UVA vs. Rice vs. JHU

pbglam
Fri, 06 Apr 2018 18:14:45 +0000

Out of the colleges I’ve been accepted into, my top contenders are UVA, Rice, and JHU. I am visiting all three next week (going to Rice’s Admit Day on the 16th). I understand it’s a bit late for visiting, but nevertheless, this is how it has ended up.
I am pursuing a chemistry degree, possibly specializing or changing my major in the future to something interdisciplinary such as biochem or chem engineering. Probably will minor in the Fine Arts. Not exactly sure what I’m doing, but most likely will not be premed.

I have been admitted to the Echols Scholar program at UVA, though I’m not sure how valuable that is when comparing with other schools.

For some reason, I have been leaning towards Rice this whole time, perhaps because of the unique chem courses it offers, its reputation for having happy undergrads, and its beautiful campus

JHU is the school my friends and family want me to choose, mainly due to its prestige, however, I am a bit wary since it’s known to be very cutthroat, and I would like something different from my extremely competitive NJ high school. I also am not sure exactly how I would like Baltimore as my campus, having been there a few times.

Similar financial aid packages on all three.

Any thoughts on these three schools would be very helpful!