<p>Hoping to go into medicine with a focus on public/international health for undergrad.</p>
<p>Georgeown NHS International Health major or Cornell Human Ecology Human Biology, Health and Society major?</p>
<p>The IHealth major is really strong at Georgetown. HumEc is a joke at Cornell. I had to make a similar decision.</p>
<p>Think of it this way. The classroom experiences will be similar at two awesome schools. One, however, is at a school with the Jesuit commitment to service with a global focus in the nation’s capital. The other is an Ivy among the cornfields. Where do you think you’ll have easier access to awesome outside-of-the-classroom opportunities?</p>
<p>Georgetown on this one. Easy.</p>
<p>JasonHoya was in the NHS and decided to stay there rather than taking advantage of his preferred transfer offer from Cornell. You may want to PM him, see what he says.</p>
<p>I would say Cornell is stronger academically, but only by a bit. At this level, it’s all about fit.</p>
<p>Yeah, when I applied to college, Cornell had given me a “guaranteed transfer” offer, where I go to another school for a year, and if I had a 3.2 at least, I would be accepted as a transfer student. I went to Georgetown with the intent of transferring (Cornell was my top choice). Cornell is stronger than Georgetown in the sciences. However there are many opportunities at Georgetown that you wouldn’t have at many other schools, and if you’re looking into International Health, you should seriously consider Gtown.</p>
<p>With int’l health, you have a science curriculum with public health courses, as well as 3 internships built into the curriculum, taking advantage of the opportunities in public health around DC, as well as a practical experience abroad in an underserved area. Human Biology at Cornell seems to focus on nutrition, which, while important in public health, is not the only aspect of it. At Gtown NHS, as a pre-med i-health student, you will have a strong science background in human physiology, taking Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Microbiology, Nutrition and Disease Prevention, and Human Growth and Development. You’ll then have your public health courses, such as Epidemiology, Global Patterns of Disease, Maternal and Child Health, International Disease Control, HIV/AIDS, Ecology of Global Hunger, etc. You can also take some science electives that you might not have the opportunity to take at other schools, such as Pathophysiology, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, Molecular and Cellular Fundamentals of Health and Disease, Cell Biology of Cancer, etc. All of these focus on the HUMAN, instead of the generic courses found in a normal biology department that tend to include other animals and plants.</p>
<p>And of course you’ll have internships automatically included in your coursework, instead of having to do outside searching and adding more on top of your schedule. This is really unique and provides opportunities you wouldn’t have in Ithaca.</p>
<p>So International Health will provide you with a mix of public health and an introduction to health sciences, which is great as you are pre-med. You’ll get to see and use a human patient simulator from some courses as well. You should definitely consider Georgetown.</p>
<p>jasonhoya, that was really helpful, thanks so much.
just another question tho, i have been reading other posts about georgetown and a lot of people have been saying that many of the science resources/facilities at georgetown aren’t as good as the ones at cornell - should that be a deciding factor of whether or not to choose cornell/gtown?</p>
<p>also, which school would prep me better for med school?</p>
<p>you can definitely consider facilities in your decision. Keep in mind that NHS has the newest science facilities on campus, with a new Molecular and Cellular Biology Teaching Laboratory, that you’ll use for Human Biology I and II and Microbiology (and any other NHS science classes you decide to take). Also there are new organic chemistry labs on campus as well.</p>
<p>Both will give you great pre-med experiences, and with international health you’ll have much to talk about in the interviews, regarding your practical experience abroad in fall of senior year. It’s really a unique opportunity (it’s not really study abroad, but a practicum using all of the knowledge you’ve gained throughout 3 years). They both are great schools, Cornell is stronger and more known in sciences, but you’ll still have great and unique opportunities at Gtown if you decide to attend.</p>