<p>Hi, I am currently a sophomore in high school and I have decided that I want to go to medical school. Cornell is currently my top choice, and I am confident that I have stats to be competitive in admissions. I am curious as to which 'college' within Cornell University I am supposed to apply to. There seem to be 7 colleges, 4 of which seem viable for pre-med.</p>
<p>Which college is mostly applied to for pre-med, can I apply to several colleges, and if admissions are higher for a specific college, should I apply to that school?</p>
<p>when I was there most pre-meds were biology majors and attended one of the two colleges that had biology majors … CALS and the Ag School (lots of NY residents did this since it is a lot cheaper than CALS for a NY resident)</p>
<p>Yes, there are multiple colleges which provide a viable pre-med route. CAS is appropriate if you are interested in a traditional liberal arts education. CALS and HumEc have their own specialties too. Engineering I also think is viable and if having a more technical background matters, go ahead and do that. I would guess Engineering would open a wider variety of career opportunities should you decide practicing medicine as a doctor isn’t your thing, or you are more into research.</p>
<p>I wasn’t pre-med, so my summaries aren’t that great. I would take a look at a sample of courses you would get at the different colleges and see which interest you the most. The pre-med courses themselves will largely be identical.</p>
<p>Can anyone explain the differences between the colleges in short? I don’t really understand the key differences between the ‘endowed’ colleges or ‘contract’ colleges either.</p>
<p>Endowed basically get their funding from private sources, the contract colleges get significant support from NYS and at those colleges, NY residents get reduced tuition. The colleges basically differ in what majors they offer. Pre-med requirements are the same, so which college you choose depends on which sorts of classes in addition to pre-med (ie. the majority) appeal to you.</p>
<p>If you’re a NY resident and feel you can find a good fit in multiple colleges, consider the endowed route because it’s cheaper. If you aren’t, the tuition will be the same across the board and you can take classes in any college so choose the major that’s right for you. In a situation where your major is offered in multiple colleges (biology) look at the requirements for graduation (e.g. A&S has a language requirement, CALS doesn’t).</p>