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http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/cornell-university/470770-decisions-pre-med-at-cornell-p1.html
I recommend you read that thread,
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and at UT 54% of undergrads get into med school, at Cornell it’s 71% and jumps to 85% for those with a GPA of at least 3.4, so yes, it does matter where I go for undergrad.
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No it doesn’t matter. Cornell’s applicants were stronger students to begin with…from high school. Those same students, if they went to UT instead, would have great success in getting into med schools.
Med school acceptance rates mean NOTHING to you.
And believe me, today a traditional applicant with a 3.4 GPA would have to be hooked to get into a US MD school.
And this is what that person actually said:
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For students with a 3.4 or higher Cornell has an 85% acceptance rate (although they've been telling me this since 2005...I'm sure the numbers change)
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I don’t know what things were like in 2005 (oh my…a lifetime ago in med school app world), but that certainly is NOT true today. In recent years, se’ve seen UChicago grads with 3.5 GPA and strong MCAT scores get NO INTERVIEWS.
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I'm not asking for need-based aid like grants or scholarships, I'm literally just asking how to get more loans, that's why I need advice on the best way to file an appeal
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You don’t need to appeal to get more loans for YOUR parents. You’ve submitted FAFSA…because of that, your parents are free to apply for Plus Loans in a couple of months to cover all of your costs. The FA office doesn’t control that. (There are no more loans for you thru the school besides the $5,500 fed student loan that you may already have)
How much will your parents pay per year??