@StevensPR sorry if I offended you. I was just correcting a misconception about the strength of the Humanities at Penn compared to JHU. It doesn’t come from insecurity but rather I think it’s important that CC readers be aware that Penn has some of the strongest humanities departments. It would be a shame if someone were to overlook those opportunities because people on CC paper over genuine differences between universities in favor of broad generalizations about “pre professional” and “cut throat premed” schools. Additionally, I wasn’t just listing departments that are great at Penn, I was further clarifying my point on this thread that Penn has wonderful opportunities for pre-med students coupled with broad strength outside of those departments as well-- it was actually highly relevant to what I was saying. It’s also especially relevant to the types of pre-meds who I met at Penn; they don’t JUST care about their pre-med requirements but they reveled in the unique opportunities to study Classics and Philosophy at the highest levels, with the best scholars, as well.
JHU is a wonderful university and I think very highly of it. But it doesn’t have the same strength of scholars, scholarship, and departmental offerings that Penn has in most of the traditional humanities, which is extremely pertinent to pre-med students looking for the breadth and depth of a liberal arts education. It doesn’t mean JHU isn’t a wonderful place to go to school! It’s a truly exceptional institution and I misspoke if I indicated or implied anything to the contrary.