<p>I actually don't disagree--but would simply emphasize your phrase "is known for." Yes--Hopkins does have a reputation for being less laid back than Brown or Duke. But reputation is differennt than reality--and reputation has more to do with what a place was like years ago than today. Today at least, most JHU students have fun as well as work hard. And the "cutthroat" stuff, frankly, was always a myth--mostly perpetuated by Hopkins students to tease underclassman. It is as reliable as a ghost story told by a camp counselor.</p>