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>> The magic of Hopkins in my opinion is
that we're driven by science,
we're driven by the motivation
to solve tough problems
that could have a potential transformative impact
in our society.
>> I think that that's really central to research
but also central to our department
that real interest in being the first one to see something
or to make a connection between two things.
>> When you're looking at, you know where to go
for graduate school you want the whole panel
of people who are gonna be a great fit
for you the lab, the resources, people.
>> I chose the Pharmacology Program really
because of the people.
When I was interviewing I feel like I could be friends
with these students and even faculties
even though they're all accomplished scientists
they genuinely like cared
about who I was not just my science
but also my personality, where I was from,
my background stories it seems like they were looking
for colleagues that they would like to hang out with.
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>> It was large enough that you got a sense
that there was a lot to be discovered
in terms of what each person's interests were
what each lab was doing,
but it was small enough
that you didn't feel like you got lost
when everyone got together.
>> I feel like I'm constantly being thought about like
as just as a person and also as a group like with my cohort
because they're always asking us like what we need
and you know what's difficult
what's hard we're actually involved in kind
of helping them figure out like what the paces
of our classes should be.
>> I feel like this is the most supportive
kind of environment,
there's always somebody willing to help,
willing to answer questions.
>> We really do have a tight knit like
almost family like environment in our department.
I came here because of that
and I've heard that other students have come here
because of that same feeling as well.
>> We had you know happy hours
in which you could just go
and you could sit down almost as friends
with people that had decades of experience,
that were leaders in their field
these people were you know very famous very successful.
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>> I think that it's important just to making sure
that we're really addressing scientific questions
that are important for everyone, as many people as we can,
and that means that we really need a range of diverse voices
and representation within our department.
>> Look at the color we have look at at the background look
at the diversity in terms of science and experience,
this is a place where anybody can fit in.
>> There are people from international
there are people that were local
so it's just like a nice plan to be able
to step out of our classes going to the cafeteria together
to be in the computer lab together
and realize that you have more in common than you think.
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>> I talk about it all the time that I love Baltimore,
there is a ton to do in Baltimore,
Baltimore is a beautiful city surrounded by nature
by Bay Park the National Park
they sit right next to you you have New York
and Philadelphia.
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>> You're not living in the dorm I think
that's what you know some of the places I interviewed
in New York,
they had subsidized housing,
you know I had a partner you know with me
and it was I'm too old to be living in the dorm.
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I don't wanna live in the dorm.
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>> They're looking for people
that are natural problem solvers.
If someone has a 4.0
but really never faced any obstacles in life
it doesn't show much about their ability
to overcome adversity.
>> I guess that's my advice like don't be a nervous
about applying to Hopkins just like ask
about it and then apply,
and then just do it.
>> Speaker: Like every day I'm here I know for sure
that I'm in the right place.
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