<p>From an academic point of view, the two schools are excellent. Both are also mega prestigious, if that means anything to the OP.</p>
<p>From a premed point of view, both will prepare undergrads extremely well for medical school. This said, Johns Hopkins has excellent resources for premeds, such as research/internships at one of the World’s top hospitals and a leg up on the competition at the JHU Medical School, which, last I checked, was not half bad!</p>
<p>Still, I would recommend the OP go for the schools that best suits him/her. JHU is a thinktank (much like Chicago and Columbia), and to many, lacks the undergraduate vibe they seek in a college. Dartmouth is tiny, isolated and very “Greek” oriented, offering some too much of a college experience.</p>