<p>have you guys checked out JHU's rep on the princeton review website? it's totally negative. they make it sound like a turkish prison. furthermore, at the bottom they have a section called "students who applied to this school also applied to..." and for JHU it lists good schools, but it doesnt work the other way around! ***, are the other schools out to screw over JHU's rep?! something must be done to combat this bad press!</p>
<p>heres the site if you want to check it out:</p>
<p>the more i read about it, the more i get the sense that there are two kinds of students at JHU; those that are right for it, and those that arent. Those that aren't tend to hate the experience and tend to whine about it, but many stay because of the other things about JHU the PR says (look who its compared to:Harvard College , Cornell University , Yale University , University of Pennsylvania , Princeton University) Those who make the best of it, who know how to use its resources and are genuinely interested in the "hopkins experience" flourish. Whatever people might say, despite admissions statistics, JHU is STILL a top 15 university in the country and a top 25 in the world, and to overcome the admissions stigma and the rumors on the social stuff, and still be that prestigious is a true testament to the academic caliber of the institution.</p>
<p>I am alittle discouraged that the food is ranked as one of the worst among colleges, that hurts.</p>
<p>Yeah, the food is definitely bad. At first it seems like it'll be fine, but the menus repeat, over and over again. On the bright side, there's always a salad bar, cereal, sandwiches, ice cream / frozen yogurt, and bagels, in addition to whatever they're serving. It's a good idea to get a minifridge so you can have good, fresh food that you like and that's healthy.
I met the manager of the dining halls when he was going around asking everyone if they were happy with the food and service. I'm lactose intolerant and they didn't have any lactose free milk over the summer, but he promised that a.) they have it in the year, and, more interestingly, b.) if there's ANYTHING you want, you can ask a manager to get it for you, and they'll at least consider it.
So hopefully we'll all be ok.</p>
<p>"Yeah, the food is definitely bad. At first it seems like it'll be fine, but the menus repeat, over and over again. On the bright side, there's always a salad bar, cereal, sandwiches, ice cream / frozen yogurt, and bagels, in addition to whatever they're serving. It's a good idea to get a minifridge so you can have good, fresh food that you like and that's healthy. "</p>
<p>oh god. hopkins is my 1st choice and im pretty sure i'll get in, but im a really really picky eater. my parents never took me to restaurants... and still don't so I'm not used to eating much else besides what my mom cooks. i had a deprived childhood. oh well i guess i'll survive on cereal and sandwitches since that's what i eat a lot of anyway.</p>
<p>get a suite and cook for yourself lol</p>
<p>abrandel, I liked your reaction, and I agree with you. But...BUT....I still think the princeton review is trying to "bash" hopkins. Also, another misleading "statistic" (I have no idea how they got this value) is the Hopkins "Academic Rating" as an 86 (out of 100 I assume). I dont understand why JHU's rating is so low...but there you are.</p>
<p>Also, just as an interesting comparison, take a look at Wash U's page. The difference is striking, and I think we can all agree that Wash U is an equal if not inferior institution (or maybe thats just my opinion). But could this all be traced back to marketing by the school? If so, why isnt Hopkins considering this in their marketing strategy?</p>
<p>Here is the Wash U page for those of you who are interested:
<a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/generalinfo.asp?listing=1022620<ID=1%5B/url%5D">http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/generalinfo.asp?listing=1022620<ID=1</a></p>
<p>Btw...THEIR "Academic Rating" is a 94?! What is that all about?</p>
<p>I think the food is something that you can get over after a while. I've been at boarding school for four years, and the first two years I thought I would die from the horrible food. It's like pasta every day for dinner, and a bagel every day for lunch. After a while though, you realize there are other things you can do to get around the options if you don't like the food provided. You can order in, which I strongly suggest, especially since some of the points can transfer over to restaurants or pizza places. You can also buy some snacks for yourself and make your own food once in a while. I don't know if that sounds helpful, but if you really don't like it, talk to the manager like someone else said.</p>
<p>Marketing is definately something the Hopkins people need to look at. In fact, when Olivia and I were talking about the community building thing about us and our classmates, thats something i believe came up. There's definately a part we can play in building a stronger sense of school spirit not just internally but in terms of the public persona as well. Imagine if JHU started anything like what is going on in recruiting at its peer universities...applicants would go up, so would yield, admissions rate would fall, Hopkins ranking would jump up, so would the academic rating (which is so painfully biased). I think the truth is that as long as you have those students i was talking about in my first response, that don't want to or know how to take advantage of the incredible resources of the university, which in my opinion are unique even amongst its esteemed peers, the reputation according to heavily biased organizations like PR is going to be tough to erase. As members of the community, there is definately a lot we can do, especially if we work along side the administration on it</p>
<p>abrandel, you read my mind.</p>
<p>btw abrandel, whats the deal with this "group". It sounds like you are coordinating this. Let me know whats goin on man. AIM: Evoy101</p>