Humanities at Hopkins: An introduction
(08/19/24 7:21pm)
Humanities at Hopkins: an Introduction
Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
November 26, 2024
Use the fields below to perform an advanced search of jhunewsletter.com - The Johns Hopkins News-Letter's archives. This will return articles, images, and multimedia relevant to your query.
1000 items found for your search. If no results were found please broaden your search.
Humanities at Hopkins: an Introduction
When I first heard about the First Year Seminar (FYS) program, I was not very excited. I viewed it as a class that unnecessarily took up three credits in my schedule, which I wanted to fill with a course from my major. Such was the case before I had perused any of the options.
Like many Hopkins students, I am one of those people whose interests are diverse and unrelated. And, like many Hopkins students, I tend to participate in way too many activities to keep all these passions engaged (I also have a difficult time saying no to people, which probably doesn’t help). Last year was my first year at Hopkins, and my goals for the first semester were simple: maintain a good grade-point average, become an integral part of all the clubs I join and make new friends. When the fall semester began, I was full of energy, determination and naïveté. These three things mostly carried me through the first semester without any major hiccups. But when the second semester started, I found that my plan failed to take into account several factors, the biggest of which was burnout.
I had a pretty fixed routine as a freshman: class, lunch at Hopkins Cafe (then FFC), more class, dinner (also at FFC) and hanging out with my friends in McCoy. Although I credit this routine with helping me settle in at Hopkins, sticking to the same thing day in and day out could get mundane. From picnics on the quad to student plays to a bouldering cave, the Homewood Campus has so much to offer!
Despite our cutthroat reputation, our school offers a seemingly endless number of resource to ensure the success of every student — academically and personally. While a comprehensive guide would take ages to comb through, below are a few of my favorite “hidden” or lesser-known resources.
Change is rarely easy, and the college transition is an extreme case. As a freshman first stepping onto campus, it can take a lot to simply be present. While it’s easy to anticipate the academic challenge that college might bring, it is also easy to overlook how freshman year likely is the furthest you’ve been from all of the people and places you consider home. But, even in that tangle of nerves and excitement, small intentional practices can help ease your transition to college. Here are a few pointers for finding your footing in your first year at Hopkins.
No one explanation, summary, advice column, or Reddit rant really captures what freshman year is like. No experience is comparable to your own, and the only thing anyone can count on is that freshman year will be transformative. Here are a few lessons for incoming freshman that I had to learn the hard way.
As you're approaching the start of your freshman year, you might feel anxious thinking about your future roommate(s). I’ve been in your shoes — growing anxious whenever I came across a freshman roommate horror story and praying I’d secure a single. Instead, I’ve been blessed with a best friend that made me thank the universe for not answering my prayers. To make this your reality, here are a few things that will help you build a relationship with your roommate.
Signing up for classes in college is equal parts thrilling and stressful. On the one hand, this may be your first opportunity to take a class where the title is more than one word (see: AS.040.416. Exploring the Edges of the Earth: How the Ancient World Helped Shape Science Fiction). This may be your first time taking classes that fall outside the realm of the core curriculum (see: AS. 001.244. Death and the Meaning of Life). However, with hundreds of options from departments you probably never knew existed (what is Medicine, Science and the Humanities, really?), it can be hard to sift through the muck.
Hello incoming Blue Jays. My name is Joseph Rainbolt, and I recently finished my freshman year as a pre-med student here at Hopkins. I endured my fair share of failures in my first year. Hopkins was new and Hopkins was hard, but looking back, I emerged from my freshman year with a lot of success, and there’s no doubt that with some perseverance you will, too. This article is my very best attempt to transfer everything I learned to you so that you can learn from my mistakes and get off to a great start on your pre-med journey.
Hopkins has a gorgeous campus filled with bustling buildings, daily events, world-class professors and enough homework to keep you busy for a lifetime. But what lies beyond the East Gate?
In an email to the Hopkins community earlier today, President Ronald J. Daniels announced that Bloomberg Philanthropies, the philanthropic organization of alumnus Michael Bloomberg, has donated $1 billion in funding to alleviate the financial burden of students attending Johns Hopkins graduate schools.
The University is mourning the loss of Zoe Underwood, who passed away last week. She was a senior and dual degree student studying clarinet performance at the Peabody Institute and history at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
The University announced the establishment of the Ethan M. Posner Fellowship on June 13. This fellowship honors Ethan Posner — an undergraduate student who studied Biophysics with a passion for research and community involvement — who passed away in March from a brief illness.
Kendrick Lamar has won the biggest feud in the history of rap.
I’ve started saying my goodbyes to Homewood Campus.
Editor’s Note, 2024: This op-ed was written in early May and was delayed in publication.
Editor’s Note, 2024: This article was sent to The News-Letter for publication as an op-ed and completed the editing process prior to being posted elsewhere.
Editor’s Note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
During these last four years, I’ve worked as a tour guide for the admissions office. When we reach the last tour stop at Decker Quad, I always wrap up by answering the question, “Why Hopkins?” For me, the answer is simple: the people.