<p>Does Cornell have a good pre-med program?</p>
<p>Er... what do you mean by that? Your question could be interpreted in a few different ways:</p>
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<li>Does Cornell have good pre-med placement?</li>
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<p>~75% of Cornell applicants are ultimately accepted into a medical school. Odds aren't bad (this is assuming that you ultimately decide to remain as a pre-med. Attrition rates are high just like anywhere else).</p>
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<li>Does Cornell give a strong scientific background in the pre-med courses?</li>
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<p>Uh, yes. Cornell is very strong in the sciences. One word though: physics 112+213 doesn't quite cover fluids, which is a topic on the physical sciences on the MCAT</p>
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<li>Does Cornell have good pre-med advising?</li>
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<p>This I don't know as I've only been here for a year.</p>
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<li>Will I get into a med school even though they only care about GPA and Cornell is known to be grade-deflated?</li>
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<p>Well, that depends on you. Cornell isn't as grade-deflated as a lot of people tend to think. Just take a look at the median grade reports (Search for them at Cornell.edu). Some majors have lower GPAs than others.</p>
<p>for covering fluids, most engineers take a fluids class that is required for most majors, especially biological engineering. </p>
<p>Cornell has very good pre-med advising, you can have mock interviews, there are people that can review your application with you and Cornell can pretty much lead you step-by-step through the process.</p>
<p>Majors with lower GPAs would be one such as engineering, maybe some others.</p>
<p>cornell is great for premeds, if you can handle it ha</p>
<p>I don't think there's much difference between the premed "programs" of any Top 20 school.</p>
<p>i've heard rather intense stuff of the cornell sciences...</p>
<p>there is no pre-med major at cornell...what pre-med (like pre-law) means is that you will take the pre-requisites that your medical school requires...or courses that will guarantee success on the mCat...</p>
<p>one can be Food Science major and still be pre-Med...heck I've even heard of anthro pre-Med o_O</p>