Northwestern vs. Johns Hopkins

nimportequi
Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:29:37 +0000

L+P=John: I think I want to do medicine, but the field of engineering is very intriguing to me and that is why I want to do it for my undergrad. I actually live about 20 minutes from Northwestern and took a class there this past summer, so I am much more familiar with the school as a whole.

As for what I did in high school, I took all honors and AP classes and have a good GPA, but more importantly (i think) I found something I was passionate about and went after it. In my case that meant starting up a Habitat for Humanity club and being heavily involved with service. I also played a lot of sports, mostly for fun, and did random stuff like Model UN and student government. I think it truly depends on the person though as to what they look for. Some fantastic students who got into other great schools got rejected, so I am unsure as to who the “typical student” really is. I hope that helps slightly!