<p>ok so i want to go to Cornell Engineering as my first choice college. the major im most interested in the ops research and engineering, but im definitly p in the air. is there an advantage to having a major within the college or going undeclared?
But i was considering the primary alternate admission with a&s. is a&s this easier to get into? and say i wanted to try and transfer into the engineering college is that hard? and how much would i have to make up say i majored in mat or physics in a&s and transfered in?</p>
<p>it is better for you to apply to engineering first. internal transferring can happen, but it can be a long process. it is best to apply to the school you will best belong in rather than try to “beat” the system. you never want to “make up” your passions. you want engineering? apply to the engineering school!</p>
<p>For Engineering and Arts and Sciences, the major you pick does not have an affect on whether you get accepted or not. For the others, it does.
A & S has a lower admissions rate while Engineering has a higher median SAT score.</p>
<p>I didn’t do second choice because I didn’t want to leave an impression that I’m not fully committed to engineering.</p>
<p>well by doing primary alternate, i dont wanna leave that impression either. is that the impression that it leaves if you do that?
i mean im fully committed to engineering, but if it doesnt work out, i want to use a&s as a back up plan, i dont want it to be a commitment issue</p>
<p>i think i was a little unclear, i dont really wanna beat the system, but if i get denied from engineering, i want to try and get in another way, like internally transferring.</p>
<p>I understand what you mean and I considered the exact same thing, but considering only 4% of applicants get into their second choice college, I decided it wasn’t worth the risk.</p>
<p>wow, yeah i didnt realize it was that low. it not worth it at all.</p>
<p>I personally know 4 people who got into their second choice. 4% of applicants is pretty high when you think that that’s > fifth of the kids Cornell admits.</p>