Please help me choose: JHU vs. Vanderbilt

bonanza
Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:31:09 +0000

Hopkins is much better known internationally than Vandy is, and ranked much higher as well. For example, in this international ranking, Hopkins is ranked 17th in the world and Vanderbilt is 50th. [Academic Ranking of World Universities - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](Academic Ranking of World Universities - Wikipedia)
In the future, international rankings will mean more than domestic rankings.

Nashville is an interesting town and, certainly, the music scene is fun. But Baltimore is a much larger city with some great cultural institutions. And DC is only one hour away. And Philly just 2 hours. And NYC about 3 and1/2 hours. You get my drift.

Alfred Blalock–the famous Hopkins surgeon who pioneered cardiac surgery and about whom the movie “Something the Lord Made” was made, moved from Vandy to Hopkins before he became famous. This, of course, has no bearing whatsoever on where you should go to school today but I thought you’d want to know. [Alfred Blalock - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia](Alfred Blalock - Wikipedia)

Its good that you will visit both. One will feel more right for you. Good luck.