<p>I am looking to transfer to Cornell this upcoming fall, and I was initially planning on applying to CALS for Bio & Society major because of better acceptance chance on a larger sample than Humec. But as I was writing my supplement essay, I realized that my essay perhaps better "fits" Humec. In the following prompt:</p>
<p>"Tell us what youd like to major in at Cornell and why, how your past academic or work experience influenced your decision, and how transferring to Cornell would further your academic interests."</p>
<p>I wrote about my experience of working with the handicapped, my desire to make a positive impact in the disabled community and my academic interest in bio/nature combine to make me want to become a Bio/Society major and further my career doing research etc. possibly heading to med school. (I didn't finish yet but I addressed the "academic or work experience" influencing my decision part as above)</p>
<p>Please help me with this dilemma. Thanks a lot!</p>
<p>this is just personal thought
If you truly feel that your essay is a better fit for HuEc i think it’s worth a chance.
I’ve heard that CHE put’s a lot of focus on the fit from essays.
Best of luck Sparkin!!
I’m finishing my essay myself…can’t seem to decide if I should just keep calling CHE “CHE” (does that sound too casual or rude??) or write it out College of Human Ecology which increases the word count so much.</p>
<p>Well what does a person who fits at CALS look like? in terms of the person’s interests and stuff? I really don’t know besides Humec is more focused on human stand point vs CALS more focused on researching and agriculture…if I’m corret that is</p>
<p>I would say that it’s not so much about fitting CALS as it is about fitting whatever major you’re applying to in CALS. it sounds like your essay fits the B&S major whichever school it’s in. I would apply to CALS or HumEc based on the other requirements and offerings each school has.</p>
<p>I agree with faustarp, some on CC suggested that my D should apply to ILR instead of Human Ec because her EC’s were all more general leadership & didn’t have anything to do with her intended major (human development). However she decided that she’d apply to the major she was most interested in, not the one that seemed to “fit” her EC’s. She was accepted ED to Human Ec., with only low average stats so obviously her EC’s not matching her major did not hurt her. I really think that the essays & EC’s are used to determine the quaility of person you are, rather than determining how familiar you already are with your major.</p>