<p>To get Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude, or Phi Beta Kappa, these awards are usually given to the top 10 or top 15 percent students in the class. However, I was wondering from Cornell grads or current students if these recipients are pretty much all kids with 3.9 and 4.0.</p>
<p>In addition, as an aspiring pre-med student, I was wondering if getting a GPA of 3.7 or 3.8 is really difficult at Cornell in comparision with other top universities. Also, does Cornell have any grade inflation?</p>
<p>The requirements for honor vary by college and by major. For example, to get honors in biology sciences if you're in A&S you only need a 3.0 GPA but you have to do research and write a dissertation and defend it against a comittee.</p>
<p>3.7-3.8 is a REALLY great GPA at Cornell. In fact, among Cornell applicants to med school the last two years who have a 3.8 or above GPA (and there were over 90 of them), the acceptance rate is 99%.</p>
<p>What is overall med school acceptance rate from Cornell? In addition, is it really hard to get into Weill Med school from Cornell U-grad?</p>
<p>77% overall for last year (80% the year before). 86% for applicants with 3.4 or above GPA.</p>
<p>For a pre-med, I know this sounds like a vague or general question, but about how many hours of homework do you get each night on average. Also, how many courses do you take each semester. At Cornell, can I major in Math and perhaps minor in biology?</p>
<p>Depends on how great of a GPA you want.</p>
<p>I do a lot of HW a night (probably around 6-7 hours worth) and I have a 3.85 GPA. I go out perhaps once a month.</p>
<p>There are premeds with better social lives and probably lower GPAs.</p>
<p>Norcalguy, thats great, you are doing what you want out of that college and that is the path I want to follow. I am attending boarding school and I have done a lot of activities, had a social life, while also maintaining good grades. And as college approaches, I am going have to cut down on activities and limit myself to a pre-med and scope.</p>
<p>Also, I am really interested in talking with you about Cornell and pre-medicine life and thus perhaps do you have an instant messenger screen name so that I can communicate with you in a much more convenient and quicker way. I really appreciate the time you have spent in answering my questions and I really would like to discuss with you about further questions.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Your activities will definitely be cut unless you're superwoman like quynh (who's also premed and takes 20+ credits and does a gazillion activities). During the school year, I do research and participate in a few clubs. That's it in terms of the EC during the school year.</p>
<p>Even though I don't have a ton of free time at Cornell, I still manage to have a great time at Cornell (I'm sure you will receive this attitude from some of the other current students on here) and scored a 30 on my first diagnostic MCAT from Princeton Review (that's all Cornell baby!) while other people were scoring below 20.</p>
<p>my AIM is bbgiants25. I will be on and off during the summer as I study for MCAT and volunteer.</p>