<p>Delfire, I applied to industrial engineering regular, but I just call it financial engineering lol</p>
<p>I heard that a lot of kids in that program do economics at the college as well, meaning that they are twice as cool as the typical college student :)</p>
<p>Yea, industrial engineering and economics is basically the same thing because they have a lot of overlapping required courses. Many, if not most, of the people that major in industrial engineering also pursue a minor in economics because they only have to take a few extra courses.</p>
<p>Can someone tell me how hard it is to transfer from SEAS to college?</p>
<p>I am simply asking, because I applied to SEAS; however, now I think I want to double major in humanities and sciences, not in engineering.</p>
<p>Also, can someone differentiate between physics (college) and applied physics (SEAS)?</p>
<p>It's hard to transfer I think...you're thrown into the pool of applicants of all the other people from other schools that want to transfer into Columbia. My friend's brother that attends Columbia College right now, transferred from Columbia SEAS. He was the only one they let transfer from SEAS to College that year out of like twenty applicants. It's also really hard to transfer into SEAS from College.</p>
<p>Columbia really seeks students that REALLY want to do engineering, so that is why they make transferring so hard, eliminating most applicants that plan to use SEAS as a "backdoor" into Columbia.</p>
<p>It's very doable though, as long as you prove that you REALLY want to major in something at College and won't be happy with ANYTHING else. A high GPA your freshman year in college helps a lot too. That's really hard though, because the CORE covers so much and a lot of the engineering majors overlap the College science majors...(Biomedical Engineering and Biology, Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Industrial Engineering and Economics, Applied Math and Math...etc.)</p>
<p>This is a quote from the website:
"May I transfer from Columbia College to The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (or vice-versa) once accepted and enrolled?
If you are accepted to one of Columbias undergraduate schools and genuinely feel that you should attend the other, you may submit an Application for Transfer Admission to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. However, you will be competing with other transfer applicants (from many other colleges), and current Columbia students are not guaranteed or given automatic preference in the transfer admission process. We strongly recommend that prospective Columbia applicants consider thoroughly which undergraduate school is more appropriate for their interests and aspirations."</p>
<p>Note that it says "are not GUARANTEED or given AUTOMATIC preference in the transfer admission process"...meaning there may be SOME preference. So, it's probably a lot easier for a SEAS student to transfer to College (or vice versa), than a student from another school to transfer into SEAS or College.</p>
<p>anyone got likely letter from SEAS?</p>
<p>I've read that on Columbia's website. I did not see SEAS as a "backdoor" to get into Columbia; I sincerely wanted to become an engineer of sorts, and then I started to read philosophy... So, now I am thinking of majoring in philosophy, and have maybe a minor or a second major in a field of science.</p>
<p>Joshjmgs...my post wasn't targeted towards you if that's what you felt...I wasn't criticizing you for seeing it as a "backdoor" or anything, I was just stating that that's probably why they make it a little more difficult to transfer.</p>
<p>And I think you may be making a premature decision in saying you don't want to do engineering anymore. Even though you may not major in philosophy at Columbia if you go to Fu, you will be getting a lot of philosophy because of the Core curriculum. Fu is known for making well-rounded engineers that aren't just nerds smart in math and science. Engineering is science, so if you still want to major in science I suggest you go to Fu, just because science is...science...and engineering is the hottest thing about science right now. If from classes taken because of the Core, you decide you really DO want to do philosophy, then transfer out. You got to be practical, what can a major in philosophy really do for you in the working world? Maybe you should think about if this newfound interest in reading and thinking about philosophy is not just a phase...It's dangerous to make a rash judgement and pass up Fu on a whim if you get in.</p>
<p>Personally, I'm not COMPLETELY sure if i want to do biomedical engineering at Fu myself. I am sure, however, that I want to go to medical school or do something science-y, so I can't lose. I can still fulfill all the premed requirements. Maybe I'll try to transfer out to College if I discover I hate engineering, but I can still live with it if I can't transfer. It is graduate school that really matters in the end anyways.</p>
<p>If you attend Fu, I think you can still minor in philosophy or religion or something of the like...it was in the Columbia Spectator, the new minors they allow SEASers to attain.</p>
<p>I just got a likely letter today.</p>
<p>awesome</p>
<p>why should one choose columbia seas over cornell school of engineering or penn's seas?</p>
<p>and is it really as difficult as people say it is to switch from seas to college?</p>
<p>i have the same question, but throw in princeton engineering as well.</p>
<p>Our biomedical engineering program is pretty sweet, I'm told. Other than that, they probably apply to be in New York.</p>
<p>how does columbia's biomed engr compare with duke/hopkins/northwestern?</p>
<p>bump......... is it difficult to switch from SEAS into CC?</p>
<p>does columbia's seas compare with berkeley's engineering? i'm trying to decide between the two and am trying to figure out if columbia's seas is strong enough</p>
<p>I'm planning to apply to SEAS next year. Is it possible to double-major in Computer Science (SEAS) and Economics (College) as well - or is it only possibly to minor in Economics?</p>
<p>i second soliloquy's question and wish to have my previous question answered as well.</p>
<p>LoL, soliloquy, you remind me of myself back in the beginning of all this college madness.</p>
<p>Here's the deal:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>You can do Industrial Management/Operations Research as a major in SEAS, which encompass both economics and areas of engineering (Not specifically comp sci though). However, I'm not sure whether your can double major with Columbia College AND SEAS.</p></li>
<li><p>I had this question a long time ago, because I also wanted to major in both, and a past CC user told me about the Jerome Fisher program at UPenn, which combines engineering and business (economics) together, quite competitive.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>Then again, I should be biased towards Columbia ;), but good luck to you both in the future!</p>