I actually find it kind of incredible that nobody chose Dartmouth. No real reason, but I would have thought that at least one person out there would have said that the Ivy name is worth it.
Ivy name? We don’t really care about that in Biotech.
We? Implying you work in the field? May I ask in what way/branch? I’d be very interested in hearing your thoughts
By “in what way” I mean do you work in the research side, marketing, manufacturing, etc.
I’ve worked both sides. What thoughts are you talking about?
If I would like to work on the business end of biotech, don’t you think there would be some merit to going to a school, like Dartmouth, with a strong business program, as well as a strong science program? My concern about JHU is that it is kind of “all in” on the science part.
Another vote for Johns Hopkins. OP could always go somewhere prestigious such as Dartmouth etc. for his/her MBA.
JHU, no question.
You said you are interested in Biotech. Go to the college that has unquestionably the best reputation in that area. You will have FAR more internship and research opportunity’s right there at JHU than at Dartmouth’s med school . End of discussion!
When you say “the business end”, what are you talking about? Sales? Marketing? Management?
You can get that anywhere. Save the MBA for when you know what your specific needs are past undergraduate.
JHU is always going to be named as a top biotech school. Dartmouth is never going to be named. It’s maybe a tenth or twentieth the magnitude of JHU in that respect.
To the OP: you should go back through this thread. Most of the people who are recommending Hopkins here, including myself, do so because to gain some traction in bio-tech, with an emphasis on the business side (and JustOneDad is correct – which part of business? Management? Technology transfer? Etc.), realize that your science education will take precedence early on. You can’t really choose business first, then later expect to do the entire sequence(s) in bio-sciences at a first rate research-oriented school. Education for the career you’re proposing just doesn’t work that way. Therefore, the opportunities, research and reputation of Hopkins in bio-sciences will prepare you better overall at this stage. Dartmouth is a fine school, but it will not offer you the equivalent enhancement or depth. And it is not likely that you will be hired in an advanced position in bio-tech (or even perhaps a beginning position) straight out of undergrad.
Our family friend’s son also was accepted those school and he is premed. We suggested to go JHU but he is worried that JHU is more cut throat than Dartmouth is it true? We also shocked to hear that he was rejected from UC Berkeley and UCLA. Some his classmate who had lower GPA or lower SAT score got in so, he was pretty upset but at least he got into excellent schools so, now he needs advice which school he should pick for premed program.
@bambi0611 even though JHU might have a great rep for bio/sciences and has the top hospital in the nation, those things aren’t as relevant for pre-med as being able to maintain a high gpa because you’ll be able to get the research/clinical experience at most undergrads. I’ve heard JHU classes are curved to a low B whereas Dartmouth curves to B+ avg which is much better for maintaining a good gpa.
Thank you for your reply. That is very useful to know. Thank you again!