Penn vs. Hopkins for Liberal Arts

<p>I have been accepted to both Penn and JHU. No, I won’t be attending Wharton. I am getting a Liberal Arts degree. Giving the information, which school would be considered the stronger choice? I know Penn is know for Wharton and JHU is known for medical and foreign affairs. Both schools have made a strong case for their respective Liberal Arts departments to me. I’m from Houston, TX., so I only have a regional perspective on the schools in the Northeast. Any suggestions or ideas would be greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>Did you violate ED policy or something?</p>

<p>It really depends on your concentration. For Internation Relations, I would suggest JHU. Although Penn does also have a good program, I feel JHU is greatly know for their program. However, Penn is a solid school, even though you're not in Wharton. Their liberal-arts programs are fabulous. I would suggest Penn primarily because of their stellar programs, their reputation, and the rich city of Philadelphia.</p>

<p>Jh is best for premed, but Penn for most other things a person could major in.</p>

<p>if youre interested in history at all Penn has an excellent department. Their art history department is one of the top 10 in the nation. Penn also has a really great selection of languages offered, over 400 are taught I think, so if youre into that come to Penn. JHU is really only known for its med school, while Penn is much more well-rounded and has great liberal arts departments across the board</p>

<p>plus penn kids are awesome.... but yeah im wondering if your post is hypothetical in nature because im 100% sure if you get into Penn ED you MUST go there or else you are violating the agreement. and it is also past the reply deadline. ??</p>

<p>Look guys, I'm not violating any ED or anything. I am 32 years old. I am not a traditional undergraduate. My parents aren't with me anymore, so i had to go straight to work out of high school. Without getting too personal, I had completed 73 credit hours from my local junior college with a 3.46 GPA, while working a full-time career.
Granted, my grades couldn't even compete with any of your grades or test scores(I wish I had really tried harder in H.S.), but Penn and Hopkins really liked the fact that my grades in college are repspectable and given my age and work experience(I am a real estate agent), I might add a unique perspective to their classrooms. I guess that's what these top schools look for, sometimes, is someone who will bring a different point of view to their community.
Anyway, I still am waiting for admissions decisions from several other good institutions, even though penn and Hopkins have given me the "thumbs up", but I am really trying to do my research about these schools. I have really gained a lot of knowledge from the community boards. I can't begin to tell you how much this has helped me(although I know it ultimately comes down to my personal decision).</p>