JHU ED Class of 2024 Results ONLY Thread

aanya2002
Tue, 17 Dec 2019 14:18:43 +0000

Potential Major: Neuroscience and behavioral biology (premed)

Objective:

ACT single score (33: 36, 35, 34, 28); SuperScore (35: 36, 35, 34, 35) Writing

SAT Subject tests: Bio M 750; Math 2 710 (DID NOT submit either)

Weighted GPA (out of 5.0 *AP Weight: +1 Honors: +0.5): N/A

Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.00 *CGPA: 3.97

Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): N/A

AP (place score in parenthesis): N/A

IB (place score in parenthesis): predicted 43

Senior Year Course Load: Biology HL (6); Chemistry HL (7); Psychology HL (7); Math SL (7); French B SL (7); English Literature and Language SL (7); TOK+EE (2)

Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Vice Student Council Coordinator, Queen's Commonwealth Essay Writing Competition (Twice Silver); Honor roll, Subject Awards

Subjective:

*Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis):
Leadership: Vice student council Coordinator, CAS events coordinator, CAS Project leader; Best senior administrative assistant (MUN)
I also maintain a blog and a bullet journal, which I love!

Job/Work Experience: Observed at a radiology lab; Observed at a children’s hospital; Observed neurosurgeons and neurologists at a large multispeciality hospital

Volunteer/Community service:
I started an initiative wherein I taught students of an NGO about health, hygiene, nutrition, and civic awareness. Then I conducted research on the causes and consequences of iron deficiency in rural and urban locations, which was published in a local medical journal, and in a science newspaper.

Essays: Common App (9): It was a moving piece about my battle with my grandmother's Alzheimer's. JHU Collaboration Supplemental (8.5): About my community service endeavor and the challenges and learning outcomes.

Teacher Recommendations: (Waived FERPA, so all anonymous) Chemistry Teacher (10): He was really fond of me and my school counselor said he wrote a very moving letter, the best of them all Psychology Teacher (9): She generally has a very insightful opinion on students and personalities and hence I believe her letter would be quite good

Counselor Rec: Counselor (8.5): I had really tried to develop a rapport with her so that she could write a good rapport. Plus she had 'testimonies' from some of my other teachers to back her up

External Rec: A doctor I worked with for community service and observerships (9): She's known me forever, so she probably wrote a powerful and moving rec.

Other
State (if domestic applicant): N/A
School Type: Private (1,500 kids total; 102 in the graduating class)
Ethnicity: Asian (Indian)
Gender: Female
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): International applicant? But I’m Indian so I don’t think it counts

Why you think you were accepted/not accepted and general comments:
Strengths: Essays!! I believe my essays demonstrated my identity– as much as is possible in 650+400 words!
Weaknesses: Forgot to submit SAT Subject Tests and I’m kind of a cliché species– international, Indian, pre-med…
Why you think you were accepted: Honestly have no idea, THIS WAS MY DREAM SCHOOL (FOR LIKE 7 YEARS) and god I’m so grateful
Where else were you accepted/rejected/deferred: This was my first decision that was released (one and done!)
Where else did you apply: Columbia, Duke, UPenn, NU, WashU, UCSD, Emory, UMich, UNC Chapel Hill, UWash, URochester

Final Thoughts: I have been in denial since I received my acceptance from JHU. Just believe in yourself, and present your true authentic self. To all the other Indian/brown/Asian kids out there, and everyone else– don’t be pressured into going to some expensive counselor– I really never went– and try to make sure your essays aren’t conversational– talk about what really matters to you. Make sure that while you showcase yourself as a multifaceted individual, you remain true to your roots, and that you present your thoughts clearly in an organized manner.
And always wish the best for those applying with you– three from my school ED’d, and two of us were accepted!!