Apply to ISPEED in Biomedical Engineering

The application deadline for summer 2025 is Friday, February 28, 2025 at 11:59:59 pm EST.

Applicants must be:

• Current high-school sophomores or juniors (10^th or 11^th grades)
• US citizens or permanent residents
• At least 15 years of age on move-in day and not yet 18 years of age on the last day of the program. Students must meet the age requirements for Johns Hopkins residential summer programs in order to live in the residence halls. For summer 2025, students must have birthdays that fall between July 26, 2007 and June 29, 2010 to be eligible.
• Motivated to explore concepts in biomedical engineering and solve important problems related to human health, with a demonstrated record of high academic achievement

No exceptions can be made to the eligibility requirements above.

Diversity is an important aspect of the Johns Hopkins ISPEED mission. We strongly encourage students from backgrounds that are historically marginalized or underserved in STEM to apply. All applicants who meet the eligibility requirements described above will be considered.

ISPEED in BME does not have specific course prerequisites. While previous coursework in STEM disciplines is encouraged, our project-based ISPEED in BME curriculum is designed so that students from a range of academic experiences and backgrounds can benefit and succeed. We do not request standardized test scores (PSAT, SAT, or ACT) on the ISPEED application.

The application deadline for summer 2025 is Friday, February 28, 2025 at 11:59:59 pm EST. The ISPEED in BME admissions process for summer 2025 will follow the steps below:

• Students complete and submit the online application prior to the deadline of February 28, 2025, 11:59:59 pm EST. In addition to the online application, students must ask their school to send us their transcript using this form. All application materials, including the online application, transcript, and teacher recommendation, must be received prior to the deadline for the application to be considered.
• Our faculty committee reviews applications throughout March and early April
• Applicants are notified of their application decision by April 12
• Applicants who have been admitted into the program accept or deny their offer using the online application portal by April 21
• Students who plan to enroll in the program complete and submit their enrollment forms, available once the offer has been accepted, by May 5
• Students from outside of the Baltimore-Washington, DC metro area will receive information about booking their travel to Baltimore by May 15, after all enrollment forms have been received and processed
• Enrolled students will move into the residential hall on Sunday, June 29, and move out on Friday, July 25 or Saturday, July 26

The application deadline for summer 2025 is Friday, February 28, 2025 at 11:59:59 pm EST.

During the application period, students can apply using an online system. Detailed instructions can be found in the online portal. A completed application must have the following components, and each of these components must be received in full by the application deadline in order for the application to be considered.

• The online application
• Two short essays in response to the following prompts:
  • [in approximately 250 words] Explain why you want to participate in the Immersive Summer Program for Education, Enrichment, and Distinction (ISPEED) in Biomedical Engineering and what you hope to gain from the experience. Please mention any academic or career goals that you may have, and how this program would help you work toward or achieve those goals.
  • [in approximately 150 words] Please reflect on a past or ongoing challenge or life experience that influenced your decision to apply to the ISPEED in Biomedical Engineering program. This can include a challenge or experience related to your academic, extracurricular, or social life. You may relate this to or include a discussion of any aspect of your identity such as gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, political affiliation, first-generation status, religion, etc.
• Teacher recommendation form: The online application system will prompt applicants to provide the name and email address of one math or science teacher, guidance counselor, or other advisor/coach/mentor from a STEM-related discipline who can provide a recommendation for ISPEED in Biomedical Engineering. This recommender will receive an email with instructions for submitting the recommendation form electronically. Applicants should ask this person if they are willing to provide a recommendation before entering their contact information into the online application.
• Official high school transcript(s) and most recent report card: A copy of the official high school transcript, as well as interim grades for classes that are in progress, must be sent to [email protected] directly from the school. We do not accept transcripts sent by applicants and/or their parents except in the case of homeschooled students. Applicants should give this form to their guidance counselor and allow adequate time for the school to prepare and send the transcript. If a school uses Parchment, Gradelink, PowerSchool SIS, National Student Clearinghouse, or the like, the transcript may be sent that way, in which case a cover sheet (Official Transcript Request form) is not required. Please note that we will not contact a school to request a transcript; this is the responsibility of the applicant.

Test scores (PSAT, SAT, or ACT) are not required. Applicants do not need to pay an application fee to submit their application.

All required application components, including the teacher recommendation and transcript, must be received by the application deadline of February 28, 2025, 11:59:59 pm EST, in order for your application to be considered and reviewed.