<p>Got into both, now need to make a critical decision.. College of Arts and Sciences at Hopkins or College of Human Ecology at Cornell? I want to be a doctor but want to study the history of medicine/science/technology as a major. Any thoughts? How do both treat pre-meds? Which one has higher/lower grade inflation/deflation? Which one has an overall better quality of student life? Better food?</p>
<p>This will be a tough, tough decision to make.. both are my top choices! Any help is definitely appreciated. I visited both campuses and fell in love with them.. the only one thing that stands out to me right now is that Hopkins is closer to home, but that's just a small factor.</p>
<p>thats crazy, im in the same predictmanet... applied to the same schools same interests... </p>
<p>only thing is i got into hopkins and waitlisted at human ecology cornell... ill probably choose hopkins and stay on the cornell waitlist, and goto cornell if i get in</p>
<p>from my understanding , both boost 90% med school acceptnace rates, and both are very difficult academically... the social life is more promising at cornell thou imo</p>
<p>Cornell: Yeah, good school. Great school. Big though; lots of students. In fact they have 13,625 undergraduates. Also gets very cold, and from what I hear the long winters can be depressing. Not a bad choice, but it's isolated. Very isolated.</p>
<p>Hopkins: Research opportunities will be flowing in over your head. You want to be pre-med? Well, Homewood is a couple miles down the road from the best medical hospital and second best medical school in the country. Hopkins has 5,454 undergraduates, almost 1/3 of Cornell. </p>
<p>Cornell doesn't boast very great team athletics (I'm waiting for the Cornell advocates to rail on me for that one)... Hopkins has the best lacrosse team in the country.</p>
<p>I admit, I'm biased. But that's because I'm pre-med, and I'm going to Hopkins. So if you're in the same boat as me, I'd say without a doubt, JHU is the place to be.</p>
<p>"Cornell doesn't boast very great team athletics (I'm waiting for the Cornell advocates to rail on me for that one)... Hopkins has the best lacrosse team in the country"</p>
<p>Cornell is ranked #2. Somebody correct me if i'm wrong, but isn't JH 3-3 this year while Cornell is 6-0?</p>
<p>Both are great academically but with very different cultures. Here are some things to consider:</p>
<p>Food: Hopkins has improved to OK, Cornell has great food.
Weather: We know which one has bitter, long winters with lots of cloudy days, ice and snow.
Parties/drinking: Cornell
Off campus: Ithaca is a big college town. B'more is a city with a great aquarium and inner harbor area, but you don't wander around at night without paying attention to what you are doing.
Day/weekend trips: From JHU you can easily visit NYC or DC. A trip to the DC museums is cheap and easy and easily done in 1 day. Chances are you will not leave Cornell/Ithaca except for holidays.<br>
Outdoor activities: Cornell for winter sports and maybe some hiking in the early Fall and late Spring.
Spectator sports: both have avid fans, Cornell has big time sports and B'more has easy access to professional sports. JHU for Lax, but not football.
Culture, museums, music: JHU. I highly recommend a visit to the Walters museum if you have any interest in Egyptian, Greek and Roman art.
Bell tower: Cornell
Transportation: JHU, easy to get to trains and BWI.</p>
<p>fjchowdhury,
Our situations are so similiar. I got into the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences with a major in Biometry and Statistics at Cornell, Washington University in St. Louis, and John Hopkins also. I want to be either a neuro- or cardiothoracic surgeon in a few years.
But isn't Wash U a good place for pred-meds also? Apparently, the place is swarming with them. I think my mother might force me to go to John Hopkins because she's convinced that I'll get into John Hopkins Medical School afterwards. But there is no guarantee of that, right? Obviously you have to do well on your MCATS and have a great transcript and record. I don't care too much about the social life, food, or school spirit since I'll probably spend a great deal of time either studying or sleeping. Which school would be the best then?</p>
<p>"I want to be either a neuro- or cardiothoracic surgeon in a few years."
Make that 15 years. Cardiothoracic surgeons train for 7 years post med school.</p>
<p>Potential cardiothoracic surgeons would train as interns for those seven years, right? For years of undergraduate school, four years of medical school, seven years of residency somewhere. Good God. How do people get through all that? I cannot believe I'll be 33 when I'm finally free.</p>