<p>Alright, so I'm having a real hard time deciding between Georgetown and Cornell. If I were to go to Georgetown I'd be an International Health major in NHS. This major fits my interests to a T, as International Relations has always been my passion, but a like to look at it from a humanitarian/medical viewpoint. The one really only factor that makes Cornell more appealing than Gtown is their pre-med sequence and record of med school placement.</p>
<p>I guess my question is how good has Gtown's med school placement statistically been. And is it worth it to give up pre-med at Cornell (the only thing that really appeals to me at Cornell other than its ivy status) to follow my passson at Georgetown?</p>
<p>International Health is one of Georgetown's strongest programs. It was the first of its kind as an undergraduate major and its graduates break precedent with acceptance to public health and med schools. Many IH classes are taught through the world renowned SFS. IH is an NHS program itself, so you will have 110 students in your class only 20 of whom will be IH. Your professors will know you and you will get experiences in and out of the classroom that you will not get elsewhere, especially at Cornell. Keep in mind, International Health is largely a study of policy. they are studying policy from afar in ithaca, ny. You will be right there in DC, where all the action happens. When I made my college decision, I was choosing between Cornell's Policy Analysis & Management Program, Brown's Community Health major, and Georgetown Healthcare Management & Policy major. I chose Georgetown because of its location and NHS's atmosphere and size. Georgetown has double the national average in terms of admission to med school, with a 90% acceptance rate and an average MCAT score of 33. Do well in IH at Georgetown and you will have your pick of med schools. </p>
<p>I also want to draw your attention Master of Public Health programs, which normally take people who already have a professional degree (MD, JD, etc.), but NHS has a history of getting people into public health school immediately out of college becuase of unique programs like IH. many med schools offer joint MD/MPH degrees and the international health major with premed would be the perfect undergraduate degree to have in order to gain acceptance to such a program.</p>
<p>I got accepted to Georgetown's NHS as well as WUSTL. I'm having a really hard time deciding... one of the most frustating factors is not being able to major in different schools at Georgetown (i.e double majoring in IH with NHS as well as Biology with the College) whereas at WUSTL there is so much academic flexibility. Georgetown's International Health program is unique and perfect for what I (think) I want to do but I also love biology and am planning to do pre-med. I know WUSTL's sciences are very strong but Georgetown offers that international/humanitarian perspective that I want but from what I hear in terms of sciences it is not that great. All of your posts have helped alot, but is there anyone else who could offer another opinion?</p>