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Applying =
to Johns=20
Hopkins
We are often asked to describe the perfect =
Johns=20
Hopkins applicant. That's tough. We want to know as much as =
we can=20
about you. Are you intellectually curious? Have you taken =
the=20
initiative in your studies?
Because we emphasize =
learning=20
through exploration, we know that independent thinkers do =
well here.=20
Does this sound like you? What about extracurricular and =
leadership=20
activities, interests, and life experiences?
Be sure =
to=20
include in your application supportive letters of =
recommendation and=20
any other supplemental information that can help us get to =
know who=20
you are and what you can contribute to the campus community. =
(Remember that no test score ever summed up a Johns Hopkins =
student.=20
Of course, standardized tests are required and considered in =
the=20
admissions process, but these scores don't typically decide=20
admission.)
Each year we review more than 16,000=20
applications, from which we must select a freshman class of =
around=20
1,200. Also each year, transfer students from other colleges =
and=20
universities apply for entrance during their sophomore or =
junior=20
years. Each application we receive represents an individual, =
and the=20
Admissions Committee considers each one=20
individually.
Recommended courses for admission:=20
- Four years of English=20
- Four years of mathematics=20
- Four years of a foreign language=20
- Four years of science with laboratory=20
- Four years of history and social sciences =
Please note this important =
policy:=20
Students wishing to enroll in the biomedical engineering =
(BME) major=20
must indicate BME as their first-choice major on their =
application.=20
Students are admitted specifically into the BME major, based =
on=20
evaluation of credentials and space =
available.
Students can=20
be admitted to the university without acceptance to the BME =
major.=20
No separate application is required. Notification of =
acceptance into=20
the BME major is given at the time of decision notification. =
A=20
limited number of transfer majors for matriculated students =
may be=20
available through the Biomedical Engineering Department at =
the close=20
of each academic year.
Early=20
Decision
If Johns Hopkins is your first college =
choice and=20
you are ready to make that commitment, we encourage you to =
apply=20
Early Decision. Each year, about 30 percent of our entering =
freshmen=20
choose this option. To apply Early Decision, you must submit =
your=20
application and supporting credentials by November=20
1.
Applicants are notified of the Admission =
Committee's=20
decision by December 15. Admission to Johns Hopkins under =
Early=20
Decision is binding. You, your parents, and your secondary =
school=20
counselor will be required to sign an agreement stating that =
you=20
will enroll at Johns Hopkins if admitted and immediately =
withdraw=20
any regular decision or early action applications to other=20
schools.
You may not apply to any other school under =
an early=20
decision plan. We will notify you of our decision in time =
for you to=20
make regular decision application deadlines for other =
schools. Most=20
students not admitted Early Decision to Johns Hopkins are =
deferred=20
and reevaluated after January 1 as Regular Decision =
candidates. Such=20
applicants are encouraged to apply to other institutions as=20
well.
Please note this important=20
policy: Early Decision applicants who are admitted to =
Johns=20
Hopkins but who are not admitted to the biomedical =
engineering (BME)=20
major at that time will be allowed to apply to and consider =
offers=20
of admission from other institutions. Students in this =
circumstance=20
will be released from the obligation to matriculate at Johns =
Hopkins=20
under the original conditions of the Early Decision Plan. =
Such=20
candidates have until May 1 to reply to Johns Hopkins' offer =
of=20
admission.
As an Early Decision candidate, you are =
eligible=20
to apply for all types of need-based aid offered at Johns =
Hopkins.=20
If you are admitted Early Decision to Johns Hopkins and =
qualify for=20
aid, you will receive a tentative aid offer based on the CSS =
PROFILE=20
form. A firm aid offer follows in the spring, pending =
receipt of=20
your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) and =
prior=20
calendar year federal income tax returns.
Unless the=20
information provided on your FAFSA and tax returns varies=20
significantly from original estimates, your financial aid =
package=20
will remain unchanged. If we are unable to offer you =
adequate=20
need-based financial aid, you may be released from the Early =
Decision contract.
Transfer=20
Applications
Johns Hopkins welcomes transfer =
students each=20
year into the sophomore and junior classes. All application=20
materials must be received by the Office of Undergraduate =
Admissions=20
by March 15 for entry in the fall. Applicants must have =
solid=20
academic preparation in courses comparable to those offered =
at Johns=20
Hopkins, and a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average, =
which=20
includes all college courses. Consideration is also based on =
available space within particular university=20
programs.
Transfer students must apply using the Common =
Application=20
Online or the paper Common Application.
You must =
submit=20
an official high school transcript, an official college =
transcript=20
from every college or university attended, and an =
instructor's=20
recommendation. (Official SAT or ACT results may be =
submitted, but=20
this is optional for transfer applicants.) Students who wish =
to earn=20
an additional bachelor's degree must apply for transfer=20
admission.
U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or other =
eligible noncitizen transfer applicants may apply for =
financial=20
assistance. Funds for transfer students are very limited and =
are=20
only based on need. Please submit all appropriate financial =
aid=20
documents by March 15. Students with a prior bachelor's =
degree are=20
only eligible for student loans. International students must =
also=20
submit the Certification of Finances form. Scholarship =
and/or=20
need-based financial aid is not available for international =
transfer=20
students.
Students interested in pursuing a =
bachelor's degree=20
in nursing should contact the Johns Hopkins School of =
Nursing Office =
of=20
Admissions and Student Services.
Home-Schooled Students
Johns =
Hopkins=20
accepts applications from home-schooled students. Applicants =
should=20
submit detailed information about the academic program they =
have=20
pursued, including evidence of course work, portfolios, =
reading=20
lists, evaluations, and/or lists of community contributions, =
as=20
appropriate. Transcripts are required from any courses taken =
at a=20
school, college, university, or online program.
Your=20
home-schooling parent(s) and/or primary instructor(s) may =
submit a=20
teacher recommendation for you as long as a letter of =
recommendation=20
from an academic professional who is familiar with you other =
than=20
your home-schooling parent(s) and/or instructor(s) is also=20
submitted. If you have taken community college courses or =
other=20
classes outside of your home, we strongly encourage you to =
submit=20
recommendations from these sources as well.
Visiting Students
Undergraduate =
courses=20
offered by the schools of Arts & Sciences and =
Engineering are=20
designed for full-time students enrolled in degree programs, =
but=20
Johns Hopkins does allow a small number of students each =
semester to=20
take courses for personal or professional enrichment as =
visiting=20
students.
Visiting students are =
not=20
enrolled in a degree program, but they may take =
courses in=20
these two schools for a maximum of two semesters.
For =
more=20
information, please see our Visiting =
Students=20
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