Johns Hopkins University Top Questions

I wanted to go to a school that had a great international studies program, great study abroad opportunities, and lots of freedom in scheduling (like no core requirements!), so Hopkins was a great fit!

I decided to go to Johns Hopkins because of the generous financial package I received. I applied to a bunch of big named schools and got into almost all of them. Johns Hopkins happened to give me the most money and because my family could not afford to pay $54,000 a year out of pocket, there was no question.

The Public Health Major. Look it up.

I wanted a school that didn't have a core curriculum and had a creative writing program. JHU has a loose liberal arts requirement for classes outside my major that didn't force me to take any classes I didn't want to, but also encouraged me to try new things.

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