<p>So I got waitlisted at Johns Hopkins, and I felt absolutely crushed on decision day. Guys what do you think I missed out on? I know I missed out on best pre-med, amazing humanities and research. Anything other than that?</p>
<p>Yes, Johns Hopkins is an amazing school (I’m going there), but I firmly believe that everyone ends up in their perfect school. I know someone who got rejected from Hopkins, went to Marist and did really well, and she just got accepted into Columbia for grad school.</p>
<p>I know it’s always hard to not get into your top school, but just excel in the college you end up going to and you’ll end up fine.</p>
<p>I completely agree with the post above. I didn’t get into my top few choices. However, I am going to a school now that is likely a better fit than the ones I had ranked ahead of it. Just do as well as you can at school you end up at.</p>
<p>Personally, I think all top colleges are the same. So if you got accepted to another top 20 college, you didn’t miss out on anything.</p>
<p>I don’t know if EVERYONE ends up in their perfect school but for grad school I got to choose between the school I’ve wanted to attend since I was about 10 years old (Stanford) and the other one I’ve wanted to attend since high school, which I’m now going to. And a very good of friend of mine is going to his dream school for grad school (MIT). Do well as an undergrad and you’ll be fine later.</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins is a beautiful school with a lot of great opportunities for the students and a lot of friendly people. The research is world-class, as are the professors. Hopkins is amazing in a lot of ways (academic, social, and otherwise). Although it is located in Baltimore the school has a very clean and safe feel to it. Hopkins is one-of-a-kind.</p>
<p>But it is important to remember that there is not a singular perfect school for a person. There are so many amazing universities out there looking for students such as yourself! Once you commit to a school, just get excited, don’t torture yourself by thinking it’s not Hopkins, because that will just drive you crazy. And if you really want to, you can always transfer.</p>
<p>Oh my saf109 you’ve got it all wrong, that waitlist saved you. Hopkins is definitely one of the best schools (#1 in BME) but it has terrible grade deflation and a heavy workload. I assure you, you would be very sad if you were here right now, unless you were humanities that’s not too bad.</p>
<p>Terrible grade deflation? I don’t think so. If you’re looking for rampant grade inflation, don’t come to JHU; if you want to earn your A’s, then you’ll fit in. And I also disagree about the terrible workload and being sad outside of the humanities. I managed to take 5 graduate classes across two departments (one natural science, one social science) along with two other courses, several activities, grad school applications, while pulling a 4.0. And although I had problems with the school, I was never “sad”. Bottom line: you have to be willing to work and if you’re not, you’ll be eaten alive.</p>
<p>Proof once again that there are many different opinions out there, and when reading posts on College Confidential one should always question the source. Is the post from someone who has been dedicated to answering questions on CC and has been open and consistent in the information they provide or is it someone who is new to CC and whose posts all seem to be promoting a certain agenda. </p>
<p>If new to CC, I recommend reading this blog entry I wrote about the good and the bad of this site:
[Hopkins</a> Insider The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of College Confidential](<a href=“http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/blog/2011/01/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-college-confidential/]Hopkins”>http://blogs.hopkins-interactive.com/blog/2011/01/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-of-college-confidential/)</p>
<p>HopkinsBME, </p>
<p>I’ve been here for a month. It’s been hard at times (especially with the transition). You need to work a lot here. I am taking a fairly heavy course load, and there are times when you just need to slog through the work. But, 99% of the time, the work load is appropriate. Johns Hopkins, like any top school, is not a cake walk. There isn’t a nice bell to get to your next class. No one is holding your hand and handing out gold medals to everyone. It’s hard, it’s fun, it’s interesting. The professors here so far have shown they care. They are open at their office hours and whatnot. The people here are great. Yes, there are the people who stick to themselves and do nothing but work. However, they are by far in the minority. I’ve been chatting with several friends at many different universities (Harvard, Dartmouth, Columbia, Marquette, etc.) and they all comment on how great their school is, but also how it has problems. Johns Hopkins isn’t any different. </p>
<p>You must stay on top of things, but if you work hard, put an honest effort in, and do your best it really can be a lot of fun. You just have to take control of your own life. Be realistic about things, and it will come together.</p>
<p>Edit- I looked at some of your previous posts and they seem far from factual. You grossly misrepresent many of the programs here and don’t really give people the facts, just your general opinion that BME is terrible and makes you “sad.”</p>