<p>I don’t know enough about the other schools you’re considering to compare them, but don’t let the safety/security issue turn you away from Hopkins. Look through old threads on this site and [Hopkins</a> Undergraduate Admissions :: Hopkins Forums](<a href=“http://apply.jhu.edu/forums]Hopkins”>http://apply.jhu.edu/forums) for discussions on safety. While Baltimore, like any big city, is inherently dangerous, the area around campus and the areas that you would go as a student are relatively safe as long as you use common sense. The campus and the area around it is very safe - our campus security has a huge CCTV (video) system as well as lots of officers on patrol on foot, bike, vehicle and Segway. Hopkins was rated the safest campus by Reader’s Digest (though their methodology is questionable).</p>
<p>The advantages of Hopkins, in my opinion, are its strengths in many fields (not just sciences) and the amazing research opportunities, especially if you’re interested in medically related applications (ie biomolecular engineering), but also in non-medical areas.</p>