<p>God help me, I love them both, yet a threesome is out of the question...</p>
<p>I realize someone posted this for premed, but I'm trying to decide between the two and I'm a humanities person.
Actually, I'd be glad to take any advice on how to make the decision- it doesn't have to be specific to the school. Is there any criteria that you guys think is essential to cover? Any decision making techniques that you think are helpful? What should I consider in order to make a decision that will make me the happiest?</p>
<p>(I realize this is fairly open ended given it's me-centric, but I realized that there's lots of criteria that's important that I hadn't thought to add.)</p>
<p>hm i dont know.. neither of them are particularly known for humanities.. i guess washu is not as overbearingly pre-med though as hopkins is.. however hopkins writing seminars are apparently amazing.. but i dont know if thats for grad school</p>
<p>Again, I suggest you choose JHU, it has a better reputation though it is not ranked as high as Wash U, but we all know about US News... JHU, certainly!</p>
<p>One simple technique which I've heard people say has helped them is to choose one of the schools you're wavering about and tell yourself, "There. It's done. I'm attending. I will never be able to undo this decision." And see how you feel. Let yourself go for a few hours (or a day, if you can) thinking about how you've decided to go there, and observe whether you are excited or have a knot in your stomach. The next day (or a few hours later if that's all you can spare), switch schools and tell yourself you'll be going to the <em>OTHER</em> school, and see how that feels. You may find that just a simple role-play like this is enough to tell you where you really want to go.</p>
<p>Well stated mootmom - that is actually how I chose my college. I actually put the T-shirts on for each school and imagined myself during the last week of my freshman year looking back over my first year in college. </p>
<p>As for the OPs question - there are many similarities between JHU and Wash U. Focus on the differences - namely location and students. </p>
<p>Do you see yourself in St. Louis or Baltimore -- rooting for the Cardinals or Orioles? Which student body do you think you would better fit?</p>
<p>Academics are both top notch across all disciplines. In the end you will make the right decision.</p>
<p>interesting...you take tejada over pujols?</p>