<p>I think academically Duke and JHU have similar prospects.</p>
<p>But what about extracurriculars? A ton of the premeds (and non premeds) I know are doing health-based work via Duke Engage or the Global Health Institute. They’re traveling all over the world, setting up clinics, educating kids about AIDS and malaria in areas that have problems with those diseases, and in general just getting exposure to what’s going on in the world. And the best part is that all of this is funded BY DUKE. The students pay nothing. They look up these projects on Duke’s website, apply to whatever project sounds cool, and if they’re accepted, they can go do that project and not pay a dime. I don’t know if Hopkins has opportunities like that. If they don’t, and you think you might be interested in such things, definitely look into Duke.</p>
<p>Another difference I’ve heard between Hopkins and Duke is the cut throat atmosphere of Hopkins. I have no basis of comparison, so I’ll only say that I’ve taken Duke premed classes (though I’m not premed) and the people I met there are incredibly friendly/nice people. We’d make study groups and help each other out even though the class was curved and everyone was more or less ‘competing’ to get a good grade. </p>
<p>At any rate, you really can’t go wrong in the end so these are just a couple things for you to consider. Good luck!</p>