<p>I've been reading the JHU threads for a couple days now and I have'n't seen one person interesting in something other than bio, etc. I'm interested in the humanities (spec. international realtions) and i want to know if anyone's app to JHU dosen't look like this:
sat
math:780
verbal:
670
sat II's
bio- 760
chem- 750
physics-720
activities: crap load of hospital volunteering</p>
<p>Yes, there are definately a lot of non-pre-med students at Hopkins. There might not be a lot on this board, but on campus there's a lot of people aren't pre-med, especially lots of PoliSci or IR majors. I've heard that a lot of students in your situation had the same concerns when they applied here, but felt that Hopkins was a good "fit" after visiting campus and maybe overnighting with a current student.</p>
<p>awesome -yeah the jhu forum freaked me out when i first started reading it- i head there is a lot of contention between the two crowds though- is that true?</p>
<p>I wouldn't think so. I'm planning to be premed and some of my good friends at jhu right now are IR or polisci majors (and of course my other friends are BME, neuro, or PH majors) - i never noticed discrepancy btw groups tho. Only thing is you tend to have more similar classes with your own "crowd" so you might end up meeting more ppl in ur own field....it happens, but no hard feelings btw cliches =).</p>
<p>pre-meds only make up about 1/3 of Hopkins undergrad. In fact some of the largest and strongest majors are not medical science related. For instance, my major (IR) is the largest major at Hopkins and every year is considered one of the top 5 IR programs in the country. The reputation of the medical school and hospital overshadows the undergraduate school often leading to misconceptions about the make-up of the undergrad population. Don't fear, there is much more at Hopkins than the medical sciences.</p>
<p>I also will say that judging the student body / applicant pool from CC posters can be quite misleading. This is my theory but it is well founded -- high school students interested in the medical sciences are much more crazed about the college search process and therefore are more likely to find a site like CC and post frequently. Just a theory, but think about it -- you know who you are!</p>
<p>im going for BME.. and im not a future doctor.. i just want to be an engineer.</p>
<p>Well, I'm applying English and International Relations. hey, maybe it gives you a better shot if you're not in the same catagory as BME (I hear they have to apply in a different pool).</p>
<p>Also, the peabody conservatory at jhu is one of the best music schools in the country, not to mention the no. 1 IR program (and BME, of course).</p>
<p>I think the important thing is that everyone finds their niche (hopefully at Johns hopkins) and is happy. If you like jhu, then it's probably a good fit no matter what your major.</p>
<p>ya got me laxfan</p>
<p>I'm applying for Anthropology</p>
<p>i discovered JHU's amazing humanities after missing out the date for science open house and ended up at humanities open house. initially i was interested in hardcore neuroscience, but now i am more interested in the philosophy of mind part of cognitive science in addition to International relation. if i have to choose one of these two majors (though i am planning to killing myself to try to fit in two..joy), most likely i will pick International relation because i love and adore history, love foreign language and economics. not too good with political science, but i can live.</p>
<p>there is streotype that asians are good at math and science and most always studies science, but i'm not that good at math at all. science fine but not brilliant. instead i really enjoys history, philosophy, economics, psychology, such thing. so that's what i plan to do in college. i don't know about graduate school yet.</p>
<p>yep i am applying for ir... i want to do the combined ba/ma int'l studies program :)</p>
<p>i applied for IR too.
the 5 year ba/ma program with sciences po is basically my dream.</p>
<p>yeah, i'm applying as an IR major.</p>
<p>I'm applying for mathematics and political science double major.</p>
<p>Yep....I'm applying as a chemistry major w/ possible double major in another science and no, I am not nor ever will be premed! I start to get dizzy around medical things...bad....not going to ever happen. For those of you that want to be premed go for it...it just isn't for me. Plus I have absolutely no desire to be a doctor...I want to go into interdisciplinary science research.</p>
<p>Hah. Potential Philosophy major here.</p>
<p>going for physics</p>
<p>I am here, planning to go for economics.</p>
<p>I don't plan to go "pre-med" per se, though I want to be a doctor. I plan to major in history but still take the required science courses.</p>
<p>I talked to a person who went to JHU for undergrad, and she said in her first year 50% of her whole class was premed. By the time she graduated, 25% actually studied the courses required to become a doctor and were going to medical school. Crazy drop, isn't it? I'm assuming that the other students either didn't get into medical school or switched their majors</p>
<p>Those premed numbers are a bit outdated. Usually about 35-40% of the incoming class say they will pursue pre-med studies. That number drops to about 25-30% at graduation. The reason...ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. </p>
<p>That actually is just one of a number of reasons. Actually a lot of students who come to Hopkins think they HAVE to be pre-med, and they quickly learn there is so much more to study here than medicine.</p>