<p>Essence,</p>
<p>Echoing what callie said, Hopkins is in a pretty good part of Baltimore - you should not have any problems there. That having been said, you want to learn which parts of Baltimore to avoid, because there are definitely places where a taser is just woefully insufficient.</p>
<p>I am in engineering, but I have some experience with the hospital, and have been consistently struck by the high quality of the staff and facilities. I am not sure how the research sections compare, but by reputation you got into one of the best schools in the world! Congrats!</p>