Hopkins School College Counseling

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The primary goals for the college process at Hopkins are threefold:

1) To assist students and their families in finding a number of good college "matches" - places where students would feel challenged, happy, and satisfied. Based on nearly six decades of experience in counseling students, in addition to frequent trips to college campuses and attendance at national and regional meetings, we work together with our students to come up with a list of college prospects.

2) To help admissions officers to understand and appreciate the competitiveness of the Hopkins curriculum. This is done in several ways, including through the school profile (a document that accompanies every transcript), the school letter of support (written for each senior, detailing curriculum choices and quoting teachers' comments from term reports), and meetings with college admission representatives who visit Hopkins each fall.

3) To demystify the college search and application process, and to help students understand how they fit into the world of college admission. We show students what they may do to either enhance their records or to present their records in the most meaningful way. We try to achieve a balance of careful support with a sense that this is their process; students need to become more independent and self-reliant as they make their way towards college life.

We were delighted to host our admissions representatives from Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Emory, Lehigh, Penn, Wake Fores...
05/02/2026

We were delighted to host our admissions representatives from Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Emory, Lehigh, Penn, Wake Forest, and Wash U for our third Day on the Hill. This in-depth, overnight program showcases the amazing resources, opportunities, and people at Hopkins, culminating in our annual ice cream social to celebrate our seniors. Featuring a student tour, faculty and administrator discussions, and close-up views of our HARPS, Robotics, and Arts programs, the event was a highlight of the year for our department! Thanks to our guests for spending so much time with us, and to everyone at Hopkins who helped make this happen!

The bad weather didn’t stop the reps or our students from making connections at today’s college fair! We welcomed repres...
10/14/2025

The bad weather didn’t stop the reps or our students from making connections at today’s college fair! We welcomed representatives from over 100 schools to the Athletic Center, and for the first time, our students pre-registered for QR codes on their phones to easily share their contact info with the colleges, leaving more time for Q&A and conversations.

Jeff Selingo is a current favorite author of ours on the topic of college admission. Here is a recent article he wrote f...
09/22/2025

Jeff Selingo is a current favorite author of ours on the topic of college admission. Here is a recent article he wrote for the New York Times:

The frantic competition that we’ve normalized is based on a lie about what makes a college education truly valuable.

The team at Johns Hopkins has created a site filled with videos and sample essays that our seniors and their families mi...
09/03/2025

The team at Johns Hopkins has created a site filled with videos and sample essays that our seniors and their families might find helpful. And definitely not exclusive to JHU!

In this portion of our college planning guide, you’ll find video tips and workshops to help you make the most of each application section.

As our younger students and their families think about college entrance exams, here is some food for thought from an ind...
05/07/2025

As our younger students and their families think about college entrance exams, here is some food for thought from an industry leader:

https://akilbello.com/2025/05/03/should-you-take-the-sat-act-in-2025/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKGw6BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBNRzJhRndTdFNqeWRPUFROAR5hgQ7DSZPutxPfV7pu0j01S1LLASFHrU-eSvSnLXsWpxBECgfMvZv6a3HuzQ_aem_xk1AHZ_vZGSXFi6FziOHgA

Four years ago, I first answered this question, but since 2021 might as well be the Age of the Pharaohs an update is due. This question still looms large and seems particularly confusing given that…

The weather was perfect for our annual ice cream social. Three cheers for the Hopkins Class of 2025!
05/05/2025

The weather was perfect for our annual ice cream social. Three cheers for the Hopkins Class of 2025!

Yale’s podcast is filled with great advice at every stage of the college search and application process. Here is the lat...
02/12/2025

Yale’s podcast is filled with great advice at every stage of the college search and application process. Here is the latest episode:

Podcast Episode · Inside the Yale Admissions Office · 02/12/2025 · 20m

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