CALS Questions

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<li>What is the policy for changing majors? How early can I do it?</li>
<li>Are you competing for admission only with those in the same intended major?</li>
<li>Are the classes for your intended major chosen for you for your first two years?</li>
<li>Is the courseload/grading the same at CALS as it is at the other colleges?</li>
<li>What will a law school think of an undergraduate degree in natural resources? Will I be able to get into a good law school with a degree in this or do they really want some sort of history or english degree?</li>
<li>Give me any info you have on the Natural Resources major/department.</li>
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<p>I’m asking because I want to ultimately become a lawyer in some field of biology. Right now I think I want to focus on resource management law. However, pharmacological law is HUGE these days and I may want to major in biological sciences. I fear that I’m going to get into natural resources and find too many outdoorsman type people who are much more passionate about the topic. I’m really hoping that applying to CALS ED with this intended major is a huge risk. I don’t want to waste my time in college forced to pursue something which I am not interested in. Please, I beg of you, give me some insight. I literally have an ED application for Cornell and another school completed, in envelopes and ready to be mailed. What is written in this thread will probobaly dictate which school I apply to. Thank you all so much for your time.</p>

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<li>yesssss</li>
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<li><p>you can change whenever you want. if you're not switching colleges within cornell, it's very simple. the answers should be on the cals website, though, you lazy bum.</p></li>
<li><p>that is correct, but just for cals (and possibly HE)</p></li>
<li><p>i'm pretty sure there is some flexibility, and you will definitely have room for some electives, be they academic or not so academic</p></li>
<li><p>required credits is the same across the university, but the difficulty of your courses will vary by major and how much you challenge yourself. (ex. Math 112 versus Math 122--see course catalog)</p></li>
<li><p>???, but an english degree would certainly help you as a lawyer.</p></li>
<li><p>sorry :(</p></li>
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