<p>If I get accepted to those 3 schools (very funny) . For a Bio major ( pre med) which school will you go????</p>
<p>Cornell. It seems nicer. <em>shrug</em></p>
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<li>Columbia & UPenn = metropolises = ew.</li>
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<p>I'm going to be pre-med too, and I would pick Upenn over the other two. I applied to Upenn and Cornell, and Upenn just seems like a much cooler place to be. Plus, I believe they have a med school located in the same city, whereas Cornell's med school is in NYC. I'd go to Brown over all of them, though.</p>
<p>Go to Cornell if you really like drinking and being cold (no I'm not bashing the school, my Uncle's a professor, I have several friends and family members there, etc.)</p>
<p>The other two are exceedingly different from each other in terms of campus culture. If you only meant academically, I really couldn't say. There are definitely stats available for admission to 1st choice med schools from those colleges though.</p>
<p>It really depends on what you want out of the campus since all three are great academically. Personally, I find NYC too big and would probably choose Cornell and Penn over Columbia. Then again, Cornell is more rural and secluded. I suggest visiting before making final decisions, assuming you haven't yet.</p>
<p>UPenn.</p>
<p>WHY? It's top-ranked med school (#3 I think) gives an advantage to its undergraduates. Cornell and Columbia do no such thing (at least not to the level that UPenn does...)</p>
<p>Cornell=grade deflation= no med school</p>
<p>Despite his username, fuzzylogic has a good point.</p>
<p>It seems like one can thrive more easily at UPenn. Columbia and Cornell both have reputations for being cutthroat, but in their own ways. Set in the urban jungle, Columbia is known for being extremely competitive and set aside for only the most self-assured, independent students. Cornell, like fuzzylogic said, has a lot of grade deflation.</p>
<p>Despite what people think, Cornell is not grade deflated. Median GPA is around 3.2-3.3 or so. As a bio major/premed at Cornell, I've avg 4.0+ over the last 4 semesters. Premed at any of these universities is going to be hard but each university is going to offer you opportunities to do research, etc. Choose your college based on other factors (financial aid, location, whatever).</p>
<p>As for Upenn Med School favoring its own undergrads, I'd like to see proof that Upenn applicants with lower GPA's and MCATs are accepted. I personally don't think any top med school gives a significant edge to applicants from its own undergrad. Maybe a courtesy interview if you're in range but that's hardly a guarantee of acceptance.</p>
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<p>upenn you have better internship oppurtunities due to it's location, same with columbia</p>
<p>I would go with U Penn. No Cornell because its medical school is located too far away from its college campus, and no Columbia because NYC is too big of a city for me... But that's my personal taste - u can always have a different opinion.</p>