<p>So I found I got accepted into both schools today and Hopkins' BME program as well. Really exciting but I'm dreading the decision. I know I want to study engineering and go on to do a MD/PhD. Which school would suit me best?</p>
<p>hmm well I dont know...what better place to be if your interested in premed and engineering than JHU? Also, I think Princeton is known more for its humanities than its sciences.</p>
<p>To be honest, both are great schools - can't really go wrong. However, engineering & graduate level research opportunities in those disciplines all point to Hopkins. The ORFE program at Princeton I would say is one of their strongest engineering fields but it doesn't sound like you're into that field if you're interested in an md/phd. If you're interested in research & engineering, I say Hopkins but I would visit both if you get the chance because both schools are so VERY different from eachother. IMO, Princeton is a polished, affluent suburban college with tree-lined streets, posh eating clubs and gothic architecture. Hopkins is an urban campus with raw, gritty academic opportunities that aren't sugar-coated, an amazing lacrosse team (and fans) and undergraduate research opportunities for all. BME is 'THE' best in the world - can't be beat, but not for everyone. </p>
<p>Visit both.</p>
<p>thanks, definitely going to take a look at both before I decide</p>
<p>As Wealth said, research, research, research. We get more money than anyone-by a lot.</p>
<p>you probably got better financial aid at princeton!!</p>
<p>I wouldn't say Princeton is known more for its humanities than its sciences. I think that's probably Yale.</p>
<p>I'm a BME major so I might be able to help a bit. If you're interested in doing research and pursing a MD/PhD, i'd definitely recommend Hopkins. Not that Princeton isn't a great school, but in terms of Biomedical engineering and research opportunities, I think Hopkins is hard to beat. I'm a junior BME who's going to apply to MD/PhD programs this summer and I'm really glad I chose to come to Hopkins. The professors here are at the top of their fields... and they actually teach undergrads, and the research opportunities here and the med school are amazing. </p>
<p>But I think fit is really important, so definitely visit both places (and feel free to shoot me a PM if you have any questions about the BME program or anything in general). I actually visited both schools during my senior year and the impression I got was incredibly different. Hopkins seemed to stress how they had a balance of academic fields - top engineering programs, top humanities programs etc - but when I met with one of the professors at Princeton (either the dept. chair or the dean), he told me that Princeton was essentially a top liberal arts school that had happened to have good engineering programs. To me, that distinction was huge and it played a part in my decision not to go to Princeton (that, plus I wasn't a terrible fan of the campus, and they don't have a BME department)</p>