John Hopkins?
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Anonymous
JHU is 18% white but that is primarily because it is 30% Asian and 14% international, not because it is 14% African American (which is darn near the percent of the general population) and 20 % Hispanic (again, consistent with the population). No one is giving racial preference to Asians in higher education, based on essays or pre-SCT preferences. So that imbalance can be assumed to be based on merit. In fact, universities attempts to counteract the tendency to skew Asian were what some of the petioners complained about in the SCT law suit in the first place. So since the school have been told they cannot consider race to counteract that anymore, one would expect that imbalance to continue or increase. This is not unique to Hopkins. And of corse this is not what OP asked about. |
Anonymous
+1 If the objective is med school, in terms of strategy JHU is not the best school to attend. Better to attend one tier down and be at the top of your class than somewhere in the middle at JHU. |
Anonymous
+1 According to the 2023 census 75% of the US population is white. Is anyone really suggesting that 17-18% caucasian is a likely college demographic outcome with those numbers? Although I would fully expect merit-based admissions to skew Asian, that still doesn't account for the massive discrepancy. Will be interesting to see if the ratios change post-SC decision. |
Anonymous
Not exactly. Look at U California Berkeley, for example. Race blind for a long time. What is the percentage of white students? |
Anonymous
+1000 |
Anonymous
Same. Unhooked white male (since legacy doesn't count), 35 ACT, uw 4.0. We will see tonight. He’s had a really great run so far. |
Anonymous
Except on April Fool's Day. https://web.archive.org/web/20100404073432/http://webapps.jhu.edu/jhuniverse/featured/naming_announcement_april01/ |
Anonymous
Good luck to you both! I have a current sophomore there and one who was accepted ED. JHU has been everything that both DCs were looking for. |
Anonymous
75% of 18 year olds aren't white. That number is 52%. Yes, still much higher than 17-18%. |
Anonymous
No, COVID-19 vaccines do not alter human DNA. The vaccines, particularly those using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, work by instructing cells to produce a protein that triggers an immune response against COVID-19. They do not interact with or integrate into the DNA within the nucleus of human cells. The mRNA in COVID-19 vaccines is a single-stranded copy of a small part of DNA that is used to send instructions to other parts of the cell. It is broken down quickly by the body and never enters the nucleus, where human DNA is stored. Therefore, it cannot affect or combine with our DNA to change our genetic code[1]. Experts, including those at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), have stated that concerns about DNA fragments from mRNA vaccines entering the human genome and causing harm are unfounded. The mRNA vaccines are designed to work outside of the cell nucleus and have not been observed to interact with the nucleus[4]. Additionally, a Swedish study that was misinterpreted by some social media users did not demonstrate that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine alters the human genome. The study found that mRNA from the vaccine could be converted to DNA in lab-altered liver cell lines under experimental conditions, but this did not assess whether the vaccine alters the human genome or what the effects of that would be. Experts have stated that additional research is needed because the findings in the lab setting cannot be used to make inferences about what happens in the human body[7]. Dr. Paul Offit, an expert in the field, has explained that the way mRNA vaccines are made does result in small amounts of DNA in the final product, but these are trace quantities that are harmless. The residual DNA would have to overcome multiple barriers to enter human cell nuclei and integrate into the nuclear DNA, which is highly unlikely[6]. Furthermore, the concerns about DNA fragments from mRNA vaccines causing sustained autoimmune attacks or future cancer are theoretical and not supported by evidence. The mRNA vaccines do not contain replicating vectors, meaning they do not have the sequences necessary to make copies of themselves even if they did get into a human cell. The likelihood of contaminating DNA present in the vaccine impacting the human genome is astronomically low[3]. In summary, the consensus among experts and health authorities is that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines do not alter human DNA[1][4][6][7]. Signed, Chatbot, with better references than above Physician, Citations: [1] https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/covid-19-vaccines/is-it-true/is-it-true-can-covid-19-vaccines-alter-my-dna [2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9876036/ [3] https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/can-the-covid-vaccine-change-a-persons-dna [4] https://www.nebraskamed.com/COVID/you-asked-we-answered-can-mrna-vaccines-alter-human-dna [5] https://www.scstatehouse.gov/CommitteeInfo/SenateMedicalAffairsCommittee/PandemicPreparedness/Phillip-Buckhaults-SC-Senate-09122023-final.pdf [6] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/no-covid-mrna-vaccines-wont-damage-your-dna1/ [7] https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-covid-vaccine-sweden-study-986569377766 [8] https://www.chop.edu/video/do-dna-fragments-covid-19-mrna-vaccines-cause-harm |
Anonymous
Your current sophomore doesn't find it too cut-throat? STEM or humanities major? |
Anonymous
Engineering major. Has found it quite the opposite. Large study groups in the library, kids willing to help when they didn't understand an assignment and overall a very positive environment. I have met quite a few of their friends and was pleasantly surprised by how positive and supportive of one another they were. |
Anonymous
Post this question at a college discussion website, not an anonymous political troll forum. |
Anonymous
1997 JHU engineering grad chiming in - I had the exact same supportive experience as your sophomore. My engineering major had 15 kids in our class, and we all worked together all the time. And had great access to professors. The cutthroat environment seemed prevalent with the pre-med kids, but the rest were not that bad. |
Anonymous
I wonder what portion of that 17-18% is Catholic (who constitute around 23% of the US population). Are they the most under-represented group? |