ThatIrishKid, for what it’s worth, when I expressed interest in JHU, my guidance counselor steered me away, saying that students from my school who had attended JHU over the years complained bitterly that they had little interaction with top professors and that undergraduates had to completely fend for themselves. She even told me that three students from our school who attended JHU ended up transferring out because they were so unhappy. According to my guidance counselor, these students said that JHU top professors rarely teach undergraduates because they are focused on their research and graduate students, and the professors teaching undergraduates are also under pressure to conduct their own research and to publish, and that it was extremely competitive to win time from them, not to mention to be a part of various projects. So if you think that is the kind of undergraduate atmosphere you’re seeking and you think that will propel you into graduate/professional school and advance your career, good luck.