Counselors and Educators
Partnering with you to support your work with students.
You’re guiding your students in making one of the most important decisions in their academic career—and we’re here to offer resources to help you in this process. Read on to learn more about our community and application process so your students can craft their strongest applications.
Resources for You
Hopkins at a Glance
Check out our Fast Facts for incoming first-year class data to get a sense of who we are as a community.
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Counselor and Educator Events
Our events cover a range of topics, from what our admissions committee looks for in applications to letter of recommendation workshops.
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Student Brag Sheet
Before writing your letter of recommendation, consider sending this handout to your students to collect helpful information about them.
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College Planning Guide
Whether your students are starting the college search process or are ready to apply, this guide is full of valuable insights from our admissions committee.
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Application Workshops
In these workshops geared for students, a member of our admissions committee will lead exercises in how to use different parts of the application to show a student’s most authentic self.
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Essays That Worked
Your students can look over successful application essays along with admissions committee feedback on why they worked.
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Sign up for our newsletter to stay informed about upcoming deadlines, workshop offerings, application tips for your students, and admissions events they might be interested in.
Supporting Your Students Through the Application Process
We understand there’s a lot that goes into applying to colleges. We encourage you and your students to take the following steps.
Before the application
- Attend an event to learn more about Hopkins and determine if it’s a community your students would like to join.
- Parents, guardians, and other members of your student’s support system (including yourself) are welcome to attend our workshops and events. Please note the content will be geared towards students unless otherwise specified.
- Get familiar with what we look for in applications.
- Review our application deadlines and requirements.
- We offer three decision plans—Early Decision I, Early Decision II, and Regular Decision. If you work with students whose first-choice college is Hopkins, we strongly recommend they consider applying Early Decision.
- Check our Frequently Asked Questions for answers to the questions we most often receive.
- Contact their regional admissions counselor with any specific questions.
Submitting the application
The application is your student’s chance to show us who they’ll be in our community. We want to know what motivates them, what they’re interested in inside and outside the classroom, and what kind of impact they’ve had within their own communities.
Students can apply through the Common Application or Coalition on Scoir. If you are sending application materials directly to us, such as the school profile and letter of recommendation, please email them to applyhelp@jhu.edu. Make sure you include the student’s name, high school, and application ID number.
Please refer to our application deadlines and requirements for specific dates and materials needed.
After the application
After your student submits their materials, we’ll send you an email if there are any missing documents.
Students can view their application checklist in their applicant portal. They’ll also receive their admissions decision through the same portal on our decision release dates, which we announce every year on August 1.
Their applicant portal will include information about financial aid and any merit scholarships. We are not able to release decisions over the phone.
Request a Workshop
We collaborate with schools and districts on educational programming for students, families, and school administrators.
For more information or to request a session, email counselors@jhu.edu. While we may not be able to immediately accommodate all requests given staff availability, we are happy to work with you.
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Special Group Visits
Group tours are offered most weekdays at 1 p.m. ET. Please complete the request form at least one month—but no more than two months—in advance of your anticipated visit. Priority is given to high school students, and groups cannot be larger than 50 guests.
Note: We will not be hosting group tours from December 11, 2023, to January 25, 2024, due to winter break.
If you have any questions or would like to request special accommodation, contact special.tours@jhu.edu.
Request a group tourLocal Partnerships
If you’re a staff member at a school in Baltimore City and Washington, DC and would like to work together more closely, please contact Courtney Delph at courtney.delph@jhu.edu for opportunities.
Your students may also be eligible for our Cummings Scholars Program, a scholarship and cohort experience for high-achieving students in Baltimore City and Washington, DC public and public charter schools.
INFORMATION FOR SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
We understand each student has a different path to college and may have a particular set of questions about the application process. Check the pages below for additional guidance.
– First-Generation College Students
– International Applicants
– Prospective Athletes
– QuestBridge Applicants
– Students with DACA or Undocumented status
– U.S. Military Veterans
Contact Your Regional Admissions Counselor.
U.S. Schools
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International Schools
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