Hopkins or BC?

bonanza
Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:17:55 +0000

If you are a social person, you will find a great social life at Hopkins. From a social perspective, the difference between the two schools is that, at BC, almost all students are looking for a good social life. At Hopkins, most students are as well but there are a significant number of uber serious students who just want to work all the time. But if you don’t want that and want a more balanced life (as most students do), it is there. My daughter, who was a very serious student at Hopkins (she went to Harvard for grad school), laughingly described Hopkins as a “closet party school.”. She worked hard, did well, but also had a very good time.

BC is a good school academically, no doubt. But Hopkins’ academics are world class. It makes a difference.