Cornell vs Vanderbilt for PreMed

If cost of either school is not a criteria - which school would be good for premed . appreciate any info
Parchment.com states people selected to both these choose Cornell in 6:4 ratio

Don’t use parchment.

Basically both awesome. Real world reputation. Vanderbilt is a more southern charm, better weather and Big Ten sports. Quite and attractive place and awesome option.

Cornell is an intellectually intense place and premed is known to be a grinder there. But if you come out the other side it’s has an impeccable reputation.

For a more easy going person, I would choose Vanderbilt all day long.

If you want to go toe to toe and be challenged among some of the most motivated premeds in the country. Cornell.

Congrats and good luck.

Thank you for the insight… Goal is to go to med school and not to be grinded and weeded out. 4 years of life are 4 years of life

@uchicago_ny. What are you thinking? Any specific things you’d like to consider.

My post was painting in very broad strokes.

And no one has simultaneously attended both. lol.

So everything here is just opinion on cultural issues and vibe.

Some specifics are available. Just ask.

@privatebanker: Vanderbilt is a member of the SEC, not the Big Ten. (Interesting slip because I view Cornell as being much better suited for the Big 10 Conference when it is actually a member of the Ivy League.)

I agree with @privatebanker that weather & lifestyle are major differences between the two outstanding universities. While both schools have a very strong Greek life presence, it is even more pronounced at Vanderbilt University where the majority of eligible females become sorority members. (Not sure whether OP is male or female. Vandy reports 34% of males in frats and about 51% of females in sororities. Cornell reports 32% for males in fraternities & 31% of females in sororities.)

Both universities are fine for pre-med majors.

Since COA is the same, pick based on fit & personal preference.

Yes. SEC. even better. lol. I’m not a sports expert. But the idea was directional. Big time sports and hoopla along with the great academics. Which I personally find super appealing. For my d it allowed her to have some social life and friend group feel when she was having a hard time making friends. And no school is fun for a sad and lonely 18 year old, especially for many of the young women.

It’s when the transfer talk starts to happen.

It was a bit of a lifesaver to to let things take shape and have something to do on the weekends everyone is in a big group. Then they connect and everyone is wonderful.

So some of this is a dad worry perspective based on my personal experience. You have to know yourself or your child.

For me it wouldn’t have mattered a bit.

am not into sports either and SEC does not factor in my decision. my only concern is to be able to Keep GPA up (both schools grade on curve) and able to get good counseling as nobody in my family has been through a college in United States. I have >4 GPA in high school and near perfect SAT but same would be the case with rest of admitted students I believe. I would be misrable in Cornell weather if they deem me unfit to apply to med school. Thank you for your help though

You’ll care about sport when you make friends and want to blow off some steam!

If you’ve never been to a big time college football game as a student with all your friends, it’s tough for you to understand.

And you don’t even have to like football. Lol. You’ll see.

Vanderbilt is super elite and just a more friendly environment. You can get into Harvard medical school for either. Or you can switch to something else too.

I’ve never gone to Cornell, so I am only sharing the feedback from we received from a noted and experienced college advisor. It is only my own perception.

Cornell is one of the most stressful premed environments in the country. But you may breeze through. I have no idea.

Vanderbilt is beautiful fun and hard academically. But it doesn’t have the general reputation as a pressure cooker.

But very too 100 University in the USA as premed will be intense, challenging and allow one to have the opportunity to be accepted at any of the elite med schools.

Advising at both schools will be great. They’re elite American institutions. Choose the one that appeals to you more. No one but you can decide.