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For admitted and enrolling freshmen, the decision as to whether one takes AP or IB exams are decisions that each individual student must make on their own. Johns Hopkins does not require enrolling students to take AP or IB exams, and one’s admission is not contingent on taking such exams. For exams which Johns Hopkins does not provide credit, there is also no advanced standing or placement that would be used with such exams. </p>
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End of April</p>
<p>Admissions Daniel -</p>
<p>Do you know when admitted students for class of 2016 can expect our JH ID number, and can complete the housing reservation form?</p>
<p>Admissions Daniel - My son is a junior and is interested in JHU. I am looking into the financial feasibility of this. I saw the JHU NPC page that stated that for parents with income less than $150K, the equity in your house does not go into the fin aid formula. Can you tell me any of the other factors (and how they are weighted) in your NPC? The more I understand your formula, the better I can estimate the likelihood we would be able to afford JHU. I don’t want to waste my time (or your admissions office time) if I can’t make the numbers work.</p>
<p>Is there any news on the possible use of the waitlist?</p>
<p>Sounds unlikely:</p>
<p>"Johns Hopkins: Right now, there are about 1,446 wait listers, which is about the same number as last year. A school spokeswoman said no one has yet been accepted off that list, and “we have no plans to at this point in time.”</p>
<p>[On</a> a college wait list? Keep waiting. - Campus Overload - The Washington Post](<a href=“http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/campus-overload/post/on-a-college-wait-list-keep-waiting/2012/05/10/gIQAXH7jFU_blog.html]On”>http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/campus-overload/post/on-a-college-wait-list-keep-waiting/2012/05/10/gIQAXH7jFU_blog.html)</p>
<p>Official word should be coming soon, I imagine.</p>
<p>Is it ok if one of my supplement short answers is around 300 words?</p>
<p>AdmissionsDaniel - our family visited Hopkins on Friday. It was the last of 5 schools we visited on our Big East Coast trip. I wanted to pass along that I felt that the JHU admissions team did the best job in terms of presenting what the school is about. The presenter at the info session (a young woman who recently graduated) did a fine job - spoke for an hour with no notes and no podium, well-structured, easy to understand. The woman at Penn, for example, was in a room with bad acoustics, copious notes, and her delivery didn’t help. I mean, Penn is awesome for its own reasons - we’d be thrilled to send our son to either one - but your presenter was more committed and passionate about the school - come here, be one of us, do great things.
Then your tour guide (Josh) was terrific. Engaging, again, enthusiastic, very knowledgeable - but not afraid to say I don’t know and then check into it when we got back. None of the stuffiness or the “gosh ain’t I cool, I’m at X” attitude we saw at another school, clearly very genuinely likes being there.
Of course, the campus is gorgeous, which helps, and even your buildings and grounds folks seemed to be on their game. The place was immaculate…which I’m sure will change once the kids get back.
Anyway, our visit really left a great impression on our son, on all of us really, and pushed JHU up on his list. Plus that fact that you’re here on CC - AND on the terrific blog that I found while we had breakfast at the One World Cafe - shows that the admissions staff really has its act together.
Now all our son has to do is the Applying And Getting Accepted parts, and then wait to see what FA comes back from the various schools…</p>
<p>Just so you guys know AdmissionsDanial quit so yeah, this thread will never get an “official” reply ever again. He works at Emory now with the former JHU dean.</p>
<p>Thx - I didn’t know</p>
<p>funny emory and JHU are both on my radar for my son</p>
<p>at least the name wasnt AdmissionsDenial</p>
<p>I’ve been reading through this thread but I can’t find an answer to my question.</p>
<p>I am applying as an engineer but am submitting ACT scores. Does JHU still recommend 3 subject tests?</p>
<p>I plan to major in a Bio related subject and was wondering if it would be a good thing to send in my broadcast resume (high school radio experience) to let the college know of my interest in volunteering to work at the radio station. Or could this be perceived as a negative, something that might be a distraction for me? Would admissions find me more appealing if I had an extracurricular passion in an activity that was more in line with my major? </p>
<p>If I take the October ACT, will Hopkins still take my scores for the November 3rd ED deadline?</p>
<p><a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/exams/”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/exams/</a></p>
<p>A Note on Standardized Test Dates
Johns Hopkins strongly recommends that Early Decision candidates complete their required standardized tests no later than October of their senior year.</p>
<p>Does anyone know if Johns Hopkins accept by colleges? When I apply is it a holistic application for the entire university, or by college, or by major?</p>
<p>@mtjade Johns Hopkins has 2 applicant pools, BME (Biomedical Engineering) which is very selective, and then the rest of the university, which is still very selective (although maybe not as much as BME). </p>
<p>If you get rejected from the BME pool, it is still possible to be admitted to the rest of Hopkins.</p>
<p>Anyone know what the BME acceptance rate is approximately for early decision?</p>
<p>Inside Higher Ed reports JHU sent out mistaken admissions acceptances to 300 ED applicants. Comment.</p>
CuriousGeorge97 - Just returned from a pre-admissions presentation. BME acceptance rate for Fall 2014 ED was given as 35%. This figure becomes more impressive when you consider what a substantially larger pool RD has.
It might also be helpful to know that if you apply ED / BME, and get admitted to Hopkins but not the BME program (limited to 95 per year) you are allowed to withdraw from your ED commitment.
Just a general question about applications: Is it true that universities do not see which question you chose to answer on the common app? That is, they see your answer but not the question you actually chose to answer. Thank you.