Emory or Johns Hopkins?

bernie12
Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:46:11 +0000

I don’t know about double majoring w/business here (that could be really hard, political science is kind of rigorous/lots of credits and the B-School makes one take lots of classes at one time). I just know that Emory’s solid for both and that JHU is really solid for political science (location, location, location). I don’t know anything about JHU business (again, I just know ours is really good compared to most). Also, I don’t know much about JHU’s vibe or atmosphere. Did you like Emory when you visited, as in the atmosphere and stuff, or did you see it as a last resort compared to JHU b/c you just needed a top 20 for some reason? If you liked it, you maybe should stick with it. The difference in quality between the two isn’t dramatic, one just ranks higher and is of course more prestigious (JHU-especially in the realm of health sciences, where we do well also). If you think it’s worth dropping your enrollment here, then so be it. I’m sure if you post in JHU, they’ll convince you to drop your enrollment and that JHU is superior. It’s not my place to do that. All I know is that there are some similarities. The only difference I’ve “heard” of is that the “science” (pre-med in particular) fervor is even more dominant over there (here, apparently they comprise 22-28%, which leaves 72% elsewhere, with a decent chunk of them in the B-School). Even though many here are pre-prof., there’s more of a balance here (in terms of spotlight/attention). Take this w/a huge grain of salt though. This is just speculation.