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Agreed. I think it would be most difficult to be pre-med at Juilliard. </p>
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<p>actually, if you do the research, princeton sends many, many kids to med school despite the grade deflation.</p>
<p>what is with Hookem and the constant lies about Duke having the number BME program when it’s not even being mentioned or brought up??? For the record, JHU is the foremost respected and #1 program in the nation, and arguably the world. Duke is very good, but JHU is the most prestigious one you can get into.</p>
<p>Anyways, for pre-med, all of the institutions you listed will be comparable. there is no lesser-competitive school.</p>
<p>Students here who do not go to JHU or Cornell, etc might be inclined to say one or the other is more cutthroat and whatnot, but that simply is not true. If I had listened to the College confidential rumor-spreaders, I would NEVER have gone to JHU, but as I am attending now, I must simply say it is one of the best experiences I have ever had and that Baltimore is simply an amazing place to be for a college student.</p>
<p>All of the schools you listed are comparable, but as a current JHU student, let me give you an example of my schedule to show you the stuff that I am able to be a part of and still have a great time:</p>
<p>I am double majoring in a humanities and as a pre-med geared social science major. The humanities courses offer me classes of 20 students or less, like a liberal arts school and I learn from amazing professors, some of whom are very famous, and the pre-med courses offer professors who are at the forefront of science and academia as we know it. Very amazing classes with professors that challenge you, invite you to ask questions, and are always willing to help.
I also volunteer in the Baltimore City education system. I sit in on City-Council meetings, and I also do interning at the mayor’s office.
I also do time as a research assistant at the Hopkins Medical school and hospital, the #2 med school and #1 hospital for about 30 years running.
I also do about three other groups/clubs on campus and play a club sport to stay fit.
And when I have time, I like to make trips to D.C. and downtown baltimore to check out the nightlife, enjoy the views and monuments, and enjoy a nice dinner with my close friends at either inner harbor, little italy, or some of the other amazing restaurants nearby.
My GPA is roughly a 3.75, though I’m aiming to bump that up to a 3.8 or higher if I can.
I still find time to go on CC when I’m bored and/or have free time at work (which is right now).
I currently have a summer job at a large corporate law firm that does a lot of legal cases, including medically-related ones.
And I’m looking to apply for a Hopkins Research Grant this next year to fund a trip abroad to Africa to study public-health related issues.</p>
<p>All of this, and I still love my time here and have no trouble keeping up, being happy, making friends, and exploring :)</p>
<p>So…yeah. School is only as hard as you make it.</p>
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Hope2getrice, perhaps Hookem read your post about music at Hopkins. </p>
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<p>Unless, of course, your view is that this equivalency only works for Hopkins. How convenient! :p</p>
<p>^^ Of course I’m biased 
and possibly hypocritical, but Hookem basically asked for it, mentioning it in a thread that isn’t even related to this topic lol.</p>
<p>also, the Duke rankings usually fluctuate between 6-2 (with schools like MIT and others replacing it) for BME, but JHU generally doesn’t waver.</p>
<p>Lol Sooooo anybody want to comment on the original post?</p>
<p>does stanford premed usually have grade inflation or deflation?</p>
<p>HHS310 you decide for yourself, as per courserank (these averages aren’t official but usually around correct) here are the average grades for the premed core besides the math and physics requirements:</p>
<p>Chem 31A-B
Chem 31B-B+
Chem 33-B+
Chem 35-B+
Chem 36-B+
Chem 130-B+
Chem 131-B+
Chem 135-A-
Biology 41-B
Biology 42-B
Biology 43-A-</p>
<p>Bio (41,42,43) can be replaced for HumBio (2A,2B,3A,3B,4A,4B) which all have average grades of B+ besides for HumBio 2A which has a B.</p>
<p>I don’t know, but to me that looks a lot like grade inflation. well that’s good news to me because it makes stanford a little more attractive</p>
<p>johns hopkins is the most prestigioius and rigorous pre med shool. A lot of kids fail in their pre med programs. and next one is probably wash u</p>
<p>i would also add duke and stanford as top premeds</p>
<p>My vote goes to Caltech for the toughest premed program, because the courses at Caltech are actually more difficult than courses at other schools, and because Caltech’s required science courses are more numerous and difficult than those at other schools.</p>
<p>So do y’all think that those schools have the same rigor, it just varies on the student competition?</p>
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<p>Keep dreaming pal, JHU BME [Both UG and Grad] has been #1 for as long as I can remember!!!</p>