<p>I'm shocked that I even have to make this choice. I was set to go to Hopkins until the Ivy decisions came out. Yale is giving even better fin aid than Hopkins (although I could afford both packages) and Cornell gave me the opportunity to be a research scholar which would mean very good research opportunities and Columbia made me a 'Kluge Scholar' although I still don't know what that is. Alas, my heart still lies with Hopkins but I still feel torn...</p>
<p>What do you guys think I should do? Better yet, what would you guys do?</p>
<p>i like Yale campus, it’s really beautiful. I’ve visited to all the Ivy League and Yale was my favorite. I only gave up cuz there was no way i could get in lol
and Yale has Hogwat-y dormitory system which is pretty cool and nice social life too.
I know someone who graduated in Yale and she loves it.
I’ve never been to UChicago but heard it’s campus isn’t that great.</p>
<p>I think, since all those schools are very prestigious and academically strong schools, you can disregard academic aspect other than confirming that whichever school you chose has nice program that fulfill your academic and non-academic interests.</p>
<p>Also, because Yale is more “party school” and Johns Hopkins is more “non party school” i guess life in Yale might be more fun???</p>
<p>don know, but i like Yale. It’s very similar to my own name :)</p>
<p>So I think it comes down to what you’re looking for in a college. I would strongly recommend trying to perhaps narrow down your list a bit and then visit a couple places to see how you like them. With that list of school, you can’t go wrong and your decision needs to be about your “fit”. I’ve visited all of those campus except Chicago at some point in the last few years and they do have very different “feelings” (I know I’ve said the same thing on a couple other threads as well, but I really think it’s true). </p>
<p>In terms of breaking down your list, here are my random thoughts:I believe the research scholars program at Cornell provides some sort of loan replacement and if this is an issue for you, then consider that… but beyond that, you can really get great research opportunities anywhere. Cornell’s program might be cool, but I wouldn’t use it as a major deciding factor. In fact, since you said you’re interested in medical school, I would even venture a suggestion that Cornell might be a less optimal choice because their medical school is in New York City and you’ll miss out on these clinical or patient based research opportunities that you would get at the four other schools (just a educated guess - this may be not be 100% correct). UChicago is known for its core curriculum while Hopkins emphasizes having no core or general education requirements - I would personally not like a core curriculum at all, and I think the Hopkins curriculum gives you a lot more flexability in terms of what courses you take while still requiring you to become a well rounded students by having everyone take science, humanities, writing, etc classes. All the campuses have different locations, surroundings etc - I think Yale is a beautiful campus, but I don’t think I could see myself as a student there etc</p>
<p>Hmm, well, I’ve narrowed it down to Cornell, Yale and JHU (with Yale and JHU essentially tied at first). I’m also a fan of the non-core curriculum.</p>
<p>Now just a minute, guys. The OP made it clear that he/she wants to pursue MEDICINE. I consider myself to be “brand conscious” as well, but given the choice, I would CERTAINLY choose Hopkins in this case (and not Yale).
[Johns</a> Hopkins University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](<a href=“Johns Hopkins University - Wikipedia”>Johns Hopkins University - Wikipedia)</p>
<p>The numbers say it all, ne? Hopkins is a premier institute; consistently ranking number 2 (1 previously) for Medicine.</p>
<p>But then again, Yale is brilliant in its own way. I would suggest you to do a little more research on both (Yale and Hopkins).</p>
<p>I had a friend two years ago who got into Harvard, Yale and Hopkins for pre-med.
She loved Hopkins and ultimately had to choose between Hopkins and Harvard. She didn’t think twice about Yale too much, and just focused on those two schools.</p>
<p>Well, after consulting with family and some newfound friends from the schools and stuff, it all came down to fit and as great as jhu is, I think I’m gonna go with Yale. I just think it will be an easier adjustment and stuff and financially its better (which ultimately became a pretty big factor). Hopefully this’ll give someone a chance to come off the waitlist and attend such a wonderful institution. It really was a tough choice, but I think that for me personally, I made the right decision.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the help you guys have given me. It really meant a lot and was really very insightful.</p>