Yeah, for Engineering, I think the question about which school to pick is, "Do you want your life to suck at NU, or do you want your life to suck more at JHU." Seriously, I hear that place is a social wasteland (from people who go there). But I'm sure if you asked some people here they would say the same about the social atmosphere here haha.
Engineering here is hard, but rewarding and fun. If you take an interest in EA, you'll find that you come out of it with a lot, and after working at NU over the summer in a group project, I've found that EDC is very applicable. Where elsewhere you'll spend the first year learning basics, at NU you will spend your first year doing engineering. Highly recommended. And don't let people fool you into thinking that engineers work non-stop, I've definitely found time to spread myself out on campus and get involved in greek life, student groups, and meeting new people.
But now back to my Applied Math problem set
(Note the time. Not even close to being done)
Edit: I notice that it says 1:00 AM, but that is because I'm from Seattle and that's Pacific Time.