#rice vs jhu (ed)

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chilly ether
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schools: Jhu and Rice
intended major: molecular biology (pre-med!)
similarities: they are both very medicine
jhu pros:
very good for pre-med
very research heavy
very large ed boost + no legacy counted
researched at jhu for a summer internship so possibly getting a LOR from a prof at the grad school which may boost my chances a little?

cons:
academically rigorous fs
so many pre-med applicants
baltimore as a city 💀 used to live there i know the struggles
has a reputation for being "depressing"
noticed on jhu cds that 98-99% of incoming class was in the top 10% and due to extenuating circumstances in my jr year i had some academic decline putting me just outside the top decile after priorly being safely in it, which scares me significantly because im not sure if its an instant out to ao's, although my gpa and stuff is still relatively high ( 3.9 uw?).
note rank stats only come from people who submitted rank which is probably less than half of enrolled students tho. this alone has been discouraging me from jhu ed1 bcuz im not sure how indicative it is of my chances of being accepted

rice pros:
very good for pre-med
Texas med center is amazing for opportunities
in-state for rice
less cutthroat than Hopkins i believe.?
i heard that they end up commonly accepting more in-state applicants although there is no on paper in-state preference, although that may just be cuz texas is so competitive
nice campus

rice cons:
a little less research heavy compared to jhu i heard?
Houston also a meh city, probably > than Baltimore tho
my class rank also probably screws me over at rice, although not as much as jhu supposedly
literally everyone in texas probably applying to rice
rice ed rate significantly lower than jhu + i do think they count legacy not sure tho

cost isnt a factor either
tbh I love both schools equally, and I really want to get in ED and not have to worry past early decision, so its slowly becoming a matter of which school do I think i got the best chance at

left sedge
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I don’t think the rank matter that much tbh for jhu, everyone qualified just so happens to be top 10%-if not-you can obv have some other star in ur app to negate the lower rank. That being said, jhu is overall more known for medicine, where rice will have a better chance at giving u a better college experience

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So your decision comes down to which u prefer: prestige and potentially better recognition from jhu name brand, or a fun time at a locally recognized powerhouse that’s also well known nationally. If the edge in jhu’s program compels you and you don’t mind the grind, I’d say go for it. Otherwise, pick rice

quartz viper
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rice

chilly ether
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tbh I could care less about the jhu name brand considering both schools are already amazing for premed

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and rice being next to the tmc is really nice

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but at the same time jhu is also rly nice and their ed rate seems higher

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do u think in state for rice ed helps?

tacit wadi
modest cloak
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no its private

chilly ether
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dang

chilly ether
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im unsure of whether rice ed is easier or not though

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jhu being 20ish% + not counting legacy seems really appealing

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i dont think rice released a number last year although it was 440 people accepted ed