<p>If you are serious about Hopkins, they have done an extensive self-study and published the findings and plans for addressing problems uncovered. Most of this is not specifically about premedical. </p>
<p>I share the expressed concerns about screening. The medical school will see a student's transcript. They do not need the premedical committee to tell them that a good student is a good student. The statements from the premed committee people certainly implied that they took a punitive attitude towards students with lower gpa's who applied against their advice. Like certain other colleges (Chicago, Swarthmore, Caltech) Hopkins seems to offer a very specific mode of education. It is not for everyone.</p>
<p>on the overall Hopkins undergrad experience</p>
<p>One should note that many if not most of the recommendations of the Committee on Undergraduate Education have been carried out. Note, e.g., the contruction of Charles Commons, the significant upgrading of food quality and facilities, and the impending change to class scheduling. The result is that the undergraduate experience has been significantly upgraded since the CUE report came out.</p>
<p>I agree that JHU is not for everyone. It was never meant to be. But for the right type of student--smart, self-assured and self-motivated--it is one of the best places to be.</p>
<p>afan...Re your post which links to Hopkins Magazine...That article is 4 years old, having been published in June, 2003. In the past 4 years, things have changed considerably.</p>
<p>Hopkins screens. No matter how you want to dress it up, it is still a premed committee that screens.</p>
<p>That's how Hopkins maintains its 90%+ acceptance rate. Otherwise, it'd be down around the 80% level like a Cornell or Northwestern. The biggest predictor of medical school acceptance rate is the quality of the entering student body.</p>
<p>Hopkins is as good as any other Top 20 school for premed. Not better. Not worse.</p>