I asked numerous people around me, but i would love to hear some of cc’s opinions. I do not care about the population or the region (I am Asian). I was originally thinking about JHU but many people commented that GT has better engineering (I am not in BME) and has better chance to go to a better grad school. Can you compare these two schools for engineering?
Oh, also I got accepted to GT Honors Program, which I do not think it has that much benefits but still.
Yes, statistically GT has better engineering but if you are going to grad school you’ll need some good research papers. JHU, as a private school with one of the highest amounts of endowment, has a huge amount of resources, personalized learning, and even a building where you can ask them about internships and research opps. I don’t know much about GT except thet they are ranked high, but GT is a public university that has many students and therefore less opportunities. You’ll be left to your own to find your own opportunities. Just something to consider.
so does that mean that alumni connection in the future (grad school/job) is stronger for JHU…?
GT is extremely strong for both grad school and jobs (with a superb coop program). I’d argue the GT is also better because it is in the heart of Atlanta which makes coop while in school feasible. Baltimore is not a strong city for employment, though DC is nearby. Public is often superior for engineering because of the huge investments required. JHU is a medical (primarily) and research powerhouse, but the medical school is not on the undergrad campus.
GT engineering > JHU engineering
Atlanta > Baltimore
If grad school is your goal, both are equally outstanding. They are two of the largest schools as far as research funding and opportunity. You really can’t go wrong with either one, as far as setting up your future.
You didn’t mention budget. Is cost a factor? JHU sticker price is about $15,000 more per year.
Are campus vibe and lifestyle important to you? JHU is a somewhat smaller campus of classic colonial style buildings, on the outskirts of the Baltimore. GT is right in midtown Atlanta, a mix of old and modern buildings on a distinct campus. Walk around and you don’t realize you’re in the middle of a city until you look over the trees and see skyscrapers. GT student body is twice the size of JHU, with major conference play in all sports. Games are well attended, and it adds to the school spirit, if that matters to you. Other than lacrosse, which they are a power, JHU sports are small time. It’s basically the usual small vs. large school decision, though neither one is very small or large.
Academically you can’t go wrong with either. I think this comes down to a cost and lifestyle decision.
@prospect123 I have to disagree with the statement by a previous poster that said "I don’t know much about GT except that they are ranked high, but GT is a public university that has many students and therefore less opportunities. You’ll be left to your own to find your own opportunities. " (Sorry I don’t know how to do the quote or past function on CC). My DD is a second-year engineering student at GT and she says exactly the opposite. There is so much opportunity at GT that she has had to learn to say “NO” because she said you really want to do all that is offered to you. GT for a state college is on the small size compared to other state institutions. My DD shares with me some of these opportunities and it seems like every week GT is developing new opportunities for their students I visit my DD once a semester and all her friends are involved in an assortment of opportunities (research, jobs, clubs, co-ops, inventions, etc.) If you haven’t visited GT, I strongly encourage you do so- just look at Tech Square- it is filled with innovation centers, companies funding research etc.
Students are “not left to their own to find” opportunities. For example, each week my DD gets a newsletter from her major filled with all kinds of opportunities. She gets similar newsletters from SWE and SHPE. She also gets regular emails from corporations or programs telling her that they got her name from GT resources and they want her to apply to her fellowships, paid trips to corporations, scholarships etc. My DD started doing research freshman year.
The American Society of Engineering Education has college profile publication online so you can get more information about Hopkins and Gt engineering. Here is the link for the college profiles. http://www.asee.org/papers-and-publications/publications/college-profiles#Online_Profiles