<p>Hey all! I am having the hardest decision between these three schools. I am looking to major in engineering and then possibly go to a top graduate business school. I am a very social kid and am receiving mixed messages about the social lives at Tufts and JHU.</p>
<p>The three are very different, but all very well known and good in their own regards.</p>
<p>JHU is a very good school and similar to Tufts, but their focus tends to be on sciences and premed versus Engineering. I don’t doubt you’d get a great education at JHU, but it would sort of like getting an English degree from MIT (not that that would be terrible, either!).</p>
<p>Tufts is a close knit community (I live about 5 miles from the Tufts campus). Everyone is welcome, and they tend to be quirky (hipster, nerd, jock, etc. all coexist peacefully). Their engineering is quite good, but not quite as good as Michigan’s. However, it is a close, small knit community and more of a typical college experience. There are plenty of parties (drinking and hooking up is still common here – don’t worry. Typical college parties), but the people there tend to be a tad different.</p>
<p>Michigan’s engineering is one of the best programs in the country, but again – the climate is different. Mich is gigantic, so be prepared for not knowing everyone’s names.</p>
<p>If you’re interested in Business, Michigan’s a bigger target school for top consulting firms - i.e. McKinsey, BCG, Bain - and investment banks - see bulge bracket.</p>
<p>you know, House went to JHU then Umich…</p>
<p>Yes, but that was only after he got kicked out of JHU for cheating…</p>
<p>Well House went to those for medical school, not undergraduate engineering.</p>
<p>For Engineering, Tufts is not in the same league as Michigan. Johns Hopkins is almost as good. If your only concern were an Engineering education, I would say go to Michigan or Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>Socially, Michigan and Tufts have an advantage over Johns Hopkins, but one can fit in and have a great time at any of those three universities.</p>
<p>For Engineers, I would recommend Michigan over the other two.</p>
<p>House went to JHU for undergrad premed.</p>
<p>And basically everything Alexandre said.</p>
<p>I don’t know where House went for undergrad, but I know he goes to Michigan Medical school after being kicked out of JHU for cheating! LOL! But who cares, the OP is not premed, he is Engineering/Business.</p>
<p>You know, that could be construed as saying Mich accepted cheaters…</p>
<p>…just kidding.</p>
<p>And again – I feel Mich is an excellent school but is freaking gigantic (whereas Tufts seems to be a more closeknit LAC sort of feel), with JHU in between.</p>
<p>synny, the OP has not indicaded that he is adversly affected by a large student body. In fact, he has described himself as being social and outgoing, a quality that fits in perfectly at a school like Michigan.</p>
<p>Also, Michigan’s endowment is actually slightly larger (even on a per student basis) than either JHU or Tufts, and that does not even take into account the fact that Michigan receives over $300 million annually from the state. So from a resources point of view, Michigan is actually better off.</p>
<p>Finally, thanks to the way Michigan’s campus is laid out, Engineers have their own corner of the campus, making the university seem smaller than it really is.</p>
<p>I wasn’t saying it in a bad way. I personally loved Mich’s feel, but just wanted to emphasize that :]</p>
<p>Likewise, I am aware of the endowments sizes of the universities (6 billion what?) and about funding, which Mich is fine with (UC system, on the other hand…)</p>
<p>And I was sort of aware of the whole each college having its own area, but I was more saying in terms of size just purely in numbers, JHU and Tufts are similar (with graduates I think JHU has slightly more), but Michigan is larger than both combined. If you are outgoing and social, go for it :)</p>
<p>(Also – I think you meant the OP was not adversely affected by it).</p>
<p>“Also, Michigan’s endowment is actually slightly larger (even on a per student basis) than either JHU or Tufts, and that does not even take into account the fact that Michigan receives over $300 million annually from the state. So from a resources point of view, Michigan is actually better off.”</p>
<p>Alexandre, I think you forgot the fact that JHU dominates ANY university of research money, including MIT. Its research budget last year was 1.5 Billion. To put that in perspective, Michigan, also in top 5 in terms of research funding, finally broke 1 Billion in 2009. The margin in research budget is greater than the funding Michigan gets from the state appropriation! However, JHU does a lot of cutting edge medical research, which is extremely expensive.</p>
<p>However, Baltimore is a dump, especially if you wander west of MLK. JHU is really close to that border. The only decent parts are Fed Hill, Fells Point and a couple selective neighborhood, where housing cost is quite high (not NYC high, but way higher than Ann Arbor).</p>
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If you are planning to work as an engineer (before MBA), Michigan offers much better opportunities than Tufts and JHU (except for biomed).</p>
<p>bearcats, Engineering research at Michigan exceeds $180 million, while JHU’s research spending is roughly $70 million. When it comes to Medical research, obviously JHU is incredible.</p>
<p>I was also accepted to both JHU and Michigan for engineering. After participating in an overnight visit at both campuses, I chose Michigan. Academically, they’re pretty much on par with each other. The real tie-breaker for me was the atmosphere of the two schools.</p>
<p>At any given time on the Michigan campus, I saw at least ten kids reppin michigan gear. Everyone I talked to genuinely loved their school and said they couldn’t be happier anywhere else. </p>
<p>At Hopkins, there was absolutely no school spirit. Literally everyone that I talked to said that there are some days they completely regret coming to JHU, but more days where they are happy they came. The general consensus was that the work is overwhelming and you have to make your own fun, but that in the end, the degree from Hopkins is worth it. </p>
<p>In my opinion, an engineering degree from Michigan is just as good, if not better, than one from Hopkins. So why deal with all the negatives of Hopkins if you can have a kickass time at Michigan? </p>
<p>If you (or anyone) wants more insight, just PM me. I spent a lot of time on this decision</p>
<p>My son had the same decision to make last year. I went to Michigan so of course I was partial to Michigan but he decided on Tufts and he has been so happy with his decision. Unless you are premed, JHU doesn’t seem to be worth the stress. My son runs track and he sort of based his decision on his ability to run at both schools (Michigan is D1 and Tufts is D3). If not for the running I think he may have chosen Michigan.</p>