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- Determine your chances at each school CP covers.
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FactsBest Things
- Research opportunities abound. If you want to do research as an undergraduate, Hopkins is a great choice.
- Despite being in the city, Hopkins is actually very beautiful and green. When on campus you never, ever feel like you’re in a city.
- Students organize symposia and lectures with world-class speakers. These speakers discuss topics from engineering to international relations to film.
- Baltimore City is a great mid-size city that offers many entertainment options. Washington, DC is an easy day trip away.
- You can walk anywhere on campus and to almost all off-campus housing within 15 minutes.
- Transportation around the city is quick, easy, and cheap. This allows students to explore the many benefits of Baltimore.
- Off-campus housing is affordable. Baltimore is a city with a low cost of living.
- Great location. It is within 10 minutes of two other large colleges (Towson and Loyola) and is similar distance away from the Inner Harbor. Students willing to explore the city will never get bored.
- Lack of a general core curriculum. Individual majors have requirements, but there are no courses that everyone takes.
- Johns Hopkins University has a great academic reputation. This reputation helps students network and find jobs right out of college.
Worst Things
- Many students feel that professors are more concerned with their own research than with helping the students they teach.
- Hopkins lacks traditional school spirit. Students are proud of the Hopkins name and reputation, but not its athletics.
- The Recreational Center was recently renovated, which is nice, but it is extremely small. It is difficult to work out during the peak hours of the day.
- There are unsafe neighborhoods surrounding Hopkins, and new students need to learn where they should and should not walk.
- When students live off campus junior and senior year, they have to work to create their own social lives. If they aren’t willing to look for things to do, they’ll end up bored.
- Tuition is extremely expensive. Although financial aid packages and scholarships lower the burden, most students graduate with large amounts of debt.
- With the name recognition attached, students expect to have an adequate health and wellness center. The Student Health and Wellness Center, however, is famous around campus for misdiagnosing student illnesses.
- Parking is a headache. Even when friends come to visit for a day or two, it is almost impossible to find them a parking spot.
- The competitive nature of the students. The school is so competitive that a large number of students rarely take a break from studying. As the school year drags on, you begin to see the same people in the library.
- The on-campus meal plan leaves lots to be desired. Although there’s a wide selection of foods offered, students dislike the meal plan requirement for freshmen and sophomores. It is expensive, and the dining halls repeat food choices often.
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