I’m interested in studying Math in A&S (eventually CS) or CS in CoE. Which one would be less competitive for me to apply to? I personally feel like my profile fits A&S a little more as I have some humanities stuff mixed in with predominantly STEM stuff, but I’m not sure I’ll be able to major in CS in A&S if I apply for math. Any ideas?
There is no “easier to get into” at Cornell. Both will be highly competitive to get into. Once you get in to Cornell, changing majors isn’t that big of a deal as long as your grades are decent. Apply to your strength and hope for the best.
All CAS students at Cornell are undeclared until about Junior.
@2018dad ,
That is not accurate. Most CAS students declare their majors in the second semester of their sophomore year.
https://as.cornell.edu/choosing-majorminor.
My D, like many of her friends, has already declare in her first semester of her sophomore year.
@CCTA334 ,Read the description and requirements of CAS and Engineering again to see which one will fit what you want. In general, CS in CAS offers you options to study humanity subjects you may enjoy.
1- The distribution and in-college credit and course requirements will influence or dictate what courses you take outside of your major. The requirements of CAS and COE are different. IMO one should care about what they are going to study, major aside. Typically one’s major constitutes only about 1/3 of coursework.
- While one can major in CS from either, COE doesn't have a math major. Transfer between colleges is not guaranteed, though IMO there is a good chance if you have done well. COE has its own intro math sequences that may not be completely identical, at least in emphasis, to the math courses a CAS math major would take.
@rphcfb I said about. Obviously some declares their majors earlier than others. I can rephrase my statement. All CAS enrolls as undeclare Freshman year.
I forgot it now. But i think my daughter declared her major 1st semester Junior while she was in her study abroad. I think technically she could have declared it earlier.
The idea is you declare sophomore year so junior year you can really start knocking off the courses required for your major.
So, if enrolled in CAS, OP would have plenty of time to choose between CS or math. Presuming OP takes the appropriate prerequisites for both along the way.
If enrolled in COE, OP can similarly choose CS. But if OP wants math instead, an internal transfer to CAS would be required. OP would have to apply for that. If accepted, OP would enroll in CAS and then have to meet all the distribution and in-college credit requirements of CAS, not just requirements of the math major. Some of the extraneous engineering courses OP would have taken by that time would count as free electives but likely will not count as in-college credits for CAS. So flexibility to take non-CAS courses the last two years might be reduced a bit. (I think; may be wrong)