If you are applying to Cornell, you better be prepared to work...real hard...is one advice I would give to you. The first and the second semester is especially tough, not in the sense of the material but the work load. Finishing the pre-medical requirements in two years is undoubtedly challenging. However, our amaaazing faculty makes it easy to handle....and their technique is simple. Every individual student gets personal attention from faculty...your professor will always call you by your name and know exactly what you are lacking or are good at. Where else would one get to see so much interaction between faculty and students. Since people get individual attention, they are bound to be better at what they are working on and hence get their work dont easily...and thats how we handle our work load. ofcourse....with time...u will realize that Cornell students share an interesting way of socializing which is an addition to the normal socializing acts that you see among college students. everyone works together...group discussion is encouraged and creates a productive atmosphere...so every time an assignment is due...you are bound to find a big group of cornellians in some apartment working...(tho one would doubt if more work or fooling around is done!!)
and when we are not working on assignments or not reading for the following day's lecture and if we dont have a prelim coming up soon....WE RELAX!! and that is the most amaaaazing feeling ever! and relaxing mostly includes sleeeeping....looooong hours...people sleep for 15 hours in one go at least....i have once slept for 36!! on weekends tho...most people try n get over their tiredness and enjoy....some go to the movies...some go just to chill at Souq Waqef and smoke sheesha at night..the only time of the day I can survive outdoors!!
that is how a normal week goes by as a Cornellian!! work work work...sleep and start all over again!! but i am shocked to be admitting that I have started to enjoy this life and i am not a geek...i swear!!!
will be writing about some other interesting things later....
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36 Hours of sleep!!! Maybe we should start serving Red Bull and Warm Milk to students :-)
Glad you're able to relax.
Mr. Fry
Good to read about the commitment it takes to become a successful doctor. Can you also tell us about students life.. what sports and community activities are students involved in?
Noha
Is it possible to do both pre-med and engineering from cornell and texas a&m respectively in 4 years?
Haha hey, its nice reading your blog! Coz when I was applying this space was empty and I didnt have any sort of insight on a students perspective - this will surely help the incoming applicants!
Tc
-Zahra
In reaching your dreams you need to work hard for it and also don't forget to be happy that will help a lot to full fill your dreams.
Article like this can invite people who want to be future Doctor.
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