Cornell was on short list last year for my pre-med. Ended up elsewhere but some thoughts. Cornell is great if any chance they’ll drop out of pre-med as many do, so many great programs. If they stick with pre-med, it is really hard, tons of time in library grinding and mine came from top of top school. So, I think that means all the other stuff about school/location has to bring some joy. Will they be impacted by weather, rural versus city, any of those factors to help weather the storm. Cornell is a bit tricker for fulfilling all the necessary clinical and shadowing hours. There was one close medical facility, but it’s a big school. This will mean summers and breaks will have to be more strategic and increase likelihood of gap year to do it all. This is becoming more the norm anyway though. It’s a lot to squeeze in to be competitive.

Cornell please…..

Tough call. Both are great for premed. For an undergraduate admission, I wouldn't base this choice solely on the quality of the premed program. My nephew entered Harvard as a premed student and changed his mind in his first year. He ended up in law school. A LOT of self-declared premed kids end up leaving that track pretty early in their college careers.
The question I would ask is: if you decide to change your major (or "concentration" as some schools call it), where can you see yourself being happy with your overall environment?

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Anonymous wrote:Cornell has a slightly better reputation but they are close enough that you should let your kid choose.

Posters saying Emory is clearly better are wrong.

For medicine, it dies not. The stats are posted above.

Everyone knows those stats are meaningless. Schools define the denominator differently. Cornell is pretty universally ranked higher than Emory but not by enough to make that decisive.

+1 I would pick Cornell for reputation. Cornell Weill is also a fabulous medical school, although far from Ithaca. Emory is warmer weather though...

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cornell has a slightly better reputation but they are close enough that you should let your kid choose.

Posters saying Emory is clearly better are wrong.

For medicine, it dies not. The stats are posted above.

Everyone knows those stats are meaningless. Schools define the denominator differently. Cornell is pretty universally ranked higher than Emory but not by enough to make that decisive.

Anonymous wrote:Cornell has a slightly better reputation but they are close enough that you should let your kid choose.

Posters saying Emory is clearly better are wrong.

For medicine, it dies not. The stats are posted above.

Cornell

Cornell has a slightly better reputation but they are close enough that you should let your kid choose.

Posters saying Emory is clearly better are wrong.

Cornell is more fratty/party if your kid wants that.

Emory. Congrats!

Agree, Emory is better for premed.

Anonymous wrote:Emory Hospital is world renowned and right there. ATL>Ithaca

+1 and just a better culture all around

Emory Hospital is world renowned and right there. ATL>Ithaca

https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/from-pre-med-to-md-understanding-the-pathways-to-medical-school/
Emory has better placement and a 84% med school acceptance rate vs Cornell at 76%. Emory is the easy choice here.

Premed track DC. Got in Emory and Cornell CALS.