Columbia vs cornell

collegemom3717
Thu, 22 Mar 2018 18:31:51 +0000

Overall, graduates of Columbia average a GPA of 3.42 and Cornell a 3.36.

About 12% of Columbia grads from 2015 went to med school, while more than 20% of Cornell grads (averaged over 2012-2016) went.

And both those numbers are quite useless, as there is no meaningful way to tell how you will do (assuming you have those choices, which is a big assumption- there is another student on CC right now who was flat out rejected ED by Cornell but has a likely letter from Columbia. #justsayin).

Both are very demanding schools, GPAs vary quite a bit across majors, the Core at Columbia really suits some students- but not others, the vibe at the 2 places is really different- some people take to Cornell, others find it a long, hard slog. Being in a place that suits you will matter more than any stats- as you will be more likely to shine. Averages are just averages.

In the meantime, as you are asking for advice, if you reallyreallyreally just want to be a surgeon, I wouldn’t choose either of them. I would go to whatever your safety school is, be a superstar there, get the GPA and the recs and go to med school. But somehow I suspect that you won’t be taking that suggestion!