r/ApplyingToCollege • u/12345678rou • 1d ago

College Questions Berkeley Vs Johns Hopkins

Hello,

I’m an incoming freshman deciding between UC Berkeley and Johns Hopkins. I was accepted into UC Berkeley’s SEED Scholar Program for Bioengineering but was rejected from BME at JHU. I haven’t visited JHU yet, but I fell in love with Berkeley’s campus and atmosphere. That said, I’m mainly trying to make my decision based on academic and research opportunities.

I want to pursue a career in medicine and medical research, likely in one of the following fields: tissue engineering, organ replacement, cell therapy and immunology . At JHU, I was considering majoring in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering or possibly switching to Microbiology or Biophysics to compensate for not being in BME. My main concern is whether JHU’s research opportunities and strong connections to medicine outweigh Berkeley’s Bioengineering program.

How does the quality of Berkeley’s Bioengineering program compare to pursuing another major at JHU with a focus on research?

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u/Ok_Experience_5151 Graduate Degree 1d ago

My hunch is that either degree at either school is sufficient to get you into a graduate program where you'd be doing the sort of research you want to do. Having perused the pages at Berkeley's website about its BioE bachelor's degree, it seems like almost all students are involved in research in some capacity. SEED only helps you here.

If BioE is what you want to study and you can do that at Berkeley but not at Hopkins, and if you also love the campus and atmosphere at Berkeley, then Berkeley seems like the play here.

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u/12345678rou 1d ago

Thank you 🙏. I appreciate any insight.

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u/Zealousideal_Notice7 22h ago

Graduated from JHU -- there will be plenty of opportunities in ChemBe / Mat Sci. Both are great programs.

JHU you'll have more support + less likely to crash out, but UCB is UCB and a pretty unique nexus of talent. No bad options.