Cornell vs. other universities/ivies

sparticus800
Sun, 17 Apr 2005 23:56:08 +0000

Quick: Med school applications are incredibly competitive. In a sense you are very much a set of numbers when it comes to applying there. So, having a P/F type GPA doesn’t show how well you did in college. I think P/F is optional at brown, though.

If med school is your aspiration, cornell is definitely a great option. Of its graduates who apply to med school, 78% get accepted, and 89% of those with a 3.4+ GPA get accepted. Compare that to a national average of just 50%.

Yes, CC is VERY useful, I wish I had used it before I got accepted ED haha.


I have never heard of students calling each other ■■■■■■■ at cornell. as an anecdote, in some parenting brochure for cornell students’ parents i saw, it says if your kid calls home thinking he is a ■■■■■■, make sure to remind him that “at cornell, even those not at the top are pretty damn smart in the real world.” And like i said before, those collaborative study groups…
If you’re going to a top college on your academic merit (i.e. not a recruited athlete or superhardcore legacy–not to say that many or most of those students have the academic merit and drive too), you have a thirst to learn…You won’t find that many kids at Cornell or Brown who aren’t interested in learning.
Like I said about the professors before: it’s a large community of students, so some professor is not going to seek out the random student in the intro bio class of 150 students who failed some prelim. But if that “some student” wants to talk to the professor (yes the professor himself, not a TA), word on the street has it the professor is there to talk. And taking initiative is a good life skill to have…
The kids from ithaca college come up the hill to cornell for the parties. Like just about any college, a dorm is a dorm, but @ cornell you can get cable TV on your computer, T3 internet in your room and wireless on much of campus. The food is the best just about anywhere, with guest chefs preparing meals on occassion. The ice cream is to die for. Overall, it seems cornell has a pretty good quality of life.


Keep in mind that while i’ve done my research, I don’t currently attend cornell. I will next fall, but this is for the most part relayed information from current students, guidebooks, college brochures, and some personal experience there (the food really is delicious I know that first hand, and the ice cream…aaaaah!)