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Overview of Freshman Dorms

Happy March! For current freshmen, March means lacrosse games, midterms, and sophomore year housing applications. However, what could potentially be a stressful time for freshmen who are still adjusting to college life is not! There are a ton of programs available that make the housing process easier, and one of the best resources is the […]

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Upperclassmen Housing: Finding What Works Best

I can’t believe I’ve been a junior for over half the year already, and I haven’t yet talked about that ominous transition – living off campus. Hopkins guarantees housing only for your first two years (though if you get there early enough, and you really want to, you can live in the dorms), and so after two blissful […]

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Places to Study Around Campus

There are more places to study around campus that are NOT Brody. To be honest, I don’t even like BRODY!   *gasp* I find that I can never get anything done in Brody, mainly, because I see all my friends there. So earlier in the year, I had to venture out and find other study […]

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Adiós Biology, Hola Spanish

When I was a freshman in high school, I imagined my college self in a lab, staring at bacteria or working with test tubes or something. When I got accepted to Hopkins, I still imagined myself still wanting to do that, as if going to a top research school would lock this dream into place. […]

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Intersession vs. A Month of Winter Break

Hopkins students have one of the longest winter breaks between semesters. For five weeks, we get to not worry about homework, exams, assignments, or anything having to do with school. Of course, this is only the case if you opt out of intersession. Intersession cuts the break down to two weeks, but it provides a […]

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Application Resources and Suggestions

Between final exams and submitting college applications, December of senior year goes by in the blink of an eye. Finding the right words to express yourself and your interests to a college within a given word count can be hard, though having a clear idea of what you want to include and talk about can […]

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Why Hopkins? (An Acrostic Poem)

For some of you, it is nearing the college application deadline. You might be editing your list, finishing up your supplements, and/or taking that last standardized test before you send out all of those applications. I remember going through that and having no idea where I wanted to go or where I would end up. […]

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Exploring Baltimore

I went to explore Baltimore for the first time this weekend and I loved my time there so much I decided to make a little video.

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Visiting Hopkins? Here are 10 places you should go.

Fall Break is around the corner and high school seniors are visiting college campuses across the country. If you happen to find yourself at Hopkins, here are 10 places within a 2-mile radius you should visit to get a feel for student life and the surrounding neighborhoods! Fresh Food Cafe Hopkins’ all-you-can-eat facility, featuring various […]