JOHNS HOPKINS OR BROWN? help!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm having a lot of trouble picking between these two schools. I'd like to ED because..well I know this is dumb, but I just want to be "done" by December.
My stats are good enough for both of these schools (I looked at the numbers).</p>

<p>I like Brown because of PLME, and that it's anthropology and cognitive science departments are reallly rich. I like the artsy vibe.
I DON't like Brown because just from imagining orientation there, I'd feel really intimidated. One reason being that I'm really short. Also, I'm not an "effortless" genius--I have to work hard. a I do believe that I have a witty sense of humor, but I'm not an academic genius.
My SAT score is also on the lower end of the score that admitted students would normally get.</p>

<p>I like Johns Hopkins because it feels like home. I love the modern-looking campus, and I love Baltimore. Baltimore seems so much more fun than Providence. However, it seems really sciencey (which I LIKE) but not "humanities" enough. I bond better with humanities leaning people intellectually, so this is important to me. The dorms are also nicer there.
I DON'T like Johns Hopkins because so many people are going to be Pre-Med there. I don't like being like everyone else (yes I know this sounds egotistical, but it's just how I feel).
My SAT score is also more in the middle of what admitted students would normally get.</p>

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<p>These are both almost certainly reaches for you. If you love them equally, ED at JHU because you’ll have a better chance of getting in than at Brown.</p>

<p>I would like to defend brown here and say that it’s really NOT intimidating. You could always apply to both RD and see if you get in either of them.</p>

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<p>To be fair, I’d go out on a limb and say 99% of the of the students at Brown are not effortless geniuses. Same thing goes for JHU.</p>

<p>It does seem like you would prefer JHU though, and you probably wouldn’t struggle to find people to bond with intellectually there.</p>

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<p>The problem is, I’ve loved Brown for a long time and I LOVE talking to people who go to Brown. I’ve talked to lots of Brown students for essay help and they’re awesome people. However, I do like the campus life at Johns Hopkins better.</p>

<p>…AND I’ve already finished the Brown supplement because I’d been obsessed with the school for a long time. But the campus life there seems really lackluster! I didn’t really feel safe there.</p>

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<p>Have you talked to JHU students as well?</p>

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<p>I have. They’re really cool too, and feel much more “on level” with me. I feel as though I’m talking to educators when I talk to Brown students…as if they’re glowing.</p>

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<p>If you do truly like them the same, I’d ED at JHU because you have a more reasonable chance of acceptance.</p>

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<p>But I finished my Brown supplement already and even wrote up my Brown PLME essay :(</p>

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<p>well keep it in case rejected</p>

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<p>it seems to me like you really prefer JHU but you want to go to brown because of prestige</p>

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<p>No, not really…I just feel more stimulated by Brown. I feel like I’ll grow more there. I feel like at JHU I’ll just be more …me?</p>

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<p>Whenever a poster suggests Hopkins, you come back saying why you prefer Brown. It sounds like you would regret it if you didn’t apply to Brown so I think you answered your own question.</p>

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<p>About humanities: JHU is really well known for international relations and IR is a hugely popular major for students, so you shouldn’t have a hard time making friends with humanities majors.</p>

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<p>you shouldn’t ED to either.</p>

<p>ED should be saved for your really, truly #1 choice, and these schools are just too different.</p>

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<p>I would guess that a third of the matriculating Frosh are pre-health…is that the environment that you seek?</p>