<p>i want to major in bio and maybe premed. which school is easier/less cutthroat? and what about the social scene? how do the students there compare?</p>
<p>The best advice I can add is to take the time (if possible) and visit the campuses. Walk around and see if you can see yourself there for four years. Speak with the current students and see if these are the people you want to live and debate with for four years. Meet the faculty and question whether or not these are the people you want to learn from. ETC....</p>
<p>There are a lot of similarities of the three schools you are looking into, and also big differences (beyond just location). To learn more about Hopkins I really encourage you to check out the JHU message boards (<a href="http://messageboard.chatuniversity.com/jhuboard/%5B/url%5D">http://messageboard.chatuniversity.com/jhuboard/</a>) and our student blogs (<a href="http://hopkins.typepad.com/julia/)%5B/url%5D">http://hopkins.typepad.com/julia/)</a>.</p>
<p>Invest time in this process and you will make the right decision. Obviously money always plays a factor and you should continue to have that discussion with your parents. But in the end don't rely just on the comments of some anonymous message board -- check out the school's websites, visit the campuses, and in the end you will make the RIGHT decision.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>Luckily, they are all AMAZING schools (I'm so jealous of you!). There are unique and wonderful qualities about each school...I would visit them and see where you feel the most comfortable.</p>