<p>Do you have to apply to a certain school? What if you get in, but in your Sopomore year, decide to change majors or something? How does that work?</p>
<p>Or maybe I have it entirely wrong. Can someone explain please? Thanks.</p>
<p>And how many other schools are like this?</p>
<p>When applying to Cornell, you apply to one of the seven (and only one) schools.</p>
<p>If you want to change during your undergraduate period, you can just transfer internally (some schools are harder to get into than others.... idk yet....)</p>
<p>But based on what I've read, seen, heard, and what I guess...</p>
<p>It's pretty much impossible to transfer into Hotel or Architecture, hard to transfer into engineering (probably because they are the best known schools that Cornell has?)</p>
<p>EDIT: I don't know of any other school like this</p>
<p>Bump 10char</p>
<p>Just like what College<em>Here</em>I_Come said, you only apply to one of the seven undergraduate schools in Cornell and you are only admitted to that school. You will not have the opportunity to change your school once you get your decision. For example, if you applied to the College of Engineering and were admitted and if you change your mind between the time you submitted your application and the time you are notified of your decision, you are bound to the college which accepted you. You do have the possiblity of internally transferring from one school to another but it is virtually impossible to do so to some of the schools in Cornell (especially Hotel and Engineering since they are the hardest to get into in the first place). Good luck!</p>
<p>...I don't know if I like that. Currently I'd like to major in Physics/Math, but that might change to Engineering or something, once I try it out.</p>
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<p>Yea, I don't like it at all either. I applied to Cornell Engineering but I decided that I wanted to major in Chemistry instead of engineering...but I got outright rejected by Cornell anyways...so it doesn't count...nevertheless, if I had no other choice but Cornell, I am bound to engineering which sucks!</p>
<p>^^Actually, if you're accepted into the engineering school, you're not bound to take all your courses there.</p>
<p>My alum interviewer told me that when he graduated, he had a total of ~160 credits.</p>
<p>Out of those 160, 55 came from the school he was originally admitted into: Engineering.</p>
<p>My d is finishing her soph year at Cornell. And though Cornell is wonderful and she loves it dearly, the Cornell admission process has to be one of the most complicated, I think Cornell now uses the Commom Ap so the process of 2 years ago is different than when she applied. When she looked at Cornell, she was deciding between Human Ec & ILR. Did the admision tour of Human Ec. and realized she had to pick a "major" within Human Ec. As she was somewhat interested in psychology/cog science, she realized she could have been a bio and society major (i think it was called something like that) but that major is in Human Ec-CAS- and Cals. She was so confused after the admission session, she almost gave up on Cornell. Thankfully, she checked out ILR and liked the program. One major in ILR-made life easy. If you have any specific Cornell questions, I suggest you go to the Cornell board. Good luck.</p>
<p>The bio and society does sound appealing. If I read the information correctly you actually apply to that major your sophmore year? But I'm unclear as to what you do initially. The bio and society major is offered in more than one college each with a slightly different focus. The student considering this is a junior so we will have to pay close attention to the details.</p>
<p>Hi Bluejay- I don't want to leave you with misinformation- I just checked the Cornell website. It seems that Bio & Society is now just in CAS. Human Ec has a program called Bio and Human Development. I just re-checked the info book I had from 2004 and it was different in 2004 when my d applied.<br>
What does stay the same is that there are SO MANY programs at Cornell, you gotta check the website carefully to find what works for you best. Does Cornell still have the "Big Red Book"?? That was also a good source of info- but I don't know if they produce this "book" anymore. One thing that still holds true, is that if you are a NYS resident, the tuition is cheaper for us in 3 of the colleges at Cornell--ILR, CALS (Ag school), and Human Ecology.<br>
I think Cornell is worth the effort to try and understand- but they don't make it easy for us.<br>
I am a Long Island parent- so if I can be of any help, just ask. I believe if you apply to CALS or Human Ec. you gotta "pick" a major at time of application. It's been over 2 years since we went through the application process at Cornell, so I gotta admit its a little hazy.</p>
<p>Marny: Not sure if we're looking at the same page on the website. When I went to the Bio and Society page it did state that the major was offered in Human Ecology, Arts and Sciences, and Life Sciences. What confuses me more is major/department/concentration.....</p>
<p>Alright....I was accepted into Cornell (Engineering) this year but will not be attending because I received no financial aid, and my parents only offerered me about $90,000 for college.</p>
<p>How hard would it be for me to transfer into Cornell Engineering after a year or two at UMich-Ann Arbor?</p>
<p>And here's the wild part: I'll be in Michigan's "liberal arts" school. (Planning on cross-transfer to Engineering after a year should I choose to remain at Michigan)</p>
<p>Hi Bluejay- I pulled out the Big Red Book from 2004 to see if it clarifies anything- Remember this is 2 years old so the information may not be totally accurate. Biology and Society in CALS --"environmental impact on behavior, genetics and society-behavior and evolution- bio and public policy."
Bio and Society in Human Ec--"bio, behavior and society, bio health and social policy, health and international devel.-and ethics and moral develop." They also listed a Human biology, health and society major in Human Ec. too.<br>
I think this was why my kid walked out of the Human Ec. info session, shaking her head and telling me how confused she was. She understood ILR much better,<br>
The only thing I can suggest is to visit the campus and go to the individual college admission sessions. (not the general Cornell tour). I am sure the Bio and Society staff at Cals and Human eC. can explain the differences in the program. Your kid can also e-mail the Dept's to try to get information. My guess is that CALS puts emphasis on the Bio and Human Ec.puts emphasis on the effect on Society. It is a bit nutty to try to understand the fine differences of the programs but I am sure they exist. Tuition for NYS kids in Human Ec-Cals and ILR is around $18,000 so it was worth our while to unravel the mysteries of Cornell.<br>
I think it is also easier if you pick the college first. Compare Human Ec with Cals and Cas. Bio and Society is probably kinda similar in the three schools but may have a different emphasis. You might also be able to get a listing of required courses for each major within the college. The more I say- the more confusing it sounds. So I don't think I'm going to add anymore about this.Good luck.</p>