<p>^ <em>Sigh</em> I’ll be legal in September in Canada. But nooo… just when I turn legal I go to the States and have to wait another two years. </p>
<p>Life is amusing.</p>
<p>Any course recommendations for a non-science type from a high school that was not very good at teaching science? I hope to learn something and realize I will have to work hard. I’m just looking for something that is not impossible. Thanks.</p>
<p>As a freshman you wont spend very much weekly because booze is free at frat parties, meals are included on the meal plan, most kids don’t have cars, so they only eat out every once in a while. Once you move to collegetown/get a car/join a fraternity/sorority/get off the meal plan/start going to bars (junior year for most) you will spend much more.</p>
<p>there are a lot of science courses geared towards the non-science oriented student. case in point: CALS offers non-life science majors the option of taking “fun” science classes to fulfill their biology requirement. examples include BIOPL 1120: Issues in Social biology: from Diet to Diseases, DNA to Deforestation, BIOPL 2400: Green World/ Blue Planet, (my personal favorite) BIOPL 2490: Hollywood Biology.</p>
<p>go here for more information about those courses if you’re in CALS: [CALS</a> Registrar: Biology Distribution Requirement](<a href=“http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/registrar/current-students/cals-graduation/biology.cfm]CALS”>http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/current/registrar/current-students/cals-graduation/biology.cfm)</p>
<p>also, i wouldn’t say freshmen don’t spend very much. i spent quite a bit of money at louie’s… that, and alcohol (frats may have free beer and hard alcohol - that’s only if you know the brothers/are willing to flirt a little - but pre-gaming def requires your own alcohol), and other things…</p>
<p>i’d like to major in pre-med but since there is no major in premed…do i major in biology for my first yr at cornell? I plan to apply to the CAS (college of arts and science) for pre-med studies but can i do the same at CALS? what’s the difference? is one easier to get into?</p>
<p>i was looking at CAPS program. i know that basically any language studier must devote a crazy full amount of time to it and its really hard. i dont think i’ll be able to handle it, especially if the language class if full of a lot of people who know chinese or have studied some of it before. like when i visited the school, my host suggested not taking it in the fall but in the spring because the fall has more experienced/crazy smart ppl or something. is this true? what would be the kind of easiest asian language to learn? i have no experience in any asian language and i am just interested in learning one. As someone who has no experience or anything, is CAPS a stupid choice?</p>
<p>I think CAPS is an amazing program, particularly for the abroad experience (which I wish I had). I can’t speak for when you should take the language, but definitely give it a choice. I think you would want to take the language as early as possible, and if you put your mind to it, you will be fine. </p>
<p>Cornell is not nearly as hard as people make it. I think everyone works very hard, and if you do that, you will do well… just the way a school should be.</p>
<p>Thanks for the ideas. I’ll check out the registrar’s link.</p>
<p>Regarding taking languages -</p>
<p>I think you should take it in the fall. All the languages are in series, so if you want to begin a language, you will have to start in the fall and continue in the spring, otherwise you’ll have to wait til next fall. If you already know a bit, then you can take the placement test, and be placed in the appropriate class. Also, my experience is that people who don’t do well in language in the fall drop out in the spring.</p>
<p>thanks for info about caps. i didnt know that about fall/spring. i suppose i should just go into it and if i dont like it, like lilbakagrl said, i can always drop it, whereas if i decide to try it later it’ll be a lot harder, if even possible, to catch up with the program. thanks!</p>
<p>is it possible to be an architecture student and still be part of the greek system?
i still don’t know whether i would want to rush, but is it even an option considering the workload i’ve heard arch students have?</p>
<p>^ it’s possible. i know of a couple of archies who are in frats/sororities. pledging tends to be over/not as important by the time you’re busy with final reviews and stuff - although you WILL have to learn to balance your time.</p>
<p>How hard is it or is it possible for you to do research in China during the summer?</p>
<p>i have three AAP friends in the greek system. all of them are extremely involved in their chapters and still have time for classes/ studio. it’s all about finding the right balance.</p>
<p>dragonneedspank- you would need to talk to the study abroad office</p>
<p>how can i get started in looking for a WFS? Is there a link? Also, what on campus job will allow me to do my work? :D</p>
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<p>I know this isn’t my thread, but just want to reiterate the point that it’s very possible to be in arch and also the the greek system. We have three AAP guys in my house alone, and they all seemed to have an easy enough time balancing pledging and their work. And if you’re a girl it’s a non issue.</p>
<p>I heard that there is a website or blackboard in which we can check out the old and past final exams that has been given out. Where can we check that out?</p>
<p>blackboard.cornell.edu</p>
<p>You might be able to login and look at come old course work. However, the blackboard site may be down or you may not have access if you haven’t registered for the class. Also, many professors freely give out past exams.</p>
<p>This is a Human Ecology specific question: I know that the college is going to schedule my classes for me however I was wondering what the deal is with elective courses, or PE, things that are outside of the college of Human Ecology, how are they going to schedule those, and if they dont, how am I going to do so?</p>
<p>I’d recommend Prof. Boyer in Labor Econ. His course “Development of Economic Institutions” was required when I was an ILRie, and Boyer was enormously popular among students.</p>