<p>I'm very undecided about my major. I know I either want to study architecture or international relations/ poli. sci. I know that when applying to cornell, you list a certain school. If I applied as one major, would I ever be able to change to the other?</p>
<p>if it's in the same college, you just declare the other major. </p>
<p>If it's in a different college, you have to transfer over, but it's not a big deal as long as you're in good academic stading.</p>
<p>so it is possible to switch colleges then? does anyone if architecture and poli sci type stuff are in the same college or not?</p>
<p>also, how diffcult is it to switch?</p>
<p>Architecture is a very specific major so it would probably be a little more difficult to transfer to there...but I have no specific knowledge about the whole thing</p>
<p>Architechture is very hard because it's a small program, and you need a portfolio. It is possible though.</p>
<p>The difficulty varies depending on the situation. In most cases it's not bad.</p>
<p>I'm in the process of switching, but I qualify for a direct transfer to engineering from arts and sciences, because I started out taking the required math sequence and my grades have been good.</p>
<p>most of the time, you'd have to go through the internal transfer devision. In this case, you tell the transfer devision you want to switch by sending them an application. You take a semester of classes in your new school, then if things go well, you officially switch over, if not, they just put you back in your original college. I think I've read something like 95% of the internal transfers are accepted.</p>
<p>Well I would have a portfolio because I take AP Studio Art and have been taking art classes for the past 8 years, so that wouldnt really be an issue...</p>
<p>The poli sci/international relations stuff is in the College of Arts and Sciences, which is not the same college as the Architecture program.</p>
<p>In general, it is easier to transfer from a more specialized program to a less specialized program. There are fewer prerequisite courses to make up. Architecture is much more specialized than political science.</p>
<p>So in your case, if you think you have a good shot at Architecture, it would make sense to apply to that program. If you get in and actually start the program, you will find that you have a few out-of-college electives in your schedule. Use them to take the courses that are prerequisites for the government major (at Cornell, it's called government, not political science). That way, if you do decide to transfer to Arts and Sciences, you're not behind in terms of your major; you've just used up some of your electives on Architecture courses.</p>
<p>StPlayrXtreme, most of the time you don't have to go through the internal transfer division if you take a few classes in the school prior to applying and have decent grades.</p>
<p>marian - thats a good tip. However, I am leaning towards the "government" major so would this be wise?</p>