Hopkins review

I applied to 4 universities, Got admits from 3, and was rejected from one. Johns Hopkins University, MS in Biotechnology- admitted and enrolled MS in Biomedical Engineering, Brown University - received admission MS in Medical Research, Boston University- Received admission MS in Biotechnology, University of Pennsylvania- Rejected (maybe didn't have much hands-on experience in wet lab specifically) Why? Johns Hopkins University was always the dream college for me since my 1st year of undergrad; all my seniors who mentored me were mostly from this college. It's world-renowned for its lead in biomedical research. I had applied to other universities as a backup, but JHU was always the only goal. Admission process - The application involved filling out an in-depth form; there were no LORS for this program specifically. I had to get my transcripts converted using Spantran/Wes evaluation. Heard back from them within 2 months ig. After the admission letter, I had 2weeks to pay the enrollment deposit, which felt a little rushed. I had to pay 2000$. After that, there was course selection, I-20, and the visa process My GPA was 3. Mine was 3.45, IELTS score min was 6...mine was 8 I applied to the fall 2025 intake. I wanted to pursue an MS right after my Bachelors, hence I went for the immediate intake. I started my admission process in Jan (it was very late, I couldn't apply to a few universities like Stanford, Berkeley, and UCSF) I heard back from JHU Biotech first in March, and then I heard from Brown a few weeks later. I heard back from Boston, also at the end, UPENN rejection came in very late, around April end....Read More

The prestige mostly. At the time I thought that I wanted to be a doctor and Johns Hopkins Hospital had such a great reputation that I thought the university would prepare me for being a good physician....Read More

Johns Hopkins University is one of the top colleges in the world for biomedical sciences. Getting a master's degree from such a prestigious university will be an added asset to my career. It is very important to choose the right college for a specific area of study....Read More

JHU is among the top 10 Universities in the world in chemistry, their chemistry program is very broad and versatile....Read More

The overall experience in the university is very good be it the campus infrastructure, the overall curriculum, the faculty....Read More

My overall experience was good. I got to work part time in 3 different labs at the university and gain knowledge of new skills and techniques used in research....Read More

The diversity of premed resources including a close hospital with ample undergraduate research opportunities, shadowing and clinical volunteering, and strong pre-professional advising experience getting people into medical school....Read More

Primarily ranking, opportunities, major, discipline, professors, had a medical school. JHU has an extremely high # of students who get into medical school also. It also was one of the few schools that I got accepted into....Read More

Pre-Medical Program and also the flexibility to take classes outside of the core curriculum with the need to only fill bucket requirements. Additionally, it's in the city so ease of access to various food and entertainment....Read More