Institutional ties slightly increase the chance of getting in?

[JohnnyMath]

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I'm just curious, would doing summer research at a university, AS WELL as having a Bio professor who graduated from that university, AND getting invited to present your research at a conference at said university (I even got funding for a hotel and meals and airline) a year AFTER you did your original research help you get into that universities medical school slightly more even if you don't go to that university? It's Cornell by the way. I go to school in Nebraska.
http://weill.cornell.edu/education/admissions/acc_cla_com.html
I just went on that link, and I shattered their GPA requirements and I have an MCAT in that ballpark (advantage in that area too). Is an Ivy a reach? EDIT: By the way, I'll lay it all out here and be honest, I don't have any baller ECs or stats like the people on this forum claim to have. Regular Joe here, minus the Cornell trip and research. I've done research three times, I have 100 hours of volunteering, and 50 hours of shadowing a nephrologist in my city. I work 30 hours a week to support myself through school to have time to do 12380192480123 things.

 

[el_duderino]

Well certainly can't hurt. A place like Cornell is going to look for an overall strong app. Sounds like you might have that. Post all your stats and ECs in the What Are My Chances area.

 

[Abstractions]

I'm just curious, would doing summer research at a university, AS WELL as having a Bio professor who graduated from that university, AND getting invited to present your research at a conference at said university (I even got funding for a hotel and meals and airline) a year AFTER you did your original research help you get into that universities medical school slightly more even if you don't go to that university? It's Cornell by the way. I go to school in Nebraska.
http://weill.cornell.edu/education/admissions/acc_cla_com.html
I just went on that link, and I shattered their GPA requirements and I have an MCAT in that ballpark (advantage in that area too). Is an Ivy a reach? EDIT: By the way, I'll lay it all out here and be honest, I don't have any baller ECs or stats like the people on this forum claim to have. Regular Joe here, minus the Cornell trip and research. I've done research three times, I have 100 hours of volunteering, and 50 hours of shadowing a nephrologist in my city. I work 30 hours a week to support myself through school to have time to do 12380192480123 things.

When you say "shattered their GPA requirements", does that mean you are significantly above their average? I'm confused because you say you don't have baller EC/stats, but I interpreted your first sentence as that you have a GPA>their average and a MCAT around 35.

 

[Mornhavon]

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[baydatgear]

It's Cornell.

Bruh, Ivy is Ivy but lmao at the gif.