CAS, CALS, or CHE for pre-med?

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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<p>I wil be applying to Cornell next year. Would like to know which school I should apply to for premed, RD, with the greatest probablity of acceptance. I am interested in psychology and chemistry. I like the program at Hum Ec the best and feel like I would fit there, but am not sure if it is very difficult to gain acceptance to compared to the other ones.</p>

<p>A bit about me-3.9 GPA, 8 AP’s, 2300 SAT (1500 CR+M), research internship and hospital volunteer, published independent reseach in medical journal.</p>

<p>I’ve played two varsity sports,will be captain of one next year, as well as captain of MUN. I am proficient in four languages, English, Spanish, Hebrew, Japanese, and tutor in Spanish. Submitted japanese essays to competition. Also, black belt in karate, and I’m a white female from NYC.</p>

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<p>The schools at Cornell are relatively similar in their admissions standards such as course rigor, gpa, and test scores (expect maybe engineering). I know HumEc has the highest acceptance rate out of the three, but that doesn’t mean much because only certain types of people apply there. Apply to the college that you think you fit best, which is HumEc, because it is there that your personal chances for admission will be the highest. Those general acceptance rates are not very reliable because each school looks for different students. Youre in the “number” range for all three of the schools, its just a matter of picking the best fit which is probably HumEc for your situation.</p>

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<p>I think I will, I really like their majors, but is this a major reach for me, or a match?</p>

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<p>"…is this a major reach for me, or a match? "</p>

<p>decide for yourself…</p>

<p><a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000177.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Remember it’s not all about numbers though.</p>

<p>Regarding college selection, it is not just about pre-med, it’s about what you plan to sudy and learn in college. The different colleges have different distribution requirements, different requirements for # credits that must be taken within one’s own college. The Biology major is shared between CALS and CAS, but virtually all other majors are different. And one’s major typically represents only about 1/3 of one’s courses anyway. If you later to decide to switch majors, what college there offers the most likely alternatives that may interest you?</p>

<p>Suggest you spend some time exploring these points before you make a final decision.</p>

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<p>I’ve actually looked, and I’m pretty sure I want to do something with medicine or pyschology, and Human Ecology has unique programs that I really like. I think I would minor in something in CAS, though.</p>

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<p>One more question-how much do subject tests factor in? I’m only getting high 660’s on my Math II practice tests…will that automatically make me rejected? I got 700 on regular SAT math.</p>