<p>I am a high school senior and I intend to apply at Columbia in a few weeks. My intended major is physics, although following that I plan on pursuing a graduate degree in electrical engineering. </p>
<p>My question falls into the question of whether I should apply at the college or at the engineering school. I would be equally ecstatic to be accepted into either. </p>
<p>See, this year, rather than taking AP Calculus and AP Physics, I instead took a special program through my high school and the nearby university teaching pre-engineering, computer science, and calculus. I am somewhat worried that having this on my transcript would adversely affect my chances of being accepted into the college, and as such I might instead apply for engineering.</p>
<p>Does anyone here have any insight regarding this?</p>
<p>Physics is a difficult major at Columbia College. However, if you have a 5 on the BC Calculus exam and have taken a calculus-based physics course before entering, then a physics major is manageable as long as you take the freshman accelerated course. Columbia College has the Core which will take up most of your time outside of a physics major. See</p>
<p>SEAS has an applied physics major. However, it requires different upper level courses from those of the physics major. It is difficult to transfer from SEAS into Columbia College.</p>
<p>I think SEAS vs CC is about 9% and 6%. It’s difficult either way. </p>
<p>If you get into CC, you can do the combined plan, where you take three years at CC and get a degree there, and two years at SEAS and get a degree there. In five years, you’ll have graduated with two diplomas.</p>