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Johns Hopkins University

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Date: Mar 21 2005
Major: Psychology (This Major's Salary over time)
I loved Hopkins and given the choice would do it all over again. I felt prepared to enter the research field and had a leg up on other people applying for graduate programs. I made a lot of lasting friendships and will be sad to leave Baltimore (which I now consider home) for grad school in the fall. That is NOT to say that it was easy at all times and that I didn't have to work for it (not that it should be that way either).

As for advice… sadly a very vocal group at Hopkins is unhappy with their lives and chooses to blame the school. They complain about how terrible the city is and how it's an STD capital, how Hopkins has no social life and how everyone on campus is ugly and they can't get laid. My advice to someone considering Hopkins is to realize that a lot of these same people who are unhappy now and have no social life were probably unhappy in high school and had no social life then too. I'm not sure why they're so alarmed at the high STD rates or the "ugliness" of their fellow students when they also complain they aren't getting laid. Frankly, I am willing to bet that a lot of these people would be unhappy wherever they ended up (at most competitive schools there always seems to be a group of ppl who are bitter cause college wasn't everything they thought it would be or worth all their sacrifices).

As for Baltimore itself… don't let the small town feel fool you. This is a decent sized (and inexpensive) city, which also happens to be within an hour and a half of two other cities (Philly, DC). After visiting a large college town, Gainesville, FL, I was shocked at how much I took Bmore for granted. My host student and I couldn't find a place to eat at 2pm on Sunday in "downtown" Gainesville. In Baltimore, I can find at least 2 places of any cuisine imagineable open and within walking distance at that time. As for a social scene in Baltimore, there's a lot going on in the art/music/club scene, several other colleges are in the area, a large percentage of the students at JHU are greek and there is stuff to do on campus (free movies, lacrosse games, speakers, etc). Again, you do have to walk outside your room or gasp talk to other ppl to find out about this but provided you can do that you should be alright.

But Hopkins isn't just about drowning out whiny people or partying in Baltimore. As I mentioned before I received a great education. I met leaders in my field, had an amazing research mentor, got published in journals and even landed a job through my affiliation. Of course, akin to having a social life, that takes some initiative (as it should) but, seriously, once you just decided what you want and go for it… people are willing to help and it isn't really that difficult.

Also, in the middle of my undergrad my father lost his job and I decided I wanted to switch majors, as while I enjoyed my major, I was not happy since I did not see a future for myself in that discipline. After taking a few years off I returned and Hopkins gave me financial aid, helped me change my majors (no problem graduating in a cumulative 4 yrs) and was understanding and supportive throughout the whole process.

Overall, I have few complaints. Also, as someone who has been here a little longer than most and also sort of started over I think I can accurately say that this place is changing for the better. The campus is far more attractive, the student body (if you can believe it) is happier and more excited to be here than it was a few years ago and even Baltimore itself is nicer.

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