<p>Hi guys. I'm gonna get to my question STRAIGHT.
I got into both: Johns Hopkins and Purdue. No aid anywhere, but Purdue is cheaper.
I intend to do Electrical/Computer/Mechanical Engineering.
Cost aside, which would be a better option?
I've been checking out the rankings and shiz.
Purdue is clearly more reputed for Engineering. But JHU is number 14 in the US, according to USNWR. Also, on the Top 200 World univs, it's number 13 (but this is probably due to its brilliant Med school).</p>
<p>Okay. Which is a better option? I know both school are brilliant in their own way, but if I want to transfer to say MIT/CalTech/Berkeley/Cornell next fall, will I be a better candidate if I apply from JHU or if I apply from Purdue? JHU clearly is a better school overall rep wise and generally; but Purdue is better for Engineering</p>
<p>My observations : JHU is number 13 in the world (out of 200), while Purdue in't on the list. Purdue is number 10, 9 and 7 resp for Elect, Comp and Mech engg, while JHU is no. 14 in the US for general Engineering.</p>
<p>I have a slight penchant for JHU, but that is just me.</p>
<p>PLEASE help me, lol. I think I included everything I know about the two, except for their locations, cos I don't know ANYTHING about those. CONVINCE me to goto the better univ, fellow members! ^.^</p>
<p>do jhu its better, if ur an engineer the jhu name will probably help u get a job after under</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, seige! ^.^
But doesn’t Purdue have a better rated Engineering program?
I mean, do you have any other reasons as to why you picked JHU?</p>
<p>You have to choose the school that makes you feel more comfortable. I don’t know much a bout Purdue but I know it’s A LOT bigger than Hopkins. That means that your classes will probably be bigger at Purdue and you may not get as much personal attention from the professors.</p>
<p>That’s a good point YanksDolphins!
While Purdue has about 32,000 UGs, Hopkins has only about 5,000!</p>
<p>huh? isn’t the deposit deadline WAY past?</p>
<p>I think tha the JHU name will play better when it comes to transferring, but I may be way off the mark. </p>
<p>Also, you definitely need to take campus size into consideration, as well as location. I’ve heard that JHU students are quiet study birds because they work that hard…meaning that I hear people saying that not many people are out and about on campus (again could be wrong). Since Purdue is bigger, maybe you like being around a huge group of people. I hear about a lot of people who enjoy the smaller colleges because they say that “it’s a better learning oppurtunity for me.” </p>
<p>Purdue may be better in engineering, according to your data, but I would say that JHU would be better for transferring, and I personally like/would choose JHU (I want to go biomed. engineering-JHU’s specialty!). Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Hi big dreamer! 
Nice points!
Lol. I remember someone telling me once that Purdue is SO large that one might get lost on campus!
But aaargh!</p>
<p>Best of luck for your collegiate studies! :)</p>
<p>To big dreamer, yes Hopkins students do work and study really hard, but many, especially the engineers work in groups. Most people are in the same boat so working together really helps people learn the material together.</p>
<p>Big Dreamer,</p>
<p>JHU or Purdue, 2 good choices. 2 very different schools. My son was in the same boat with Georgia Tech last year. Please look at the attrition rate at the big state schools. Some admit 2,000 freshman and only graduate 500. At Hopkins 400 engineers go in and 400 go out. My son LOVES HOPKINS. He is a ME, knows most of his freshman class, works in groups, and truely feels like a student and not a number. However, the work load is intense!!!, the best thing is that you are all in it together, and you are not pitted
against each other to make the school look better. </p>
<p>GO HOP!!! IN PETRO WE TRUST!!!</p>