<p>Like which one do you think would fit me better (and yes i know this thread has been done over and over again sorry). </p>
<p>I wanted to go a school that...[ul]
[<em>]Nerdy (as in people care more about studies then partying)
[</em>]Good dorms (I don't want to live somewhere with a community shower or anything)
[<em>]I really want to do Pre Med, but I would some form of botany in there while studying
[</em>]I don't want a party school or a strong greek life (unless its like MIT greek life)
[*]I don't really care that much about night life (I prob won't go out)[/ul]</p>
<p>Hopkins does have sororities and fraternities for the more social kids, but I’ve heard that there’ a big contingent who never emerge from the library. If you actually want to be that sort, it might be good for you. I don’t know much about Wash. U but I can’t imagine that it has as many constant library types. Have you considered U. Chicago? It may not be thought of as much as a pre-med school but people are very serious about their studies.</p>
<p>^Completely wrong. try going there before you spread inaccurate rumors about a school and how a “large contingent never emerge from the library”. Hopkins is pretty social and is a bit of a party school (not as much as say Stanford, but more so than Princeton). Local kids from towson and loyola will come to the parties (that should say something since towson is a huge state school). You’ll find that at a lot of top privates. You can definitely hole yourself in the library, but you might regret it later. Sounds like Hopkins wouldn’t be a good fit for you Zombie. try visiting and doing an over nighter.</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ve ever heard anything bad about WUStL. It has a beautiful campus, nice dorms, good surrounding area, and friendly students. It’s extremely good for plant biology, whereas JHU focuses almost entirely on molecular biology. The program has close ties with the nearby botanical garden, one of the best of its kind in the US.</p>
<p>WashU rates high on dorms and quality of life measures, including the food. Their modern dorms have 4 person suites - two 2-person rooms connected by a bathroom.</p>
<p>Both schools are “work hard, play hard”. People do go out on the weekend, and there are tons of social events (just look up WILD). It’s perfectly possible to not be a part of that culture, plenty of my friends are like that, but if you really want a non-party school, you might be leaning towards a Colorado School of Mines type.</p>
<p>Also, thanks for the helpful comment, annasdad.</p>
<p>I think that more than half of the residence halls on the WashU South 40 (where underclassmen live) are modern (with suites with their own bathroom), and less than half are traditional (with bathrooms per floor). Students prioritize on their housing application their preference of the six options - modern/traditional and single/double/triple. Modern doubles are the most common, although you aren’t guaranteed to get your preference. </p>
<p>Regarding comments about WashU’s admissions policies, WashU waitlists a lot more applicants than most schools do. WashU also seems to value high test scores a lot, and also cares about the interest level of the applicant in the school. On CC there are a lot of theories bandied about regarding “Tufts Syndrome”, but IMHO WashU’s admissions results don’t seem very different than those of other highly selective schools, if waitlists are considered to be rejections.</p>
<p>My D’s school has ~30 applicants per year to WashU and an admission percentage a bit above the norm for the school. Nevertheless, the GC staff says that it’s impossible to figure out what the school is looking for, even moreso than other highly selective schools. Kids who seem like very strong candidates regularly get rejected, and borderline kids get in, with no discernible pattern. That and the game-playing with the waitlist that others have noted. </p>
<p>Bottom line: apply there if it interests you, because it’s a fine school. Just don’t buy any nonrefundable tickets to STL, no matter how good you figure your chances are. </p>
<p>OP, how do you pay for college? Just so you know WashU is a need aware school. </p>
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<p>You didn’t ask, but pre-med at places like JHU or WUSTL, couple with 4 years of medical school, you’re looking at half million dollar price tag.</p>
<p>^ Seriously, you should use the college board FinAid calculator to see how much your EFC is, then use some loan calculator to see what kind of burden debt would place on your future. It’s totally heartbroken not to be able to your dream school because your family can’t pay for it. Same with your professional aspiration later on. There are so much debt you can get into. I’ve seen many on cc suggested premed students to go to a cheapest possible undergrad school to save for medical school. One kid went to Rhodes college full ride and now studying medicine at Yale, for example. Such a smart choice!</p>
<p>Showing interest: visit, interview, contact adcoms, attend offsite events, do enough research so you can tell them in your essay why you’re a great fit.</p>