<p>Can i apply to both engineering and Columbia college?
I am an international student.
If i cannot apply to both to which do you think i have more chances to get admitted? (I'm male btw)
I have excellent results at (international) contests&Olympiads in math and some in info and physics. 700 CR,790math,610 W. and i want to follow a career in Computer Science.</p>
<p>Thx U, Mihai</p>
<p>No. Apply to whichever one you want to. Note that you can always (apply) to get a degree at both via the 4-1(apply to engineering school, then apply at the end of your senior year to spend 1 year extra fulfilling College requirements), and 3-2 programs(apply to College, then apply at the end of your junior year to spend 2 years fulfilling your Engineering requirements).</p>
<p>Both schools look for different things. Apply to whichever one represents what you want to do with your life best.</p>
<p>The difference between Fu and College is this. Fu places a lot more emphasis on the sciences (obviously) and has its version of the "Core" which mandates all students take a few semesters of the hard sciences. At the College on the other hand, you can certainly choose to take the hard sciences, but it's not at all required. Instead, you take classes like Literature Humanities, Contemporary Civilization etc. Career prospects are the same for both, except Fu IMO is a lot harder GPA wise.</p>
<p>would it be advisable to go to SEAS over CC, if one wants to go to med school?</p>
<p>mihai....You can only apply to one and it sounds as if you would have a good shot for either. It is possible, once at Columbia, to switch from one college to the other if you have a reason and are doing well. Also, there is no barrier to taking classes at Fu if you're in CC. My son has taken many. </p>
<p>As others have suggested, take a good look at the required core curricula and see which appeals most to you. There's really no difference other than that. Given your stated background and interests, you might also take a look at the requirements for a computer science major (in which case, Fu) and a math-computer science major (in which case, CC). If your cs interests are more theoretical, a math-cs major makes perfect sense.</p>
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<p>no, they dont care what you major in as long as your gpa is high. everything else like recs and what not you can get in either school</p>
<p>yeah i know...but for instance, if i wanted to do biomedical engineering. would it be harder to maintain a high GPA as compared to simply majoring in biochemistry in Columbia College? Thanks in advance.</p>
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if i wanted to do biomedical engineering. would it be harder to maintain a high GPA as compared to simply majoring in biochemistry in Columbia College?
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<p>a) the avg cc gpa is higher than the avg seas gpa
b) bme is easily one of the top 3 hardest engineering majors </p>
<p>i'll let you figure it out...</p>
<p>lol thanks</p>
<p>the pre-med classes kill your gpa in general ... probably some of the worst curves found in either schools.</p>
<p>as for Mihai, I would strongly suggest SEAS if you have a true passion in computer science. SEAS students can basically graduate with same experience as master students if they wish. the comp sci department is excellent here, very active and a lot of caring professors (grades aren't too hard to get either if you are decent with comp sci)</p>
<p>CC while the same major in the same department, has alot less requirements and in my opinion is way to fluffy of a compsci major. but you do get to exlore more humanities classes with the full core load and you'll have some left over credits to choose other electives.</p>
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<p>No. I can't speak for bio but physics, gen chem, orgo, calc, and all the labs associated with are not that hard. All are huge lectures with 100-200 people (depending on which class). All are curved around the mean while the standard deviation basically determines your score. </p>
<p>These classes simply tend to have higher means due to the fact that there are a ton of pre-meds who study insane amounts to get good grades in these classes. If you want to be a doctor, you have to study like a pre-med first. It's not like its any different elsewhere.</p>
<p>"It's not like its any different elsewhere."</p>
<p>i've heard pre-meds everywhere have a tough time, as they probably should considering how serious med school is. </p>
<p>bio i've heard from several friends is an absolute b*tch (even the very smart ones), curved to lowish grades and insanely competitive, columbia is supposed to have one of the toughest bio curriculums in the nation.</p>