<p>Were we supposed to fill out extra applications for financial aid, and does JHU give any aid for National Merit Finalists marking jhu as their first choice school?</p>
<p>A little research on JHU’s official website plus the Hopkins Interactive (<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/hi/[/url]”>http://apply.jhu.edu/hi/</a>) would yield you faster answers. There’s no need to start a new thread for every question popping up in your head.</p>
<p>god forbid anyone discuss on a discussion board</p>
<p>Slash going to the propaganda boards isn’t cool for straight answers :P</p>
<p>fengshuibundi, the official boards provide great and accurate answers for what senior007 was trying to figure out.
anyhow, no, jhu does not offer financial grants to national merit finalists</p>
<p>fengshuibundi, and let’s be realistic, any admission officer in any school will try to portray their school in the best light possible without saying anything that is not right…check out mit’s, etc…</p>
<p>I didn’t say JHU was any different from any other college-specific boards. Everything you read online - even (and some would say especially) here on CC - should be taken with a grain of salt, anyway.</p>
<p>lol “propaganda boards” is a bit harsh… but I agree… take everything you read online (especially CC!) with a grain of salt</p>
<p>=(…i think cc is pretty reliable in general lol =/ since people argue here alot…so we basically get to see multiple sides =D</p>
<p>CC’s definitely gotten better over the past few years and whenever you end up with people civilly debating something, you can actually learn something, as long as you don’t just read one side of an argument and believe it. Just as an example, there are people out there who might read one post on CC about how cutthroat Hopkins is, completely believe it, never read any counter posts, and never consider coming to Hopkins. Hopefully most people are smart enough to listen to both sides of whatever argument and take both with a grain of salt. Every once in a while, you get people who make ridiculous statements and flame wars emerge. I’ve been on CC for 4 years now (wow… that’s kinda scary) and especially on the “old boards” (pre-August 2004), things used to get crazy and heated every so often. Some long-time posters even left the board because of how awful some of the flame wars got.</p>
<p>Actually going to the “propaganda boards” would have given you the BEST answer to your question - Hopkins recently discontinued the practice of participating in the NMS program of giving merit aid. </p>
<p>But yes, tanman is absolutely correct - you’ll find that in general, discussion boards are meant to provide BOTH sides of the story. And really, I think you’ll find that in any case…sure those of us who work for admissions and post on these sorts of boards do it because we really love it here (or at whatever school we’re at). It would be a horrible waste of time & energy to just complain. But I think you’ll find that we’ll be honest about things we don’t like (for instance, the bureaucracy at Hopkins is terribly overwhelming sometimes, the food is still great but service could sometimes be better, and academic advising is a pain in the butt when it comes to filling out forms)…you just have to ask us honest questions, and we’ll give you honest answers. :-)</p>
<p>Could you elaborate on the terribly overwhelming bureaucracy…as a parent with a student who is most likely going in the fall, I would love to be prepared. Thanks.</p>
<p>If you’re a Maryland Distinguished Scholar Finalist, would there be a separate section on your financial aid report recognizing this along with however much money you’re supposed to get for it?</p>
<p>Because I don’t see it…</p>
<p>caruth, a good example of Hopkins bureaucracy, which can be frustrating: </p>
<p>To do any sort of independent research/study/internship for academic credit, you have to fill out a form. The problem is, you have to get the form signed by your research advisor AND the academic advising office before you can turn it in to the Registrar. This is designed to make sure you’re following policies about maximum independent credit (6 per year), but it becomes pretty burdensome and unnecessary, when, for instance, I’ve been doing reserach in the SAME LAB for six semesters…my advisor clearly knows what’s going on, and I know the drill…but I still have to go get the form signed by academic advising.</p>
<p>Any answer on the distinguished scholar thing?</p>
<p>You should ask financial aid about the MD thing, since we’re not financial aid officers. Their contact info can be found here (<a href=“Student Financial Support | Johns Hopkins University”>Student Financial Support | Johns Hopkins University) and they’re clearly able to talk about your case whereas we’re not.</p>
<p><a href=“Student Financial Support | Johns Hopkins University”>Student Financial Support | Johns Hopkins University;
<p>Or maybe look on the MHEC website: <a href=“http://www.mhec.state.md.us/financialAid/descriptions.asp[/url]”>http://www.mhec.state.md.us/financialAid/descriptions.asp</a></p>
<p>“propaganda boards” - HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA … ok sorry I had to chuckle a bit. </p>
<p>OK, now with some “propaganda answers”:</p>
<p>“Were we supposed to fill out extra applications for financial aid, and does JHU give any aid for National Merit Finalists marking jhu as their first choice school?”</p>
<p>– No there was no separate applications for merit aid. And also, JHU discontinued our involvement with the National Merit Scholarship program this year so no automatic awards for finalists.</p>
<p>“If you’re a Maryland Distinguished Scholar Finalist, would there be a separate section on your financial aid report recognizing this along with however much money you’re supposed to get for it?”</p>
<p>– We do not offer special financial aid awards nor merit scholarships for MD Distinguished Scholars. We offer fee waivers for finalists and semi-finalists, that is it.</p>