BME? MSE? APTT? For God's sake, what does it all mean?
Of all great Hopkins traditions, our lingo - a hodgepodge of befuddling acronyms, obscurantist nicknames and rude expressions - is the most enduring. This year is no exception; to hold your own in a conversation with other students here, a knowledge of the funny words we all use will be essential.
To rescue yourself from drowning in a sea of confusion, make room in your brain for this list of popular jargon. Memorize:
The AMRs: Along with Wolman Hall, the AMRs (Alumni Memorial Residences) are where the freshmen are kept. Wolman residents typically can't understand why their classmates would want to live in the smallest, stuffiest and ugliest rooms on campus, but residents of the AMRs secretly know why: the dorms' long hallways facilitate the best in late-night chatting and indoor frisbee, not to mention the odd epic kung-fu battle at 3 a.m. What doesn't kill you - which may or may include the communal bathrooms - will make you stronger, kids.
APTT: You'll find the friendliest folks at Hopkins at APTT (A Place To Talk), a student organization that provides free student-to-student counseling. Pay them a visit in AMR I, and they'll listen to you and feed you home-cooked pastry until you are ready to conquer the world.
Arts & Crafts: Now proudly embraced by the students it tarred, this term, invented by engineers, suggests that the Arts & Sciences amounts to nothing more than child's play.
Bawlmer': "The Greatest City on Earth," home to Poe, Mencken, Zappa, Tupac, John Waters, David Hasselhoff and now, you. Also sometimes known as the City That Reads.
The Beach: Don't knock the Beach - the big grassy knoll between Charles Street and MSE - just because it doesn't have any sand or waves. On a sunny day, there are just as many ample ogling opportunities and drunk and disorderly college students at JHU's beach as they are on any ocean-side strip.
The BMA: The chief environmental cause of guilt at Hopkins, the BMA (Baltimore Museum of Art) is one of the world's finest art museums, and sadly ignored by most students. Expect a visit from the mustachioed ghost of Matisse, who will berate you if you don't visit his collection.
To rescue yourself from drowning in a sea of confusion, make room in your brain for this list of popular jargon. Memorize:
The AMRs: Along with Wolman Hall, the AMRs (Alumni Memorial Residences) are where the freshmen are kept. Wolman residents typically can't understand why their classmates would want to live in the smallest, stuffiest and ugliest rooms on campus, but residents of the AMRs secretly know why: the dorms' long hallways facilitate the best in late-night chatting and indoor frisbee, not to mention the odd epic kung-fu battle at 3 a.m. What doesn't kill you - which may or may include the communal bathrooms - will make you stronger, kids.
APTT: You'll find the friendliest folks at Hopkins at APTT (A Place To Talk), a student organization that provides free student-to-student counseling. Pay them a visit in AMR I, and they'll listen to you and feed you home-cooked pastry until you are ready to conquer the world.
Arts & Crafts: Now proudly embraced by the students it tarred, this term, invented by engineers, suggests that the Arts & Sciences amounts to nothing more than child's play.
Bawlmer': "The Greatest City on Earth," home to Poe, Mencken, Zappa, Tupac, John Waters, David Hasselhoff and now, you. Also sometimes known as the City That Reads.
The Beach: Don't knock the Beach - the big grassy knoll between Charles Street and MSE - just because it doesn't have any sand or waves. On a sunny day, there are just as many ample ogling opportunities and drunk and disorderly college students at JHU's beach as they are on any ocean-side strip.
The BMA: The chief environmental cause of guilt at Hopkins, the BMA (Baltimore Museum of Art) is one of the world's finest art museums, and sadly ignored by most students. Expect a visit from the mustachioed ghost of Matisse, who will berate you if you don't visit his collection.
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