<p>So I have less than a week to decide where to put my downpayment. I'm waitlisted at Brown which I will go to in a heartbeat if accepted. In the meantime, I'm deciding between Johns Hopkins and Tufts.</p>
<p>I'm interested in Political Science as my probable major, but I want to purse both vocal (a cappella) and instrumental (jazz/classical/band flute) music. I know that Peabody has a great reputation, but since I'm not double-majoring I don't know how accessible it is.</p>
<p>I'm really looking for some kind of tipping point, because I adore both schools and could be happy at either Tufts or Johns Hopkins... I want to be sure that I'm making the right decision.</p>
<p>Does anyone want to argue for Tufts? I think if I get a compelling argument for Tufts I may be in less of a "Hopkins is right" mindset. Nobody I've talked to has really been able to convince me why Tufts would be right, including Tufts students...</p>
<p>Both are such great schools and I could be very happy at either, but I really can't place one ahead of the other yet.</p>
<p>I would not only choose JHU over Tufts--I would choose JHU over Brown. In fact, I did just that. Not that you couldn't get a good education at Brown. Of course you can. But Brown is so politically correct that it can be suffocating. Its odd--but when you get that many extreme liberals together they turn out to be anything but liberal. Rather, they are intolerant of any other point of view. Although Hopkins' culture is predominately liberal--for some reason it is decidely more tolerant and respectful of other viewpoints. Brown's culture may not matter much if you were majoring in physics--but it does matter in political science. Don't you want to hear all viewpoints--especially those that you might disagree with?</p>
<p>Hopkins' Political Science department is clearly the best of the three (Tufts doesn't even offer a Ph.D in political science which should tell you something).</p>