<p>Which of those is easier to get into?
Should mention that i am male (damn, just my luck). also, most of my highschool awards/ECs are about physics, and the way i understand it, physics is dealt with in arts and sciences.
I however would prefer to study engineering.
Or should i just give it up, and go for A&S because i'd have slightly bigger chances?</p>
<p>Arts & Sciences is definitely easier to get into. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Yes, Physics is in Arts & Sciences, and is always easier to be admitted into than the College of Engineering at pretty much every school, but you shouldn't give up Engineering School.</p>
<p>Engineering is known to be harder, too, once you are in the school. It apparently makes a lot of engineering students depressed to be working endlessly, while their counter parts in other majors enjoy the college life (= partying??).</p>
<p>Though usually A&S is easier to get into at a college and easier to get through than engineering, that is not always true if applying for physics as some colleges have rules different for physics than normal A&S. An example is UIUC where the physics department is actually part of the College of Engineering. The degree in physics is offically awarded by A&S but the engineering college really controls admission and most requirements for the degree and it is as difficult to be admitted to physics as it is engineering. Also, the major Engineering Physics in the Department of Physics is considered to be harder than other engineering programs.</p>
<p>I don't think it is necessarily easier to get into Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>It depends on who you are and what your qualifications look like.</p>
<p>Engineering schools care a lot about your math SAT, math and science SAT Subject Tests, and math and science grades. Arts and sciences schools care about all of your qualifications, but they may cut you a little slack on the math if the other stuff is good because they offer plenty of majors that require little or no math.</p>
<p>So if you have a 600 CR and 800 math, you're better off applying to engineering. But if you have 800 CR and 600 math, you're better off applying to arts and sciences (and maybe not even mentioning that you would like to major in physics).</p>
<p>the programs with the lowest acceptance rates at my university are business (23.2%) and education (24.0%) because, i assume, applicants who choose these majors tend to be less qualified than the university average. those with the highest are mathematics/computer science (41.7%), the general sciences (37.4%) and engineering (36.0%) for precisely the opposite reason. however, it is also true that both admitted and enrolled engineering students have higher sat scores than the university average.</p>
<p>in short, the answer is that its somewhat difficult to tell. engineers tend to be more statistically qualified--but who knows about the rest of their applications--and are admitted at a higher rate than the university average. and if i had to guess? id look at the science v engineering acceptance rates and assume that at least in the case of my alma mater it doesnt matter too much either way.</p>
<p>that is what i'm actually hoping, that my higher grades in math/science will look a lot better at arts&science, since most of those with insanely higher grades and better ECs will go to engineering.</p>
<p>(for quick reference, i have 700verbal,780math , 800physics, 800math II
so, lol, higher grades in math/science...don't really see how, but you know what i meant)</p>
<p>why i'm asking this is because from all those from my hs who applied (about 12, and all for top 25 colleges), the only ones who got in were those for A&S. another 4 of us, all pretty highly qualified, who went for engineering ended up nowhere (except cornell, but no fin aid). and as far as i know, the stats are pretty much the same nation-wide (talking about romania).</p>
<p>Whoa, which college are you talking about, wouldn't it depend?</p>
<p>don't apply to schools for prestige, apply to schools for their majors IMO. i made that mistake with my app this year, and i realized i shoulda applied to more engineering-based schools rather than Ivys (in my case). so just pursue what you wanna do, and then apply to schools that you think have great programs for what you wanna do</p>