<p>what is pre-med like at cornell? do pre-med students have to spend more time studying compared to other majors? are the pre-med advisors helpful or they kind of leave you in the dark? any info that you can offer is appreciated</p>
<p>I think the premed advising at Cornell is super duper, especially Judy. Some colleges have generic advisers who don't know the specifics of med school admissions so they trot out cliched advice that really aren't applicable to premed. Judy is very knowledgeable and frequently attends conferences to keep up to date with the state of med school admissions. She hosts around 10 seminars a year for Cornell students to cover every aspect of applying from how to get recs to how to fill out the AMCAS to what to do if you're waitlisted. And she's always quick to answer her emails and has liberal office hours.</p>
<p>I also like Cornell's HCEC committee. They don't screen unlike certain other schools' committees. As my HCEC interviewer said, her job in writing my committee letter was to "make me walk on water." They are able to write positive letters for everyone and still have the letter count for something because the letters are designed to be personal (highlighting each applicant's strengths).</p>
<p>^^I agree. Compared to my old college, the pre-med advising staff and HCEC is awesome! There are no physicians in my family and I knew nothing of the med school application procedure before I came here....and now I'm totally out of the dark :-)</p>
<p>The professor who wrote my HCEC letter was fantastic. My GPA isn't stellar and he admitted that before we met he was hesitant about writing my letter. Once he met with me he was impressed with my answers to his questions and could really tell that I was dedicated to the field of medicine and said he would be proud to write my letter :-)</p>
<p>I hope it was good! I'll find out soon enough...eeek</p>
<p>thanks for all the info! what about the MCAT's? is there a certified Kaplan course on campus that helps you prepare? are there any extracurriculars geared towards pre-med students like an emt service? and do u feel pre-med is really cut throat? haha sorry about all the questions</p>
<p>There is a Kaplan center in Collegetown where you can take an MCAT course.</p>
<p>There are plenty of volunteer organization and pre-med clubs on campus.</p>
<p>Cornell offers an EMT course via its PE department. There is a campus EMS service staffed by student EMT's. There are also a couple of programs that'll set you up with local physicians to shadow. </p>
<p>No, premed's not cutthroat.</p>