<p>if im a nys resident, the tuition at other colleges in cornell besides a/s or engineering is going to be equivalent to what id pay for a suny which is a great deal</p>
<p>im stuck over what would be a better thing to do or apply to:
cornell a/s or other schools at cornell that would be cheaper
in the end dont i just get a diploma with Cornell University written on it</p>
<p>but i would much rather go to the ivy school in COrnell (a/s) if i could get in
idk - i want to go into med tho so let me know what u think/what school
thanks</p>
<p>hmm yea it seems much smarter to go to CALS than CAS
but idk from their website - college of agriculture and life science.....i'm not really into agriculture much if you know what i mean - thats my only problem</p>
<p>but id much rather pay 20.000 than 40,000 lol</p>
<p>"but i would much rather go to the ivy school in COrnell (a/s)"</p>
<p>All the schools in Cornell are considered part of the ivy league, of course. </p>
<p>"in the end dont i just get a diploma with Cornell University written on it"</p>
<p>Yes but this isn't really the best reason to apply to another college. Apply to a school that suits your interest. If you are not interested in the field you're applying for, this will work against you in the admissions process and probably keep you from being admitted. If you really want in state tuition somewhere, you can go to a SUNY and not have to study agriculture and life science or international labor relations. However, look into some of the majors in CALS, many have nothing to do with agriculture. What do you want to major in?</p>
<p>CALS is still $30,000 per year, so if you do not want to do a science major, apply to CAS. However, the biology program at CALS is literally the exact same as at CAS, so if you plan to be a bio major, definately apply to CALS. I think many people have misconceptions that CALS is for farmers, but it is highly regarded, and does not focus soley on agriculture. Also, for what its worth, CALS still has historically had some of the lower acceptance rates at Cornell (behind CAS and maybe architecture - I know this doesn't matter, but people won't see CALS as an easier school).</p>
<p>Here is a link to the pre-med advising page on the CALS web site. It says there is no apparent difference in admissions rates to med school among CALS, CAS, COE, and CHE when you adjust for differences in academic record. It says you should choose the college that best matches your career interests. My sense is that you should apply to CAS if medicine is your goal and bio, chem, or physics is your intended major. The price difference might not be as large as you think once financial aid is factored in.</p>
<p>I would definately go to CALS if you do bio (includes biochem, etc.). Although the tuition is still $30000, you will still be saving $40,000 (a significant amount of money). The bio program is exactly the same, so there is no reason to go to CAS for bio if you are a NY state resident.</p>
<p>The biology part of your education will be identical. What will be different is the other courses you can, or will have to, take to round out your education, other than the courses required for your major.</p>
<p>In the College of Arts & Sciences there are distribution requirements in Arts & Sciences. Hopefully people applying to Arts & Sciences are interested in these other areas, and desire a broad liberal arts education.</p>
<p>My recollection is that the College of Agriculture has its own requirements for credit hours that must be taken specifically there, and limits on the number of hours that can be taken in the Arts college.</p>
<p>The Arts college carries some additional prestige, but a number of the bio courses are actually the very same classes; not even different sections. </p>
<p>I knew several bio majors from the College of Agriculture who went on to get PhDs. Smart guys. I can recall fewer Arts college grads who actually majored in biology; more biochemistry and the like. It seemed to me like more of these people became doctors than PhDs. But that's just my own recollection.</p>