Where would you go to school?

[cameroncrazy323]

I have recently gotten into Johns Hopkins and am hoping to get in Notre Dame. Assuming I get in ND, which school would you go to and why? I want to double major in Computer/ Electrical Engineering and Poly Sci...just fyi.

[AndrewH]

First of all, congrats on your acceptance!

Purely based on the school's merits, I would probably take Notre Dame, although it's certainly a close call. I guess the other question to ask yourself is, do you want to be involved in fencing at college, and at what level?

[AndrastVitesse]

Congratulations on your acceptance!

Yes, It matters on the fencing team of the school but in all seriousness, I would go with Norte Dame, but choosing where to go to college is a personal decision and and it should ultimately be your choice.

[cameroncrazy323]

I understand its my own choice, but it is interesting to here what other people think as well. I am weighting the fencing at both schools. Johns Hopkins is losing half its epee team this yr and will only have 2 left. I believe I would have a better chance of getting on the team. Notre Dame's fencing team is pretty dern good, as I'm sure you all know. I'm not so sure if I could make the team there. I am leaning towards one school right now...

[Peach]

I would choose Johns Hopkins. The graduates I've met have been throughtful, well-educated, interesting people, and their fencing team knows what it is doing.

Both places are great and in the final analysis it doesn't really matter where you go to college as long as you like it there. Ask yourself where you feel most comfortable.

Where you go to grad school matters more than college, and then only until you've found your first professional job.

[Soldier]

I would suggest Notre Dame, but only because I am more familiar with it.

[KShan5[PrFC]]

I'd suggest ND based on the majors that you want to go into, although both are great schools.

[Maeve_Mari]

For a concentration in Poly Sci you can't beat the program at Hopkins! Second only to Georgetown in what you'd get out of it. Computer/Electrical Engineering? Neither school rank top two there. So it's all about the experience. Hopkins is a city school. Notre Dame is a city of itself! I've looked at both, wanted both at various times in my life. Right now today, if I got to pick one or the other I'd go for the Hopkins experience. But tomorrow? It could be a pig toss!

[Zilverzmurfen]

I would suggest Notre Dame because it has the cooler name of the two!


(Just jesting. I have absolutely no idea, but congrats on your acceptance!)

[sabreur]

Which one is farther from home?

How serious are you about fencing in college?

[InweCiryatan]

Congratulations!

Did you travel to each campus? This makes the choice easier when you talk to students and look at the campus, because sometimes it's love at first sight. If you are eligible for financial aid, which school has a better package?

[cameroncrazy323]

I didn't get any financial aid, but money isn't a problem. I would really like to fence in college. I live in NC so ND is further from home and much much colder. I've been to Notre Dame for football games and it's amazing. I've been by Johns Hopkins but never for an official visit because I thought I was going to Duke...I have toured it online and it seems pretty cool.

[fixxmyweapon]

i say either one is fine because its not duke. GO HEELS!

[keith]

Well I'd pick Johns Hopkins.

Which is, of course, totally irrelevant to your choice.

Just ask yourself, where would I get the best seafood?

[fencerchica]

It sounded to me like you're more interested in the communications end of the EE spectrum, so perhaps this isn't relevant -- however, I've heard that Johns Hopkins has a very strong program when it comes to communications-side EE, but is kind of weak in controls and almost nonexistent in power electronics.

(Too bad for me, because I think it's going to be my best choice for a master's for location/scheduling reasons, but I'm a power/controls EE. )

Oh, and I have heard extremely good things about their new men's fencing coach.

[Pauli]

Can't talk about the schools.
But I'd get my seafood wherever the location is near the sea but far from oil platforms, or should I say far from oil - period? is that possible at all anymore nowadays?

[latenight]

Originally Posted by fixxmyweapon

i say either one is fine because its not duke. GO HEELS!

AGREED!!!!!!

[MyrddinsPrecint]

visit both schools. stay overnight at both schools. i was convinced i was going to wellesley over smith before i spend a night at both places, i then knew that i was going to be a smithie for life.

[Army Fencer]

Hopkins is a very good engineering school, if that's what you're interested in. Given your experience level in fencing, I'd expect that you are more likely to make the team at Hopkins and that you would grow the most from their team. Plus, it's a little closer to your home (but far enough away that your parents won't visit every weekend when you want to do...other things).

The down side of Hopkins is that, while it's a good name, the school is far most interested in its graduate program than its undergraduate program. Also, Hopkins really isn't in the nicest area. The murder and suicide rate there is down-right gloomy.

(My girlfriend graduated from Hopkins last year and fenced there.)

Norte Dame is another good school with a solid academic program. The school is pretty and it's in a nice area. On the other hand, you're a U. Your chances of making a team that took 2nd at NCAAs this year are slim unless you can get very good, very fast (and if you can, let me know your secret). If you're really thinking about ND, you need to assess how committed you are to fencing, and whether or not your true calling is in another sport.

[Maeve_Mari]

Choice by Seafood: Hopkins

As I recall from his bio, our very own Ouiyt is a Hopkins grad and former fencer! It would be a good idea to ask him about his experience there - academically and athletically.
I'm not certain that Army's alert on the murder/suicide is a good indicator of the experience there. Hopkins is a city located college and as such, requires extremely careful consideration. I've read that the college is covering the campus, dormatories, and surrounding areas in cameras - though that is still no guarantee of complete safety either.

I am wondering about other campuses - non city college campuses - and what's happening at them regarding crime and security. My oldest is about to go to college and it has me scared to the point of hysteria that I have to send her out to any campus!