<p>so i was re-reading the previous posts. about the weather (see: Leticia): since hopkins is in baltimore, and baltimore is pretty close to water (i.e. inner harbor), it tends to be chillier on chilly days. but its not all that bad; it has a “temperate climate”, what with it on the water and all. if you have a winter coat, gloves, and a scarf, you’re pretty much set. its not terribly frigid or anything. and it doesnt even have to be a massive winter coat either. one of those winter coats you find at abercrombie or whatever or a wool coat would do just fine. its not like wisconsin or anything. some ppl would even argue its in the south.</p>
<p>and obviously, if you go too far in one direction its pretty bad (just like w/ columbia, upenn, washu, all urban colleges), but its fine if you use your head, like dont go out by yourself at night, stay in well-lit areas, dont go to unknown places by yourself in general, be aware of surroundings, etc. its a city. you do there what you do in every city. and the hopkins ppl will tell you explicitly “this place is NOT somewhere you should go” so you dont have to worry about where exactly all the sketchy parts are. and hopkins itself isnt really in a sketchy area. and the nearby inner harbor has lovely attractions as well, like nice restaurants, museums, etc. </p>
<p>and as with every college, you can definitely find slackers. maybe not in engineering (but i’ve heard few engineers are slackers anyway, by virtue of the subject), but definitely even the premed students slack sometimes. there are definitely some insane ppl there, but most i know are pretty chill.</p>
<p>i know its like im endorsing hopkins. im not, i swear. i just know lots more about hopkins than i do about washu.</p>