<p>I was admitted to Cornell Engineering for the Class of 2017. I am planning on studying bioengineering for four years and then going to med school. I had always been thinking about going to a UC for undergrad and then trying to work my way up for med school so I just applied for the heck of it. Now that it's a viable option, it needs a little more thought. I'm wondering whether the name brand and the "better" education would be worth the money I'd be spending (my parents could pay for a UC but Cornell is twice as expensive so I would end up with considerable debt). My goal is med school, but I'm going for engineering in case that doesn't work out. Also, I'm from California and NY is very far away, which I wouldn't really like.</p>
<p>No, Cornell is not worth getting into debt if your ultimate goal is med school. Go to a state UC and save your money. Keep your GPA up and do well on the MCATs. Med school is expensive enough. When you’re a physician, no one cares where you attended med school, let alone college. Furthermore, engineering will drag your GPA down.</p>
<p>Agree with mets1962. My friend’s son went to MIT with lower GPA graduated. He even got D something from MIT. He applied some better medical schools than our state. None of them accepted him. So, he had to apply instate with his previous high school classmates who went to instate colleges. Guess what? His mom spent more than 100,000$ for MIT. He made perfect score in SAT and 35 ACT. If he chose instate studied, then, he might have 4.0 GPA and full ride. </p>
<p>Think about it.</p>