<p>Johns Hopkins. No contest.</p>
<p>Pre-Med at Hopkins is top notch, as is the pre-law advising track.
Smaller Class Sizes than either UCB or UCLA by FAR. The campus is relatively left-leaning (liberal) with those that are very into politics and also those that aren’t. Baltimore is also just a quick $7 train ride away from DC so you get the best of two cities (or 3 if you feel like venturing into Philly, only 1+ hour away). </p>
<p>All Pre-Meds ANYWHERE are competitive, including at Hopkins. However, Hopkins is not necessarily cut-throat. There is a lot of group activity and group work together, even in Pre-Med classes. For example, the group study and more social levels of the library are always the most full and have people brimming with intelligence and discussions on labs, problem sets, etc.</p>
<p>Also, 80%+ of the Hopkins undergrad pop. does some form of research in their undergrad years. Touted as the highest rate amongst their peers. Where else can you land plenty of research internships and medical school jobs from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, which is easily accessible via free-JHU shuttle?</p>
<p>Hopkins also has a new President that is looking to focus a lot more on the undergrad experience, so if you come in to Hopkins now, you are bound to see much much great er things and a livelier campus overall than most people portray it to be.</p>