Nobody talks about Johns Hopkins here

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Anonymous wrote:After being on this forum for a while, I've noticed that nobody really talks about Johns Hopkins, even though it's a top 10 (people often forget) and is elite for pre-med and sciences. Is there a reason why? Is it just that unpopular, given that many of us live in the DMV, or is there something I've missed.

Dcum is too close; location bias. The rest of the country treats like a T10-15

bay area here and it gets higher acclaim than that

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Anonymous wrote:I was surprised to learn: Hopkins was one of the first elite schools to get rid of legacy admissions. It has a lot of $ and a large financial aid budget due to the generosity of Bloomberg's donations. It has a very diverse student body and has very well regarded humanities and social sciences and music. Because of their emphasis on research, I always thought of Hopkins as a stem oriented school but seems like it has many other academic strengths.

I don't even want to imagine how much $$ they make through their hospitals. Sibley and Suburban doctors get paid extremely well, and I imagine the university recirculates their hospital earnings. Maybe they're stronger than Econ than I originally thought?

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Anonymous wrote:We only talk about 3 things:
Ivys
Duke
UVA

Get with the program

Hopkins is too brainy for us

Add Chicago and LACs to that list, which has everyone fighting like we're on a trashier Real Housewives of DCUM.

You forgot Bucknell, Holy Cross, & Northeastern. Otherwise known as HolyBuckEastern.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that there is little talk about hopkins and i dont get it. My kid wanted a medium size school in/near a city with a strong IR and econ/business. So I put hopkins on the list to explore. Lovely campus and great professors. Had a decent tour guide who was chatty. My kid had little interest bc of reputation of being nerdy and asocial. My smart kid wants to study and have fun. I researched further and found greek is popular for athletes and humanities/social science kids. But after speaking with a pretty senior prof who has been there a long time, to get some 'intel', he acknowledged that hopkins is a 'serious' place for serous students and not very social. Our non dmv private sends a couple of kids to hopkins each year - they are usually super smart humanities kids and recruited athletes. My kid did apply but was accepted ed elsewhere.

How pretty was this prof?

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Anonymous wrote:DC's considering getting recruited for track. We went to look at JHU campus, including their athletic facilities, and said facilities are in bad shape. It's a D3 school, yes, but still.. Hopkins shares their track stadium with Loyola Maryland, it's located outside of main campus, a 15-minute drive through a questionable area away, and the stadium itself is pretty sad-looking. Our MCPS high school track looks like Paris Olympic stadium in comparison.

FWIW, their soccer and lax stadiums are on main campus, so I guess it speaks to the school's priorities, in sports and otherwise

Just my 2 cents.

Oof good to know. My track kid was considering it but I definitely don't want him wandering in a bad neighborhood late at night.

This is a non issue. Not to mention Loyola is in an even nicer hood than Hopkins.

Said it like a true Baltimore native.

Dp, yes, sounds like pp lives in Baltimore and knows the neighborhood you are trying to trash is $1 million plus houses. I know because I also live here.

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Anonymous wrote:Since most people on this forum are DMV parents, we see the name Johns Hopkins plastered on every other hospital & clinic, and therefore see Hopkins as a hub of medicine, bio, and healthcare. Schools that pigeonhole themselves into one specific academic discipline (like Caltech, MIT, HMC) tend to not be top of mind for parents whose children don't fit their niche. I won't deny that Hopkins doesn't have amazing programs for other disciplines, but medicine/STEM controls the campus. Also, in this day and age, DCUM posters love to push the idea that you can "backdoor" into T20s by majoring in undersubscribed majors like classics and medieval history, but that doesn't seem to work at Hopkins.

I actually attended Hopkins. STEM does not control the campus. It also surprises me how confidently posters here toss out false info about both Hopkins and Baltimore.

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Anonymous wrote:Since most people on this forum are DMV parents, we see the name Johns Hopkins plastered on every other hospital & clinic, and therefore see Hopkins as a hub of medicine, bio, and healthcare. Schools that pigeonhole themselves into one specific academic discipline (like Caltech, MIT, HMC) tend to not be top of mind for parents whose children don't fit their niche. I won't deny that Hopkins doesn't have amazing programs for other disciplines, but medicine/STEM controls the campus. Also, in this day and age, DCUM posters love to push the idea that you can "backdoor" into T20s by majoring in undersubscribed majors like classics and medieval history, but that doesn't seem to work at Hopkins.

I actually attended Hopkins. STEM does not control the campus. It also surprises me how confidently posters here toss out false info about both Hopkins and Baltimore.

"I went to X college being currently discussed" doesn't work on here anymore. Too many liars and fake anecdotes used to push talking points. Even if you did attend Hopkins, you would be incorrect in saying that it isn't a STEM-heavy school. If you truly believe otherwise, support your argument.

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Anonymous wrote:Baltimore. Full stop.

My boss's kid attended 10 years ago. His off-campus shared apartment near school was burglarized twice.

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Anonymous wrote:Since most people on this forum are DMV parents, we see the name Johns Hopkins plastered on every other hospital & clinic, and therefore see Hopkins as a hub of medicine, bio, and healthcare. Schools that pigeonhole themselves into one specific academic discipline (like Caltech, MIT, HMC) tend to not be top of mind for parents whose children don't fit their niche. I won't deny that Hopkins doesn't have amazing programs for other disciplines, but medicine/STEM controls the campus. Also, in this day and age, DCUM posters love to push the idea that you can "backdoor" into T20s by majoring in undersubscribed majors like classics and medieval history, but that doesn't seem to work at Hopkins.

I actually attended Hopkins. STEM does not control the campus. It also surprises me how confidently posters here toss out false info about both Hopkins and Baltimore.

"I went to X college being currently discussed" doesn't work on here anymore. Too many liars and fake anecdotes used to push talking points. Even if you did attend Hopkins, you would be incorrect in saying that it isn't a STEM-heavy school. If you truly believe otherwise, support your argument.

I said STEM doesn’t control the campus, whatever that is suppose to mean. I wasn’t a STEM major and never felt like a second class citizen. Pretty sure you never stepped foot on campus as a student so are just talking out of your ass.

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Anonymous wrote:Since most people on this forum are DMV parents, we see the name Johns Hopkins plastered on every other hospital & clinic, and therefore see Hopkins as a hub of medicine, bio, and healthcare. Schools that pigeonhole themselves into one specific academic discipline (like Caltech, MIT, HMC) tend to not be top of mind for parents whose children don't fit their niche. I won't deny that Hopkins doesn't have amazing programs for other disciplines, but medicine/STEM controls the campus. Also, in this day and age, DCUM posters love to push the idea that you can "backdoor" into T20s by majoring in undersubscribed majors like classics and medieval history, but that doesn't seem to work at Hopkins.

I actually attended Hopkins. STEM does not control the campus. It also surprises me how confidently posters here toss out false info about both Hopkins and Baltimore.

"I went to X college being currently discussed" doesn't work on here anymore. Too many liars and fake anecdotes used to push talking points. Even if you did attend Hopkins, you would be incorrect in saying that it isn't a STEM-heavy school. If you truly believe otherwise, support your argument.

I said STEM doesn’t control the campus, whatever that is suppose to mean. I wasn’t a STEM major and never felt like a second class citizen. Pretty sure you never stepped foot on campus as a student so are just talking out of your ass.

All you're doing is supporting the people trashing your alma mater with this sour attitude. Seems like Hopkins reflects the moody, ratchet population of Baltimore.

And there's no use in touting your non-STEM Hopkins degree. Unless it was IR or Econ, you should've went to a state school.

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Anonymous wrote:Since most people on this forum are DMV parents, we see the name Johns Hopkins plastered on every other hospital & clinic, and therefore see Hopkins as a hub of medicine, bio, and healthcare. Schools that pigeonhole themselves into one specific academic discipline (like Caltech, MIT, HMC) tend to not be top of mind for parents whose children don't fit their niche. I won't deny that Hopkins doesn't have amazing programs for other disciplines, but medicine/STEM controls the campus. Also, in this day and age, DCUM posters love to push the idea that you can "backdoor" into T20s by majoring in undersubscribed majors like classics and medieval history, but that doesn't seem to work at Hopkins.

I actually attended Hopkins. STEM does not control the campus. It also surprises me how confidently posters here toss out false info about both Hopkins and Baltimore.

"I went to X college being currently discussed" doesn't work on here anymore. Too many liars and fake anecdotes used to push talking points. Even if you did attend Hopkins, you would be incorrect in saying that it isn't a STEM-heavy school. If you truly believe otherwise, support your argument.

I said STEM doesn’t control the campus, whatever that is suppose to mean. I wasn’t a STEM major and never felt like a second class citizen. Pretty sure you never stepped foot on campus as a student so are just talking out of your ass.

All you're doing is supporting the people trashing your alma mater with this sour attitude. Seems like Hopkins reflects the moody, ratchet population of Baltimore.

And there's no use in touting your non-STEM Hopkins degree. Unless it was IR or Econ, you should've went to a state school.

ignore the wretched karen here. rejected thrice already

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Anonymous wrote:Since most people on this forum are DMV parents, we see the name Johns Hopkins plastered on every other hospital & clinic, and therefore see Hopkins as a hub of medicine, bio, and healthcare. Schools that pigeonhole themselves into one specific academic discipline (like Caltech, MIT, HMC) tend to not be top of mind for parents whose children don't fit their niche. I won't deny that Hopkins doesn't have amazing programs for other disciplines, but medicine/STEM controls the campus. Also, in this day and age, DCUM posters love to push the idea that you can "backdoor" into T20s by majoring in undersubscribed majors like classics and medieval history, but that doesn't seem to work at Hopkins.

I actually attended Hopkins. STEM does not control the campus. It also surprises me how confidently posters here toss out false info about both Hopkins and Baltimore.

"I went to X college being currently discussed" doesn't work on here anymore. Too many liars and fake anecdotes used to push talking points. Even if you did attend Hopkins, you would be incorrect in saying that it isn't a STEM-heavy school. If you truly believe otherwise, support your argument.

I said STEM doesn’t control the campus, whatever that is suppose to mean. I wasn’t a STEM major and never felt like a second class citizen. Pretty sure you never stepped foot on campus as a student so are just talking out of your ass.

All you're doing is supporting the people trashing your alma mater with this sour attitude. Seems like Hopkins reflects the moody, ratchet population of Baltimore.

And there's no use in touting your non-STEM Hopkins degree. Unless it was IR or Econ, you should've went to a state school.

ignore the wretched karen here. rejected thrice already

Didn't even apply back then because I'm not a STEM-grinder type. But nice try.

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Anonymous wrote:How lucky is the Maryland area to have Big Ten UMD, Georgetown, Annapolis and Hopkins in such a small radius? Outside Massachusetts it's #1

Georgia: Emory, Gtech, Uof Georgia.

Not nearly as good or nationally important

Emory is more important than UMD and Georgetown. On par with Hopkins for health majors. Gatech on par with Hopkins for engineering majors. UGA also is more impact full than UMD.

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Anonymous wrote:How lucky is the Maryland area to have Big Ten UMD, Georgetown, Annapolis and Hopkins in such a small radius? Outside Massachusetts it's #1

Georgia: Emory, Gtech, Uof Georgia.

Not nearly as good or nationally important

Emory is more important than UMD and Georgetown. On par with Hopkins for health majors. Gatech on par with Hopkins for engineering majors. UGA also is more impact full than UMD.

Haha, you overrated Emory and UGA and underrated Georgia Tech. Must be the Georgia public education to spell impactful the way you did.

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Anonymous wrote:How lucky is the Maryland area to have Big Ten UMD, Georgetown, Annapolis and Hopkins in such a small radius? Outside Massachusetts it's #1

Georgia: Emory, Gtech, Uof Georgia.

Not nearly as good or nationally important

Emory is more important than UMD and Georgetown. On par with Hopkins for health majors. Gatech on par with Hopkins for engineering majors. UGA also is more impact full than UMD.

Haha, you overrated Emory and UGA and underrated Georgia Tech. Must be the Georgia public education to spell impactful the way you did.

You're delusional
Emory vs Georgetown
Undergrad- Tie
Law school- Georgetown
Medical school- Emory
Business school -Emory
Nursing- Emory
Global ranking- Emory

Won't even compare it to UMD because that would be an insult.

JHU is better but for health majors (public health, premed, nursing) they are tied.

Emory vs Gatech
Undergrad- Emory
Business- Emory
Global ranking- Tie
Don't share any other colleges, Emory is better

Georgetown vs Gatech
Undergrad- Georgetown
Business- Georgetown
Global ranking- Gatech
Dont share any other colleges, Georgetown is better

UGA vs UMD
Undergrad- tie
Business- UGA
Law- UGA
Medicine- UMD
Nursing- UMD
Engineering- UMD
Global ranking- UMD
I was incorrect about this paring but they are in fact close, however UMD is better.

You must have gone to Gatech, good school but not elite.
JHU>Emory>Georgetown>>Gatech>UMD>UGA