<p>I posted this in the transfer section too... wasnt sure.....</p>
<p>Hi my name is Thomas, Im currently attending a small LAC. I applied to Brown for next fall but am not exactly optimistic I'm thinking about possibilities for next year when I will apply to transfer somewhere else. I was hoping you guys could point me in the right direction.
I want to major in some sort of blend of history/philosophy. Ive been looking lately at Carnegie Mellon and Johns Hopkins. The Carnegie Mellon Ethics, History, and Public Policy major in the H&SS Department is a really unique major and EXACTLY what Im looking for. At Johns Hopkins I would apply into the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
I was wondering if you all could provide some info on the difficulty of transfer acceptance into thee programs. Please understand that I will have a GPA between 3.85-3.95 when applying. My test scores, however, were slightly sub-par. Im not sure about HU but CMU will not let transfers retake standardized tests. I was also wondering about the prestige of these programs. CMU seems to be really focused on architecture and the like so I didnt know what to expect out of the history/philosophy department (but that major sounds amazing). JHU seems like it has a very strong reputation. Im looking for a mid-sized school instead of a huge school like UVA. I also plan to play football at whatever school and feel I will be able to do so. If you have any information on football at these schools that would be great also. The main thing I need to know is about the difficulty of transferring. I dont know if the H&SS department at CMU usually has a lot of open spots. Thanks for you help.</p>