<p>So I was just accepted to Johns Hopkins cognitive science program off the extended summer waitlist. I previously committed to penn state main campus but now I can't decide where I want to go to college. Johns Hopkins is great for premed but I heard how cut throat the premed students are and I also want to have a social life in college. Penn state isn't as amazing for premed but it's good and going to penn state will be completely free because of scholarships whereas hopkins will obviously be much more expensive. I also hear that where you go to undergraduate doesn't really matter for med school as long as I maintain a high GPA, get a good mcat score, and do research/service, which I might not have time for at hopkins because of how competitive it is. I have until Monday to decide and I would love advice on what to do. Thanks so much!
Also I didn't apply to schreyer but if I choose penn state I plan to apply for gateway admission.</p>
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<p>Premed is not cut throat at Hopkins. It’s a generic unfounded rumor often used by rejects. Go on campus and ask the seniors there. At the end of the day, JHU is more expensive. But then again, JHU grads more often than not go on to the top medical schools (sometimes with full rides via MD/Ph.D. programs). The same cannot be said for penn state. Given you got into Hopkins, you’d likely do well at penn state. But nothing is guaranteed. All I can say is I’ve had a ton of classmates that did average at Hopkins end up at amazing graduate schools often with scholarships due to the rigor of Hopkins. Penn state is not even close to having that amount of respect from graduate school or professional school admission committees.</p>
<p>Usually people are deciding between Hopkins and the Penn State/Jefferson combined BS/MD program (with posters picking the former in the past) - not just regular penn state.</p>