JHU post SFFA admissions stats

[Anonymous]

https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/09/19/johns-hopkins-demographic-makeup-scotus-ruling/

Similar to mit

- ses diversity increases

The incoming class increased on measures of socioeconomic diversity. The percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, measured by eligibility for federal Pell grants, rose to 23.8%, Hopkins' highest percentage to date. The percentage of first-generation college students rose from 19.4% to 20.3%. The percentage of students who are first-generation or low-income is 30.2%.

- black and Hispanic numbers got crushed

Class of 2027: 34% black or Hispanic

Class of 2028: 16% black or Hispanic m

- white % dropped

39 to 34 %

- Asian % sky rocketed

32 to 46%

Jhu doesn’t practice legacy, isn’t in a sexy city, has hard grading, isn’t fun

These % will continue. Doubt it’ll be a third white next year.

[Anonymous]

My white, middle class Hopkins sophomore is having the time of her life but thanks for this…pretty odd commentary?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white, middle class Hopkins sophomore is having the time of her life but thanks for this…pretty odd commentary?

Interested in hearing more! My kid is very interested in Hopkins, but worried about the lack of social life/fun. We heard nonstem kids and athletes are pretty social. True? Is greek life active? She is interested in international studies (not stem).

[Anonymous]

Isn’t fun is really a “I know someone who went to JHU in 1989” vibe

[Anonymous]

Looks exactly the same as MIT:

https://mitadmissions.org/apply/process/profile/

Asian American 47%
Black/African American 5%
Hispanic/Latino 11%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
White/Caucasian 37%
International citizens
Number of countries represented: 59 11%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My white, middle class Hopkins sophomore is having the time of her life but thanks for this…pretty odd commentary?

Same here!!! I have a freshman and a junior, white, middle class kids who are loving every second.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My white, middle class Hopkins sophomore is having the time of her life but thanks for this…pretty odd commentary?

Interested in hearing more! My kid is very interested in Hopkins, but worried about the lack of social life/fun. We heard nonstem kids and athletes are pretty social. True? Is greek life active? She is interested in international studies (not stem).

She is majoring in math and minoring in space science and still has free time (which is a big change from HS) and teaches swim lessons 2 days a week at a Y in Baltimore. She has great friends and they have a ton of fun. There seems to be a real comradery on campus. Her high school was very cutthroat and the kids like that seem to funnel into premed at JHU, at least according to her. I’m sorry, I don’t know much about Greek life, except the 2 lax players from our high school that go there are in fraternities. It was a last minute addition to her college list that I am forever grateful for!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white, middle class Hopkins sophomore is having the time of her life but thanks for this…pretty odd commentary?

Interested in hearing more! My kid is very interested in Hopkins, but worried about the lack of social life/fun. We heard nonstem kids and athletes are pretty social. True? Is greek life active? She is interested in international studies (not stem).

She is majoring in math and minoring in space science and still has free time (which is a big change from HS) and teaches swim lessons 2 days a week at a Y in Baltimore. She has great friends and they have a ton of fun. There seems to be a real comradery on campus. Her high school was very cutthroat and the kids like that seem to funnel into premed at JHU, at least according to her. I’m sorry, I don’t know much about Greek life, except the 2 lax players from our high school that go there are in fraternities. It was a last minute addition to her college list that I am forever grateful for!

This is great information. Has she found the professors engaging? Accessible? As a parent, do you think the school is well run and is there anything we should be aware of?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white, middle class Hopkins sophomore is having the time of her life but thanks for this…pretty odd commentary?

Interested in hearing more! My kid is very interested in Hopkins, but worried about the lack of social life/fun. We heard nonstem kids and athletes are pretty social. True? Is greek life active? She is interested in international studies (not stem).

Yes, from an alum who was an international studies major. Approximately 30 percent Greek, there are six Panhellenic. Sororities plus the hsutricially black sororities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white, middle class Hopkins sophomore is having the time of her life but thanks for this…pretty odd commentary?

Interested in hearing more! My kid is very interested in Hopkins, but worried about the lack of social life/fun. We heard nonstem kids and athletes are pretty social. True? Is greek life active? She is interested in international studies (not stem).

Yes, from an alum who was an international studies major. Approximately 30 percent Greek, there are six Panhellenic. Sororities plus the hsutricially black sororities.

The internstional studies program seems very well regarded. Did u feel the department was well funded? So much emphasis on stem and wondering if that program is supported in terms of faculty, mentorship, employment, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/09/19/johns-hopkins-demographic-makeup-scotus-ruling/

Similar to mit

- ses diversity increases

The incoming class increased on measures of socioeconomic diversity. The percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, measured by eligibility for federal Pell grants, rose to 23.8%, Hopkins' highest percentage to date. The percentage of first-generation college students rose from 19.4% to 20.3%. The percentage of students who are first-generation or low-income is 30.2%.

- black and Hispanic numbers got crushed

Class of 2027: 34% black or Hispanic

Class of 2028: 16% black or Hispanic m

- white % dropped

39 to 34 %

- Asian % sky rocketed

32 to 46%

Jhu doesn’t practice legacy, isn’t in a sexy city, has hard grading, isn’t fun

These % will continue. Doubt it’ll be a third white next year.

Not having a legacy preference really hurts white admissions.

[Anonymous]

I do think we as a society should have concerns about the implications of our institutions essentially being Asian and colleges trying to remedy it with higher populations of poor white students.

I also am very concerned about the current crop of low income students of color, who need the financial aid of the ivy-level schools and have the potential to excel, who will now be stumbled over.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My white, middle class Hopkins sophomore is having the time of her life but thanks for this…pretty odd commentary?

Interested in hearing more! My kid is very interested in Hopkins, but worried about the lack of social life/fun. We heard nonstem kids and athletes are pretty social. True? Is greek life active? She is interested in international studies (not stem).

Yes, from an alum who was an international studies major. Approximately 30 percent Greek, there are six Panhellenic. Sororities plus the hsutricially black sororities.

The internstional studies program seems very well regarded. Did u feel the department was well funded? So much emphasis on stem and wondering if that program is supported in terms of faculty, mentorship, employment, etc.

Funding not an issue. SAIS, the graduate international studies program, just got a beautiful new building. The college is committed to maintaining its excellence in international studies

[Anonymous]

You dont need a report to know this. My white DD stands out like a beacon. Check out their FB pages. There isn't a white kid to be seen. That being said, She really likes it.