<p>Is there stuff to do off campus? Do kids go downtown much? You know, shop, eat out, party. listen to music? Or are there lots of parties and things on campus?</p>
<p>ok, so there are parties...i have heard a number of people saying that JHU parties were kinda small and boring...</p>
<p>bloated_fetus, a party isnt a party if its small and boring..... if there is a night where not much is happening, everyone just goes downtown clubbing. Maybe you should come one weekend and party with us to see for yourself because listening to rumors isnt worth your time and energy. </p>
<p>roadtested, our campus has such a great location that you always have the option of going out downtown or staying on campus whenever you want. So like I suggested to bloated_fetus come and visit and check it out yourself.</p>
<p>Sounds like fun, I am leaning your way.
What do you think of the food, on and off campus?</p>
<p>i'll just have to take your word for it. I'm from Australia so i can't really just visit the campus</p>
<p>hey roadtested, like i said in a previous post about the food on campus -the food isnt the greatest but once you know what you like at Terrace/Wolman then its actually pretty good! Like the cooks always make really good grilled chicken breast (if you can wait 10 min for it) and I always could eat a grilled chicken sandwich or a chicken cesaer salade! And at Levering, Salsa Rico makes a decent burrito and SubConnection makes subs better than subway! (not just my opinion, but my friends as well) MegaBytes has good wraps and chicken fingers that are made to order but personally, I think everything else is kinda greasy but it was always filled with kids eating there.
off campus- There are some GREAT places to eat a quick bite off campus- Donnas, Rocky run, PJs, Subway, UNIMINI, Eddies market, Nifty Fifties diner etc the list goes on and on. I love eating off campus because the food is really good.</p>
<p>A lot of people have commented on the science majors. However are the IR majors also as...i guess agressive as BME?</p>
<p>The International Studies major is actually the most popular major at Hopkins, and is considered one of the top programs in the country. I am a sophomore IR major and I find the program and professors amazing.</p>
<p>The "aggressive / cut-throat / competitive" comments about Hopkins are really just myths, especially in IR. My classmates don't carry how well I am doing in class and i don't care about their grades either. No one steals books from the library -- we all actually concern ourselves with our own individual path. In fact, I study with a lot of other IR majors. [[[The same is true of BME, Biology, and other majors at Hopkins -- except for the rare psycho kid.]]]</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>how diverse is the school?</p>
<p>race-wise, it's pretty diverse. so that's great fun. </p>
<p>but if you think about it...a lot of the students (but definately not all) come from similar backgrounds: middle to upper middle class. pretty well educated, and what not.</p>
<p>none the less, there are many students here who could tell you stories to teach you a thing or two. this is across the board.</p>
<p>I think Hopkins is really diverse and it is one of the reasons I chose to come here. Here are some breakdowns:</p>
<p>56% male / 44% female (though the incoming freshman class was 51% male / 49% female)</p>
<p>All 50 states represented / 52 countries represented</p>
<p>African/American, Black-non-Hispanic = 7%
American Indian, Native American = 0.8%
Asian American/Pacific Islander = 22%
Hispanic, Latino = 6%
International = 11%</p>
<p>Students are also very diverse ethnically, religiously, politically, academically, and in their extracurricular pursuits. Come visit and see.</p>
<p>good FOOD is important to me...so i have some questions:
1. how often do people use the kitchens in the suites?
2. how far is it to the closest supermarket/grocery store?
i'd like to cook for myself when time/money permits...so yeah, it looks like there are good places to eat off-campus, but i just want to have other options as well. thanks!</p>
<p>check out campusfoods.com and look up Johns Hopkins. </p>
<p>I use the kitchen in my suite all the time. but only for simple cooking like top-ramen (yum!). Maruchan, by the way. What's the deal with this Nissin business? Anyway...</p>
<p>Time permitting? Well, that seems to be one of the main obstacles to cooking. There's quite a bit of work to get done at JHU...either with classes or with classes AND the extra-curricular opportunities they offer here. Plus, you gotta wash your dishes too...otherwise, your suitemates will hate you until you clear the sink of last night's pasta. </p>
<p>I also don't recommend cooking too often or doing anything heavy duty. They don't have fans so smoke gets everywhere and objects in the kitchen area get greasy. Yeah, that drives me crazy too.</p>
<p>how big are the classes at JHU? If the classes are smaller, doesn't that mean that there are even fewer A grades given out? if the tests are graded on a curve, does that mean that there are quotas for how many failing grades are given? About the competition at JHU, can someone get an A just by working really hard or do they have to be one point above everyone else to get the grade? can someone please explain how drastically the curve can affect someone's grade? is it ever severe enough to make someone who would otherwise have an A without the curve end up getting a C?</p>
<p>Paper Crane:</p>
<p>I assume that you haven't gotten answers to your questions because they have been asked and answered on a number of threads already throughout college confidential and also on the Hopkins Forums through Hopkins Interactive. I suggest searching the various threads about gradining at Hopkins to find the information you are looking for. </p>
<p>I will just say that class size and grading curves will differ greatly depending on the academic area you are pursuing and the level of the course.</p>