<p>yeah, cuz you have to take genetics, and that used to mean staying at cornell over breaks (fall or spring), but i think now they've changed it so it wouldn't be that bad. but, if i had to chose, i'd chose CALS over CAS bio simply because CALS is probably a little easier. CAS has tooooooooooo many distribution requirements that after doing all the biology requirement. you have like 3 classes left for electives.</p>
<p>is it easier to get in CALS than CAS?</p>
<p>yes...........</p>
<p>they both have the same course: biological sciences, whats the difference then?</p>
<p>If you're applying to biology, they are both about equally difficult. The biggest reason to choose CALS is if you are in-state, the tuition is very affordable. CALS also has less required non-science courses I believe.</p>
<p>This is an exerpt from <a href="http://www.bio.cornell.edu:%5B/url%5D">www.bio.cornell.edu:</a></p>
<p>"Biology majors are enrolled in either the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences or the College of Arts and Sciences. The requirements of the major itself are identical in both colleges, although the individual requirements of the two colleges will result in biology majors taking somewhat different overall undergraduate programs. Students can tailor their individual academic goals by selecting the college of enrollment, biology program of study, and specific courses to meet requirements. Biology students are broadly educated in chemistry, physics and mathematics while developing an excellent foundation in biology from our introductory biology courses and more advanced courses in evolution, genetics and biochemistry."</p>
<p>It is the general educations requirments that differ greatly. CAS is more liberal arts based, and gives less room for courses in other colleges.</p>
<p>it depends what major...AEM, the new cornell undergrad business program is the hardest major at cornell to get into now and it is in CALS</p>
<p>so i woulda been better off applying to CALS, its easier to get in and it you got more space for electives? blah</p>
<p>let's do a slight comparison (but between humec and cas)
humec: 40/120 need to be in the humec college
cas: 100/120 need to be in the cas college</p>
<p>humec: accepts ap credit for distribution
cas: only accepts if you take a class that has your ap credit as a prereq (for example, you got a 5 of CALC AB , if you take second semester calc, then you will credit for calc ab) so if you hate history and don't plan on taking it in cas, taking the AP class is a waste of money and time.</p>
<p>humec: easy to figure out and fulfill distribution reqs
cas: has become confusing, and slightly more rigid. </p>
<p>humec: no foreign language requirements
cas: a foreign language must be taken at the 200-level (or take a course taught in a foreign language)</p>
<p>i think, however, that it might be easier to go CAS if you cannot decide what your interests are, very easy to transfer out. except for bio. because after the first year, going from CAS to CALS would be slightly harder (and vice-versa) because both have already started on their own college distribution reqs and changing college would virtually make those courses be electives. I have a friend in CAS and would have gone to CALS if she had known, but has decided against transferring because if she did, she would have to take a lot of courses in CALS to fulfill those reqs in the college (take courses like animal sci etc) that doesn't really interest her. oh well.</p>
<p>think long and hard about this. it is a very tough decision.</p>
<p>How do we find out about the foreign language requirements for all of the colleges?</p>
<p>only CAS has a foreign language requirement.</p>
<p>quynh2007, you've still made CALS sound better: no forgein language requirement AND easier to get in, ...dang I shoulda applied to CALS when I had the chance!</p>
<p>human ecology recommends a foreign language though.</p>
<p>you can always transfer. thats what i did. and i'm not looking back. sucks that my year was the first year they changed the distribution requirements. but now that i'm in humec, i can actually graduate a year early!</p>
<p>everyone i know who goes there tells me that the workload is terrible</p>
<p>even worse than Harvard?</p>
<p>Cornell's arch school is #2 in the country so I'm assuming it's a pretty difficult school. The porfolio to submit is pretty in-depth.</p>
<p>Class smallness is considered the ultimate measure of how good a college is. Harvard, for example, has zero students per class: The professors just sit alone in their classrooms, filing their nails</p>
<p>joking...i got that quote from somewhere, but i dunno where</p>
<p>I really don't think CALS bio is easier to get into than CAS bio. Also, there is so much instate competition, so being from NY isn't really an advantage.</p>
<p>Well, if Bio in CAS really is that hard, then I'm going to start having to make friends right now lol.</p>