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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s an intense environment that I wouldn’t want my kid to be in but if your kid thrives in that kind of environment…[/quote]
That intense environment is pervasive — nary a classroom is empty when class is not in session. Just room after room of grinders, grinding. DC took it off the list.[/quote]

This comes up very often as a negative for certain elite schools. I'm not sure what the arguments is unless it's for an easy A. I want my scientists, doctors, and engineers to have actually worked hard in a competitive environment and risen to the top.[/quote]

This. I don't understand why people have an issue with these "intense" environments. The kids who apply to these schools obviously know about how academically intense they are- JHU, MIT, CalTech, Princeton, etc. It's a good thing for society to have people who thrive in these environments. These are going to be the best of the best in the medical, engineering, CS fields; and why wouldn't we want people like that. Just because the rest of us can't relate, it doesn't mean it's a bad thing. [/quote]

Agreed. I think it would be doing prospective students a disservice to claim that JHU and is laid back. Yes, there is an element of intensity. Whether that is a bad thing really depends on the student, their ability level, and their organizational skills. Some students thrive in such environments, and if so, Hopkins is a great place to be with plenty of hands-on, cutting edge research experience for those who want it and are willing to work for it. 
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