<p>do you think students want to go to a school where the people make baseless assumptions about other people?</p>
<p>I believe that information is correct profnomad and I also agree with prof’s statement “I’m not sure angry posts make students want to attend JHU,” but I am not OP and cannot make any assumptions about OP as Blah2009 stated.</p>
<p>I also think OP should keep this in mind “…the choice of an undergraduate institution should be based on factors other than ranking of the graduate programs.”</p>
<p>Some things in WashU’s favor (though by no means dealbreakers) are AMAZING food and very spacious and clean dorms. There is a cleaning service 2x a week for modern (suite-style) bathrooms and I believe every day for traditionals.</p>
<p>I don’t go to Wash U and I don’t work there. </p>
<p>Anyway, I’m not sure where your statistics are from or how they were chosen. </p>
<p>Here’s a different set:</p>
<p>Medicine
Medical schools (comprehensive ranking): 3rd
Audiology (in cooperation with the Central Institute for the Deaf): 5th
Biochemistry: 10th (tie)
Cell biology: 9th
Drug/Alcohol abuse: 11th (tie)
Ecology/Evolutionary biology: 11th (tie)
Genetics/Genomics/Bioinformatics: 4th (tie)
Geriatrics: 16th (tie)
Health care management: 17th (tie)
Health services administration: 17th (tie)
Immunology/Infectious diseases: 5th
Internal medicine: 6th
Microbiology: 3rd (tie)
Molecular biology: 11th
Neuroscience/Neurobiology: 9th
Occupational therapy: 1st (tie)
Pediatrics: 8th (tie)
Pharmacology/Toxicology: 8th (tie)
Physical therapy: 2nd (tie)
Primary care: 26th (tie)
Women’s health: 15th</p>
<p>With a reference: [url=<a href=“Economic Impact on the St. Louis Region | Government & Community Relations | Washington University in St. Louis”>Economic Impact on the St. Louis Region | Government & Community Relations | Washington University in St. Louis]Washington</a> University Community Impact Study<a href=“seems%20to%20be%20from%20about%202008%20or%202009”>/url</a></p>
<p>But again, it should not be chosen on the basis of these rankings. There are lots of other things about the schools to consider. As far as the students go, academically the ones I’ve worked with (and I’ve worked with students from both schools) are very comparable and they’ve all been very impressive.</p>
<p>see USNews for my rankings (the most recent rankings are more updated than your source).</p>
<p>This thread has been ruined by ■■■■■■ on both sides. =/</p>
<p>The point is that nobody here can help you decide nor should take anything on this site seriously. go visit and good luck.</p>
<p>Just because a school is ranked highly, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the undergraduates have great experiences in those areas as students. It just means that the faculty are accomplishing more in their research. To the OP, I would just consider doing some more research online via reading through some more of these forums, calling admissions offices and asking to speak with student representatives, and seeing what other descriptions are available online. If I was deciding based on the discussions in this thread, I wouldn’t want to go to Hopkins OR WUSTL.</p>
<p>I can comment on the “cutthroatness” of JHU. I think that JHU does have a legacy of being very competitive, but for the most part it is a thing of the past. JHU has done a lot to improve student life and make the school a welcoming place for undergraduates and it definitely shows. </p>
<p>Also, if you’re into political science, JHU has a 5 year BA/MA with SAIS which will be nice if you decide not to go the pre-med route. I’d say if you’re not set on pre-med, go JHU. JHU is just as well regarded for international studies / poli sci as it is for medicine. If you’re set on pre-med, go wherever you think you will have a better time. Both colleges have excellent medical schools and hence excellent shadowing and medical research opportunities. How much you like your undergraduate experience will be reflected in your GPA and ECs. </p>
<p>WUSTL (and to a lesser extent JHU, UChicago, and Duke) get ■■■■■■■ very heavily on this board, mostly because these schools are newer than many of their peers (i.e., the non HYP ivies). I wouldn’t really take that into consideration because it doesn’t matter.</p>
<p>Washu does have early decision, whoever said it didn’t is wrong. My son was admitted this year ED.</p>