<p>I want to major in biology or premed in college.
Ivy League schools might be a reach for me.
I have a 95 percent GPA with drastic improvement from 90-98.5
I know it could be possible to get into Cornell ED with my stats,
and I was just wondering
Is Cornell the easiest Ivy League school to get into?</p>
<p>No that’s a huge misconception…and it has been discussed SO many times lol it never hurts to try, so apply and see!!! GL</p>
<p>But premed wise what is easiest of the ivys?</p>
<p>Why would you want to do premed at Cornell? Out of roughly 1000 students starting out as premeds each year, only around 200 of them end up staying premed.</p>
<p>Well, I just want to go to the best school I can for medicine.
I just want to know where I can get in.
Also, pretty much every one who graduates premed at cornell with a 3.8 GPA or higher goes to the top 20 medical schools.</p>
<p>So what is the best I can get in (easiest ivy)?</p>
<p>Last year, a whopping 60 med school applicants from Cornell had a 3.8+ GPA. That's out of 1000 starting premeds. Good luck with that.</p>
<p>News flash - None of the Ivy League schools are easy. And I dont think the concept of "easiest" exists as well.</p>
<p>so what could be the best school I could get into for medicine with a 95 percent GPA?</p>
<p>Man.... I wish it was as easy as 95 GPA = Cornell, 100 GPA = Harvard, 90 = Yale. Its not like that. Apply to the ones you like, see the ones that accept you, and then choose between them. Thats the way it works.</p>
<p>The only reason why they say Cornell is the easiest is because of the high acceptance rate. But be careful, this year they had more applicants than ever but the lowest acceptance rate (I believe it was the lowest in their history). In all honesty, I think Cornell is also a bit easier to get into because of the EOP/HEOP programs...but these programs are not available to anyone and their are only 60 slots available for these programs, so even this is the stretch.</p>
<p>Keep in mind the saying "Cornell is the easiest ivy to get into and the hardest to stay in."</p>
<p>How easy it is to get into shouldn't be a main factor in deciding whether or not to apply. It accepts about 1 in 5 applicants, but it's also a pretty big school, which factors into that percentage.</p>
<p>If you want to do premed at an Ivy, you should apply to more than one anyway, and should consider other factors such as how much you'll actually like the school.</p>
<p>Cornell did receive over 30,000 applicants this year, which is more than any other Ivy, I believe. You'll be competing with many more talented students when you apply, so getting into Cornell may not be as easy as it seems.</p>
<p>I'm sure you can check the stats page and see the stats of those who got into cornell and those who were rejected and see where you stand. You may just find out that getting into Cornell is more than just having a good GPA and SAT scores because many of those with fantastic scores were not accepted.</p>
<p>I agree with sentiment that there probably is no truly easy Ivy.</p>
<p>There is definitely no easy Ivy. Besides that, there are OTHER good schools besides Ivies. You don't have to attend any Ivy League school to get into a great med school afterwards, trust me. I don't know much about med school, but I know that.</p>
<p>Since Cornell has such a large number of spots compared to other ivies, and the lowest yield of all the ivies, they are the least selective of the ivies. But that doesn't mean it's easy to get in. They do seem more predictable, and statistically oriented though. Everybody from my school who had good stats/ec's got in</p>
<p>Ivies are extremely competitive- all of them. But out of all the ivies, Cornell (as much as I love it) IS the easiest to get into OVERALL (some schools may be VERY VERY hard) based on its admission rate. </p>
<p>p.s. I do understand Cornell takes more people because it's larger, but this def also makes it easier to get into. but like most of you have already mentioned, do not apply to Cornell just because it is supposely the easiest to get into, because there are essays you have to write- a place your passion will show.</p>
<p>Cornell is the easiest to get into, but one of the hardest once you're there. That's the general consensus, and I think it's accurate.</p>
<p>It is not the easiest Ivy to get into, because of the simple fact that there are no easy ivies. People who were accepted to Brown, may have been rejected at Cornell. People who were accepted at Harvard were rejected at Cornell. Its simply a matter of what the school is looking for at the time. Also, think about it this way, the only reason Cornell has a relatively higher acceptance rate than any of the other ivies is simply because of its size and of the many colleges that comprise it. If you want to discuss the quality of its program, it is one of the best in the Ivy League. It beats out Harvard by a long shot and many of the others. The only one I would concede would be Princeton, which focuses a TON on its undergrads. I think this whole deal with "prestige" and "easiest" needs to be stopped as those things are mere trivialities in the long-run. Put it this way, if you're applying to a Med-School or Law School, a Cornell graduate will be seen in the same light as a Harvard or Yale graduate. However, the GPA of a Cornell graduate will be more respected, because Cornell is reputed to be difficult. Harvard's reputation is tainted with "grade inflation." Do what you want, just make sure you realize one thing, don't let statistics deceive you, its hard to get into Cornell!</p>
<p>A kid from my school got into Stanford this year- but was rejected by Cornell. Another : accepted at Caltech- Rejected by Cornell.</p>
<p>Just a few examples to illustrate that it is definitely not easy or predictable to get into Cornell! (Both had applied to CoE though).</p>
<p>On average, Cornell is the easiest ivy to get into.</p>