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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's an EXCELLENT university.

However, it has the reputation of being cutthroat, mostly for fundamental science, and the campus is located in a less-safe area of Baltimore.

I am interested in this option for my second daughter, who might go into STEM, but since I don't know Baltimore, I'm not sure about the safety situation.[/quote]

I have a DD currently there and one heading next year.  Both STEM majors.  Oldest DD absolutely loves it!  She hasn't found it to be cutthroat at all,[b] is at parties every Friday and Saturday[/b] (none during the week unless something like St. Patrick's Day) and the area around campus is perfectly fine.  Baltimore is a large city and there are certainly neighborhoods that your student shouldn't venture to, but the area around JHU is fine.  DD also takes public transportation to the inner harbor, fells point, Towson to name a few.  Let me know if you have any questions and I'd be happy to help.[/quote]
She may be lying to you to make you think she has a social life(embarrassment) because JHU is known to lack any parties.  Socializing typically ends at 7:00 pm even on weekends.  [/quote]

Huh?  I went to Hopkins in the 2000s and there were plenty of parties.  It's not an SEC school but it's not a monastery.  
It's not entirely a pre-med grind.

Also, Baltimore is as safe as DC or any city if you're not interacting with the drug culture (i.e. selling or buying). Do a deep dive of the violent crime stats--violent crime is 99.9% contained within the drug community or associates. 
I lived there from 18 to 30 in some super unsafe neighborhoods (i.e. several grad school years in an apartment that cost $150/month because the area was that rough).  No one ever bothered me and the neighbors looked out for my roommate and I.
Many good, hardworking people live in even the roughest neighborhoods.

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