Chance me: ED to Cornell/ED2 to Washu (need input please!)

momofboiler1
Tue, 08 Oct 2019 20:56:28 +0000

For other students reading this thread who aren’t seniors in HS, AP courses don’t just prepare you for the AP test, they prepare you for the rigors of college courses. They can also potentially help you skip the weeder courses for competitive majors. Self studying for the test is not a substitution for a class like AP Physics C.

OP - At Cornell, while you apply to one of the colleges, you don’t declare a major until second semester sophomore year. If you are going to be pre-med, you need to take the pre-med courses in conjunction with your engineering classes. There should be decent overlap though for the first year.

I think what people are telling you is that it’s tough to be an engineering major and keep your GPA high enough to be competitive in med school. If you find it too hard and choose to switch out, the damage to your GPA is already done.

And pre-med isn’t a major, it’s an intention. You can be pre-med from any major.