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One unique feature of JHU is that unlike most universities, we have no official student center. This means students have to find different places to hang out around campus.
No, not the real beach! At JHU, the "Beach" is the grassy lawn located between MSE Library and North Charles Street. On a warm day, the Beach is always filled with students sitting on towels, studying, eating lunch or tossing a football. Many student groups take advantage of the crowds and host their events on the beach in order to attract many students.
We have two main daytime cafeterias. Freshmen mostly eat at the FFC, and upperclassmen generally eat at the Levering Food Court. A third food location is Charles Street Market, or "CharMar". If their schedules allow it, students may spend several hours hanging out in these locations, socializing long after they've finished eating.
JHU is a campus where students follow the mentality "study hard, party hard." In the middle of the afternoon on weekdays, if you walk into certain parts of the library, it is often hard to tell whether students are studying or partying. Particularly, if you go to A-level of MSE Library, Brody Atrium, or Brody Cafe in the afternoon, you will see most of the tables and chairs taken up by large groups - fraternity brothers, sorority sisters, athletic teams, etc. - mostly socializing and not doing much work. Those who need to study seriously tend to go to the quieter levels of the library instead.
Yes, this is a real photograph of Hopkins students in the Brody Atrium in the library.
My name is Dani Dinstein, and I am a sophomore at Johns Hopkins University. As an expert on the unique features of the JHU student body, I will be guiding you through the labyrinth of my school. But first, why am I qualified to do so?
First, I’m very involved on campus. I’m in a sorority that currently has over 100 girls, and by early February that number will increase to about 140. Additionally, I am a member of: the JHU Model UN Conference, which is the second largest student-run organization on campus with over 100 members; the Jewish Students' Association, which boasts nearly 350 members; the Student Disability Initiative and last but not least, the Ping Pong Club. Through all of these clubs and organizations, I not only know a lot of people, but I am also exposed to a wide variety of different types of students around campus, making me uniquely qualified to lead you on this tour. But wait, there's more.
If there is one thing that will motivate JHU students to do anything, it is the word "free." Whether it is a tailgate with food and giveaways to increase attendance at a football or lacrosse game, a student group trying to increase membership, or an outside organization trying to promote itself, "free" is one of the few words that will drag students from the depths of the library to come check out an event.
The Johns Hopkins student body is complex, and when you first come to Hopkins it feels that navigating the campus is like walking in a labyrinth. But unlike a true labyrinth which is static, our labyrinth is dynamic - it is constantly changing to reveal new paths, new secrets, new interactions. And unlike a traditional labyrinth that has just one way in and out, at Hopkins there are many different paths to understanding the students. But just like a real labyrinth, you still need to know your way around and the key is to avoid hitting a dead end.
...and what makes it unique!
Finally, before we start our tour, let me share with you a bit more about myself: having spent two months interning for the Marketing team at the financial services arm of General Electric, a company ranked among the top ten global brands, I have experience that can be rivaled by few of my peers. This experience includes understanding what are the key criteria for a succussful campaign, and assessing the campaign effectiveness (and ROI) through dashboards and metrics. I also helped draft an executive level presentation on marketing activation. All of these things will be invaluable in my virtual internship.
Second, few students interested in the fields of business or marketing also study psychology. However, understanding the human mind, and as a result, their behaviors, is at the core of marketing. One thing that many fail to recognize about human behavior is that it is, in the words of Professor Dan Ariely, “predictably irrational”. My studies in psychology have taught me to recognize irrational behaviors as normal, rather than to discount them simply because they cannot be explained. And as we tour my school you will see how some of this comes into play.
In conclusion, like any labyrinth, if you don't know how to navigate on your own, you need a really good guide, and I can be that guide to help you navigate Johns Hopkins University!
Facebook is the main social media hub for students at Hopkins. There are Facebook pages and groups for everything, ranging from events and parties to jobs and internships to buying and selling stuff. Nearly every club on campus has a Facebook page, and while flyers are often used to advertise events, the majority of the promotion comes from Facebook. Stated differently, if you're still into communicating the old-fashioned way, you won't last long at Hopkins.
Finding housing in the Spring semester can be incredibly difficult because most students go abroad in the Fall. Why? Nobody wants to miss Spring semester at JHU. All of the major student events take place in the Spring, with Spring Fair and Homecoming marking the two biggest weekends of the school year. These are the two weekends when you can find the whole student body out on the Beach, on the quads, or at the athletic field.