Belonging at Hopkins
Finding (and keeping!) friends as a freshman at Hopkins
At the end of the day, the strong friendships that make it past freshman year aren't the ones with the most dramatic origin story. Your best friends will probably be the ones who keep showing up.
Living at Hopkins
Be open to meeting new people, give your residence hall a chance, and remember that home isn't created by the building itself. It's created by the community you build inside it.
Making Homewood campus your home
Here are a few (hopefully) helpful points about making campus your new home, coming from someone who was completely unfamiliar with Baltimore before freshman year.
Not sure where you belong yet? Here’s a few places to start looking
Because there is so much change in freshman year, moments of uncertainty are all but inevitable. Learning how to float with its current, rather than against it, will lead to greater clarity when all you see are gray skies.
A beginner’s guide to being an international student at Hopkins
I can’t guarantee it will always feel worth it, but by embracing everything with an open mind, you can make this new city feel like a new home.