<p>Lots of people have been telling me that the social life at JHU is crap. As in, the people at JHU spend most of their time stufying, and there arent many parties, and stuff like that. Is that true?</p>
<p>People study hard at Hopkins but the truly well-rounded individuals at JHU have a great social life. There are frat parties, sorority socials, student groups throw parties, etc. and most of them are open to the whole school. </p>
<p>The people who told you that Hopkins lacks socially either don't know what they are talking about or are truly anti-social (complainers)</p>
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<p>yeah, i dunno...the ppl who told me that said that JHU was fantastic academic wise, but the surrounding city was kinda dodgy and not much fun, and that the parties at JHU arent much fun...what is the city like?</p>
<p>Does anyone have info on the shops and stores in the local Charles Street and St Paul area?</p>
<p>The social life at JHU is amoung the worst as compared to other colleges. That being said, if you want to have a good time, you will. I had a great freshman year, partied Thursday through Saturday, and have joined a fraternity. As long as you are willing to actively seek out the fun, you will have a good time. The worst part of the social life is the girls at JHU are pretty bad. Luckily Towson adn Loyola are not far. :-p</p>
<p>Is there stuff to do off campus? In what way is the social life bad? If you are having fun, then it can't be so bad?</p>
<p>There isn't really a whole lot to do on campus. My definition of fun is going to parties/clubs, drinking, and meeting girls and Hopkins isn't very good for those things. There usually are open parties on Friday and Saturday but often times the parties are not the typical college party and are closer to small gatherings. I do believe that in order to have fun you need to join a fraternity because once second semester rolls around, a lot of the fraternities concentrate on pledging and there is nothing to do if you aren't in one.</p>
<p>Aren't there some local bars? And a few restaurants? Which schools have more than that?</p>
<p>nyr56, wat do you mean by the parties being closer to small gatherings? As in not many people go? or that the parties arent very exciting? </p>
<p>wat do you mean by the girls are pretty bad? are they VERY bad or just below your usual standards?</p>
<p>The parties are cool but don't expect anything like Animal House. They aren't huge but are still fun. At the beginning of the year they should be pretty cool, just not as big as compared to your average college party. However, when the party has a theme, they are usually awesome parties. </p>
<p>The girls are hideous, plain and simple. Of course there are exceptions, just not many. Prepare to be infected with HIV - Hopkins Impaired Vision.</p>
<p>"The girls are hideous, plain and simple."</p>
<p>You know they're saying the same thing about the guys, right? Lol.</p>
<p>nyr56, what fraternity did you pledge that you dont even get any of the many hot girls at hopkins? Before you start criticizing Hopkins girls maybe you should re-evaluate your own life and get in the social circle that actually includes girls, or maybe you just cant get any.... Honestly you are posting on CC in the middle of summer, how hot can you be? Your opinion is your own perrogative, but should not be swaying other peoples thoughts about JHU. </p>
<p>Granted I am a girl here at JHU, and I can tell you that only a few loser guys I have met would say that the girls are "hideous." Walk around campus or check out the girls on theFacebook.com and you'll find a lot of attractive people.</p>
<p>To be realistic, JHU is a small school... there are less than 4,500 undergrads enrolled... so its not possible for JHU to compete with large state schools like UMD-CP that has over 25,000 undergrads. That is why our parties are not filled with thousands of people. </p>
<p>PS- Im posting on CC because I am working at admissions this summer and its part of my job to dispell stupid rumors like this</p>
<p>So, is there stuff to do close by campus? We were there last week and there seemed to be plenty downtown by the harbor but not that much near the JHU campus.</p>
<p>Are you the budding writer? If so, you did my tour.</p>
<p>Hey roadtested, sorry but I am not the budding writer tour guide. Close to campus there are tons of things to do! there are lots of resturants all up and down St Pauls, the Charles theatre, the entire city of Towson about 10 min away and PJs Pub which is probably the most frequented bar/grill by Hopkins students that is closer to campus than the frat houses. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>laxfan, FYI, I am posting mainly when I'm at work and bored. Sorry for trying to help incoming freshmen, something more people should do. As for my social life, I go out and have a much better time than the majority of people at JHU. Trust me, I'm quite normal and have cool friends. Obviously there are some attractive girls at JHU, just not many. How can you even venture to say JHU has as many good looking girls as compared to almost any other college? It's not just what I think; everyone I know except for the guys who are obsessed with asians agree. The second I come home to Long Island I can see the difference. I had girlfriend while at JHU as well; my comments still hold that the selection is very limited. I'm sure you have heard of HIV and the 2x+1 formula. I certainly didn't make them up...</p>
<p>Oh, and next time you disagree with someone, try arguing the facts not insulting the person.</p>
<p>Nyr56, you want to discuss the facts? lets do that. </p>
<p>Fact (1) CC is not for incoming freshmen, its primarily for prospective students deciding whether or not to apply. I agree with you that we should help the freshmen, so that is why Admissions created their own message board for the Class of 2009. A quotation from CC's overview as to their mission- "To address the myriad of questions college-bound students and their parents have while preparing for college." The mission is not spread untrue rumors. </p>
<p>Fact (2) I did not say that JHU has as many good looking girls OR guys as ANY other campus... all I said was that we have a MUCH SMALLER campus than most colleges and it is not logical to compare a 4,000 person school to a 20,000 person school. At another site like CC, Hopkins was given a C+, which may not be the best but is definitly better than the D+ given to Carniegie Mellon. Once again, this is just another opinion -- the prospects should visit and make their own opinion.</p>
<p>Fact (3) The asian community is only 27% of the entire school, so I feel bad for your guy friends that are "obsessed with asians" since they are not even close to being a majority on campus.</p>
<p>Fact (4) Lastly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder ... Long Island might look good to you, but not to others.</p>
<p>Oh, and next time you post your opinions, try not insulting 42% of the JHU campus. And dont tell others to argue the facts and to not insult others when you list no facts in your argument. Its called hypocrisy. </p>
<p>(((For the prospects out there, i apologize for this arguement -- i am just tired of people spreading false info about JHU and offending women at the same time.)))</p>
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<li><p>At this point in time, most people have decided where they are going to college. I am not trying to convince anyone not to go to JHU, just trying to help them be prepared for what it will be like. Stop saying "untrue rumors"; my comments are either opinions or facts, none of which are untrue or rumors. Regardless, this is the internet, not your own site, so I can post what I think whenever I choose.</p></li>
<li><p>I'm talking percentages. The percentage of good looking people (for either sex) is significantly lower than most schools. I know there are worse out there (tech schools) but it still is bad. In fact, most of my friends go to Towson or Loyola to meet girls.</p></li>
<li><p>27% is a very high portion. My point was that they have a bigger choice since they are looking at asians as well as whites.</p></li>
<li><p>Yes it is. However I am yet to find a person say Long Island people are ugly. It is sort of like how most people from CA are hot.</p></li>
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<p>I am not saying anything that should be offending women at all. I said the girls at hopkins are uglier than most schools. If you take offense at that, it is your own fault. For all I know you are one of the hottest people on this planet but that does not invalidate the statement that JHU students are, on average, much worse than elsewhere.</p>
<p>Trust me, I don't want to discourage people from coming to Hopkins. It just seems to me you are spewing propaganda to try and convince people to come. I wouldn't consider going to another college but people need to realize what JHU is like in order to make the best of it. I have seen too many people have an awful time and end up transferring.</p>
<p>You started criticizing me for my beliefs, which is plain wrong. The fact is, JHU is one of the worst colleges socially, based on surveys.</p>
<p>I'm doing pre-college at JHU right now and get to be a freshmen here in the fall (w00t! my first choice school!!).</p>
<p>I know this much:
The kids here aren't contentious like these two. Everyone is very friendly and very open. Even our RAs, who are older than us...ALWAYS give helpful advice.</p>
<p>I haven't seen a lot of exciting things to do while in Baltimore, but I have only barely ventured off campus so take that with a grain of salt (this midnight curfew thing for this program is KILLER! along with the binge learning since it's summertime). </p>
<p>There aren't any Jamba Juices nearby or any of your "commercial" favorites...which kinda sucks. I think Towson ought to have that stuff though, but I dont think that's necessarily within walking distance. Other than that, if you're the kind of person who likes to take it easy...make a nice group of super close friends (while being really friendly acquaintances with all your other kick butt classmates)...kick up your heels and watch a movie on the weekend...you shouldn't have a problem.</p>
<p>Everyone has their own opinion. You can't just listen to what just two people have to say, but have to ask a bunch of people. It's hard to give schools a distinct personality or social scene, me thinks. It can only be what you make of it. </p>
<p>One thing: The lounge in AMR II sucks. Ping pong ball...squashed. The pool table is missing a ball. Is it usually like that? The rec center is pretty cool though.</p>
<p>If possible, visit. I think all your questions about social life can be answered then.</p>