Northwestern vs. Johns Hopkins

k_amp_s
Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:00:05 +0000

JHU is also located in the nicest part of Baltimore, minutes away from the harbor. You are also a train ride away from Washington D.C., which rivals Chicago (near but not exactly adjancent to NU) anyday.



The harbor is basically a tourist trap and in no way does DC come close to rivaling Chicago when it comes to restaurants, bars, clubs, etc.



While you are in DC, have you checked out Adam’s Morgan or Dupont Circle? Those areas are usually quite happening with young professionals. Baltimore has something better called Fells Point and Federal Hill that definitely rivals the nightlife and bar scene of Chicago anyday. Granted parts of Baltimore in general sucks in comparison to Chicago, the surrounding area of Hopkins is quite awesome. They’ve definitely made (and are still making) strides in improving it as a true college town.



Frankly, this is a laughable statement.

Adam’s Morgan, Dupont Circle and all the other places in DC and Baltimore don’t equal the no. of entertainment venues in Chicago.

DC is very much like Boston, after a while you pretty much have hit most of the “social scene” and in comparison, Baltimore is far smaller (Fells Point? Federal Hill? Give me a break, they are nice, but absolutely tiny.)

Outside of LA (which isn’t really a proper “city”), Chicago has the closest thing to a nightlife that equals Manhattan; basically, one could spend your weekends at venues in Chicago during the 4 yrs of school w/o hitting all the spots.