<p>Sorry, I meant overall GPA.</p>
<p>Ok so what about the students who choose B&S as a major, which is apart of A&S? Seeing as its very similar to HBHS would that mean that it isnt heavily science based as well? So does that mean students in that major will drop out too because there sure is alot of them? Wait does that mean that A&S is subpar as well?</p>
<p>And when I said “doctors” I meant recently-passed-out-of-med-school doctors. They’ve just been through the whole process fairly recently and certainly know exactly what they’re talking about. One was a History major, another one a Psych major, and yet a third one was a Business major.</p>
<p>Thank you very much ananya77041</p>
<p>…And I bet I know just as many people who have gotten into med school and are completing it WITH science degrees. Just because you know people who have gotten into med school in other degrees does not mean they suddenly have the advantage. GPA and MCAT is still what matters the most, regardless of your major. If you’re horrible at humanities and really good at science, I’m pretty sure you’ll seem just as transparent once you apply if you try to force yourself to be a humanities major. Either way, your major does not determine where you go. You’re skewing my argument. I said that it happens to be the HBHS kids who seem like they are dropping out, not that it was impossible to get in. It just so happens that kids who apply to college and are really strong science based to begin with, probably would not apply HBHS.</p>
<p>Secondly, Bio & Soc is designed to be more of an ethics, government, regulation type major. Not that they can’t get into med school, it’s just that that’s the appeal of it. And it definitely is not heavily hardcore-science based, it is a lot more ethics based.</p>
<p>lollerpants, did someone give you a shovel? because you seem to keep digging yourself into a deeper and deeper hole…</p>
<p>lollerpants, you seem to think that I’m pulling everything I say out of a hat or something. My assertion that non-science majors have an advantage does not stem from the fact that I know a few people who did that; it comes from multiple presentations I have seen during my college visits about premedical studies, including one from the admissions representative at WashU school of medicine (one of the top 3 medical schools in the US). </p>
<p>In my opinion, pursuing a pure science major as a premed is pointless unless you have a PASSION for that major, because all that really matters are those premed requirement classes for your MCAT and to let the admissions person know you’re capable of handling demanding workload. I sat down with a group of Baylor medicine students, and almost all those who had pursued Bio or Biochem degrees in undergrad agreed that only maybe a quarter of what their major had required was relevant to medical studies.</p>
<p>Hey sarita1
What’s your ethnicity?</p>
<p>I think the thing that makes Hum Ec special is that its majors are specialized so that they are multidisciplinary. That’s what appealed to me and a lot of HumEc student when we applied there. I didn’t want to study just straight up science; I wanted to learn about how I can apply it to help society (thinking about going into public health). I don’t think that makes us somehow inferior to other colleges at Cornell. If you look at the mission of the HumEc college, it’s to take science and use it in a way to benefit society. If that’s something you want to do, then that makes you a fit for HumEc. Honestly, when I applied to Cornell, I didn’t look at the acceptance rates for each college. I looked through the information packet and thought HumEc would be a great fit for me and I applied there. It was only later that I found out that it had the highest acceptance rate, and I didn’t really care. I didn’t apply to it thinking “oh, I’m probably not as qualified as other students applying there, so I’m going to apply to the easiest college, which will probably have the easiest workload.” And personally, I think the professors in the HumEc college are better TEACHERS than the professors in the other colleges. They genuinely care whether or not their students are enjoying the class and if they are learning the material properly. You can tell that they love their subjects and want to share their passion with the students.</p>
<p>and Lollerpants, the reason that HBHS students complain about their courseload is that they are taking classes that EVERYONE complains about, like gen bio, gen chem, org chem, physics. Just because HumEc has less challenging classes does not make it or the students in it subpar. You go to college as preparation for your future career, and that’s why you should go to the college that SUITS you. Why would I take Biological Sciences instead of Biology and Society if I’m going into public health? Just because a major is less challenging does not make it subpar. English majors are not subpar to EE majors. They just have different interests and career plans.</p>
<p>Sorry, but you totally did not understand my point.</p>
<p>lollerpants, they’re just defensive coz they know you’re right
SARDONIC is saddened by the NUMBER of subpar humec people there are at Cornell.</p>
<p>My post was in answer to your posts saying “Except HumEc. Woo don’t know what fit that’s for.” and “The fact is, HumEc is probably the most subpar of the colleges within Cornell.” How did I not understand your point? Maybe you meant your point about HBHS students dropping out of hardcore sciences? Just because you know a lot of HBHS students like that does not mean there aren’t a lot of biological sciences, chemistry, bio chem majors doing the same. It is just your experience, and you shouldn’t take that to judge an entire college. Well, whatever. I’m only posting replies to you because I’m bored. Seriously, whenever I read your posts, I just think you’re one of those stereotypical self-centered, conceited d<strong><em>a</em></strong>* Cornell students. This is the only time I ever bothered replying.</p>
<p>“Hey sarita1
What’s your ethnicity?”</p>
<p>Im mixed half white, half black</p>
<p>Sleepy2o0…you couldnt have said it better</p>
<p>you mean d<em>*a</em> dont you…? cause Cornell students is already plural. so yeah. wtg.</p>
<p>o woops, yeah. counting is not my strong point lol</p>
<p>Sardonic, I’m not even defending myself, I’m an engineering student. I just couldn’t stand lollerpants’ arrogance.</p>
<p>By the way, you must be a huge ****** bag to be referring to yourself in 3rd person.</p>
<p>HITLER!</p>
<p>now the probability = 1</p>
<p>Godwin’s law?</p>
<p>Yes. 10char</p>
<p>Heil yes!!</p>