John Hopkins University
#1 in Biomedical Engineering.
Basic School Information
-Located in Baltimore, Maryland
-Largest Major is Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering
-Ranked #10 overall for colleges nationally and #1 in biomedical engineering-Has a 15% acceptance rate
-Average Cost of tuition a year is $48,710 + $14,540 for room and board totaling to around $63,250 a year
-10:1 student to staff ratio
-71.9% of classes have 20 or fewer students
-12,662 students are enrolled
-Average SAT score is 2117
-Average GPA is 3.9
-Suggest that the applicant takes 4 years of English, 4 years of a foreign language, 2 years of history, 4 years of math, 4 years of science, and 2 years of social studies.
-John Hopkins accepts AP credits as long as the applicant scores so high on the tests.
-To apply one needs to send in an Universal College Application or Common Application by the deadline for that year
-Applicants need to send in their TOEFL or IELTS scores unless they score 670 or above on the reading section of the SAT
-Applicants must provide their SAT scores
Location
-Snows on an average of 42 inches a year
-Rains an average of 21.3 inches a year
-The temperature tends to stay between 29 and 89 degrees Fahrenheit
-Can be very humid
-Near the Chesapeake Bay
-Next to the Patapsco River
-Next to the Oriole Park
-By Fort McHenry
-The National Aquarium is located in Baltimore
-Contains various Museums of Art
-By the Maryland Science Center
Paying For It
- Covers full tuition for a year
- The Requirements are:
- "1. Apply for freshman admission to Johns Hopkins University by January 1, and indicate your interest in majoring in Engineering.
- 2. Present an outstanding high school record and achievements in other areas including leadership, success in science fairs, and evidence of independent research."
- -http://finaid.johnshopkins.edu/prosp_stud_scholar.html
- This scholarship is renewable every year if the recipient:
- "1. Continued enrollment in the G.W.C. Whiting School of Engineering
- 2. Maintenance of a 3.0 GPA of better"
- -http://finaid.johnshopkins.edu/prosp_stud_scholar.html
-The Hodson Trust Scholarship
- This Scholarship is awarded to 20 or less Freshman every year
- It awards up to $31,500 a year as long as the recipient keeps up a 3.0 or higher GPA
- This scholarship is automatically given to 20 or fewer applicants to John Hopkins University
-What I can't make up in scholarships I will make up by having a part time job in college and my parents have offered to pay for part of my college (My goal is to not have any student loans)
-The FAFSA deadlines for me are June 30, 2017 for applications and September 23, 2017 for any corrections/updates
Achieving My Goals
Maintain a GPA of 3.9 or higher
Prepare myself for a science based career
Meet all requirments to go to a 4 year college
Participate in extracurricular activities
The classes I will take my Junior and Senior years to help achieve these goals include:
Advanced American Literature
Bible as Literature
College Writing 121
AP U.S. History
AP American Government
Spanish 3 & 4
Advanced Leadership
AP Calculus 1 & 2
AP Chemistry
AP Biology
Advanced Anatomy & Physiology
Volunteer Work and Training
-There is no biomedical engineering volunteer work opportunities in Southern Oregon but I could do volunteer work with similar areas such as:
- Asante Medical Center- where I could receive a feel for the work environment in a medical facility
- Erickson Air-crane: I would receive the opportunity to work around an engineering work place environment and receive practice with electronic/mechanical tools/devises. To receive an internship one would have to talk to the manager of this company to see what options the have, as non are advertised on their website.