Johns Hopkins vs. Cornell

OnMyWay2013
Thu, 07 Apr 2016 02:08:44 +0000

1. Is school pride something that's important to you? I don't think Hopkins is lacking in camaraderie, and there are plenty of events like Spring Fair and Lighting of the Quads that instill a sense of community. As Hopkins students, many of us are proud of Hopkins students' resilience, passion, intellectual achievements, and commitment to service, and these things are definitely celebrated both in the student body and by the administration. I think most people here are proud to be Hopkins students, even if they have a love-hate relationship with the school; I definitely am. But it isn't so much a pep-rally, wearing-blue-and-black/gold-and-black, sports-oriented kind of school pride. I didn't really care about "school pride" in high school, and I don't really see why it's important in a college either, lol, as long as that community is there.

2. I like the food, though my diet doesn't have much variety, and I don't eat on campus as often as underclassmen do. There's a lot of variety, especially if you're eating vegetarian, vegan, Kosher, or gluten-free. And every few months, there's a Sterling brunch that has really nice gourmet food (like shrimp cocktails kind of gourmet). I do think people tend to get tired of certain dining halls, but there are a number of them, as well as restaurants nearby (Chipotle, Subway, Pizza Studio are big), so it shouldn't be impossible to find food you like.

3. Lol, no, there are many students who apply without taking a gap year. I don't know what kind of negative thing not taking a gap year would say about you.

4. No, nothing to do with Greek life. My friend group and student groups provide enough social life for me. My past roommate and current roommate, and many of my friends, are in sororities, and they seem to like it a lot. I don't know many people in frats, but again, I don't think people regret joining. I would say that sororities don't do serious hazing, but frats do (though they say they don't). I don't know much about it, but I think it's more do-things-in-public hazing than hazing that will actually hurt you (though I think drinking-related-hazing is a thing). So that's something to consider. If you can make friends and are capable of walking to frat parties, social life (by which I'm assuming you mean "party scene") isn't very far away.

5. Yes, particularly if you go with friends and don't stay out too late. There are plenty of security guards concentrated on, like, a five-block radius around the school. I haven't had trouble walking within this region, even at 2 AM to my house a few blocks beyond the perimeter of security being a petite female (though north of campus is arguably a little less risky than south of campus). Just use common sense, people will say.