UCLA vs WASHU vs HOPKINS

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Los Angeles
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<p>It's actually UCLA vs WashU vs Hopkins</p>

<p>I'm looking to major in sciences so I would like a school with</p>

<p>-great/many research opportunities
-great professors who care
-a lively campus, clubs, friendly people
-great academics, i don't want to study 95% of my free time (maybe 80% lol)</p>

<p>UCLA
pros: In LA!, lots of people/clubs, not too far from home, west coast weather, nice campus, great academics, school spirit, beautiful people :P
cons: worried about standing out, competition, size, BUDGET cutbacks</p>

<p>WashU
pros: great education, profs, research opps, friendly people, lots to do on campus, good food/dorms
cons: st. louis is sketchy, don't really like downtown st. louis, don't know what else there is to do besides schoolwork., how are the girls at WashU?</p>

<p>Hopkins
pros: academics are good, research opportunities, probably most prestigious out of these 3.
cons: students spend too much time studying, not a lively campus, am i wrong here?, extremely far from home, large pre-med population. How are the girls there btw?</p>

<p>Any input is appreciated!</p>

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<p>I’d pick Wash U. for what you’re looking for. Research / professors / academics are better at JHU or WU than UCLA, though undoubtedly UCLA has the best campus. Homewood is pretty sick, actually, but it’s no LA.</p>

<p>As for JHU, all yours cons are absolutely true, and unless you’re pre-med I would be very, very skeptical that it’s more prestigious than WashU. On the contrary, people will be asking your whole life “Oh, were you pre-med?” and then look disappointed when you say no (obviously does not apply if you’re premed).</p>

<p>Honestly, at a large research university you’re not going to get professors who care about their intro lecture students. That’s what seminars are for, and private universities have more/better. If you want a professor’s attention from your first year, you gotta go to JHU or WashU (n.b., Hopkins kids universally complain that their professors are more interested in research than teaching - not my experience, but keep it in mind)</p>