<p>She's not pre-med, so how will that affect her experience at Hopkins? Seems like all others intending to attend at least start out as pre-med.</p>
<p>On the Hopkins blogs, the students seem to really have a heavy workload, just like the reputation. Seems like students have less fun there than at comparable institutions. I feel like the school's set up for students to act more like grad students while still in undergrad (more work, little play).</p>
<p>Any chance the school will change class days to M-W-F, T-Th instead of the current situation?</p>
<p>Crime, of course, and housing. But at least the Univeristy's addressing these issues. What are the longer-term goals for housing? Does the U plan to guarantee housing for upperclassmen any time soon?</p>
<p>Food -- has the new service provider already started this year, or will it be next?</p>
<p>First of all, it is true that there are a lot of premed students but there are a ton more that aren't. It will not affect her experience much if she is not premed, it might even help her experience because she doesnt need to deal with all the competition and pressures of premed students. </p>
<p>Hopkins might not have as great of a social life as other big party school but every night of the weekend there are many options of what to do. </p>
<p>There was an email sent out the other day that the class schedules are being switched to a mtw/tth schedule starting next fall. Also, starting next fall, the new food service provider will begin.</p>
<p>I agree with what Dport8 said.. there are tons of non-premeds on campus and she definately won't be out of place. It seems like there are a disproportionate number of premeds on CC. </p>
<p>As for the scheduling, I didn't get any email about scheduling changing for next semester. In fact, fall schedules are posted on the registrar's site and still have the MTW / ThF system. There was an [url=<a href="http://www.jhunewsletter.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/31/442de0b8701ef%5Darticle%5B/url">http://www.jhunewsletter.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/03/31/442de0b8701ef]article[/url</a>] in the NewsLetter last week about exploring the change to an MWF/TTh system but it's gotten mixed reaction from the student body. I, for one, strongly prefer the current system. It allows you to concentrate on certain classes at the beginning of the week and then use the rest of the week for another set of classes, research work, internships or relaxation. Thursday and Friday are normally low-stress days for me (my schedule for my first two semesters worked out so that I would have no classes or sections on Fridays) and I would rather not have classes spread out throughout the week.</p>
<p>What about the 5 course per semester workload? Is there sufficient time for leisure activities? No one questions that school work is part of college, but is there time for other things?</p>
<p>Its all about time management, and the utilization of weekends to catch up. You will always know in advance what is due and when, and it is typically the same week to week so planning ahead and getting into a rythym is all it takes and u will have plenty of free time on ur hands. There is always time to go out on weekends nights, as well as sleep in, and my thurs and fridays are usually pretty easy.</p>
<p>So, it is doable though? because many of my friends at other colleges suggest that 5 classes can be catastrophic. Especially as a first semester freshman, as IR majors are looking at language, history, econ, poli sci plus one other class.</p>
<p>It is definitely doable. I took 17 credits first semester freshman year - you need good time management skills, to be sure, but it's not as though all of your life is school work. The pass/fail first semester helps, too</p>