<p>"JHU is most competitive on the lacrosse field. Thethoughtprocess is a Duke student who just watched his team fall to Hopkins in the national championship game 2 out of the last 3 years. I don't blame him for being bitter."</p>
<p>bonanza, </p>
<p>I don't really care about lacrosse that much, though I did watch the championship and thought it was a cool game. And I think going from a canceled season to a really close match against JHU (the best team) is pretty sweet. But again, don't care about lacrosse that much.</p>
<p>JHU is known for much more cutthroat competition among premeds, and for a less vibrant social scene that goes hand-in-hand with that. It might be a function of grade deflation. The schools you mentioned such as Brown and Duke are more known for having friendly student bodies (and a higher average GPA). </p>
<p>johnnyk, </p>
<p>I'm working as a summer analyst in NYC, but I live less than an hour away from Penn so I visit my friends their and definitely find the kids more laid back and fun than almost any other top school academically (including Dartmouth and Brown, though it might just be that my friends at those schools aren't as cool).</p>