Please do not make the same mistake I made. I transferred in 2016 as a junior from a state school. I had a 3.98 at my previous institution and in the Fall at Hopkins I got a 4.0 with 2 A+s. However, I am discouraged from applying directly to medical school b/c the advising office keeps telling me to take a gap year. They won’t write me a committee letter cuz I was not at Hopkins for 2 years.
The school is extremely depressing. The reason the students are “cutthroat” or “hardworking” is due to the lack of non-academic things you could do on-campus. I made a huge mistake. I only applied to Hopkins and regret it heavily. Life is terrible in Baltimore. DON’T TRANSFER just because you think this school is good for premed.