<p>So I've been accepted to both Cornell and Carnegie Mellon. I reallyy want to go to CMU and looking at their site, their acceptance rate to med school is 85% (While Cornell's is 70). Which school overall would I be better off going to? I know there's probably a lot less competition at CMU but Cornell is much better known.</p>
<p>Heard Cornell University ( which is on my interest list) is very competitive, rigious, so much that it’s been said to have highest suicide rate. Knowing such brings me questions about having the school on my interest list.</p>
<p>Med school acceptance rates can be deceptive, as some colleges screen applicants and others do not. </p>
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False.</p>
<p>what exactly is the downside of a competitive school? do med schools have a specific number of kids they accept from certain schools?</p>
<p>Tests are graded on a curve. At competitive schools, people will go nuts studying becuase they have to beat the rest of the class to get an A. Rumor has it, at some highly competitive schools they’ll actually do stuff to mess up other students (e.g. steal their notes). </p>
<p>GPA is the biggest factor in med school admissions, along with the MCAT.</p>
<p>so is enrolling at a school like CMU detrimental to my chances at med school? (as opposed to enrolling at Cornell)</p>
<p>CMU and Cornell are both very well-respected and have similar average GPA’s. Either would be a good choice - close enough that it would be a good idea to make decision based on other factors.</p>
<p>Well, that’s good to hear. Thanks for all the help everyone</p>