<p>Am the only one at cornell who got accepted to U of Chicago. I feel alone, it doesn't really matter, but my friend who goes to chicago told me that everyone of his friends there got into Cornell.</p>
<p>I didn't apply anywhere besides Cornell...</p>
<p>I don't see any point to your post.</p>
<p>Maybe your "friend" doesn't have many friends at UChicago and his 100% cross-acceptance statistic is slightly off.</p>
<p>I feel kinda alone too. I've been looking for people who applied to the exact same 12 schools that I applied to and haven't been able to find a single one!</p>
<p>i know of at least 2 people.</p>
<p>They must have not gone to Chicago because Cornell has a lower acceptance rate. They said it makes Cornell a much better school.</p>
<p>Why are you so worried about prestige?</p>
<p>gomestar, just like u know those ppl who transfered to cornell from other ivy leagues.....</p>
<p>sure....sure</p>
<p>You wrote: </p>
<p>"Cornell is mad hard</p>
<p>expecting like a 3.4-3.6"</p>
<p>What happened? Aren't all Cornellians so much beneath you?</p>
<p>bball, your posts say you got a 1450, stop acting like you're better than everyone here, tons of people did better than you (placing them above you in your skewed prestige system), just transfer our and stop whining...I'm sure there are many other reasons behind the unhappiness that you frequently feel the need to voice to random people on the internet.</p>
<p>bball .... i do</p>
<p>i live in the transfer center. you dont. Stop being a little crybaby, if you can't handle it here, get out.</p>
<p>and what are those schools?</p>
<p>Columbia College in S. Carolina
and Pennsylvania State University</p>
<p>Brown and Dartmouth if you're gonna be nozy. Why do you even care? Some people dont care about SAT scores, they care about quality of education, and Cornell has it.</p>
<p>no b/c everyone at cornell has like a prestige issue, as soon as u question it, ur dead meat. I wanted to go to a school for the sake of learning, and this school is not what it is made out to be. It is more like just trying to weed out kids, and many kids here do not become doctors, and it's really sad. I am only a freshman, and I think i am even get between a 3.5-3.7, which is pretty impressive for a freshman.</p>
<p>and Spans, my 1450 puts me at near the 70th percentile at cornell, pretty good right?</p>
<p>if you wanted to go to a school for "the sake of learning" then why do you want to transfer to a school with higher average SATs and less transfers students? You've stated before that you want to transfer because 'of this very issue.' Cornell has fantastic med school stats, among the best in the country, so how could you say that "many kids here do not become doctors." </p>
<p>And why would you question Cornell's prestige? US news ranks it 13th overall. There are thousands of colleges in the United States, would you suggest Cornell is mediocre? Clearly you're looking for the most prestige, not the learning experience. You can't take back what you've already said, sorry.</p>
<p>eh, i'm just gonna let it go ... i think your reasons are total crap (as well as everybody else here). Good luck at other schools.</p>
<p>i would think that with a student body of 13K undergrads, that the majority here would not all go to med school. that would be so boring and undiverse. it's not really weed out. every single person i know who went to cornell and is now in medical school say medical school is actually easier after cornell since they were so well prepared (as norcalguy showed with his wonderful mcat score). many people who are "weeded" can easily find their interest elsewhere because cornell's so huge. i was premed freshman year, and I guess you could say I was "weeded" since i'm no longer a premed. whatever, i'm not bitter about it. I'm just glad that cornell allowed me to explore my strengths and find out where my passion truly lies, and I believe this is true for many people, that's why there's like 1/4 rate of internal transfer within Cornell.</p>
<p>what does that mean 1/4 rate, 25 percent of Cornell switch into dif schools?</p>
<p>i think switch majors. But that's common among every college, i think a statistic was released that said the average college student will switch majors 2 to 3 times while at college.</p>
<p>wow, bball, I got a 1450 too and I don't regard myself as better than 70% of people...I guess that's the difference between us ;).</p>
<p>First off, no one gives a crap about prestige once they're in college. You've got to get over whatever insecurity issues you have about attending cornell. you constantly post about prestige and are asking for comparisons between cornell and other schools. Someone who is in it for "the sake of learning" would not have an aneurysm over USNWR rankings and what random Joe Schlub Highschooler thinks about Cornell..</p>
<p>Second, not everyone is in college solely for the attainment of knowledge. This is not true for just cornell but every other school as well. Trust me on that.<br>
Everyone has different plans and it's close-minded not to be understanding of their situation. Trust me, there ARE people that do care about school just for learning. I was one of them and I found plenty of people who actually enjoyed what they did. Here's a hint: the people that still care about prestige usually don't care about learning, and if all your friends and the people that you know care about prestige, then well you can figure out the rest.</p>
<p>Third, there are courses which are made to be weed-outs. Chem 357 is a weed out for premeds, math 192 used to be a weed-out before the restructuring, CS 211 is a weedout for CS majors, etc. The purpose of a weedout course is to make sure you've got the drive and dilligence to survive a tough field. It's better to find out in your first year rather than your 3rd that so-and-so major is too difficult. Once you reach your second year and decide on your major, things get much much better.</p>
<p>If you hate it so much, then transfer and do what makes you the happiest. Just don't do it for the wrong reasons such as prestige and believing that some other school magically has a completely ideal environment. I would also suggest waiting one full year before making the jump. A lot of people that don't like it at first end up loving it by the 2nd semester. The first semester can be a kick in the pants, but hey that's college. There are TONS of resources to help you along the way but this isn't high school and no one will hold your hand the entire way.</p>