<p>I'm thinking about majoring in biology and both the college of arts and sciences as well as the college for agriculture and life sciences seem like great options. Even though Cornell's website mentioned briefly what majoring in biology at each college would entail, I would like to know more specifically what the differences are. What kind of student would feel more of a "match" at each school? How are admissions different? Thanks!</p>
<p>arts and sciences places emphasis on the arts or "liberal arts" more of a traditional education (if you like english, history, etc) that would be great...</p>
<p>in CALS there is greater focus on the social science...</p>
<p>can anyone else shed any light on this?</p>
<p>I don't know much about CALS but there may be some differences in distribution requirements between the two colleges. For example, in CAS you have to fulfill a language requirement either by what you've done in high school and standardized test scores, or else you have to take language at Cornell (3 semesters, I think?). CALS may not have that requirement. And, as fd36 said, CAS will place more emphasis on a broad based liberal arts education.</p>
<p>You do know that you can apply to both schools through the primary/alternate college admissions plan they just started this year, right? You choose one college as your primary college, the other as your alternate. If you get into the primary college, your application goes no further. If your primary passes on you, they can choose to send it along to your alternate college for review. There is more info on this on the Cornell admissions website. If you do that however, you do have to write supplemental essays for both colleges.</p>
<p>Thanks cornell75. Yeah, I know about the primary/alternate college admissions plan. However, if I do end up doing it, I still don't know which I want for my primary choice. I think I'm leaning towards CAS just because I do like other subjects besides bio.</p>
<p>Anyone know if there's differences in the way your application is viewed at different schools? (maybe one school is more interested to see if you've done research or something?) Is there a difference in admit rate?</p>