Dartmouth or Cornell (premed)

admitone
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:26:19 +0000

Grisasm- I am going through the process right now. Frankly a big factor is undergrad resources in general, of which I know Dartmouth spends a lot on undergrad research and advising, more than any other Ivy I believe. Also Cornell is known for deflation/ harsh curves in the sciences. Not sure how true it is, but its something to keep in mind.

I agree that in the end admissions basically comes down to three factors: GPA + MCAT + Thesis/ research (and no going to a research University does not give you an edge in area 3). Personally given this formula I would say a less cutthroat school (Brown, Stanford, Dartmouth) with more attention seems like a stronger bet.