Johns Hopkins University

  • I don’t really like the campus. The flat brick buildings don’t feel quite right. (blu3mo)
    • (Although I’ve only seen it on Street View)
  • I’m considering applying because the essays seem manageable and not too much effort.
  • I thought it was more focused on medical fields, but it seems like the engineering program is surprisingly strong.
    • Although it might be more focused on bioengineering.
    • The Medical School and affiliated hospitals are strong, but I’m not sure about the connections with other departments. (aka)
  • About Hopkins’ Liberal Arts program
    • The goal is to gain different perspectives, which is good. (blu3mo)
    • According to the Freshmen FAQ, students in the Arts & Sciences program must complete 12 credits in writing-intensive courses. They also need to complete 9 credits in each of the three distribution areas: H, S, and NQE.
      • H = Humanities (classics, English, film and media studies, foreign languages at the intermediate level and beyond, history, history of science, history of art, philosophy, theatre arts, and writing seminars)
      • E = Engineering
      • N = Natural sciences (biology, biophysics, chemistry, cognitive science, earth and planetary sciences, neuroscience, and physics)
      • Q = Quantitative (applied math and statistics, mathematics)
      • S = Social sciences (anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, and sociology)
      • W = Writing intensive (denoted by an asterisk * on your transcript)
  • Even undergraduate students have plenty of opportunities for research and internships (80%).
  • According to a response on Quora, the number of faculty members may be small, but the quality is good.
  • Johns Hopkins is very big on interdisciplinary studies.

  • Well, it’s not exactly a university that focuses mainly on computer science.