<p>Hello all,
I'm pretty sure i want to go into a math/physics related field when i head off to college, and Cornell would be a dream for me. But, i'm wondering how much of an impact my major of engineering raises the stakes there? It's clearly a top notch school and i would think many applicants who apply to cornell are applying for engineering. So if I apply for engineering rather than another major there, would the requirements automatically skyrocket simply because there's a larger field of applicants? Would it be a dumb decision to apply as an undeclared major?</p>
<p>If it helps anything, I scored a 710 math / 700 reading for the SAT's, and I'm taking all the AP math/science courses my school offers (except bio) and my GPA is around 3.7 unweighted. I would list the other stats but I was more curious about how your major affects your admissions decision at Cornell in general, not just for me.</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>Well if you apply to the College of Engineering, it could be tougher. I hear it’s a very selective admissions process. It’s possibly undeclared to CAS could increase your chances for Cornell, but there’s always the issue of “fit” and transferring later and blah blah blah.</p>
<p>For both the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences, you do not have to declare a major on your application. You’re admitted to the school, not the major. In the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, for example, you’re admitted to your major, so you must declare your major if you’re applying to that.</p>
<p>It’s also a misconception that COE is harder to get into than CAS. If you fit the self-selective admissions requirements for COE, you’ve got much better odds for getting in.</p>
<p>ohhh so that is reallyyyy a misconception? if someone is overall qualified for cornell they can get into either the COE or CAS? and i don’t mean for this to be a chances thread because i don’t think those help too much. but, seeing as i don’t really know what the standards are for math at cornell, is the school way out of reach for someone with my scores?</p>
<p>I think what chendrix means is that if you fit COE, then you have a better chance at COE than CAS.</p>
<p>I think you should still apply, don’t be discouraged</p>