<p>which is better?</p>
<p>i want to be a surgeon so i know jhu is definitely better for that, but i hear the campus is crappy. can someone tell me the pros and cons of each?</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>I have a friend who chose JHU over Cornell based solely on the fact that JHU has a better biomedical engineering program (he wants to be a neurosurgeon). I can’t give you any opinion beyond that, though, as I didn’t apply to JHU and don’t know what its campus is like. After a semester there, my friend does seem to think he made the right decision, though.</p>
<p>At the undergraduate level, you will find that all Ivy League schools will encourage a very liberal education emphasizing on breadth rather than depth in a specific field. The fact that JHU’s med school is ranked higher than Cornell’s in research has no bearing on the quality of education you will receive at the undergraduate level.</p>
<p>I have a surgeon cousin and brother-in-law. Both have been very successful. My cousin was in the service after becoming a surgeon (years ago) and was one of the doctors chosen to accompany the president when he traveled. After leaving the service, he was a very successful heart surgeon in the DC area. My BIL is an orthopedic surgeon. NEITHER went to JHU or Cornell.</p>
<p>So, the point is, go to the school you want and think you will fit. Either one will get you into a great med school given a great gpa and mcat.</p>
<p>Personally, I think Cornell > JHU. JHU is well known for its medical programs (especially biomedical engineering), but just look at some of the youtube videos of people there. Not ONE of them seemed happy to be there. I considered whether or not to apply to JHU for a long time and decided not to because I feel graduate is the place to strive for those programs, undergrad I was just going to expand my knowledge and make friends first.</p>
<p>Such a huge amount of people go to Hopkins to be doctors (probably around 75% or so), and so little actually end up at med school (probably around 10-15% of those). At Cornell, there is still a large amount of people who want to be doctors (probably around 35% or so) and about the same portion make it into med school (20% I heard the figure is). It’s really about where you feel a better fit it. I’ve heard Hopkins is much more cutthroat as well.</p>