<p>you know Columbia really isn’t THAT much more prestigious than JHU.
JHU has topped ranked programs many ranking higher than Columbia at the undergrad level.</p>
<p>Now the question comes down to where you feel more comfortable. I have a friend that HATED Columbia…he transferred out after his 1st year. His reason? The student body of Columbia wasn’t a close knit group…students would leave the small campus whenever they had the chance. NYC is great but it’s def not a city for everyone…especially those who enjoy to take a moment and look at nature or actually see stars in the sky (lol I’m like this). Both JHU and Columbia are in urban areas.</p>
<p>People complain about Baltimore, but I visited and the city def has charm. I love the historic houses in (I think it’s called) Charles village or Fell’s Point?..and DC is right there which is great for a poli/international studies major like me.
I spoke to a JHU chem major ans she said that she has had amazing opportunities for her own research. She applied for and got the $10,000 ww fellowship and she used that to develop her research…I can’t really remember what her research was about lol but it sounded impressive. JHU has a small student body with tons of research grants designated for them.
As a bio major, contacting an JHU medical school professor and asking to do research, etc with them is also a possibility. </p>
<p>So the decision should really be based upon where you are most comfortable. The prestige factor is def not that much of a difference. I’ve met pretty impressive people at both places.
If this was an argument about Harvard, Yale, or Princeton vs JHU then I would go with HYP.
But you’re talking about Columbia…i mean come on.</p>