How to Write the JHU Admissions Essay


John Hopkins University Excerpt

by Sarah O'Neill, Coatesville, Supreme Editing

JHU is famous for providing sample essays! This makes sense because, after all, they are a university built on the belief of SHOWING through experimentation rather than merely lecture. Anyway, be sure to check out their website (no doubt) provided by admissions to help you on your journey. It is SUPER helpful. CHECK IT OUT- Essays that work- https://apply.jhu.edu/application-process/essays-that-worked/

According to JHU admissions (via their website):

Their Supp essay:

“It’s a chance to add depth to something that is important to you and tell the admissions committee more about your background or goals. In each of these essays, students were able to share stories from their everyday lives to reveal something about their character, values, and life that aligned with the culture and values at Hopkins.”

In history with JHU candidates, the types of students admitted consisted of students who deeply make those correlations between their VALUES and passions with JHU. Now, you could do point-by-point comparison style - it is just as effective. has shaped their passions and drives them to pursue experiences at Hopkins. Their passions helped shape how they’d be at JHU.

Supplemental Essay Example:

Prompt:Tell us about an aspect of your identity (e.g. race, gender, sexuality, religion, community, etc.) or a life experience that has shaped you as an individual and how that influenced what you’d like to pursue in college at Hopkins.? (This can be a future goal or experience that is either academic, extracurricular, or social). 300 WORDS.

I was astonished to discover the unlimited potential of biology after viewing a TED Talk about using bacteria to develop bold, color-fast fabric dye that cuts down on water waste and chemical runoff. At that time, synthetic biology came into sight, and biology was no longer merely the theoretical and anatomical information of textbooks but a useful tool that would benefit us. So, gathering a team, we successfully developed a biological alternative of horseshoe crab reagents, which could be used to test bacterial toxins by adopting synthetic biology and engineering techniques. In the 2020 iGEM competition, our project won a global gold award and was in the top 5 best sustainable development finalists. Participating in iGEM let me feel the complete life cycle of research, including reading current literature, devising and executing a research plan, and articulating research results through oral presentations and written reports. I particularly enjoyed the wet lab work and experiments.

Johns Hopkins University offers a wide range of research opportunities that would allow me to further develop my knowledge and skills in molecular biology and bioengineering. For instance, Professor Barrick’s lab investigates the folding of repeat proteins, the structure, energetics, and function of Notch signaling, and expanding methods for consensus sequence design. Moreover, the research focuses on the academic studies of repeat-proteins and the biomolecules’ practical applications in pharmacy and industry. My previous research experiences, techniques, and knowledge learned from iGEM would serve as a basic precursor for the lab’s research process as I encountered instances of engineering proteins through sequence modification using traditional synthetic biology techniques. This lab can offer me a comprehensive view of repeat-proteins, bioengineering techniques, and proteins’ comprehensive role in cell-signaling. Most importantly, this research project allows me to experience interdisciplinary studies between molecular biology, chemistry, and physics.

by Sarah O'Neill, Coatesville, Supreme Editing


 

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