International Student Afraid of the coursework and second thoughts..

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Still can't decide between BU and JHU.
As an international student I got in wiht a 1930 SAT with 650 cr 580 m and 700 wr with tuition at both schools.
I just can't understand how I got into JHU as I am attracted to the Humanities area and will not study science or math.
By checking collegeboard I found out that only 4 % of hopkins accepted students have a math score between 500 and 599!! But those would probably be athletes or who knows what type of special kids, so why me?</p>

<p>( for the information i'm not the traditional hopkins kid if there is one, i play in a rock band, do karate, studied ancient greek and latin in highschool, not science focused..and really value social life..)
I'm not bragging about getting in, I seriously can't understand how this happened. </p>

<p>Will I be prepared to do well in the Humanities or Film and Media studies at JHU with the critical reading and writing score I achieved compared to american students or international ones there? (also got a 111/120 TOEFL score BTW). </p>

<p>Should I go to BU for a lighter courseload and wonder my whole life what would have been? </p>

<p>Would the fact that I am slightly considering communications (which BU has but not hopkins) be a major factor in deciding? (a poster at the beginning of this thread said i can still get a communications industry preparation at hopkins with writing courses business etc, what do you think?)</p>

<p>I'm used to studying a lot as the ITALIAN highschool I go to here in florence is horrendously hard and stressful, but what will happen at hopkins? </p>

<p>If I chose this school I would definitely go there determined to do my best as I've been fighting against my highschool classes for years, but what if I still can't get a gpa higher than 3.00 at hopkins? what will be for work or internship opportunities? what will I do?
why me?</p>

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<p>when you say, “with tuition at both schools”, do you mean a scholarship for tuition or you have to pay tuition?</p>

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<p>You won’t have to take any math at JHU. JHU isn’t that hard. If you were admitted, it was because the admissions officers believed you could do the work. Full stop.</p>

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<p>^I disagree slightly. I think JHU is hard (although I don’t think that many would argue that Film and Media Studies is as hard as, say, BME). Science oriented people often think that the humanities and social sciences are much easier than the natural sciences and math (engineering students are known to refer to the Krieger School as “arts and crafts” as opposed to arts and sciences). Not infrequently, they hold this view until they get a “C” in an economics, philosophy or English course. It really depends upon your skill set; I know people who find math and science relatively easy but struggle with humanities and languages. Of couse, the reverse is also true.</p>

<p>But I also think that anyone who is admitted can do well if they are willing to work hard. While I can think of a few exceptions, that vast majority of courses are difficult only in the sense that they will require a lot of work, not that you need to be a genius to understand the material. You may be somewhat in “awe” of some of your classmates should you come to JHU, but there is a reason why you were offered admission. It was not a mistake.</p>

<p>BU is a fine university, but it is simply not in the same category as Johns Hopkins, and I think you know that. Its perfectly alright (and normal) to be nervous about taking on a new challenge, but I hope you don’t let your fears make your decision.</p>

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<p>Well written Bonanza.</p>

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<p>enrolled at JHU, can’t wait for september</p>