Johns Hopkins University

A lot of people think Hopkins is cut throat, but I haven't found this to be true in my program (International Relations) but I have seen a little bit of it with the pre-meds. Yes, you can go to Hopkins and not be a doctor. For a small university there is not as much contact with the faculty as I'd expected. However the resources are there for pretty much anything you want to explore. Sometimes I wonder where my 36,000 dollars of tuition money are going, but only when I'm feeling very pessimistic. Hopkins isn't a place where someone is going to hold your hand and help you through stuff, you have to have your own initiative and be able to hold your own in an academically difficult environment. Despite that, there is a club for pretty much every interest, and as long as you're not snobbish, Baltimore can be a fun place to be. Despite what some may say, the school is not actually in the ghetto, though it is not in the richest part of town that some who attend may be accustomed to.

1st Year Female -- Class 2004

Education Quality: A, Social Life: D+