<p>Sorry if this is a bit long, but any advice would really be appreciated...</p>
<p>I was a pre-med student during my Freshman year, partially due to pressure from my parents and teachers.</p>
<p>Towards the end of high school, I became a little burned out but still performed very well, and against the advice of my high school teachers/counselors, I did not take a year off. I had gotten into Cornell, and I was excited to begin college. I enrolled in several Pre-Med track courses, like many other students, and I went ahead and took them head-on. But to be honest, I was not sure why I wanted to study medicine. </p>
<p>I just finished my freshman year on the Pre-Med track as a bio major(Bio, GenChem, Calc, and corresponding lab courses) at Cornell's School of Arts & Sciences with a GPA of around 2.7. I also took two required writing seminars(one regular one and another one recommended for english majors), and got A's in both. </p>
<p>I've read several books about prepping for law-school admissions/LSAT, and there's always that one example about the student who was pre-med but eventually swapped to law because of some event that changed his opinion about his future. And of course, the Law schools he applies to notice his sharp change in GPA and his excellent LSAT scores, and accept him without looking at his Freshman year courses. </p>
<p>Frankly, I did not encounter any life-changing event. It just took me a long time to come to terms with myself and realize that I needed to make my own decisions about what I wanted to do.</p>
<p>I'm dropping out of the Biology major, and electing to enter Philosophy - something I've wanted to do for a while. I understand that I've completely screwed up my freshman year, but can I still turn things around? </p>
<p>Harvard and Yale are obviously long shots regardless, but all I want is chance to redeem myself - to show that I am still a good student and that I can perform in a competitive environment.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>