I was rejected from Johns Hopkins University today but was offered a spot on the waiting list.?

Question

I was wondering... What are my chances of being accepted if I decide to pursue Johns Hopkins? Has anyone here been wait-listed from JHU and then accepted? I just want to know if it is worthwhile or if I should just choose another college. Thanks for the help!!

Thank you everyone for your help!
Hi Margaret,

You wanted to know what type of student I am. I am glad to help.

My G.P.A:
weighted - 4.271
unweighted- 3.780
S.A.T:
Critical Reading - 660
Math - 660
Writing- 740

I also took some SAT II's; I did okay, not superb:

Math Level II - 670
Literature - 650
Chemistry- 580 (I don't know why I took the Chemistry SAT II)

Extracurriculars:

President of Key Club two years; Members four years
Vice-President of National Art Honor Society; Member three years
Treasurer Student Government; member four years
National Honor Society member three years
I also participate in a lot of community service activities like visiting Relay for Life and volunteering at a nursing home.

The essay is also a big factor in admission so if your daughter is a good writer, then she has a definite advantage.

I hope this helps. Good luck to your daughter! Admission to a university is getting tough!!

Answer 1

Hi, I am sorry to say this, but mostly for any college that you apply to and are wait listed, your are more likely of not being accepted. I currently attend JHU, and I have to say that up to now, I have not met many people that were waitlisted and then accepted. Usually the reason for this would be grades from your high school, yet, based on your GPA, I would say that grades arent the reason or your rejection. Other than that I would ask what major you applied for. If you applied for the engineering school, then you have it tougher, even more if you applied for the Biomedical Engineering program, since its one of the top programs in the nation. They do like students that are well rounded in extracurriculars as well as can balance school.

Like someone stated earlier, you can try getting in communication with the Admissions staff, and sending in additional recommendations, one thing they do like and will add points to your acceptance into Hopkins is your relation with alumni from here, so if you know an alumni, or someone that can write a magnificent letter(s) of recommendation, you should definitely do that. Other than submitting additional supplements and speaking to the people here in Admissions, I do not know what else to say. Hopkins is a great school, yet, if in the end things do not work out the way you wished them to, you should have another college in mind.

Hope that helped. If you come to Hopkins next year, I'll see you here... Good luck!

Answer 2

You can always stay on the waitlist as a back up option. Usually a college will place you on the waitlist becuase they want you but they don't have the space at the moment. If they didn't want you they would have just sent a deny. I would suggest depositing at your second choice school to be sure you have a place to go in the fall. Also let JHU know that you are still very intereted and see if there is any additional info you can send to help you get to the top of the waitlist. Plus you have until May 1 to make a confirmation deposit anywhere. Good luck

Answer 3

You have until April 15 to decide (perhaps later for undergrad... I don't remember), right? Narrow it down to two--Hopkins and your top one you definitely got accepted to--and turn down the others (so they can make offers to their waitlists!), then give it another week or two. Waitlists are somewhat unpredictable; it depends on the decisions of all the first-round admissions choices and how far up you are on the list.

Good luck!

Answer 4

Check their site... generally schools have an FAQ on their waitlisting policies, including the likely hood of being accepted after being waitlisted. I've also heard it's worthwhile to write to them (esp. if you were rejected outright) and say how much you want to go... however, do it only if JHU is your first choice and you are definitely going to commit to it. Good luck!!

Answer 5

The waiting list means that they may have room for you and allow you admission if someone else who was accepted decides to go to a different college. you might want to wait it out, depending on what number you are on the waiting list. call and find out the probability of your getting in.

Answer 6

Would you mind terribly telling me:
1) Your high school GPA
2) your SAT scores
3) what your extracurriculars were?

I know this is nervy, but my daughter would like to apply there (she's in 10th grade) now. I just want to know whether it's realistic for her to hope to get in. She has few extracurriculars, her GPA is slowly going down, and she hasn't taken the SAT yet. You were not outright rejected, so you have decent scores, but just not quite high enough given this year's competition, evidently. I would like to know how high she needs to be to be able to compete, as she may not be able to get in, and I would just like to know now so as not to expect anything.

I'd appreciate any advice! I know this is the reverse of what you expected when you wrote in!