supplement and school of engineering undecided for the second. I think I want to do an engineering degree but I’m new to this whole process; did I already pick biology as my major and are the schools of arts and sciences and of engineering separate like in UPenn when you have to be admitted to the separate school? Or can I just major in mech. engineering when I enter JHUl?</p>
<p>Hello AdmissionsDaniel: I received an email about visiting which stated that the details were mailed in the acceptance packet. It implied I should already be in receipt of that packet. I haven’t received anything yet! This is the one year my parents are taking our family out of town for spring break and that begins Sunday! Aunt Silvia will see a frazzled JHU admittee! Advice? I live in the middle of the country, not exactly in the middle of nowhere but close. Go to Denver and hang a right for about 800 miles.</p>
<p>Does JHU have class rank, i.e valedictorian, salutatorian, etc.</p>
<p>How does the JHU grading in terms of inflation/deflation compare to other top schools?</p>
<p>Hello AdmissionsDaniel:
As a prospective student, I was just wondering how much SAT II subject tests were taken into account at Johns Hopkins University. I have read that at JHU, the subject tests are ‘recommended’, but to what extent?</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for an answer to my question.</p>
<p>Hello AdmissionsDaniel:
I was accepted into the Krieger school, and I didn’t request financial aid.
If I haven’t been sent anything regarding money, does that mean that I’m getting no aid from the school?
Thank you.</p>
<p>If you didn’t apply for financial aid, you won’t get getting any except for loans and maybe work study.</p>
<p>Any advice for waitlisted applicants apart from whats there on the website?
Secondly, are research statements a complete ‘no-no’ ?</p>
<p>I recently received my JHED (I was accepted early so I got it before regular decisions came out) and I noticed there was a freshmen update link; however, it has said that it is under construction ever since I have logged on. Will it be updated when the May or June mailings come out? Or should I keep checking it because it could be updated at any time? Thanks!</p>
<p>On the JHU site, it says that you will accept the SAT-1 OR the ACT with writing (in additon to the SAT-2 tests required). A friend who is very involved in Columbia admissions tells me that they “say” the same thing, but in fact most Eastern schools still put more credance to the SAT-1. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>What is the number one thing that JHU looks for in an undergrad applicant?
e.g. since it is known as a medical school, would it look pleasant to have volunteered at a hospital and had internships there? Thanks</p>
<p>Hoping for some good advice - D cannot make the SOHOP due to scheduling problems, but will be on campus one day next week. She is signed up for a tour, info session, and lunch with a student. My concern is that she has been to the accepted students days at two other schools, and I am worried that a JHU “regular” day will be less appealing than those other visits. For example, I assume her tour will be with mostly juniors and she will miss all those lovely balloons! Given scheduling constraints, what should we do to make her visit comparable? Beyond what she signed up for, is there anything we are missing? Can you tell that mom (me!) is silently hoping she picks JHU?</p>
<p>Hey Admissions Daniel, I have two quick questions. Does the admissions office care if you use commonapp vs. universal? And secondly, what can you tell prospective classes on deciding weather to apply ED or RD?</p>
<p>momof2kids - She can visit some classes. There is a schedule of available classes at the top of the ‘other April visit options’ page - on the admitted students site.</p>
<p>@momof2kids I visited JHU the same way. If you signed up here ([Hopkins</a> Admitted Student Site :: Other April Visit Options](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/admitted/visit/visit.html]Hopkins”>http://apply.jhu.edu/admitted/visit/visit.html)), the info session and lunch with student will all be unique for admitted students. The tour will be the same one given to prospective students, but it will be with the admitted student group which will be smaller and the conversation will apply more to admitted students. You will also be able to sign up for the housing tour which is for admitted students. Good luck! My visit to JHU was one of the deciding factors for me to enroll.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. Fingers crossed here for a positive trip and a happy kid!</p>
<p>Hello everyone. It is been a while since I last posted here … actually my last post was March 28, 2011. A lot has transpired then and some of these questions were hopefully answered via other sources. There are some prospective applicant questions that I will answer: </p>
<p>@ZBJE21
SAT II subject exams are strongly recommended but not required (policy explained here: [Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions - Apply - Standardized Test Requirements](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html)). There is a lot of additional information about our SAT II subject exam policy here: [Questions</a> About SAT II Subject Exams](<a href=“http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/563112/1/]Questions”>http://forums.hopkins-interactive.com/topic/563112/1/). </p>
<p>@FAFSA Parent
You have interpreted our Standardized Exam Policy incorrectly. We require SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT with Writing Test. We strongly encourage three SAT subject exams but they are not required (policy explained here: [Johns</a> Hopkins University Office of Undergraduate Admissions - Apply - Standardized Test Requirements](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html]Johns”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html)). Not sure how other schools do it, but at Hopkins there is no preference between SAT v. ACT. Our applicant pool is quite national (international in fact) and students have the option of submitting either the SAT, ACT, or scores on both exams.</p>
<p>Let’s get to some more questions:</p>
<p>@HarvardBoundNY
We look at everything and there is no ranking of application materials. Our selection process is comprehensive and holistic and therefore all required application materials are going to weigh in the decision-making process. Also, remember that undergraduates are not applying to the medical school … and at the undergraduate level Hopkins is known for a lot more than just medicine. Hospital volunteerships/internships can’t hurt an application, but tons of our applicants have such experiences. </p>
<p>@StanfordDuke
Absolutely no preference between the Universal College Application or the Common Application. We accept both and it is the choice of the individual applicant which application method they would like to apply with. When the Admissions staff is in the review process both applications look pretty much the same to us, and the ask the exact same questions.</p>
<p>Apply ED to Hopkins if we are your definitive first choice … that’s my advice. You can read the Dean of Admissions’ thoughts on the subject here:
[Hopkins</a> Insider Early Decision: the Pros and Cons](<a href=“http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/blog/2010/10/early-decision-the-pros-and-cons/]Hopkins”>http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/blog/2010/10/early-decision-the-pros-and-cons/)</p>