<p>I'm a rising senior in high school this year and have been seriously thinking about applying to Cornell's College of Engineering ED. I'm toggling back and forth between a pre-med type of major or an engineering major then going to med school. I visited the school last spring and absolutely love it! I was wondering if anyone has any info on admission statistics for the College of Engineering, Human Ecology, and Arts and Sciences? Also, any advice/warnings about the workloads and differences between them at all three of those schools? Any help is greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>What are your interests, activities & coursework?</p>
<p>Some inequalities to consider:
Engineering workload > Pre-med workload</p>
<p>Admission to Engineering < Admission to Pre-med</p>
<p>If you live in NYS => Cost of Engineering > Cost of Pre-med</p>
<p>Some data to consider:
<a href=“http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000156.pdf[/url]”>http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000156.pdf</a></p>
<p>I play piano, do taekwondo, am an active Key club member, participate in Science Olympiad (won 2 medals sophomore year), Math Honor Society, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and I am also a state certified EMT and volunteer on the local ambulance. My grades in general are good with a 4.95/5.0 weighted GPA and 3rd in my class of 800. Took the June SAT’s with an 800 in math, 730 CR, and 690 in Writing. Throughout high school I’ve been taking an engineering class that I really enjoy, and I’d hope to major in Chemical Engineering most likely (possible Biomedical minor). Do you have any details about what kind of workload that major would entail (like more papers, tests, or labs)? Also, does the fact that I’m a girl help with admissions? Same questions would go for Human Ecology and Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>I’m no admissions officer, but your GPA, rank, and SAT suggest you have a strong chance for admission.</p>
<p>why are you guys not attending the great migration?</p>
<p>I think you will gain admission to any school you choose if you apply correctly.</p>
<p>Note that ChemE is probably the most technical and difficult major at Cornell. You can take a look at the requirements here:</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> Engineering : Major: Chemical Engineering (ChemE)](<a href=“http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/academic-advising/engineering-handbook/2009/major-cheme.cfm]Cornell”>http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/academic-advising/engineering-handbook/2009/major-cheme.cfm)</p>
<p>One last thing to consider is that you can be a chemE pre-med, but you will most likely find the workload unbearable.</p>
<p>@Bear93
Asian detected</p>
<p>If you’re a girl with that kinda profile, CoE is highly likely. IMO. Don’t screw up your essays :D</p>
<p>*Not Asian, haha
And thanks cgiulz, that was very helpful! I like Chemistry, but not sure I like it that much… Are there any other majors that would be better for Pre-med in the college of engineering? (BioEng for instance?) Also is the workload slightly lighter in that one or others?</p>
<p>You are very welcome :).</p>
<p>I think you should do a bit of reading about the different fields you are considering. Engineering and Medical are both great choices, but are vastly different. Maybe start at labor bureau to find out more about job outlook/salary/etc etc. Lastly, consider where you realistically see yourself ending up.</p>
<p>Side Note: You can do bioE in CALS, which again would be cheaper if you live in NYS.</p>
<p>BioE shares more requirements with pre-med (Bio, Intro Chem, Org. Chem, etc) than ChemE does. I only know 1 girl so far who is successfully navigating being BioE and pre-med, but she’s definitely a pre-med personality, type A++++.</p>
<p>I agree that you have great chances with getting into COE and also agree you should learn a little bit more about both choices before making any hard and fast decisions.</p>
<p>One thing to think about though is: With Engineering, your pre-med option is still open, if instead you do non-engineering pre-med, you will find it much more difficult to do engineering if you decide later you do want to.</p>
<p>I do not live in NYS so I don’t think the CALS vs. CoE would make too much of a difference for me, but thanks for the heads up. And I totally agree with chendrix that it’s easier to start in engineering then opt out if necessary than to later decide I want to do it. And as of right now, I really love engineering and would want to go to med school later on, so I’m not necessarily making any sure-fire decisions right now, but rather just trying to find the best way to combine them! Any other choices that may be better?</p>
<p>I think that considering pre-med and engineering is a fine option. There have been plenty of successful applicants to med school from bioE in the past. Actually, I think in terms of engineering majors, bioE has the greatest proportion of pre-meds. </p>
<p>As a former chemE major and now med student, I would disagree with both chendrix and cgiulz. ChemE shares plenty of requirements with premed. You have to take intro chem class, at least one semester of orgo, some type of bio, the same level of physics, an advanced bio class, and more than enough math to satisfy pre-med requirements. I would say you only need to take maybe one or two extra classes than normal to complete premed requirements as a chemE. My senior year, I was taking only 2 classes in the spring. </p>
<p>In terms of the amount of chemistry, ChemE focuses on the process engineering, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics of the materials that you’re trying to deliver (petroleum, blood, styrene). Although you take classes like pchem and orgo, they’re not the main focus of the curriculum. I would say that bioE is a scaled down version of chemE. Most people would say it’s the easier of the two majors. Also, the workload is not unbearable. I had plenty of time to hang out with my friends and enjoy college life and extracurriculars. It’s all about time management.</p>