<p>I am a transfer student and got into Johns Hopkins and Emory. I want to major in business and Emory has a better business program but I think Hopkins has the better name. I am from New York and plan to work in New York. I also want to get my MBA so I was thinking of taking an easier major at either school (maybe not business) and then get my MBA at a top school. Also Hopkins business school is not on the main campus, i would have to take a shuttle downtown. Is this a good move with taking an easy major? and what school should i chose?</p>
<p>Hey ladygirl,</p>
<p>Congrats on your acceptances! I'm a current transfer at Hopkins, and also a fellow New Yorker... :)</p>
<p>Since each school, both Hopkins and Emory, will have their PROS/CONS considering your specific situation/intended major, have you had the chance to visit each campus? Speak with current students? Meet with Academic Advisors/Professors? I'd highly recommend visiting if you can, it's extremely important and helped solidify my decision last fall. </p>
<p>If you haven't visited the campus already, but plan to, I'd be more than happy to give you a personalized tour. Just contact me via PM, I'm still in Baltimore taking summer classes.</p>
<p>Quickly in terms of Hopkins, things I would consider: (I'm not familiar with Emory, besides its location, lol, otherwise I'd do a side-by-side comparison)</p>
<p>a) JHU's Proximity to NY (either a 3 hour drive home, 2 hour train ride, 1 hour plane ride)</p>
<p>b) Reputation, as you mentioned, ability to take classes at Carey, potentially major or minor in economics or a related field at Homewood, also the Entrepreneurship & Management minor through the Whiting School of Engineering.</p>
<p>c) Proximity to Washington, DC as well as Downtown Baltimore - internships!</p>
<p>d) Upper hand when applying to a MBA program, especially the Carey MBA program - I believe they were looking into offering a 5 year BA/MBA program, I'd contact the school for further information if you haven't already.</p>
<p>e) Academic Challenge - if you are looking to learn everything you can about business, economics, management, etc., in addition to a well-rounded undergraduate experience, Hopkins is the place to be. You will get your tuition's worth. (Granted, if this the type of academic endeavor you are looking for at this point in time.)</p>
<p>Back to visiting, if you can't make it to the Baltimore area, we have a bunch of resources available for transfer students:</p>
<p>a) The JHU Forums (apply.jhu.edu/forums) - Transfer Exchange</p>
<p>b) The Hopkins Interactive Site (apply.jhu.edu/hi) - Includes student blogs, videos, etc.</p>
<p>(I see you posted a few threads in the JHU section of CC as well; questions about location, academics, transfer credit, BUSINESS programs/MBA programs at the Carey School of Business are discussed in the forums, (just use the search function on the forum), by current JHU students, including meee. :D</p>
<p>FYI, I just did a quick search in the forums and found a decent amount of threads regarding business at Hopkins.</p>
<p>I'm a bit beat so I'm going to end here, feel free to either PM me on CC, (I'll send you my e-mail if you'd like over PM), or post a message on the JHU Message Board forums, (apply.jhu.edu/forums). </p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>
<p>Emory. 100% all the way.</p>
<p>Frankly I'm surprised you're even considering JHU for business. It's not even a traditional business school yet. Mostly attended by part-time professionals. Not AACSB-accredited. Few full-time professors. And that's just the MBA program! The undergrad program is even worse off - it's barely even known. However, 5-10 years from now it should be better. But right now it's the equivalent to an adult continuing studies program.</p>