<p>Hi i am considering cornell highly and just saw that cornell posted that students had approx 89% acceptance rate with a gpa 3.4 and above. Is this usually the case? is a 3.4 at Cornell managable?</p>
<p>If you're an engineer, 3.4 should be cake. </p>
<p>If you are in A&S, you better be prepared to study your butt off for a 3.4. Their courses are indepth, very technical, and always have a ridiculous curve.</p>
<p>the kid said premed...so i guess he/she ain't gonna be in engineering college ameechee</p>
<p>the 89% is misleading. It does not mean that if you maintain a 3.4 you have a ~90% of being accepted into a med school. For example a person with a 4.0 might have 98% chance of being accepted, whereas a person witha 3.4 might just have a 70% (just random numbers).</p>
<p>Bingo. Acceptance rates of students with 3.4-3.5 GPA's is only around 60%. 3.8+ is really good.</p>
<p>Is it manageable to get a 3.4+? I'm constantly wondering if I'll be able to make it with a 3.4+ at Cornell these days. Sometimes I feel like I picked the wrong university to do premed. Why didn't I pick some college nobody ever knows about and not have to deal with the competition? </p>
<p>Can someone tell me how much time and natural ability it takes to be competitive for medical school at Cornell?</p>
<p>Lot of time and tons of work. But if you want it you can do it; they accepted you so they have confidence that you can.</p>