<p>I can't decided whether to apply as an English major or an Astronomy major. I'm interested in both, leaning a bit more to Astronomy.</p>
<p>Some relevant (?) stats:</p>
<p>ACT: 35 English; 36 Math; 35 Reading; 34 Science (I think I got a 35 in Science on another occasion)</p>
<p>AP Language: 4
AP Literature: next year
AP Stats: 5
AP Calc BC: next year
AP Chem: 3
IB Chem: 5 (out of 7)
AP Physics: next year
SAT Math IIC: 760
SAT Chem: 740 (plan to retake for 750+)
SAT Physics: will take before college apps
SAT Lit: will take before college apps</p>
<p>I have had mostly B's in Honors English classes except for Junior year (A's both semesters)</p>
<p>I have had A's in all my math classes (except the first session of summer school trig, to get ahead, not to repeat anything, B). Algebra 2, AP Stat, IBSL Math, AP Calc BC next year
A's in regular Biology; Honors Chem A, then B; AP Chem B's; Taking Physics online at BYU this summer, hope for an A; possibly CompSci next year or AP Bio or maybe even something at community college</p>
<p>Assuming I could write equally passionately on both English and Astronomy, which would be a better fit?</p>
<p>And just to squeeze this in, how are my chances looking if I'm an Asian with a 3.6 UW (4.2 W) and meh EC's?</p>
<p>Your “Why CAS” supplemental essay can discuss why you love both subjects. Adcoms like to see that you have a wide range of academic interests and would thus flourish in a liberal arts setting.</p>
<p>Interesting how you squeezed in a change me post without having to look for one of those funky ‘My Future is Destroyed. Please Help’ titles. </p>
<p>There’s nothing wrong with indicating that you’re undecided, especially as a CAS applicant. I imagine that the CAS essay prompt was created to examine the maturity of your reasoning about the future, not your specific plans (which are statistically prone to change).</p>
<p>Astronomer with a phd makes more ! English major gets more job op. But if u go to cornell you got the job so I would go for astronomy.
I am happy
my bank is happy
I sound cool when I say i work for NASA
and to top it all off I sleep at day and work at night. Making it ok to stay out party after work!
but that is jest me,
oh, don’t hop to make good frends if you get to go to MIT 4 ur master. They don’t like. Each other for some unoficeal reson, just like MIT vs caltech!
So it all Comes down to u. I had the same prob but thought it out listning to music.</p>
<p>Yeah, I think astronomy would be more fun. Only problem about NASA is I’ve heard of Chinese friends who, due to their parents background (immigrated from a communist China), were denied a job at NASA (he was studying aerospace engineering). I worry that the same might happen to me. I suppose a researcher/professor wouldn’t be too bad but still… Thanks!</p>
<p>Yes, don’t excpect to work for NASA as a aero eng. But an astronomer is some thing else! Even if you don’t get into NASA you are graduating from cornell. That means that by the time u get ur phd you can get a government g14-g15 pay job (120,000$) like look at the link below!</p>
<p>Why not a physics major? It seems to me that Physics is very important in the study of astronomy, and will provide a broad course of study that will do you well in grad school and your future career. You could major in Physics or even double major in Physics and Astronomy. It seems you would have more opportunities later on that way.</p>
<p>I’m planning on double majoring in Physics and Math for undergrad, and focusing on Astronomy in grad school. Thing is, I don’t feel my math and science scores are up to snuff with the “math and science strong Asian” pool. I’m not sure if CAS even works that way, so I was wondering. </p>
<p>Thanks for the link NASA26, and I was planning Penn State for a safety school.</p>
