<p>Does anyone know what the percent of the applicants to medical school from Cornell get accepted? I hear from people that it's around 80% or something really high. I also hear Cornell has the highest medical school acceptance rate for the people who apply from Cornell out of all the Ivies. </p>
<p>Also... I've been having doubts about applying to Cornell ED. Let's say, for example, that I get around a 2.5 GPA at Cornell in preparation for medical school. Would it be better if I went to a school like UCLA or NYU (which I hear is less cut-throughish as Cornell) and get a 3.5 or 3.0ish or higher? Please help me out thanks.</p>
<p>Here's a statistic my son tossed at me about Cornell:</p>
<p>Of the 800 freshmen pre-meds, only 200 will make it to medical school.</p>
<p>Lots of high school seniors can't see beyond "being a doctor" as a career. They plan their college courses to boost their GPAs, picking courses that they can get an A in rather than exploring the vast resources of a large school like Cornell. </p>
<p>There are thousands of other exciting options out there. Take the time to research the opportunities and potential of your school rather than whether you can cash out with a 3.5 average.</p>
<p>for students who get a 3.4+ GPA, the acceptance rate into med school is 89%. The overall acceptance rate for cornell graduates into med school is 78%.</p>
<p>A 3.4, however, is a GPA to be very satisfied with in the premed track at cornell.</p>
<p>If you have ~3.4 GPA at Cornell and do well on the MCAT you will most likely get into medical school. Most of the Cornell pre-meds who end up applying have ~3.4+ GPA, and the most common GPA is probably 3.6-3.7. Even if some of the classes are Mickey Mouse compared to engineering classes (some classes are also tough too) you are competing with a tough crowd.</p>
<p>If you have a 2.5 GPA you probably won't get in to medical school. A 3.2 would probably make you competetive if you do well on the MCAT.</p>
<p>I have heard the opposite - Cornell's medical school does not like to take their own undergrads.</p>
<p>if you work for a year or two after college it's much easier to get in, people forget that.</p>
<p>which is why the largest incoming % of students that go to wmc are cornell undergrads ~.~</p>
<p>apparently, when I went for my cornell days back in 2003, judy (from career services) said that they accept usually 15-20 cornellians and waitlist a bunch more. for a spot of 101, that's really really really really high</p>