<p>I've been looking on various threads in the forum and some have said that Jons Hopkins is Cutthroat. Many schools have reputations (many of which are false) of being cutthroat, and I was wondering if anyone currently attending JHU or anyone who visited for an overnight or something would like to give me some insight on this matter. Thanks a lot</p>
<p>-Matt</p>
<p>It really depends on the major, but in general students are very supportive/helpful to one another. Pre-meds/BME tend to be the worst but you can always find a group of people willing to work through problem sets/study for exams</p>
<p>The Hopkins cutthroat rumor is just that, a rumor. It is fostered by comments in guide books that haven't been updated in over 10 years. Current students at Hopkins often get annoyed when they hear such discussions, because it doesn't represent JHU today.</p>
<p>I agree with spe07 in that pre-meds/BME students tend to be the representation of the cutthroat culture, but my friends in those areas also don't feel it. Yeah, clearly there are those rare (annoying) students who are overly competitive and study all the time, but they become the outcasts here. Throughout the natural science and engineering programs there is great emphasis on cooperation with classmates in study groups and team projects.</p>
<p>Often time humanities and social science students like myself, are jealous of natural science and engineering students because they work in groups and our stuff is more independent.</p>
<p>Come visit the campus and sit in on some classes, you'll see the truth.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot. I've been flip flopping back and forth between Cornell and Hopkins (both of which have similar rumors about cutthroat students), and I really appreciate all the feedback I can get. I'm already visiting Cornell for an overnight trip, and I'm thinking I should really visit Hopkins as well to get a real feel for the school as a whole.
It just so happens that I'm considering BME (which of course I figured would be the most intense due to the fact that its the only major you have to apply separately and is generally considered the number one BME program in the country), but it's great to hear that all the students seem to work together.</p>