"@Stevenspr I am just saying I don’t think you made a case for JHU being “markedly better.” I stand by my comment that the OP will be lucky to get either one. I’m not knocking Hopkins. I see JHU at #3 in Research Med Schools and #27 for primary care in USN. Penn is at #5 and #8. JHU is also a smaller medical program, and a much smaller endowment. How did you conclude it is markedly better? It may be. It just isn’t obvious to me.