<p>If the overall admission rate is actually lower, it is probably because they don’t prevent stupider people from among their graduates from applying to med school. The lower tail at Cornell, aggregated over all its undergraduate colleges that produce med school candidates, not just one, is lower than at those other schools. The overall rates at most of those schools probably <em>should</em> be higher.</p>
<p>My guess is you are giving too much credence to numbers that are not really completely comparable. For one thing we’ve been told several times that Cornell includes only “allopathic” (MD) schools. as I posted before.
What’s the expression: “lies.damned lies,and statistics”.</p>
<p>It’s too bad none of the relevant people are currently participating on CC, but their current absence from CC does not mean they are hiding from answering you. They are simply not on CC anymore/now.</p>
<p>Since you’ve seen the old posts, you’ve probably seen this one too:</p>
<p>"I’m currently in WashU Biomedical Engineering, but taking similar classes to that of a Pre-Med. Pre Meds are required to take Chemistry I here, and that is one of the biggest weed out classes for pre-meds. Every year, 600 come in, and more than 20% drop.</p>
<p>Sophomore year, there is Organic Chemistry, which is also a giant weed-out class.</p>
<p>By the end of 4 years, The pre-med population at WashU goes from 600 to less than 200. That is more than a 66% drop out rate. But because of this insane selectivity, our MCAT averages at 36/45 (!!!). That’s enough for Harvard Medical School / JHU Med-School. The funny thing is that WashU’s Medical School has even higher averages: 3.9 GPA and 39/45 on MCAT.</p>
<p>39/45 <- impossible</p>
<p>So, come to WashU if you want a top pre-med program with lots of competition >_<
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<p><a href=“Good Pre-Med Schools - #196 by euphoria_z - Pre-Med Topics - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/202936-good-pre-med-schools-p14.html</a></p>
<p>Of course you will have plenty of competition at Cornell too. Though as I said the lower tail of its class may be weaker than at some other schools to which it is often compared. Paradoxically, a factor that might lower the school’s overall reported admissions rate may actually serve to increase your personal chances, </p>