2009-2010 Johns Hopkins Application Thread

[NNukibw77]

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did you really expect the students to talk crap about their own school? of course they're gonna praise it.same story for every school. the ms4's were selected for those jobs. when you represent your med school, you'd do it with pride right?

i understand what you're saying, but i disagree with your implication. i've been fortunate enough to interview at 13 schools and every student at every school (at least the ones put in front of prospective students) speak very highly of their institution. however, the students at hopkins took this to a whole new level. when asked about what they like about hopkins, they immediately mentioned two things: the other students (for the first two years) and the faculty (for the next two years). With regards to the latter, they provided concrete examples, e.g. pumpkin carving at a leading heart surgeons house.

 

[HopkinsMS4]

just interviewed at jhu today. oh. my. god. what a place. the students are incredible - down to earth, smart, driven, friendly, etc - and have nothing but the best things to say about the receptiveness of the world renowned faculty.

Current JHU student/insider, please tell me that i wasn't interviewing for a spot on the waitlist.

You are not. Admissions are awarded proportionately between meetings; spots are held for late interviewees. The school wouldn't make you waste a flight just to be placed on the wait list.

 

[violincuty]

been lurking on these panels for a while but haven't posted. just wanted to say to violincuty, I interviewed with you on jan 22 (i was the one who told that elaborate steven seagal story) and I thought you really did come off as enthusiastic and sincere, not grating or fake. So really, I wouldn't worry about it. And Hopkins is of course a great place, but clearly you are a talented and passionate person who has overcome big obstacles, taken good advantage of the opportunities at a school without a big name (UNLV), and you could definitely have a great career coming out of Dartmouth (and not pay a cent). We're all pulling for you though.

Hi! I definitely remember you! How have you been?
Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to follow my posts. I am not worrying as much as it sounds. I just feel like I can offer helpful suggestions to future interviewees based on my experiences there, and that's why I have been hanging out on here so often. I had no idea what to expect at my Hopkins interview. I knew a lot about the school from reading about it and watching documentaries, but I had no idea it was going to be like it was and I had no one to ask questions beforehand. I wish I had been more prepared for what to expect, and at least for me, it would have eased a lot of nerves. It feels good to be able to help someone else in my situation have a better idea of what to expect.

..and for the record, I know I am incredibly fortunate to be where I am considering where I came from! I still remember getting the Dartmouth acceptance and the Hopkins interview, both of which came within only a couple days of each other. It was at once humbling and surreal! I think that there is a lot I can learn from and contribute to the Hopkins community, and I am sure I will pursue some form of training there in order to take advantage of the resources that Hopkins can offer me. That being said, I know I will have a great career regardless of where I go to school because it's the person that builds their career, not the school. Just as I got this far coming from UNLV (which is an amazing place of opportunity, btw, despite the name), I am confident that I can and will accomplish my goals anywhere I go. Dartmouth has a unique program too! They are not quite as research heavy as Hopkins and the community is much smaller, but I met some pretty amazing individuals there as well. I had no idea I was going to enjoy this interview trail so much...I have learned a ton about myself in the process of applying and made some great friends along the way 🙂

I hope that you've had a positive experience in this application cycle as well! Hopefully our paths will cross again someday sooner rather than later.

 

[JasonE]

Actually, students interviewers were elected by their class, not selected by the admissions office. And they're not going to lie to get people interested in Hopkins. Why give false representation only to get disgruntled, disillusioned classmates later?

NNukibw77, there will be people admitted from every meeting -- there is no such thing as "interviewing for a waitlist spot".

never said they lied, they have no reason to. and never said admissions chose em. i know their peers selected em.

but you really have to meet these kids outside of that context. ive stood behind one at a restaurant hearing him talk on him talk on his phone about how he could get into any residency he wanted pretty arrogantly. had another in a group lab that thought he owned the world. he didnt listen to the professor or the directions about simple things like sharing.
but thats only 2 ppl so that doesnt really matter. you're gonna see douches everywhere.

in terms of an interview standpoint and second look standpoint, i think the best way to get a feel for the med students at a school is by staying with a student host. but that has its own problems since you'll only meet a small number of students that way. i would guess that every school has its distribution of students you'd like and others you can tolerate.
you're best best in terms of finding out about the students is ask them questions like, where do you go out to eat? what do you do on weekends? what did you dress up as on haloween? and then look for specifics. see how much they know about the city, the students, and how much fun they have. if you get the "lots of random places" answer, you know they probably dont know much about the city. after 4 yrs at a place, id hope they know everything a place has to offer.

 

[HopkinsMS4]

never said they lied, they have no reason to. and never said admissions chose em. i know their peers selected em.

but you really have to meet these kids outside of that context. ive stood behind one at a restaurant hearing him talk on him talk on his phone about how he could get into any residency he wanted pretty arrogantly. had another in a group lab that thought he owned the world. he didnt listen to the professor or the directions about simple things like sharing.
but thats only 2 ppl so that doesnt really matter. you're gonna see douches everywhere.

in terms of an interview standpoint and second look standpoint, i think the best way to get a feel for the med students at a school is by staying with a student host. but that has its own problems since you'll only meet a small number of students that way. i would guess that every school has its distribution of students you'd like and others you can tolerate.
you're best best in terms of finding out about the students is ask them questions like, where do you go out to eat? what do you do on weekends? what did you dress up as on haloween? and then look for specifics. see how much they know about the city, the students, and how much fun they have. if you get the "lots of random places" answer, you know they probably dont know much about the city. after 4 yrs at a place, id hope they know everything a place has to offer.

Jason, I'm sorry to hear your two experiences with medical students here hasn't been favorable. However, why criticize two students only to then say "it doesn't really matter?"

Also, have you been to a Hopkins revisit to make the comment that you only meet a "small" number of people?

I've attended, planned, or participated in the last four revisits. This year will make five. Applicants should get ready for an overwhelming weekend. Expect to meet at least 100 current students over the 3-4 days. If it's like years past, you'll go bowling in fells point, spend a few hours in class with the first years, go to financial aid and curriculum meetings, attend a couple panel Q&As, tour the campus, party at Reed Hall, go on a housing tour, go on a busing tour of Baltimore, check out a ballgame or tour the aquarium, just to name a few of the activities. I can guarantee that it's not in any way "small."

Oh, and for 2nd-look visitors, definitely ask what we dressed up as during our Halloween masquerade ball. It's one of our biggest nights of the year.

 

[JasonE]

Jason, I'm sorry to hear your two experiences with medical students here hasn't been favorable. However, why criticize two students only to then say "it doesn't really matter?"

Also, have you been to a Hopkins revisit to make the comment that you only meet a "small" number of people?

I've attended, planned, or participated in the last four revisits. This year will make five. Applicants should get ready for an overwhelming weekend. Expect to meet at least 100 current students over the 3-4 days. If it's like years past, you'll go bowling in fells point, spend a few hours in class with the first years, go to financial aid and curriculum meetings, attend a couple panel Q&As, tour the campus, party at Reed Hall, go on a housing tour, go on a busing tour of Baltimore, check out a ballgame or tour the aquarium, just to name a few of the activities. I can guarantee that it's not in any way "small."

Oh, and for 2nd-look visitors, definitely ask what we dressed up as during our Halloween masquerade ball. It's one of our biggest nights of the year.

im saying it doesnt matter because a few ppl at every school can be weird. and people's definition of weird is different. the point wasnt really related to this school, but all schools and human nature in general. when you put on your sundays best, you arent gonna act like a jackass. its the out of context interactions that really define people.

i meant you only get to see a few people up close in person if you stay with a student host on an interview day. no experience with second look. i can see how my sentence implied that, my mistake.

 

[violincuty]

I've attended, planned, or participated in the last four revisits. This year will make five. Applicants should get ready for an overwhelming weekend. Expect to meet at least 100 current students over the 3-4 days. If it's like years past, you'll go bowling in fells point, spend a few hours in class with the first years, go to financial aid and curriculum meetings, attend a couple panel Q&As, tour the campus, party at Reed Hall, go on a housing tour, go on a busing tour of Baltimore, check out a ballgame or tour the aquarium, just to name a few of the activities. I can guarantee that it's not in any way "small."

Now THAT sounds like a fun time! I will gladly take someone's spot if they decide not to go 😛

 

[z31]

Quick question! Does Hopkins have a mandatory summer rotation for MSTPs?

 

[wordswordswords]

Quick question! Does Hopkins have a mandatory summer rotation for MSTPs?

nope, it's optional. My friend said that probably about half the MSTP class will come in the summer, half will come when classes start.

 

[obog360]

just got my rejection letter today, so confused and heartbroken about this one... i interviewed with dean hicks and she said she would support my application... well good luck to everyone else waiting, hope you hear some good news.

 

[JasonE]

just got my rejection letter today, so confused and heartbroken about this one... i interviewed with dean hicks and she said she would support my application... well good luck to everyone else waiting, hope you hear some good news.

sry man. sux i know. but from what ive experienced and read, when an interviewer says they will support you, it doesnt always work out. although it gives hope.

let it slide. if you interviewed here, im guessing you'll have some great choices in the end.

 

[violincuty]

just got my rejection letter today, so confused and heartbroken about this one... i interviewed with dean hicks and she said she would support my application... well good luck to everyone else waiting, hope you hear some good news.

Awww, what a bummer. There's always residency and other training opportunities though. Try to stay positive!!! I might be in the same boat as you are- I'll find out next week hopefully. :::hugs:::

 

[obog360]

sry man. sux i know. but from what ive experienced and read, when an interviewer says they will support you, it doesnt always work out. although it gives hope.

let it slide. if you interviewed here, im guessing you'll have some great choices in the end.

thanks man. yeah after the shock i'm beginning to realize that I should be grateful that I have been accepted somewhere and am going to be a doctor. good luck to you with everything.

Awww, what a bummer. There's always residency and other training opportunities though. Try to stay positive!!! I might be in the same boat as you are- I'll find out next week hopefully. :::hugs:::

thanks, violincuty, you are so awesome, i hope you get in, i'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

 

[nonameavailable]

any idea if all interviewees from the first week of jan have been discussed? haven't received any correspondence at all...mail or phone.

 

[violincuty]

any idea if all interviewees from the first week of jan have been discussed? haven't received any correspondence at all...mail or phone.

I could be wrong, but I have gathered from following this thread for a while that it seems as though they discuss all Thursday interviews on one day and Fridays on another, regardless of the actual date. If you interviewed on a Friday, you will likely be discussed with my interview group on March 16. You can always call the admissions office during their call in hours and ask if you want to know for sure- they were pretty nice to me when I called 🙂
Good luck!!

 

[88pich14]

any idea if all interviewees from the first week of jan have been discussed? haven't received any correspondence at all...mail or phone.

I interviewed on 1/7 (thursday) and heard back on 3/3. I don't know if any friday interviewees have been discussed yet.

 

[violincuty]

I interviewed on 1/7 (thursday) and heard back on 3/3. I don't know if any friday interviewees have been discussed yet.

Congrats!!! How does it feel??? I would like to live vicariously through you 😉

 

[premed bedhead]

just called the office to inquire about the status of my application. i interviewed on 2/4 (thursday), and apparently my application was discussed on 3/2. supposedly a "letter is on its way". this is not sounding good. 🙁

does anyone know if waitlist decisions are made by mail? or if the most recent acceptances are, given the fact that jhu might be trying to make up for lost time, after having been shut down for an entire week due to the snow blizzard?

 

[JasonE]

just called the office to inquire about the status of my application. i interviewed on 2/4 (thursday), and apparently my application was discussed on 3/2. supposedly a "letter is on its way". this is not sounding good. 🙁

does anyone know if waitlist decisions are made by mail? or if the most recent acceptances are, given the fact that jhu might be trying to make up for lost time, after having been shut down for an entire week due to the snow blizzard?

rejection or waitlist. sry man

 

[88pich14]

Congrats!!! How does it feel??? I would like to live vicariously through you 😉

Thanks voilincuty. I originally thought I was waitlisted or rejected because I interviewed back in early january and hadn't heard anything. Then I got the call and it was like I won the lottery.

 

[violincuty]

Hi all,

This is kind of random and has nothing at all to do with Hopkins, but I have been following this thread for a while now and I feel like I am friends with many of you already. I had an amazing experience at UNLV, which is a school that is very rich in resources for preprofessional students despite it's ranking, and I wanted to leave something great behind to inspire future students. After brainstorming for a while, I finally decided to create a wiki:

http://unlvhealthprofessionals.pbworks.com/

I know that many of us in here are motivated future leaders, which makes me think you may also be interested in doing something similar for the students at your school. That site hosts wikis for free, and the students here at UNLV have been great about adding their stories, advice, etc. I hope it isn't horribly inappropriate that I posted this on this thread, but I couldn't think of a group of students on SDN who would be more interested in helping their future colleagues than you guys. Happy Tuesday everyone! 😀

 

[nonameavailable]

I could be wrong, but I have gathered from following this thread for a while that it seems as though they discuss all Thursday interviews on one day and Fridays on another, regardless of the actual date. If you interviewed on a Friday, you will likely be discussed with my interview group on March 16. You can always call the admissions office during their call in hours and ask if you want to know for sure- they were pretty nice to me when I called 🙂
Good luck!!

thanks so much 🙂

 

[questions99]

im guessing interview invitations are over? why didnt they just reject me pre-interview and give me hope???

 

[FluffyRabbit]

im guessing interview invitations are over? why didnt they just reject me pre-interview and give me hope???

I also have no news post-secondary. :/

 

[violincuty]

Good luck to all of the people interviewing today, especially shgy!!! Sending lots of positive vibes your way! 😀
I am looking forward to hearing what your Hopkins experience is like...hopefully it was everything you dreamed it would be!

 

[shgy]

Hello, people. Hey violinbeauty. I just got back at Austin from Baltimore after 23 hours of driving. What a trip and what an interview day it was. I was absolutely blown away by my experience at Johns Hopkins...hospital, education facilities, and people especially. They were all kind, lively, and very proud of being a member of Johns Hopkins. Even the hospital staffs looked happy and passionate. I don't think they practiced that look to show to interviewees; it was just natural. Johns Hokins was attrative from the first part of the interview day. The name of the admission dean who gave us starting info was Hermione, my all time favorite part of Harry Potter!!! The lunch menu was decent but I could hardly taste the food enjoying the conversation with medical student and a faculty member. Next came the best part of the day, the campus touring. Education building was new and high tech. The medical institution campus had heavy security that I wondered if the Baltimore is really the third most dangerous city in the nation. The actual interview was good. I had one male MS4 student and one female faculty interviewer. Both of them did best to make the interview comfortable for me, and I enjoyed taking to them. The faculty interviewer looked surprisingly young that I thought I was interviewed by two MS4 students when she took me to an interview room. The day ended around 5 PM. I took another tour around the campus and hospital by myself for couple of hours. Now, I can confidently say that Johns Hopkins is the best medical institution in the world, I would be honored to be offered an acceptance from there. Oh, and a word to JasonE, I know you dont have good impression on Johns Hopkins, but if you want a medical school better than Johns Hopkins, I think you will have to look for one on a planet in the Andromeda galaxy.

 

[JasonE]

Hello, people. Hey violinbeauty. I just got back at Austin from Baltimore after 23 hours of driving. What a trip and what an interview day it was. I was absolutely blown away by my experience at Johns Hopkins...hospital, education facilities, and people especially. They were all kind, lively, and very proud of being a member of Johns Hopkins. Even the hospital staffs looked happy and passionate. I don't think they practiced that look to show to interviewees; it was just natural. Johns Hokins was attrative from the first part of the interview day. The name of the admission dean who gave us starting info was Hermione, my all time favorite part of Harry Potter!!! The lunch menu was decent but I could hardly taste the food enjoying the conversation with medical student and a faculty member. Next came the best part of the day, the campus touring. Education building was new and high tech. The medical institution campus had heavy security that I wondered if the Baltimore is really the third most dangerous city in the nation. The actual interview was good. I had one male MS4 student and one female faculty interviewer. Both of them did best to make the interview comfortable for me, and I enjoyed taking to them. The faculty interviewer looked surprisingly young that I thought I was interviewed by two MS4 students when she took me to an interview room. The day ended around 5 PM. I took another tour around the campus and hospital by myself for couple of hours. Now, I can confidently say that Johns Hopkins is the best medical institution in the world, I would be honored to be offered an acceptance from there. Oh, and a word to JasonE, I know you dont have good impression on Johns Hopkins, but if you want a medical school better than Johns Hopkins, I think you will have to look for one on a planet in the Andromeda galaxy.

um, i never said it was bad or that i didnt have a good impression. im just not on cloud9 (are you on that?) about it cuz its really no different than the other schools i interviewed at. i can say that confidently considering ive spent thousands of hours at jhmi, not 4.

i've made these points before. there is a lot of psychology in this whole process:
1. most of us have been massively primed with regards to a school's name and what to expect so you make whats normal seem incredible.
2. many make a large investment in going to an interview (23 hour drive both ways im assuming). This will alter perception.
3. The school showed you some love by inviting you to an interview. If they rejected you post-secondary and then said "hey come check out our school for kicks", i bet your impression would be different.
4. your perception of the school will either massively skyrocket if you're accepted, or sharply decrease if rejected/waitlisted.

the best thing you can do is try and get as much of an unbiased feel for every school you can and go from there. following a name or ideal can be a huge trap that is easy to fall victim to. If i had no experience with JHMI, I would also be in the same boat. id jump head over heels to go there. but luckily, you learn from experience.

with regards to jhu, i strongly suggest you make sure baltimore is for you. it's not a city for everyone (i suppose you could say that about any city but it really applies here). its not a very young city as most of the ppl in there 20's are jhu students. many ppl here are also extremely extremely focused on their work, so it can get pretty asocial. from my understanding, most of the med classes have a small group that go out, others not so much (you'd have to check me on this). this problem is somewhat intensified by the fact that jhu has tons of international students (within the various departments) who really just stick to themselves (with exceptions of course).

 

[Hoody]

the best thing you can do is try and get as much of an unbiased feel for every school you can and go from there.

Perhaps you should stop regurgitating that extremely biased opinion of yours then?

 

[z31]

JasonE, it seems like many of your responses to positive comments about Hopkins have been "well you can't REALLY know that" or "other schools have that too". If you don't mind sharing, what school are you convinced is ideal for you, and why?

 

[BubbaChuck3]

Perhaps you should stop regurgitating that extremely biased opinion of yours then?

I concur.

JasonE just because you were a Hopkins undergrad and worked in the hospital does not make you some connoisseur of everything Hopkins Med. You truly have no idea how the medschool is run or what it is like to be a Hopkins medstudent. I am very very confused why you insist on continually posting on a thread that you didn't get an interview invite to. Do you have a better use of your time then to troll on this thread at 3am. I have spent thousands of hours at the hospital as well and I am a Hopkins alum and a Bloomberg alum. I don't say this to try and exert more authority over you on this matter. But just to let you know that people do like it here and are just not pulled to this place by the name. I have been to several interviews as well and I don't know if I've seen a better community than the Hopkins one. I have several MS1 and MS2 friends and they are some of the nicest down to earth people I know (and they do go out and enjoy themselves.) I lived in Baltimore for 6 years. I am and young and I enjoy the city and what it has to offer. I'm assuming you still live in Homewood which is a totally different experience from living downtown. Either way I'm not sure why I am posting on this thread either since I was rejected from Hopkins but your constant bashing and antagonizing does get old. I hope your posts are not from your bitterness of being rejected because you probably assumed your 3.9 and mid to high 30s Mcat merited one. And I'm sure it did but as you know this process can take you for unexpected rides. I am sure you will have some clever response to what I posted but I will end with an old adage. "If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all." lol.

Cheers my fellow Hopkins alum. I hope you find the perfect medschool.

 

[JasonE]

you guys are ridic. why did i post that? maybe cuz the person stuck my name in at the end.
as an aside, bubbachuck, not sure if you care, but from your mdapps i can tell who you are.

and no, i withdrew from jhu after i knew i wasnt going there. i never said that there aren't ppl who like it at jhu and i never said nice ppl don't go there and i never said that everyone goes there for the name. and i never said i knew everything hopkins med. notice how i usually put a "Check me on this" or "not really sure" about specifics relating to the medical school education?

i never said anything bad about the school or education.
but unless everything is over the top positive its taken as negative.

my post above had little to do with this school, but just the process in general. i think the points made were fairly valid. did i attack him for liking a school? not really

 

[JasonE]

JasonE, it seems like many of your responses to positive comments about Hopkins have been "well you can't REALLY know that" or "other schools have that too". If you don't mind sharing, what school are you convinced is ideal for you, and why?

none because really, i thought they were pretty much all the same. only difference was location. in addition to choosing what school you're attending, you're choosing where to live the next 4 (maybe more) years of your life. id like to go somewhere i will enjoy and this has little to do with the particular school in general. others, of course, may have different priorities on their list

 

[JasonE]

Perhaps you should stop regurgitating that extremely biased opinion of yours then?

my opinion isnt necessarily biased in anyway. if i had been accepted/rejected/waitlisted then yes, i would be biased. by having experience with the school, its just my perspective. i guess its biased in some sense but not in the way i think you're trying to put it.

a biased opinion would come from say a med student at a particular school. this is the the main reason why when asked about what they dont like about their school, you usually get the "parking sucks here" answer.

 

[violincuty]

Hello, people. Hey violinbeauty. I just got back at Austin from Baltimore after 23 hours of driving. What a trip and what an interview day it was. I was absolutely blown away by my experience at Johns Hopkins...hospital, education facilities, and people especially. They were all kind, lively, and very proud of being a member of Johns Hopkins. Even the hospital staffs looked happy and passionate. I don't think they practiced that look to show to interviewees; it was just natural. Johns Hokins was attrative from the first part of the interview day. The name of the admission dean who gave us starting info was Hermione, my all time favorite part of Harry Potter!!! The lunch menu was decent but I could hardly taste the food enjoying the conversation with medical student and a faculty member. Next came the best part of the day, the campus touring. Education building was new and high tech. The medical institution campus had heavy security that I wondered if the Baltimore is really the third most dangerous city in the nation. The actual interview was good. I had one male MS4 student and one female faculty interviewer. Both of them did best to make the interview comfortable for me, and I enjoyed taking to them. The faculty interviewer looked surprisingly young that I thought I was interviewed by two MS4 students when she took me to an interview room. The day ended around 5 PM. I took another tour around the campus and hospital by myself for couple of hours. Now, I can confidently say that Johns Hopkins is the best medical institution in the world, I would be honored to be offered an acceptance from there. Oh, and a word to JasonE, I know you dont have good impression on Johns Hopkins, but if you want a medical school better than Johns Hopkins, I think you will have to look for one on a planet in the Andromeda galaxy.

Yeah!!! I am so excited for you!!! Hopefully all of our pre-interview comments helped your interviews go a little more smoothly than mine did. ...and maybe, with any luck, we'll be classmates next year! Thanks for sharing your story- made my day

 

[asaCatom]

hell, ive shadowed the neurosurgeon at hopkins who does the most surgeries there, and he wanted out.

what's the surgeon's name?

and out of curiosity, JasonE, you seem to know a lot about the admissions process for someone who didn't interview. where did you get all your information?

Violincuty - I hear that the admissions committee actually won't meet until next week so I am sorry to say you will have to wait a bit longer for a decision. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!

 

[JasonE]

what's the surgeon's name?

and out of curiosity, JasonE, you seem to know a lot about the admissions process for someone who didn't interview. where did you get all your information?

Violincuty - I hear that the admissions committee actually won't meet until next week so I am sorry to say you will have to wait a bit longer for a decision. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!

i dont want to put some doctors name out here. wouldn't be fair to him/her.

and a lot of undergrads know about some of the inner workings of the admissions process downtown. not really any type of advantage, just facts here and there.

 

[asaCatom]

i dont want to put some doctors name out here. wouldn't be fair to him/her.

It just strikes me as odd as I know that many of the neurosurgeons here could have their pick of places to practice and get offers for a lot more money at other places. What's making him stay at Hopkins?

 

[JasonE]

It just strikes me as odd as I know that many of the neurosurgeons here could have their pick of places to practice and get offers for a lot more money at other places. What's making him stay at Hopkins?

it doesnt really matter. i mean there are probably doctors everywhere that would rather be somewhere else. regardless, other than perhaps mayo, the neuro department at hopkins is nuts. def a residency program id go for if i was into that. thats probably INSANELY competitive though.

but if you really wanna know, ill pm u the answer cuz i was told that in confidence, and ppl can put together info.

 

[LongLiveTheRose]

This question is for current and recently accepted JHUSOM students that have chosen Hopkins over HMS: Why Hopkins over HMS? Did the multi-hospital vs single hospital have anything to do with your decision? Please also comment on faculty and students.

 

[z31]

none because really, i thought they were pretty much all the same. only difference was location.

You're posting here obsessively for someone who didn't interview at Hopkins, and doesn't even have a school he likes better! This is your prerogative of course, but -- man. Is it worth it?

as an aside, bubbachuck, not sure if you care, but from your mdapps i can tell who you are.

Real classy.

Now to move away from JasonE, an anecdote:

I asked an MSTP at Hopkins about the stereotype of competitive JHU students. What he said was that the stereotype comes from JHU undergrads who are drawn to the school by the assumption that going to JHU for undergrad would favor them in JHU med admissions. The cutthroat behavior is the embittered panic of realizing how untrue that is 😛. On the other hand, JHU med students don't fit this stereotype at all, in his opinion. From what I could tell on my interview day, I believe him; the students were warmer and closer knit than any other school I visited.

 

[NormaMD]

I asked an MSTP at Hopkins about the stereotype of competitive JHU students. What he said was that the stereotype comes from JHU undergrads who are drawn to the school by the assumption that going to JHU for undergrad would favor them in JHU med admissions. The cutthroat behavior is the embittered panic of realizing how untrue that is 😛. On the other hand, JHU med students don't fit this stereotype at all, in his opinion. From what I could tell on my interview day, I believe him; the students were warmer and closer knit than any other school I visited.

Okay, I'm tired of everybody saying that Hopkins undergrads are cutthroat. Everybody on the interview trail asks me about my 😱cutthroat😱 undergrad experience...

I had an AMAZING time at Hopkins undergrad. Baltimore is a fun city with personality, my classmates were amazing, and the classes were always interesting. Sure, there are a couple of gunners who perpetuate the stereotype, but I'm sure there are 1 or 2 at every school. Stop hating on Hopkins undergrad!!

 

[BubbaChuck3]

you guys are ridic. why did i post that? maybe cuz the person stuck my name in at the end.
as an aside, bubbachuck, not sure if you care, but from your mdapps i can tell who you are.

I don't really care but thanks for the concern. And I would assume everyone from Hopkins would know who I am from the profile anyways. Anonymity is overrated.

But in all honesty do you think you are really doing a service by posting on this thread. What are you gaining? You and I are just polluting this thread why don't you just leave it for people who know have a vested interest in this school now. You withdrew from the school now just withdraw from the thread.

Please address any future comments to me in PM no use polluting this thread any more than it has been already

 

[JasonE]

what? saying someone isnt anon is somehow bad? i was just giving him a heads up. calm down dude. and i wasnt going to even bother responding to the post above if i wasnt stuck in at the end for no reason.???? think?

and undergrads here (same prob applies to all students at the other schools) are not competitive at all. i have no idea where that comes from

 

[freeculture]

Hi everyone. I am sort of new here. I had an interview at Hopkins in late Feb and know that my group will be discussed in early April and hear back in late April. I know this is a long wait, but Hopkins is my top choice so I will hang in there.
Does anyone know how many people they have already accepted??

 

[violincuty]

Violincuty - I hear that the admissions committee actually won't meet until next week so I am sorry to say you will have to wait a bit longer for a decision. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Thanks so much for taking the time to let me know! Another Hopkins med student actually sent me a PM yesterday to let me know as well, yet another testament to the supportive student community at Hopkins 🙂 It's great to not have to sit by my phone neurotically today and wonder what the absence of a call means...I emailed the students I interviewed with to let them know as well. Thanks guys!

Also, I emailed Hopkins today with an addendum to my application that delineates (briefly) all the things I have done since filling out AMCAS. I have no idea if it will make any difference, but maybe other Friday interviewees want to take advantage of this opportunity as well since we have an extra week? I don't think it could hurt. Good luck to all!!! I am so excited for us!

 

[freeculture]

Bump up. Does anyone have any info on how many people have already been accepted? I just want to see how many spots are still left for people who interviewed late.

 

[asaCatom]

The admissions committee is definitely meeting AT LEAST once more next week and they are planning on accepting a good number of students - I do not know exact numbers. I have classmates who were accepted in April and May last year so I think they still accept people later on as well.

 

[freeculture]

That's good to know. Thanks!

 

[JasonE]

That's good to know. Thanks!

i'm in Virginia right now, but when i get back next week i can try and get you a more exact number. you still have a shot though so try and relax. if it works out it works out.

 

[bookfreak89]

This type of thing also happened on the Harvard thread and with Vanderbuilt in a different thread. I don't know why people want to attack the opinions of others (whether for or against X school). People have the right to post wherever they please and express their opinions. If you really do love a particular school, you won't be offended*/dissuaded by what others say. Take it in stride, realize that it is one person's opinion, and move on.

*Well, if I were a medical student, I would probably try to defend my school as a matter of pride (lol), but you can't change them all. There are plenty of other enthusiastic and dedicated people who would want to attend.