<p>I'm trying to find out if the Pre-Med at Dartmouth is significantly easier/harder than at any other IVY school.</p>
<p>What are the average grades in the pre-med curriculum, and is it better to attend Dartmouth and get B/C's, or attend a state school and get A's?</p>
<p>HELP ME PICK.
PLEASE.
I DON"T KNOW WHAT TO DO.</p>
<p>Everyone I know who has gone to Cornell in the last couple of years says it is true that it is the easiest to get into, the hardest to get out of.<br>
Everyone works really hard. I also heard that Harvard is still really grade inflated and easy and that some Dartmouth kids take premed courses there in the summer, like one of those Chemisty classes I think. But that's just what I hear. Also, when I visited Dartmouth the tour person mentioned that Dartmouth gives average grades per class so that if the average was a C and you got a B, the B looks good. That's what the grad schools see. I wish my high school did that!</p>
<p>I don't know how good that is, actually. Because Dartmouth obviously has grade inflation. If they did not report the average grade per class, your B+ might look great, but since they do, the grad schools and med schools will know the truth that it's average.</p>
<p>Do any other Ivies report the average as well?</p>
<p>What's wrong with being "average" at an Ivy League school?</p>
<p>Nothing, just that it's not as good as being above average.</p>
<p>Ya, plus grad schools factor in where you went undergrad so I wouldn't worry about being average at Dartmouth either. Somebody on some other thread said something to the effect that grade inflation is inversely proportional to accept rate...meaning HYP is easier than D is easier than C...any current students around to comment on that?</p>
<p>I've heard that before. They do take into account schools that deflate grades, but not enough.</p>
<p>Alright, but I still don't know what the comparison is to grade inflation at Dartmouth and Cornell. I've heard that Cornell graduates do better on the MCAT, although they may have a lower GPA than students at Dartmouth.</p>
<p>Is anyone else trying to decide between two ives, or in particular, Dartmouth and Cornell?</p>
<p>I don't know what to do! I love them both!</p>
<p>I think I'll let my acceptance letters decide for me..</p>
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<p>These are all extremely broad generalities that are ultimately pointless because there are so many factors to consider. My suggestion would just be not to base your decision on "theories" like this.</p>
<p>And keep in mind that there are no classes with "C" averages at Dartmouth.</p>
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<p>I don't know what to do! I love them both!
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<p>Unless you are currently holding likely letters from both schools, I agree with wolfpack to just wait a few more days and you may just find the decision being made for you.</p>