<p>I am completley torn between the two. I would really appreciate any insight whatsoever. I will be prem-med which seems to make the desicion obvious. I'm just not sure if I will be happy in the Johns Hopkins environment. I feel like I would be happier at Tufts but that I would get a better pre-med education at Johns Hopkins. I'm posting the same question on the Tufts board so here I'm basically looking for the Hopkins perspective. Also, I would appreicate it if people don't post telling me how stupid I am for not choosing one or the other.</p>
<p>when i was choosing schools, i went with Hopkins (i applied ed and got in). I visited tufts, and maybe i was just there on a bad day, but the people there seemed sort of grouchy and not too many people were friendly. On the other hand, when i visited Hopkins, i got almost the opposite, where people were very friendly and seemed very pleasant. </p>
<p>So i guess i probably visited tufts on a bad day, but i chose Hopkins...</p>
<p>Side note, my good friend goes to tufts and loves it there</p>
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<p>hey!!!!! i'm deciding between hopkins and tufts as well. though, i'm not pre-med. undecided right here! haha</p>
<p>Tufts has great programs for studying abroad. very strong in IR and linguistics. basically strong in everything else too.
Right outside of boston...i didn't really like town of medford, but i thought the campus itself was very nice.
Hopkins is beautiful. academics are stellar. pre-med program= fantastic. i didn't fall in love with baltimore, but i loved the seafood =]</p>
<p>I'm most likely going to end up @ Hopkins, but Tufts is sweeeeeeet too.</p>
<p>Nobody falls in love with Baltimore....</p>
<p>Hopkins IR program is top too. SAIS is as good, if not better than Fletcher.</p>
<p>"Nobody falls in love with Baltimore...."
what's the point of even making that comment?
haha welsh, you're the reason why i feel like i'm walking on eggshells whenever i post on collegeconfidential. relax will you?</p>
<p>i'll admit i haven't done as much research as i should, but i'm not trying to be a know-it-all. tikibu, just lettin u know that i'm in the same boat. & wherever you end up, i'm sure you won't regret it because both tufts and hopkins are awesome.</p>
<p>I'm also deciding between these two! I'm leaning towards Hopkins because of its beautiful campus and strong academics, but I'm also concerned because I'm afraid I won't find any friends there...I'm a work hard play hard kind of girl and I like to enjoy myself outside of the library on weekends...anyone want to refute some of these 'no social life' rumors I've heard of life @ Hopkins?</p>
<p>try using the search function ^^^</p>
<p>Let me shed some light here. I had to make a decision between Hopkins and Tufts too. I clearly have a bias towards Hopkins since I'm currently a freshman here.</p>
<p>I have a friend who got into Hopkins and Tufts too and he chose Tufts. He loves it there, I love it here, and I even visited Tufts and met with this old friend I met in Model UN and he took me out to lunch at Tufts. He said his workload is easier than it was in high school. I'm the complete opposite. Hopkins is a very challenging place. You will get the best education possible.</p>
<p>I lived in right near Boston next to Medford my whole life, Tufts is a good school, you can't go wrong with it. In terms of study abroad opportunities, Hopkins has campuses in Singapore, Nanjing, China, Bologna, Columbia, and in Italy too. Study abroad is a popular options for many students here who wish to take experience a whole new area and still be able to take classes and get credits in a different classroom environment.</p>
<p>SAIS>Fletcher. SAIS I heard is one of Hopkins crown jewels, rated among the best or #1 IR masters program a while back. </p>
<p>The problem with people saying that Hopkins have no social life is that they haven't experienced it first hand. There are tons of opportunities going on. We frequently have guest speakers and panelist come from all over the world to come and speak at forums with us. Last night, I was to a FAS debat where panelist from Tel Aviv came all the way to Hopkins to talk about the Proliferation of nuclear armaments of Iran. There are countless of club activities and parties going on out in the frat houses off campus too. Inner Baltimore is JUST as good as Boston. This is coming from a guy who is basically FROM Boston. Yes.</p>
<p>Take it from me, I'd would've gone to Tufts in a flash too. You can't go wrong with either choice. Hopkins has more prestige on its side.</p>
<p>One thing. Just because your in Medford doesn't mean you will frequent Boston that much anyways.</p>
<p>Seriously, Even though Davis Sq is like six stops away from Park st. From there, there is nothing much except Loews movies in Boston Common, Chinatown, and whatever. Boston and Baltimore is on par. Baltimore in some areas is really creepy. I get the same feeling in rougher parts of Boston too like in Roxbury, Dorchester, ghetto parts you know what I mean. Really scary there.</p>
<p>Tufts Campus is as nearly as beautiful as Hopkins campus. The beauty of the campus just knocked me off my feet. My first time, I was like: "Dad, look at how perfect everything is." The campus is essentially what I thought a campus should look like, something straight out of a movie.</p>
<p>Great feedback...I live in a suburb outside of Boston, and I've visited Baltimore, and something I loved about it was that it felt like home...only a bit different. I loved the similar 'old city' feel of Baltimore, and I'm no stranger to Dorchester/Roxbury/the 'grittier' parts of Boston. When I was in Baltimore I drove through the bad areas, but I could forget about them compared to the good ones...especially compared to the JHU campus!</p>
<p>Well I got into Tufts and JHU and Im trying to major in I.R. (undergrad)</p>
<p>Would it be idiotic to ditch JHU for Tufts, especially if I am looking for a not so stressful college experience?</p>
<p>Not really; Tufts has a kick ass IR department.</p>
<p>College is as stressful as you make it - independent of where you go.</p>
<p>They are both excellent schools and both very strong in international studies so you can't really go wrong. A few things to consider, however:</p>
<p>(1) While neither Baltimore nor Boston are truly international cities, Washington is and it is easily accessible to Hopkins students (about an hour away by car or MARC train (cheap) or Amtrak (not so cheap). Also, you can spend a semester at Hopkin's DC campus or just take a course or two at SAIS.</p>
<p>(2) As great as Tufts is, it definitely is the the third wheel in Boston behind Harvard and MIT. Hopkins has no peer between Philadelphia and Durham (yes I have heard of Georgetown and I'll keep to my statement).</p>
<p>(3) Hopkins is much better known internationally. Say Johns Hopkins to any educated person in any major city in the world--and they will know what you are talking about (and probably will be impressed). Tufts is known mostly in the eastern U.S. </p>
<p>(4) This factor can cut both ways but it says something about the culture of the two places. Walk on Tufts campus and you will see many students (particularly females) dressed very fashionably and expensively. Hopkins probably has as many or more students from prep schools and from New York--but for some reason the dress code/culture is quite different (i.e., a lot more jeans and sweat shirts). I don't know why this is or which you might prefer--but it definitely is different (yeah, I know that someone will say that Hopkins is nerdier--and perhaps that is true and explains it).</p>
<p>Bonanza makes a nice argument. I'll add that Hopkins is more well-known in more fields. Even those that are not as hyped up as BME, Writing Sems,... For example, the physics department features Adam Reiss. Physics geeks might recognize him as the guy who discovered dark energy and he very well might win a Nobel Prize.</p>
<p>Boston is much better than Baltimore. Also, the workload isn't as intense.</p>
<p>The workload is as intense as you make it. If one takes Orgo, Physics, Calc III, BME classes and a humanities class, you're going to get work. If one takes 4 100-level classes, not the case.</p>
<p>^I mean the workload when comparing similar/same courses to those of other universities</p>
<p>I am also trying to decide between JHU and Tufts. I am leaning towards Hopkins but the fact is that I know very little about the student bodies at the two schools. What is the "average" JHU student like and what is the "average" Tufts student like? I'm thinking I am going to major in IR and then minor in linguistics or french. But what is the difference in social life/student body between the two schools?</p>