<p>i'm thinking of applying to fu foundation at columbia university. how different is fu from the main college at columbia? also, is it easier to get into fu than the main college/are there any specific requirements for transfer?</p>
<p>I don't really know much about FU itself, but for freshman decisions, the acceptance rate to Columbia College is under 10%, while around 25% of FU applicants are admitted. I would presume that the acceptance rates would be similar for transfer admissions, but I am not sure.</p>
<p>I read on collegeboard.com that Fu accepts upwards of 30% for transfers but on the Fu website they say they only accept less than 10% so I dont know what to believe. It's probably worth a try though</p>
<p>i think the core curriculum is slightly different for SEAS students. also, they're exempt from the swim test.</p>
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I read on collegeboard.com that Fu accepts upwards of 30% for transfers but on the Fu website they say they only accept less than 10% so I dont know what to believe. It's probably worth a try though
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<p>It's best to believe the SEAS website since, well, they are the ones doing the accepting (duh).</p>
<p>The College Board is frequently inaccurate with their transfer numbers.</p>
<p>is fu worth applying to since its such a small engineering school?</p>
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its one of the most selective schools in the country. see if you can even get in first, rather than wonder if its worth applying to. you get one of the greatest college experiences one can ask for, an ivy league education in the best city in the world. i guess the latter is a bit biased. but what are your stats anyway?</p>
<p>well i always hear about the bigger the engineering school, the better...but i don't know how true that is anyway.</p>
<p>stats:
3.6 UW HS / 3.85 college (state school)
2270 SATI, 750 + 760 SATII
good recs, essays, and ecs in hs
2 research jobs
physics major looking to study applied physics, elec. eng., or comp sci.</p>
<p>also looking at cornell cas...is eng betterfor me (more selective?), rutgers, chicago, michigan, johns hopkins, unc, penn.
some schools i'm looking to study physics, some i'm looking for engineering...but i don't think it matters too much.</p>
<p>SEAS also has a lot of grade inflation, and the school is extremely intensive. Just make sure you have no plans on becoming a patent attorney or going to med school afterwards.</p>
<p>i thought grade inflation helps for med school?</p>
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i thought grade inflation helps for med school?
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<p>Whoa there, sorry, I meant "deflation."</p>
<p>all engineering programs are madly deflated though</p>
<p>Fu's Engineering Program is ranked somewhere around 30. So your state school may be the better option for the money, unless you just love Columbia that much. The Engineering school is not near as prestigious as the college.</p>
<p>well my state school is not really an option, but i guess i'll have to look elsewhere. and to reply to biggyboy, if i don't apply, i won't have to worry about whether i'll be accepted. ha.</p>
<p>well I think you should still apply, but maybe also look into some OOS public schools with good engineering programs that would be slightly cheaper and probably easier in terms of difficulty of being accepted.</p>
<p>yeah, one of the reasons i'm thinking ivy is because many of them, cornell for example, have good physics programs. fu also has an applied physics dept. to complement a strong physics dept. in the main college. as of now, i am a physics major, so it would be feasible for me to switch to engineering if i wanted to. but as i mentioned above, i'm also considering: rutgers, chicago, michigan, johns hopkins, unc, and penn. i don't really know where else to apply (east coast preferably...)</p>
<p>you should be in at UNC and Rutgers for sure. I think you've also got a good shot at all of those that you plan on applying to, though if Fu has a 10% acceptance rate, good luck. ;)</p>
<p>a friend of mine is at berkeley now studying engineering. he got into columbia but his parents wouldn't let him go there even though its a lot closer (an hour tops) to his home than california. reason being, employers will know that berkeley>columbia when it comes to engineering. seas is a very small school, but still pretty difficult to get into. some people looking for the overall college experience, yes..intense science work but also great humanities along with it. this is why many choose to go to columbia. but yeah, apply!</p>
<p>thanks for the advice everyone. too bad there isn't a way to bypass this whole transfer app. process and just go to the schools we want to go to, eh?</p>