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How Hopkins Wooed a Humanities Student

Hopkins and I never had a meet-cute. I cannot write a lie, even if it would make for a more romantic story. It was not love at first U.S. News and World Report College Rankings Google search, nor did I have two parents who met at Hopkins and fell in love on campus, infusing my very DNA with Blue Jay pride. As best I can remember, it was almost midnight the day applications were due, and I had just gotten off my evening shift at Coldstone Creamery, where I was a shift lead taking too many hours on top of college apps, school, and miscellaneous obligations. I smelled like ice cream and waffle cones, but that’s the most romantic detail I can claim.

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From Baltimore to Boston to San Francisco for Free!

One of my most fun and new experiences after starting college has been travelling. Most of this travel comes in some form or another from being a student at Hopkins: whether I’m going across the country for a hackathon or taking a quick train up to NYC for company programs. Company programs refer to fully funded exploratory programs that many companies […]

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Run-Ins, Dumplings, and DC Days

Each week, I make it a point to do something fun on campus, from the extracurriculars that I am involved in to my day-to-day life. One of my favorite things about Hopkins is its size. Although there are 5,600 undergraduate students on the Homewood campus, I manage to randomly run into friends throughout the day between classes, in the Bloomberg Student Center, or enjoying the weather outside. I absolutely adore […]

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Demystifying Public Transit

Purple, Red, Green, Silver…free, sometimes free, $2, $4…pull the yellow wire? Am I really in Baltimore or am I in Wonderland? Figuring out public transport can be difficult when you’ve never had to use it a day in your life, which is why I’ve put together this guide.  The City The CityLink buses (Charm City Circulators) have 12 different colored routes. Each color […]

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Plan B(ME): Why I’m Glad I Got Rejected

Although I’m studying neuroscience, I actually applied to Hopkins hoping to study biomedical engineering (BME). BME is the only track here that has a separate admissions process, making it possible to be accepted to Hopkins, but rejected from that major. This is exactly what happened to me. I was left to decide if I wanted […]

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A Moonshot to Mathematics

Growing up, I was always so sure there were two kinds of people in the world: the ones who were math people and the ones who were not. I believed that I was the kind who wasn’t really a math person but could work hard enough to make it work for my STEM classes—that is […]

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Lessons Beyond the Lecture Hall: Preparing for Life After Graduation

 When I came to Hopkins, I was excited to learn about neuroscience, take unique classes outside of my major, and get involved in extracurriculars. What I didn’t realize, however, was I’d get to do all of that and more! Since enrolling, I’ve gained soft skills that will prepare me for life after I graduate. So, here are some of the most valuable […]

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The Ultimate Guide to Planning for Course Registration

Every Hopkins student has been there: When it’s 6:59:59 a.m. and you’re hoping to press register at just the right moment. The countdown to course registration can be exciting, and sometimes confusing. Planning well is the key to a successful and balanced semester—one that supports your academic interests and well-being.   Through trial and error over […]

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Community, Context, and Connection in Baltimore

Johns Hopkins University is located in Baltimore. Before college, I had never lived anywhere near a city.  To help my transition, I enrolled in the pre-orientation program, B’More Community Bound, hosted through the Center for Social Concern. The program is designed to connect incoming first-year students to the communities in Baltimore and provide them with productive ways to get involved in the city. It introduced me to the beauty of community-based […]

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How Hopkins is Building a Game Development Pipeline

As someone whose earliest memories are of playing on my cousin’s PS3, game development was always a career I felt worth investing time into. And as I’m now only 1.5 years away from graduation, I started thinking about it more seriously and came to the realization that Hopkins is actively creating opportunities for students like me who want to explore this career path.  This semester, I’m taking Game Engine […]