JHU v McGill

FinalEyes
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:25:26 +0000

I’m heading to Hopkins in the fall. I faced a similar problem that you are now struggling with (concern of social life over strength of a schools program in a given field). Best advice I can give is this. Your social life is what you make of it. Want to study and hang in your room all day? Go for it. Want to study to meet academic need but party/be social in the off hours? Why not. A healthy balance of priorities and good time management skills are all that is required for what It is you seek. As to the student body at Hopkins: the kids seemed driven, intellectual, and down to earth. Were some more recluse? Sure. But plenty were amiable and social enough. What If you end up hating the student body for some reason though? Baltimore is a large city with numerous colleges. If you are as outgoing as you claim then finding friends at other schools would not seem to pose an issue. It’s all what you make of it. I hope that I helped in some way, if not, I am sorry.