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Colleges and Universities A-Z Johns Hopkins University
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<p>hi everyone. I'm reallly interested in JHU. I love the programs, activities, etc and am now trying to get a feel for the location/area since I won't be able to visit. I think Baltimore sounds like a great city and I do not want to go to a school in the middle of nowhere, but is the campus self-enclosed? I saw a few pictures online and there seemed to be some large roads and maybe highways running through the campus?</p>

<p>And do you know any school which it is similar to location-wise? Is the campus much like Columbia, with NYC as a focus?</p>

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<p>I was wondering this, too, and is the Medical School seperated from the undergraduate colleges? And is JHU like GW- with part of it in a more secluded, country-type area, and the rest (myb the Medical school) in the city?</p>

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<p>No highways or roads running through Hopkins. A real country oasis of at least 150 beautiful tree-lined acres. Nothing at all like NYU, and much bigger and more beautiful campus than Columbia.</p>

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<p>You should come visit, it's definitely different from a lot of other campuses I've seen. It's 3 miles north of downtown Baltimore, bordering a very wealthy neighborhood and a neighborhood called Charles Village, which has shops, apartment etc. The campus is not like Columbia at all, it's larger, for one, and is separate from the city. It is a pedestrian-only campus, with 4 quads, Georgian Architecture and a lot of trees. There are no roads running through campus, it is bordered on one side by Charles Street, the main thoroughfare in Baltimore. It's not that big a street. And the other side is mainly San Martin, which is a small winding road built on the side of a steep hill which drops off into a park.</p>

<p>Yes, the medical school is separate from Homewood campus, it's in east Baltimore, which is a pretty rough neighborhood. The medical itself is very well secured, however. There are shuttles owned and operated by the university which run from Homewood, to Peabody, to the medical school. There are also shuttles used in association with neighboring colleges (Towson, Goucher, Loyola) that run to the inner harbor, and a town called Towson. </p>

<p>This is one of those campuses you have to visit. As I've said, it's very different from anything I saw when I was visiting colleges.</p>

<p>EDIT: Check this out: <a href="http://www.jhu.edu/%7Etour/map.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.jhu.edu/~tour/map.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The grey quad in the upper left just opened, and will house the admissions department in a brand new building. It has parking underground.</p>

<p>And on the opposite side of Charles street, there is some housing, including the new Charles Commons.</p>

<p>If you're really interested, visit.</p>

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<p>Campus proper has no car traffic except for service vehicles, but basically all non-freshman housing (both university and non-university) is across a major street from the University. (Charles street to the East or University Ave to the North). This</a> page has some pretty good pictures of the campus itself, but I couldn't find a collection of off-campus pictures. In terms of the campus being self-enclosed, you really don't see that many locals on campus, but there are the occasional people jogging, walking their dog etc. However, students definitely venture out from campus - many volunteer at area schools, do research at the Medical or Public Health School, visit area restaurants and stores etc. </p>

<p>I'd definitely recommend a visit if you're interested. In terms of other campuses that I've visited, I'd say our campus is fairly similar to WashU. (With housing somewhat separated from academic areas, fairly self-contained campus surrounded by residential neighborhoods, but students still involved in/part of the city life)</p>

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<p>Just to clarify - our physical campus is kind of like WashU, but I'd say that the student life/culture is fairly different between all colleges and I'd don't know what I could really compare ours to.</p>

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<p>Just to add a bit...
Hopkins physical location is one of the truly distinct qualities of our University. It can best be described as a city school without the city feel. The campus is a 140-acre self-contained campus in one of the most residential neighborhoods of Baltimore ... yet to get downtown it takes less than 10 minutes. The campus has been described as park-like, traditional college campus, or my favorite ... an oasis. The campus is a series of connected quads and there are no city streets that cut-through these quads. And oh yeah, everything is made of brick so there is a beautiful consistency to new and old buildings. </p>

<p>The Medical campus is a completely different campus about 15 minutes from the Homewood campus (undergraduate campus). </p>

<p>In no way is our campus like other city schools that were mentioned (NYU, GWU, BU, etc.). I can see the comparison to WashU that tanman mentions, but I still think JHU is one-of-a-kind. </p>

<p>Finally, as mentioned above, to really get the feel you need to visit. Many people are quite suprised but what a beautiful campus can exist in a city.</p>