What I think makes this program work is that it's very consistent with Hopkins' values. We are a research institution, and what the Wilson is saying is that we are a research institution not only on the level of graduate students and faculty but also of undergraduates as well. And the Wilson prepares students for their future. We don't want to lock them into something at all. Eligibility is limited to students applying as undergraduate freshmen and to current first-year students in the School of Arts and Sciences.
Selection is based on academic merit and the strength of applicants' proposals.
Prospective students fill out a short application, while freshmen are required to submit a two-page essay, a letter of recommendation from a faculty member and a transcript of freshman courses. The humanities, social sciences and natural sciences are equally represented in the program. Grossberg thinks she is someone who can benefit. And as to her daydreaming, she says not many days go by when she doesn't envision her name attached to a major motion picture. Her daughter still sees her name engraved on that little gold man, and there is no stopping her now.