<p>I've been planning to apply to jhu ed for a long time now and it's about time that I get to thinking about essays and things. I visited campus and everything and I absolutely love it. I just haven't been able to experience a class or the work load or anything, as I'm still in high school (obviously).</p>
<p>I just have some last minute questions that I hope to have answered before I potentially commit to attending Hopkins...</p>
<p>How is it for pre meds?! I know this isn't a major; i plan to do bme, but you get what I mean. Like how successful are kids when applying to med school? and how hard is it to maintain a respectable (3.5+) gpa.</p>
<p>Is the school double major friendly? Let's say I wanted to double with econ, would that be feasible in that I would still be able to have a life?</p>
<p>Also, how is it living in Baltimore? Of course I visited, and it was OK, but being from the DC area, it was a bit bland and the "wrong side" of Baltimore was a bit off-putting.</p>
<p>Also, how would you describe the student body in terms of diversity, inclusiveness, collaboration, competition?</p>
<p>Oh, and how about professors? I’ve heard rumors that the professors are too consumed with their research to care very much for students. Can someone validate or refute this?</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure the average GPA of pre-med students who were accepted to med school was around a 3.55 in science courses, and like a 3.6ish overall. They also report a 93% acceptance rate into med school. So obviously their courses are very rigorous, but they seem to prepare you for medical school.</p>
<p>Hopkins is da bomb, despite what people say. I didn’t really think abuot going to this school until really the last minute but I’m so happy that I got in in the end. No joke. It’s a great place to be with many opportunities.</p>
<p>Being premed here is hard and the competition is tough. Everybody, well almost everybody who is pre med is doing some research or work or wahtever. So it’s hard, but the resources you have are great. The premed office is an amazing and supportive office. Check this out if you have more questions [JHU</a> Pre-Professional Advising](<a href=“Pre-Professional Advising | Student Affairs”>Pre-Professional Advising | Student Affairs). I am pre med too… It’s not too hard to maintain a good GPA, but you really do have to work for it.</p>
<p>However, I have friends who are BME and doing that with premed is pretty tough…I heard that it’s pretty much tortorous…BME takes up a lot of your time. If you’re some other major then it is easier to double. (I’m bio psych)</p>
<p>The baltimore area is pretty sketch. It’s dangerous at night so gotta be careful. But it’s fun. Going to inner harbor is always nice and there’s plenty to do on campus if that’s what you’re looking for. If you’re into it, greek life is big on campus. </p>
<p>The campus community is pretty awesome I’d say. Lots of different people. Lots of weird people. Lots of interesting people. But it can be cliquey at times. But it’s all what you make of it. You’ll definitely find people who you’ll fit in with, unless you’re completely socially inept.</p>
<p>Some professors are bad. Some are amazing. Just if you decide to come here then ask about professors and stuff and people will def tell you which ones are good and which ones are bad. They are used to having undergrads talking to them and working in their labs so they are pretty friendly. usually.</p>
<p>I was a BME/Econ double major. The BME major is quite extensive in terms of requirements, but it does require a number of distribution requirements in the humanities that you can apply to your econ classes. In addition, if you come in with some AP credit, it will give you some more flexibility in your schedule. The best advice I was given was from the Undergrad program director in Econ - he told me to take as many econ classes as I thought were interesting and fit my schedule and then see if it was enough for a major. If I ended up with 10 classes, great; if I didn’t, it wouldn’t matter at all - I would still have the minor, and according to him, I wouldn’t have a problem applying to econ-based jobs with an engineering degree, if I decided to change career paths. </p>
<p>BME is definitely a difficult major, but if you’re interested in studying the intersection of medicine and engineering, its an amazing program. The people in the program stick with it because they love what they’re studying. It is more difficult to maintain a high GPA as an engineering major, but most med schools recognize that engineering majors are more difficult (at least grading wise) when they look at applicants. About a third of BME grads decide to got to med school, and they tend to be quite successful, with many ending up at top medical schools and a good handful getting into top MD/PhD programs</p>
<p>Hope that helps! Feel free to post or message me if you have any other questions</p>