<p>So I was thinking about apply to JHU but then i took it off my list because i decided i didn't want to live in Baltimore. But now my mom wants me to reconsider. I know it's a great school, has good engineering (my area), and I'm sure the campus is nice, but Baltimore is pretty ghetto. How does that effect life at JHU? Do people still go into the city? Is there anything to do in Baltimore, besides go to teh aquarium and chill by the water? Input is greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>people make this a bigger deal than it really is. Im definatley the most nerotic, sheltered person I know and I've never felt unsafe on campus or walking around our village to any party at any hour of the night. There are soo many police and hopcops that its fine, theres an escort service that efficiently picks people up if they need it and frankly everyone in the immediate neighborhood who is out at night is a Hopkins student. Its really not bad at all</p>
<p>Here it is again ... the "Baltimore is a ghetto" myth... </p>
<p>I agree with everything abrandel says. Baltimore is not the safest city in the world, but as a Hopkins student with common sense you can spend four years here and be safe, have fun, and enjoy the campus and city simultaneously.</p>
<p>As for what there is to do in Baltimore...there is much more than the Aquarium and the whole Inner Harbor area. Here is a great site to tell you more...</p>
<p>Come visit and find out for your self.</p>
<p>It's funny..when I said ghetto people assumed I was talking about safety...but I was more referring to like not a nice area and crappy looking..less to do...but i guess thats not the case?</p>
<p>I visited JHU, and the surrounding area of the campus is mostly the a high class residential neighborhood setting. However, you do not have to go far to get to some bad parts of Baltimore.</p>
<p>You should come visit -- many call the Hopkins campus an "oasis" in Baltimore. Actually there are some not-so-good neighborhoods (it is a city after all) but there are some wicked cool places too -- the Inner Harbor, Fells Point, Canton, Towson, etc...</p>
<p>I visited JHU just a couple of weeks ago, and like any other big city, there are good and not so great parts of town. There are plenty of things to do if you just go out there and take a looksee for yourself. haha. Well, there's the Inner Harbor, the National Aquarium (I would go there one a month if I lived there!), and other cool attractions such as athe Poe Toaster (creepy, yet exciting).</p>
<p>I don't know if it helps, but the campus is gorgeous... I would probably spend most of my time on campus and the very close areas surounding the campus if I went there. Sweetness. I can say that Baltimore is GORGEOUS in the fall, especially with all the brilliantly colored trees. :)</p>
<p>yea see I know about the inner harbor and aquarium...but its like..how many times can you go there??haha...im not one to go to the aquarium once a month quit3frankly</p>
<p>there's a lot more than the aquarium -- Power Plant, Fell's Point, O's game, Towson shopping, Canton restaurants, the Walters, BMA, Ottobar, etc....plus DC is only about an hour awar.</p>
<p>How is transportation to DC, if you don't have a car...and is it cheap?</p>
<p>light rail...and i hear its pretty cheap. cab always works if you got the $$. and buses can work too i believe.</p>
<p>I don't know about the sports though....Orioles suck, Raven suck and Wizards are kind of weak as well...I don't know if I can live four years of my life without any good sports teams...</p>
<p>DC is easy to get to -- and the light rail is by far the best and cheapest way, unless you know someone with a car. </p>
<p>As for Baltimore Sports -- there is just one that matters. LACROSSE. Camden Yards is fun to see a game, Ravens tickets are hard to come by, DC sports teams don't matter -- it is all about LACROSSE in the state of Maryland. From the starter leagues, to the high school, college, and professional level, LAX dominates. </p>
<p>Once you become a Blue Jay, all other sports don't matter - Lacrosse rules.</p>
<p>(((Clearly I have a bias...)))</p>