Is Johns Hopkins a place for non pre-med students

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https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2017/10/our-student-body

“ Our student body has an inferiority complex.” - JHU newsletter, October 2017

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Anonymous wrote:JHU gets knocked for very stupid reasons:

* bad 'undergrad experience'...lol what in the hell does that mean? You mean your kids will actually have to study instead of party?

* it is hard. JHU gives zero craps about making your kids look good and is well known for grade deflation and for being a very difficult school

* unattractive student body? wth?? is this a valid reason to reject going to one of the top schools in the world?

Some people value a balanced life. We definitely considered the total experience when looking at colleges. Work hard/play hard not just work, work, work.

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Anonymous wrote:JHU doesn't have a pipeline to finance consulting careers like the other top 25s. But if you child wants research, it's the best school for that.

1000% wrong.

Then you clearly don’t know finance or consulting. It simply is not a target school for Bulge Brackets and MBB. JHU has very little representation in those places.

JHU pumps out grads that actually improve the world , unlike Yale and Harvard that produce scumbags who ruin the country by working for consulting companies making 7 figures to figure out ways to lay people off, or who work on Wall Street and tank the economy while demanding tax payer handouts when their gambling and scams implode.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m JHU class of 93. I was a social science (international relations) major. Nobody goes to Hopkins for the party scene, but like colleges everywhere there are parties to be found at least Thursday through the weekend. The premeds and the engineering students have a hard-core grind for four years from what I saw. Social science and humanities have much more varied college experiences. It’s an outstanding Poli sci/IR program, the writing seminars program has a pretty outstanding reputation too. Disagree with statements above that it’s in a bad part of town. Baltimore has plenty of tough neighborhoods but campus for undergrads is not one of them. Charles Village where most all students live is great and reasonably lively. And I developed a real fondness for Baltimore in my four years there. It’s definitely not a school for everyone, but I am a somewhat artsy liberal type and enjoyed my time there, had plenty of interesting friends, went to plenty of parties etc. And I do believe that the student life is much more thoughtfully handled now by the school than it was when I was there so certainly worth a look.

Agree with this and I am also international studies from the early 1990s. I was in sorority and between Greeks and athletes, there is a decent social scene but also a lot of kids who are less into partying and more into studying.

There is a lot of hate on dcum for Hopkins from people who have never stepped on campus. Personally think it has one of the. Iciest quasi-urban campuses in the country and Charles village is akin to DuPont Circle in terms of safety.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m JHU class of 93. I was a social science (international relations) major. Nobody goes to Hopkins for the party scene, but like colleges everywhere there are parties to be found at least Thursday through the weekend. The premeds and the engineering students have a hard-core grind for four years from what I saw. Social science and humanities have much more varied college experiences. It’s an outstanding Poli sci/IR program, the writing seminars program has a pretty outstanding reputation too. Disagree with statements above that it’s in a bad part of town. Baltimore has plenty of tough neighborhoods but campus for undergrads is not one of them. Charles Village where most all students live is great and reasonably lively. And I developed a real fondness for Baltimore in my four years there. It’s definitely not a school for everyone, but I am a somewhat artsy liberal type and enjoyed my time there, had plenty of interesting friends, went to plenty of parties etc. And I do believe that the student life is much more thoughtfully handled now by the school than it was when I was there so certainly worth a look.

Agree with this and I am also international studies from the early 1990s. I was in sorority and between Greeks and athletes, there is a decent social scene but also a lot of kids who are less into partying and more into studying.

There is a lot of hate on dcum for Hopkins from people who have never stepped on campus. Personally think it has one of the. Iciest quasi-urban campuses in the country and Charles village is akin to DuPont Circle in terms of safety.

Nicest not iciest. Not icy at all autocorrect.

[Anonymous]

If your child goes there, live in the AMRs. Social life is dramatically better if you do

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JHU gets knocked for very stupid reasons:

* bad 'undergrad experience'...lol what in the hell does that mean? You mean your kids will actually have to study instead of party?

* it is hard. JHU gives zero craps about making your kids look good and is well known for grade deflation and for being a very difficult school

* unattractive student body? wth?? is this a valid reason to reject going to one of the top schools in the world?

Some people value a balanced life. We definitely considered the total experience when looking at colleges. Work hard/play hard not just work, work, work.

What’s jhu’s ug suicide rate vs Penn?

Curious as Penn is the archetype of work hard/play hard ethos

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m JHU class of 93. I was a social science (international relations) major. Nobody goes to Hopkins for the party scene, but like colleges everywhere there are parties to be found at least Thursday through the weekend. The premeds and the engineering students have a hard-core grind for four years from what I saw. Social science and humanities have much more varied college experiences. It’s an outstanding Poli sci/IR program, the writing seminars program has a pretty outstanding reputation too. Disagree with statements above that it’s in a bad part of town. Baltimore has plenty of tough neighborhoods but campus for undergrads is not one of them. Charles Village where most all students live is great and reasonably lively. And I developed a real fondness for Baltimore in my four years there. It’s definitely not a school for everyone, but I am a somewhat artsy liberal type and enjoyed my time there, had plenty of interesting friends, went to plenty of parties etc. And I do believe that the student life is much more thoughtfully handled now by the school than it was when I was there so certainly worth a look.

Lol. That's 30 years ago!!! You're in your 50s boomer!!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m JHU class of 93. I was a social science (international relations) major. Nobody goes to Hopkins for the party scene, but like colleges everywhere there are parties to be found at least Thursday through the weekend. The premeds and the engineering students have a hard-core grind for four years from what I saw. Social science and humanities have much more varied college experiences. It’s an outstanding Poli sci/IR program, the writing seminars program has a pretty outstanding reputation too. Disagree with statements above that it’s in a bad part of town. Baltimore has plenty of tough neighborhoods but campus for undergrads is not one of them. Charles Village where most all students live is great and reasonably lively. And I developed a real fondness for Baltimore in my four years there. It’s definitely not a school for everyone, but I am a somewhat artsy liberal type and enjoyed my time there, had plenty of interesting friends, went to plenty of parties etc. And I do believe that the student life is much more thoughtfully handled now by the school than it was when I was there so certainly worth a look.

Lol. That's 30 years ago!!! You're in your 50s boomer!!!

Hey- class of 93 is squarely GenX.

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Anonymous wrote:Not everyone wants to work on Wall Street or finance.

The pre-occupation to work in money that doesn't actually produce anything or solve problems in our world never ceases to amaze me.

I remember knocking Ivies off my list early on, because it sounded as if the application process must select for students who were into money, social climbing, and pretending to be smart.

I figured that the kids who were actually smart and into ideas must be at places like Johns Hopkins. “Schools where the fun goes to die” seems to mean, “Schools where the kids go to the library on Saturdays because, on a good day, they enjoy doing research in a top university library.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JHU doesn't have a pipeline to finance consulting careers like the other top 25s. But if you child wants research, it's the best school for that.

1000% wrong.

Then you clearly don’t know finance or consulting. It simply is not a target school for Bulge Brackets and MBB. JHU has very little representation in those places.

JHU pumps out grads that actually improve the world , unlike Yale and Harvard that produce scumbags who ruin the country by working for consulting companies making 7 figures to figure out ways to lay people off, or who work on Wall Street and tank the economy while demanding tax payer handouts when their gambling and scams implode.

Please name me JHU grads who are actually improving the world, as you claim, and I'll wait....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JHU doesn't have a pipeline to finance consulting careers like the other top 25s. But if you child wants research, it's the best school for that.

1000% wrong.

Then you clearly don’t know finance or consulting. It simply is not a target school for Bulge Brackets and MBB. JHU has very little representation in those places.

JHU pumps out grads that actually improve the world , unlike Yale and Harvard that produce scumbags who ruin the country by working for consulting companies making 7 figures to figure out ways to lay people off, or who work on Wall Street and tank the economy while demanding tax payer handouts when their gambling and scams implode.

On the other hand… JHU students are about 25 percent as likely to get MBB jobs as Princeton or Columbia students:

https://www.peakframeworks.com/post/consulting-target-schools" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://www.peakframeworks.com/post/consulting-target-schools

It could be that JHU students tend to have much less interest in MBB jobs, and that a JHU student who is interested has roughly as much a chance of getting an MBB job as a comparable Princeton student.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JHU doesn't have a pipeline to finance consulting careers like the other top 25s. But if you child wants research, it's the best school for that.

1000% wrong.

Then you clearly don’t know finance or consulting. It simply is not a target school for Bulge Brackets and MBB. JHU has very little representation in those places.

JHU pumps out grads that actually improve the world , unlike Yale and Harvard that produce scumbags who ruin the country by working for consulting companies making 7 figures to figure out ways to lay people off, or who work on Wall Street and tank the economy while demanding tax payer handouts when their gambling and scams implode.

On the other hand… JHU students are about 25 percent as likely to get MBB jobs as Princeton or Columbia students:

https://www.peakframeworks.com/post/consulting-target-schools" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://www.peakframeworks.com/post/consulting-target-schools

It could be that JHU students tend to have much less interest in MBB jobs, and that a JHU student who is interested has roughly as much a chance of getting an MBB job as a comparable Princeton student.

I don't even see JHU on the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JHU doesn't have a pipeline to finance consulting careers like the other top 25s. But if you child wants research, it's the best school for that.

1000% wrong.

Then you clearly don’t know finance or consulting. It simply is not a target school for Bulge Brackets and MBB. JHU has very little representation in those places.

JHU pumps out grads that actually improve the world , unlike Yale and Harvard that produce scumbags who ruin the country by working for consulting companies making 7 figures to figure out ways to lay people off, or who work on Wall Street and tank the economy while demanding tax payer handouts when their gambling and scams implode.

On the other hand… JHU students are about 25 percent as likely to get MBB jobs as Princeton or Columbia students:

https://www.peakframeworks.com/post/consulting-target-schools" target="_new" rel="nofollow"> https://www.peakframeworks.com/post/consulting-target-schools

It could be that JHU students tend to have much less interest in MBB jobs, and that a JHU student who is interested has roughly as much a chance of getting an MBB job as a comparable Princeton student.

lol PP where did that 25 percent figure come from?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JHU doesn't have a pipeline to finance consulting careers like the other top 25s. But if you child wants research, it's the best school for that.

1000% wrong.

Then you clearly don’t know finance or consulting. It simply is not a target school for Bulge Brackets and MBB. JHU has very little representation in those places.

JHU pumps out grads that actually improve the world , unlike Yale and Harvard that produce scumbags who ruin the country by working for consulting companies making 7 figures to figure out ways to lay people off, or who work on Wall Street and tank the economy while demanding tax payer handouts when their gambling and scams implode.

Please name me JHU grads who are actually improving the world, as you claim, and I'll wait....

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