#Yale vs JHU

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vapid spade
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follow the template

normal cove
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oh mb

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Schools: Johns Hopkins University vs. Yale University
Intended Major: CS + Finance (Yale) / Undecided (Hopkins)
Goal: Entrepreneurship at the intersection of AI and medicine without med school
Similarities:

Both are good research universities with strong pre-med pipelines and medical school connections
Both have active entrepreneurship programs and startup resources
Similar cost of attendance after aid (~$57–61k/year)
Costs:
JHU: ~$61,000/year (~$244k total) appealing ts
Yale: ~$57,000/year (~$228k total) appealing ts
Difference: ~$4k/year / ~$16k over 4 years in Yale's favor

Johns Hopkins University
Pros:

-The Pava Center for entrepreneurship
-FastForward for entrepreneurship
-Unmatched medical research ecosystem.
-#1 hospital and med school in the country is literally on campus; for AI + medicine startups, this is hard to beat
-Easier access to clinical data, researchers, and faculty doing cutting-edge medical work as an undergrad
-Strong CS program with real research opportunities early on
-Baltimore is close to DC (biotech/policy connections)

Cons:

-Baltimore is not a major startup hub
-Campus culture skews heavily pre-med, which may not match my vibe cus I don't wanna do med.
-Weaker business/finance curriculum compared to Yale
-Less broad name recognition outside STEM/medicine circles

Yale University
Pros:

-CS + Finance combo is directly useful for founding and funding startups
-Yale Entrepreneurial Institute (YEI) is well-funded and active
-Proximity to NYC (~2hrs) means real access to VCs, investors, and the finance world
-Broader prestige opens more doors across industries — useful when fundraising
-Slightly cheaper ($4k/year less)
-More diverse intellectual network

Cons:

-Medical research ecosystem is nowhere near JHU's level
-New Haven isn't a great city to live in
-Finance track could pull my focus away from the bio/med side of my goals if I'm not intentional
-Smaller CS department than JHU

proud furnace
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To be honest, if you don't need hella strong medical school(which I assume you don't have as a priority), I would suggest going to Yale.
Ofc you have smaller CS depart, but it doesn't mean the program itself will be less of a quality compared to jhu.

icy rover
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since youre not going to med school afterwards, id go with yale

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if you decide to go to med school, id go jhu because jhu med school is free for their undergrad students

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in the case that the appeals dont work, yale is cheaper too

ocean narwhal
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I think Yale is better. Also I think its cheaper too! The financial aid combo is def better at Yale.

wraith cave
normal cove
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Thank you for all the answers

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But is there a reason to choose Yale other than I’m not going to med school?

worn fog