2011-2012 Johns Hopkins Application Thread

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For the "Are there any areas of medicine that are of particular interest to you" question, would health policy be a reasonable answer or are they looking for something more along the lines of cancer, etc.?
 
soccerboy90 said:
For the "Are there any areas of medicine that are of particular interest to you" question, would health policy be a reasonable answer or are they looking for something more along the lines of cancer, etc.?
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Best thing - be honest and true to yourself. By trying to figure out what they "want" to hear, you might just come across as insincere.
 
They ask you what your most rewarding experience was or what accomplishment you are most proud of but isn't this exactly like the AMCAS "which activities were most rewarding" thing? I feel that I should pick something different so as not to just repeat myself, but then again won't that sound a little bizarre if I'm answering the same question two different ways? WHAT TO DO!?!?!
 
CopaceticOne said:
Best thing - be honest and true to yourself. By trying to figure out what they "want" to hear, you might just come across as insincere.
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I just meant to clarify the question, not try to figure out what they want to hear. I wasn't sure if they wanted a biology topic or if they just meant what part of healthcare interests you.
 
hcr460 said:
They ask you what your most rewarding experience was or what accomplishment you are most proud of but isn't this exactly like the AMCAS "which activities were most rewarding" thing? I feel that I should pick something different so as not to just repeat myself, but then again won't that sound a little bizarre if I'm answering the same question two different ways? WHAT TO DO!?!?!
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Agreed. This new meaningful experience on AMCAS has really screwed things up, especially since many schools haven't fully updated their secondary application (Davis, Columbia, etc..).

If it helps at all, I'm running with one of my meaningful experiences, but going into more about how it was intellectually rewarding and new for me vs. the much more detail heavy stuff I had on AMCAS. Maybe I'm not a maestro of compact writing, but I couldn't figure out how to talk about a meaningful research experience on AMCAS where project details and level of involvement fit in 700 chars, and 1325 chars to say why it was important.

I hope we all get some slack this year because of the AMCAS change on this regard, heh.

Good luck!
 
EliteBeat9 said:
Agreed. This new meaningful experience on AMCAS has really screwed things up, especially since many schools haven't fully updated their secondary application (Davis, Columbia, etc..).

If it helps at all, I'm running with one of my meaningful experiences, but going into more about how it was intellectually rewarding and new for me vs. the much more detail heavy stuff I had on AMCAS. Maybe I'm not a maestro of compact writing, but I couldn't figure out how to talk about a meaningful research experience on AMCAS where project details and level of involvement fit in 700 chars, and 1325 chars to say why it was important.

I hope we all get some slack this year because of the AMCAS change on this regard, heh.

Good luck!
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Be aware of the difference in wording, though. "Most significant" as AMCAS asked does not necessarily mean "most rewarding," as JHU asks. Just hoping to clarify your good point on the detail-oriented vs. describing the reward aspect of the application.
 
trypanosomiasis said:
Be aware of the difference in wording, though. "Most significant" as AMCAS asked does not necessarily mean "most rewarding," as JHU asks. Just hoping to clarify your good point on the detail-oriented vs. describing the reward aspect of the application.
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I think you guys are reading way too much into it/being neurotic about this
 
trypanosomiasis said:
Be aware of the difference in wording, though. "Most significant" as AMCAS asked does not necessarily mean "most rewarding," as JHU asks. Just hoping to clarify your good point on the detail-oriented vs. describing the reward aspect of the application.
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FWIW, AMCAS actually reads "most meaningful experience." I agree with the others in that we shouldn't over-think this bureaucratic snafu. If you're worried that you'll sound repetitive, say so in your opening sentence (e.g., "Although I touched upon this experience in my AMCAS "most meaningful" essay, it . . ." [enter how it affected you in a different way or re-word and reiterate why it was so meaningful]). Just a thought for those of you panicking… GL
 
Deutsch Arzt said:
FWIW, AMCAS actually reads "most meaningful experience." I agree with the others in that we shouldn't over-think this bureaucratic snafu. If you're worried that you'll sound repetitive, say so in your opening sentence (e.g., "Although I touched upon this experience in my AMCAS "most meaningful" essay, it . . ." [enter how it affected you in a different way or re-word and reiterate why it was so meaningful]). Just a thought for those of you panicking… GL
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Haha, my bad. I didn't realize that original "ooh so sneaky" comment would get taken to a whole new level... It was time for a cup of chamomile tea at that point for me.

But it seems I'm in good company here on SDN 😀
 
For anyone out there who requested a fee waiver: Did the secondary take a day or two to update? I received notification of my waiver approval, but the system is still asking for a payment. Figured I'm either doing something wrong or being impatient...
 
Briefly Describe your most rewarding Experience or some achievement of which you are particularly proud.

Do you guys think it would be bad to just rehash one of my "most meaningful" AMCAS experiences?
 
All the activities want you to put an end date but what if you are still involved with most of the activities? It won't let me put present. What did you guys put?
 
changa7 said:
All the activities want you to put an end date but what if you are still involved with most of the activities? It won't let me put present. What did you guys put?
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I asked Admissions and they said to put the assumed end date.
 
I left some of them blank, for hours that are rather difficult to calculate. It's better stated on AMCAS, anyway. 🙄
 
I submitted my secondary yesterday and realized today I forgot to list my research under Employment Experience (I have two others). I wrote about my research in my secondary and mentioned that it was paid in AMCAS. I guess I forgot because I was only paid part of the time.

Is this worth updating the admissions committee about, or do I need to take a chill pill?
 
So no one's having the same issue with the fee waiver process? I might just write to them.
 
Yalie said:
So no one's having the same issue with the fee waiver process? I might just write to them.
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Hey fellow Yalie 🙂

I think you should write. When I emailed my waiver to JHU, I received a reply saying that it was processed, and I was able to submit my app without a fee.
 
For the most rewarding experience I'm going with something different from the three I had on AMCAS. It wouldn't seem strange would it; that I didn't rehash one of the 3 most significant experiences?
 
Do we have to send in a paper copy of our secondary in addition to the online submission?

I ask because while Google searching for this very thread I came upon the previous years' class and they were comparing dates of online submission AND paper hardcopy submission.
 
Hey guys. Just a quick question. On the secondary app, I'm supposed to write my science GPA. does that mean BCPM or just BCP??? Thanks a lot!!!!
 
limsch87 said:
Hey guys. Just a quick question. On the secondary app, I'm supposed to write my science GPA. does that mean BCPM or just BCP??? Thanks a lot!!!!
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Science = BCPM
 
Le Boudin said:
Do we have to send in a paper copy of our secondary in addition to the online submission?

I ask because while Google searching for this very thread I came upon the previous years' class and they were comparing dates of online submission AND paper hardcopy submission.
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no it's just the online version
 
I feel like I've looked everywhere. Does Johns Hopkins have a maximum number of letters of recommendation you can send?

At other schools I've checked, if they don't list a max, then you can usually just send as many as AMCAS will let you.
 
Shemlon said:
I feel like I've looked everywhere. Does Johns Hopkins have a maximum number of letters of recommendation you can send?

At other schools I've checked, if they don't list a max, then you can usually just send as many as AMCAS will let you.
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I'm not sure, maybe someone could correct me, but if you send a committee letter, can you send additional individual letters?
 
I know you can in some schools. I'm asking because there is no committee at my school, and so I've got several letters, but I'll need to know if there's a limit. It's been a hassle digging through all of these school's websites trying to find that one little parenthetical statement that limits the possible number of letters accepted.
 
is there really a meaningful difference between our community service and volunteer work, and our extracurricular activities? sure there can be extracurriculars that are not service-oriented, but how often will a service project not be extracurricular?


Also - what are people doing about the 'no hard returns' rule? How can you write a decent answer without using paragraphs?

thanks in advance for the guidance-
 
UCSFdreamin said:
is there really a meaningful difference between our community service and volunteer work, and our extracurricular activities? sure there can be extracurriculars that are not service-oriented, but how often will a service project not be extracurricular?


Also - what are people doing about the 'no hard returns' rule? How can you write a decent answer without using paragraphs?

thanks in advance for the guidance-
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You're getting more than one paragraph in less than 900/1100 characters?

And I think just keep the difference between extracurricular and service as simple as possible. If you did it and it wasn't helping a needy population, it's not service. 👍
 
Some of my answers have three paragraphs =p. If you write efficiently, you can fit a lot of ideas into 900 characters.
 
Shemlon said:
I feel like I've looked everywhere. Does Johns Hopkins have a maximum number of letters of recommendation you can send?

At other schools I've checked, if they don't list a max, then you can usually just send as many as AMCAS will let you.
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Even if there is no limit on the number of letters of recommendation, I would limit it to an absolute maximum of 10. The average is about 5-6. I think its near impossible for a student to have more than 10 high quality letters of rec. Aim for quality and not quantity as weak letters of rec, especially if from high powered individuals, could be frowned upon by the individual reading your application!
 
sharpie1006 said:
Hey fellow Yalie 🙂

I think you should write. When I emailed my waiver to JHU, I received a reply saying that it was processed, and I was able to submit my app without a fee.
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Thanks! I did, and apparently it hadn't gone through the first time (glitch?). All's well now--submitted.

Also, I couldn't resist the urge to look at your MDApps. We're eerily similar, but we never went to college together. G'luck, kiddo!
 
I just submitted my secondary and got the following email:
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Thank you for submitting your on-line application to The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

We look forward to reviewing your application!
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Unless I'm going crazy after working on so many apps, I don't remember paying my application fee for JHU... where did you guys pay this?! I would have thought they would have asked me to pay it before I got the above email...
 
Also, in the "preview" pdf, did any of your photograph page say "QuickTime and a decompressor are needed to see this picture."?

I figured this might just be a problem on my computer's end (and JHU will see it just fine), and that if that's not the case, they will email me to ask for a photo again...
 
luckyducky87 said:
Unless I'm going crazy after working on so many apps, I don't remember paying my application fee for JHU... where did you guys pay this?! I would have thought they would have asked me to pay it before I got the above email...
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I was asked to pay in one of the steps after I clicked Submit. It was $80.
 
luckyducky87 said:
Also, in the "preview" pdf, did any of your photograph page say "QuickTime and a decompressor are needed to see this picture."?

I figured this might just be a problem on my computer's end (and JHU will see it just fine), and that if that's not the case, they will email me to ask for a photo again...
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What format was the photo that you uploaded? Mine was a JPEG inside a .doc.
 
ywlke said:
I was asked to pay in one of the steps after I clicked Submit. It was $80.
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Hm. Yeahhhh I was not asked. After I clicked submit, there was some sort of digital signature where I had to type in my name. After that, the page just said that submission was now complete... and I got the submission email.

ywlke said:
What format was the photo that you uploaded? Mine was a JPEG inside a .doc.
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Mine was also a JPEG inside a .doc. Argh... I guess I'll just wait for JHU to email me if they can't see it.
 
Were your JPEGs the right size? I think there's a file size limit. Also, if you guys have any questions about the application process, feel free to PM me. Good luck!

🙂
 
My application has not been verified, but I received the email from JHU inviting me to complete the secondary. I had an account on applyyourself.com from last year, and when I logged in, I only saw my completed secondary application from last year. There is no link to the 2011-2012 application. Do I need to create a new account, or do I just need to wait until the new secondary becomes available some day?
 
tttttc said:
My application has not been verified, but I received the email from JHU inviting me to complete the secondary. I had an account on applyyourself.com from last year, and when I logged in, I only saw my completed secondary application from last year. There is no link to the 2011-2012 application. Do I need to create a new account, or do I just need to wait until the new secondary becomes available some day?
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On the login page: "Note to re-applying students: If you have submitted an application for a previous year, you must create a new account and complete a new on-line application. You must also pay the application fee of $80.00. If you do not follow the appropriate steps, your application will not be reviewed by the Committee on Admission."
 
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