GEORGETOWN vs JONHS HOPKINS
NEED HELP
My mom works at the navy yard and spends a lot of time there and so do I, that’s like our first home instead of our actual house!
Which college would fit me better?
I’m still choosing between pre-med (Neurosurgery) and engineering(Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
Any opinion would be great
Thank you so muck
I’m Kate btw!
Why do you need to choose between the two right now - are you planning to apply Early Decision? Georgetown has Early Action; Johns Hopkins has Early Decision.
Both are very selective schools so you should also have other schools on your potential list.
It’s impossible to say which college might fit you better - you haven’t listed any information about yourself or what you’re seeking in a college other than your possible desired major.
I’m not applying early, just trying to have an idea for what is coming, I’m dependent on what college might fit me better taking in consideration which on is better for my major
Get in, then worry about it. They are reach schools for most students. You need to build a solid list of safety, match, and reach schools to apply to. Don’t start with the reaches. Get a copy of the Fiske Guide to Colleges (from the library or your GC if you don’t want to buy it). Research choices based on your stats, major preference, financial situation, and other things that matter to you. Run net price calculators on all the college websites (but know that if your parents are divorced, own a small business, or have rental real estate, you likely will get less aid than they show). Visit where you can.
For premed, JHU is one of the best in the US. But it is a very rigorous school, and there are a lot of premeds there gunning for med school admission.
Please post your stats. Apply to both and 5-8 others.
And I have a 4.0 GPA and scored 1390 on my SAT
JHU appears on an online list, “The Experts’ Choice: Colleges with Great Pre-med Programs.”
Georgetown does not offer engineering majors.
It’s also way too early to pick out neurosurgery. First you have to get through pre med weeding and committees, which are pretty competitive at both of these schools. Assuming you survive that, you et through med school and then residency matching; I believe neurosurgery is one of the more competitive residencies. Either way, you have at least 8 years to decide.
Theoretically you could do both engineering and pre med, but engineering has grade deflation that won’t help you there. However, while Chem E is employable after an undergrad degree, biomedical engineering needs a graduate degree and you can major in Chem or life sciences or electrical e or something. Google “biomedical engineering useless” because until you get a graduate degree it’s kind of the same as other life sciences degrees employment-wise.