<p>So we created this thread way back when to be a place where I can post updates to the CC community. Well it seems the thread has moved to being more of a Q&A area. So to correct that, here I post an…</p>
<p>Update From Admissions Daniel:</p>
<p>I hope you all have been keeping up with the news on the Hopkins Insider Blog: [Hopkins</a> Insider](<a href=“http://hopkins.typepad.com/]Hopkins”>http://hopkins.typepad.com/). If you have you will know we’ve had some great updates to the Hopkins Interactive Web site:</p>
<p>JHU Forums:
[Hopkins</a> Forums](<a href=“Hentai 44 - Hentai porn”>Hentai 44 - Hentai porn)
New and improved … and in my opinion a much better place to get accurate information about Hopkins from actual current students.</p>
<p>New Student Blogs from current freshmen:
[2011:</a> Hopkins Freshman Blog](<a href=“http://hopkins.typepad.com/freshman/]2011:”>http://hopkins.typepad.com/freshman/)
Four current freshmen sharing a blog. Rob is a Physics freshman from New Hampshire. Stephanie is a Writing Seminars freshman from Northern California. Josh is a Film and Media Studies freshman from New Jersey. Jessica is a Public Health freshman from New Jersey.</p>
<p>A lot of stuff for you all to enjoy. And continue to read the Hopkins Insider blog for details about the Early Decision application pool, the release of ED notifications, and info on the Regular Decision application cycle. </p>
<p>Well.. now we are past the deadline and the waiting game begins. Just a typical question to AD. How the heck do you go through 10’s of thousands of applications and decide whom to admit? Does the admission committee go through every single application or do you follow divide and conquer strategy? You told me earlier that there is no point system at JHU. To me, it is a prohibitive task to go through that many applications without assigning some sort of weighing factors to each attribute.</p>
<p>Well the deadline is not past yet … it is January 1, 2008!</p>
<p>As far as answers to your questions, I have some reading for you. Here are the places where I have discussed in-depth how the application reading process works:</p>
<p>Daniel how do you guys view recruited athletes for a non-lacrosse sport? Is a significant amount of weight given to these athletics? Do you have a percentage of students accepted who were recruited athletes? Thank You.</p>
<p>As far as a specific %age of recruit athletes at Hopkins … it does not work that way. We don’t reserve a specific amount of spots to be athletes.</p>
<p>Hello fellow posters. There is one issue that has been bothering me for the past week. My GPA this term is likely to be 0.2 or 0.3 points lower than it normally is. I’m very worried if this drop sends a bad message to Johns Hopkins University (If I was an admissions officer, I wouldnt be to pleased as well). But the problem is that I don’t want JHU to think I am one of the millions of high school seniors who have come down with a bad case of senioritis (I think I’m vaccinated for that any ways). The reason for the significant drop is actually my schedule and the rigor of my classes. My first class starts at 6:55 in the morning and I end school relatively early at 1:00 in the afternoon. After school usually from 1:30 to 8:30, I’m busy working on my research project at a local Medical Research Center. The research has been moving at a steady pace as I have just recently started getting some good data (I have provided Johns Hopkins with an abstract and research update of my current results) but the only problem is that most days, I dont come home until 9:30. This leaves me only a few hours to eat dinner do my homework (for a few AP classes and other honors classes) before I could go to sleep. Most days, I go to sleep between 1:00-2:00 AM in the morning, only to wake up by 5:30 to get ready for school. In total, I generally get 20 hours of sleep a school week (25 on good weeks). I also cant make up sleep on weekends because I have other obligations. Im working on a cohort study with the Hypertension League to help learn more about high blood pressure in the urban community. I feel like I have ran into the perfect storm. I enjoy the work I have been doing but Ive lost virtually all my study time which is directly related to my drop in GPA. I have always understood that no matter how much outside work you do, it always comes down to grades, grades AND grades. Obviously my chances will decrease, but by how much?</p>
<p>Mid-year reports are very, very important. If you feel you need to “explain” your mid-year grades then you should write a letter to the Admissions staff and have it included when your counselor sends in your mid-year grades.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot Admissions Daniel. I really appreciate how you are one of the few admissions directors that actually read and respond to questions on college confidential. I hope my GPA hasnt decreased as I have anticipated.</p>
<p>I will be applying to JHU as an engineering major and I was wondering if a Science SAT II would be required for admission? I know on [The</a> Johns Hopkins University](<a href=“http://www.jhu.edu%5DThe”>http://www.jhu.edu) admissions says “should” submit scores from MathIIC and science, but does that mean required or that it will benefit or hurt an applicant if submitted or not? </p>
<p>Thanks </p>
<p>-akittka </p>
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<li>also i’ve searched this topic in the thread so i really just want to clear up this question in regards to applying as an engineering major.</li>
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<p>what if you didn’t apply for the fellowship (but are happy to receive it, of course) and you got a letter with the acceptance package saying ‘based on the evaluation of your academic strengths, interests, and extracurricular activities, the admissions committee and wilson faculty committee feel you would be a good fit for the wilson research fellowship program.’ and blah, blah, blah, we hope you accept our OFFER?
of course i’ll accept, but was i supposed to apply? it doesn’t message an essay in their reasons for choosing me…</p>
<p>Akittka:
If it doesn’t say required then it is not required. Our standardized test requirements page ([Hopkins</a> Undergraduate Admissions :: Apply :: Standardized Test Requirements](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html]Hopkins”>http://apply.jhu.edu/apply/testreqs.html)) clearly states that “Johns Hopkins recommends submitting SAT Subject test scores…” It does not say required and should not be read as required. </p>
<p>For Engineers, the site states “Applicants interested in an engineering major should submit scores from the Mathematics Level 2 exam and at least one science exam.” Should is synonmous with recommended; it is not synonmous with required. </p>
<p>There is no official advantage nor disadvantage to submitting SAT subject exam scores. It is the choice of each individual student whether they want to submit SAT subject exam scores and how many exams they want to submit and in which subjects they want. However, we want applicants to consider our recommendations as strong recommendations, therefore submitting SAT subject exam scores will make a difference in the application review. There is no way to predict whether submitting scores and which scores will impact the review of the application positively or negatively, as they part of the comprehensive review of an applicant’s file.</p>
<p>I am an international student, and I want to study Pre-med(undergrad) and bioengineering or biochemistry(grad). When applying, what are the major important things for me?
‘my SAT scores are critical reading: 500-550, math:780-800, writing: 550-600. I did not take TOEFL yet. I am attending summer (pre college) programs related to medicine.’</p>