JHU or Duke ?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>Hi everyone,</p>

<p>I had a very hard time to decide to attend JHU over RICE; but today, I got a call from
DUKE and offered me a position off from waitling list; now the question is DUKE or JHU ?</p>

<p>I am planning chemistry with pre-med.</p>

<p>any advice ??</p>

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<p>objectively they are both comparable in terms of academic strength and pre-med reputation. research may be slightly more accessible at jhu, but you won’t have to look too hard at duke either. go wherever you feel more comfortable (ie. better fit). btw i chose BME @ JHU.</p>

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<p>it’s up to you. It sounds like you might like Duke better since the getting off the waitlist is making you hesitant. Go there if you want</p>

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<p>MITpwnsnoobs69 and Hope2getrice</p>

<p>I do need to do some research on DUKE; at this time, I am still planning to attend JHU .</p>

<p>thanks, BOTH of you !</p>

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<p>johns hopkins is a great school, duke is for rich people</p>

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<p>pakjan6
interesting: "johns hopkins is a great school, duke is for rich people "; does that also mean
those rich people’s kids eventually would go for LAW schools and business school ?</p>

<p>Brown2009</p>

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<p>In general, Duke is better than Johns Hopkins; for pre med, I do not
know.</p>

<p>[U.S</a>. News Rankings Through the Years](<a href=“http://chronicle.com/stats/usnews/index.php?category=Universities]U.S”>http://chronicle.com/stats/usnews/index.php?category=Universities)</p>

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<p>I don’t know why you’re putting so much faith in those rankings. Also, from US News’ website: [World’s</a> Best Colleges and Universities: Top 200 - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/worlds-best-colleges/2008/11/20/worlds-best-colleges-and-universities-top-200.html]World’s”>http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/worlds-best-colleges/2008/11/20/worlds-best-colleges-and-universities-top-200.html)
Same ranking, with JHU having a higher academic score. These rankings are meaningless.</p>

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<p>In my opinion, JHU is definitely the better school.</p>

<p>And that’s just it. My opinion.</p>

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<p>I’m sorry you are right, that was rude about the rich people…</p>

<p>I just know one person who I loved dearly and was a great person who went to JHU and one who i hated who went to duke</p>

<p>Im biased</p>

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<p>Academically, JHU is stronger than Duke, especially in science and engineering; but,Duke has law and business schools, that makes duke looks high in some rating systems</p>

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<p>wow im so jealous of you!</p>

<p>Good luck, whatever you decide.</p>

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<p>Both good schools (in not great towns, by the way), but I have to tell you that Rice is HIGHLY underrated.</p>

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<p>" Both good schools (in not great towns, by the way), but I have to tell you that Rice is HIGHLY underrated. "</p>

<p>I agree, Rice, JHU, and Duke are so comparable, both are great in life science (Bio, Psych, Chem) and great in BME/BioE. Rice is extremely underrated, it is small but amazing in academics.</p>

<p>Anyway nsrjsyt, which school did you choose?</p>

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<p>duke vs JHU for BME major??? how are the atmospheres different?</p>

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<p>JHU has 8/10 of the top people in BME. That is their strongest point.</p>

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<p>“JHU has 8/10 of the top people in BME.”</p>

<p>That seems far fetched I have to say, I don’t think all 80% of the smartest people want to be in BME. Do you have a source?</p>

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<p>

I’m a huge Hopkins (and Carolina) fan, but that is incorrect.</p>

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A few things to consider…</p>

<p>– Duke freshmen have their own campus; JHU freshmen are integrated.
– Duke students must live on campus for 3 years and most live on campus for 4; until recently 50% of Hopkins students lived off campus.
– Although Hopkins engineering (1373) is roughly the same size as Duke Pratt (~1300), Hopkins has 2000 fewer undergrads.
– Duke’s campus (1000 acres) is large and sprawling. JHU’s campus is tiny and compact (140 acres).
– 48% of JHU A&S students major in the sciences, making it considerably more science-heavy than Duke.
– Duke basketball and ACC hoops vs. Hopkins lacrosse
– Duke Engage fully funds student research and outreach in both domestic and international settings.</p>

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<p>And many people would consider all of those things as advantages.</p>

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My goal was to point out differences in the schools, not to indicate advantages or disadvantages of either. </p>

<p>It’s fairly obvious different people would prefer one or the other.</p>