Johns Hopkins University

Date: Dec 02 2007
Major: History/Histories (art history/etc.) (This Major's Salary over time)
Hopkins was the last place on earth i intended to be at the start of the college process. I came from a very small highschool, i had every desire to get off the east coast and ideally out of a city(where i grew up) and i wanted reletivly small. I'm not academically competitive, im laid back, i have a c or two on my highschool transcript and i know thats not the end of the world. I applied to hopkins, like so many others, with the

came off the highway mentality

, my mother wanted to see it while we were driving home from looking at another school. i wasnt a huge fan and i was pretty damn sure i wouldnt get in. besides, i had no desire to be surronding by pre-med competitve, library dwelling crazies. i want dedication, but relaxed, calm and understated.

but, low and behold, i got in. had an awful time deciding where to go(my top choice school, kenyon in ohio had accepted me) but in the end, signed on teh dotted line and here i am. I have not become more competitive. i have not become pre med and have med many like-minded people. but also, have met the hopkins stereotype and enjoy the energy they give to campus

i'm mostly writting this as i procrastinate studying for my cog psych final, so since youve read this far, ill leave you with a final thought- hopkins is a worthwhile school to consider if you want to be surronding by academic rigor. the competive side is what you make of it…but there is something very satisfying about being surronding by motivated intelligent kids…be they pre-med or art history