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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Took a look on JHU website: [url]https://apply.jhu.edu/college-planning-guide/preparing-for-college/[/url]

Math:  4 years of math* (e.g. courses in data science, mathematical modeling, statistics, linear algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and other advanced mathematics classes)
The math requirement leans towards the rigorous side.

In terms of ECs, they recommend:
Extracurricular activities
Family responsibilities
Hobbies
Paid work, including part-time jobs
Summer camps or programs
Travel
Volunteering

Surprised to find summer camps on this list.  Really plain-o activities, nothing like curing the cancer.  [/quote]

"The cohort includes the author of an award-winning children's book on immunology, the leader of a government-backed effort to reduce single-use plastics in Korean cafés, a violinist who performed at Carnegie Hall, and twin sisters who founded a program introducing neuroscience and psychology to middle and high schoolers around the globe. Members of this group of admitted students have also spoken at United Nations conferences, published collections of their poetry, supported family members and tutored their peers, presented their research, filed for patents, and launched businesses."

https://hub.jhu.edu/2024/02/16/johns-hopkins-welcomes-early-decision-ii-cohort-class-of-2028/#:~:text=Their%20high%20school%20teachers%20and,applicant%20pool%20on%20March%2020.
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Class 2029: [url]https://hub.jhu.edu/2025/03/21/johns-hopkins-class-of-2029-regular-decision/[/url]
Among them is the inventor of an affordable biosensor for cancer detection in response to rising healthcare costs, the developer of an app using AI to translate between American Sign Language and English in real time, the host of a podcast on youth voting and Gen Z activism, the author of a children's book on the importance of bees on the environment, the founder of a zero-waste club helping to redistribute more than $400,000 worth of food from local restaurants to homeless shelters, and a writer whose creative flash-fiction, poetry, and essays have earned national awards. They have also earned patents, held part-time jobs, published their research, launched businesses, and helped to take care of family members.

I think these are the very top admits.  Sure they got some amazing ECs, but not every admit is like that.  [/quote]
And several are fake or done by mom or dad if you drill down: makes Hopkins seem shameless. I wonder why all these kids were rejected by HYPSM? Hmnn…[/quote]

I can't tell if these are fake.

But JHU is pretty serious about research.  There was a consultant ("Ivy League Roadmap") on social media, saying that JHU rejected a lot of his students who did "meta analysis" research.  Basically it's the research package through pay for play company that hooked you up with a graduate student.  They published their "research" on high school student journals.

He also mentioned long term (multi years) passion project works really well, giving his student a big boost.[/quote]

The one about the sensor for cancer is probably fake (or taking credit for small contributions). Even the humble COVID test (which is essentially a filter paper with antibodies) requires one to identify the right antigen, design a panel of antibodies that would bind it, validate (even with alpha-fold it is a tall order) in silico, raise antibodies in rabbit/mouse etc etc etc. The stakes for false detection in cancer are pretty high. As for the zero waste food club, anyone remember "top of the muffin" episode from Seinfeld?

The provenance and validity of many of these claims is somewhat dubious but it is not unique to JHU. [/quote]

Possibly a simpler sensor that detects volatile organic compoound from a cancer patient.  Or an optical snesor for skin cancer.  Antibody-based sensor development needs a wet lab, I can imagine some nepo is needed.  Optical/chemical is possible for a garage inventor.  [/quote]

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