Pre Med and Physics at Hopkins?

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I’m a rising senior looking to narrow down (or possibly add to if need be) my college list. I know I want to go to med school after undergrad for sure. Obviously Johns Hopkins is known for it’s medical school, pre-med program, clinical research, internships, etc. etc.

However, I have a passion for physics, mechanics, astrophysics, calculus, etc. I know that physics is a viable major somebody applying to med school, granted that they take the other classes on the path. I also know high level physics can really help in o-chem, and it really, really helps on the MCAT.

My question isn’t whether it’s advisable to do physics with pre-med (I know a lot of people say it kills your GPA). My question is, do a lot of people do this path at Hopkins? Is Hopkins’ physics program renowned? Other schools I’m looking at, such as Yale, Princeton, Stanford, Berkeley have outstanding physics undergrad programs… is Hopkins close to the same Caliber? Or is it really only the right fit for somebody who wants to do pre-med and a biology or psychology, etc. major?

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  1. Is Physics + premed common While I don't know ALL of the physics majors at Hopkins, I have yet to meet a physics major who is also premed. That's not to say it can't be done, but it's not very common.
  2. Is Hopkins physics renowned? Hopkins is ranked 18th by USNews for it's overall physics program and 10th for cosmology + relativity. So I'd say our physics program is "renown". Furthermore, with Hopkins emphasis on research you'll have the chance to have hands on experience working in physics - which is generally much harder to do at other schools.
  3. Is Hopkins only a good fit for bio majors and premeds? No, Hopkins is not just a good school for premeds. We are well ranked in just about every department and have extremely well known Biomedical Engineering, Writing Seminars, Classics, and International Studies departments.
    While it's true that we are best known for our Med School, Hopkins has much to offer to premeds and non-premeds alike.