<p>Hi, I'm a freshman at Michigan State University and since enrolling, I've kept transferring an option for myself. I'm a pre-med major and as far as I know, Cornell has a good program.</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone knew how much Cornell takes into account high school academics, ECs, etc. and what I can do now to ensure a chance at Cornell. I was in the top 15% of my class and my ACT score was not the best. Also, I had little to no ECs. Do they focus more on college academics/ECs for transfer students? Does anyone know any statistics regarding transfer admissions?</p>
<p>Anything remotely helpful would be great. Thanks!</p>
<p>I don't think Cornell is better for premed than any other top school. Do you have any other reasons for liking Cornell?</p>
<p>I haven't started seriously considering Cornell but I've talked with people who have visited and read up on it a bit and it seems like a school I'd like to go to.</p>
<p>Are there other schools you'd recommend for premed?</p>
<p>I don't recommend any school for premed because I don't think the school is very important. The most important thing for premed is to attend a school that you like and can do well in.</p>
<p>norcal's right- as sad as it may be. people from akron univ. get accepted to med school b/c they have 4.0's there and people at cornell get rejected b/c their 3.3's dont look so good- whereas the 3.3 required a lot more intelligence and hard work than the 4.0 did. the mcat is the deciding factor and your score on that is not affected by which school you went to- if you think you can do well at cornell come here</p>
<p>"norcal's right- as sad as it may be. people from akron univ. get accepted to med school b/c they have 4.0's there and people at cornell get rejected b/c their 3.3's dont look so good- whereas the 3.3 required a lot more intelligence and hard work than the 4.0 did. the mcat is the deciding factor and your score on that is not affected by which school you went to- if you think you can do well at cornell come here"</p>
<p>Umm, not necessarily true. Med schools know the rigor of a Cornell education, and a 3.5 would be impressive. And I personally know one Cornell student last year (in Human Ecology) who got accepted to Harvard Medical School with a 3.4 gpa taking the pre-med route.</p>
<p>I don't think she got in because of her 3.4 or the fact she went to Cornell. She was probably a standout in another facet of her application (or perhaps a URM?). As someone who is applying right now, I'd say that med schools really don't care what school you went to or how hard your classes were. That said, if you like Cornell, you are more likely to do well here. I would also caution against the thinking that your GPA would be 0.5 higher if you simply go somewhere else. Cornell is not that hard. Cornell is not that intense. Cornell is not that rigorous.</p>