***CS in the College of Engineering or Arts and Sciences?!?!***

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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I want to apply to Cornell for CS but I’m not sure if I should apply to the engineering or arts and sciences school. From what I see, the core reqs for CS are the same in both departments and the electives are the only difference, and of course, the fact that you get a BS in CS for engineering and a BA in CS for arts and sciences.

**Do job recruiters or grad schools care if you have a BS or BA in CS?

Also, do I have a better chance at one department over the other? I’m a girl, and My stats:

SAT: M 760, CR 730, W 760
SAT2: 740 chem, 800 math
GPA: 3.63, W 4.29
EC: playing music at local hospital, tutoring children and running website for this organization, volunteering and local charity for children with disabilities, dance
In school: member of wind ensemble(flute), vp of red cross club, secretary of NHS, cofounded my own tech club, model congress team member with many awards
Interned with a government rep in DC and interned with computer systems company for 6 weeks for programming, participated in few programming competitions, currently doing a research independent study with CS teacher
Honors: National Volunteer Service Gold award (not girl scouts), National french competition placement in top 15 sophomore year, and several Model UN awards, NHS and FHS
APS: ap Lang (5) , ap Chem (4) , ap compsci (5), ap french (self study 4)
taking a higher level computer science course my senior year
highest math level: calc AB (senior year) but taking a calc BC course second semester (put this on my additional information)

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Hi, I’m currently a CS major in the Engineering school. As far as I know, employers don’t seem to have a preference. You should probably just apply to the college that has the core requirements that meet your interests best. If you go to Engineering, you’re meant to take Gen Chem (I think you need a 5 on AP to place out), Physics I, and Physics II. I don’t know what the requirements are for Arts and Sciences but I’m fairly sure that you would not have to take all of the three classes I listed before. But I do know that A&S requires a foreign language while Engineering does not. Also, if you’re planning on double majoring in CS and something like stats, math, or econ then A&S might be better. Since you’re a girl there might be a slight chance that engineering is easier to get into but I definitely would not count on that. It makes a lot more sense to pick the college that aligns most with your interests.