<p>OK, I've got the first question done.</p>
<p>But I'm just stuck in the second question "How will you utilize...". I just don't know where to begin! Can anyone give me a couple of suggestions on writing this one?</p>
<p>Write from the perspective of another person. Pretend you are some biographer or shrink or random guy or anybody, who is writing about what you will do at cornell. Or, visualize yourself in the college. I'm reluctant about pointing you in a direction versus giving you ways to find your own interpretation of the question. There is not one right way to answer it.</p>
<p>i agree. mine is relevant to the topic, but it talks about a completely different subject. You can stretch this essay question a lot because it's so generic.</p>
<p>I went on CALS' website and looked up some classes and talked about how they'd ultimately help me get into med school and pursue a career in psychiatry. In the conclusion I discussed how I'd use some of their other classes for electives to pursue my personal interests that didn't necessarily fall under the biology major. I also was sure to make it clear that CALS was more fit for me than Arts and Sciences, so the admissions people didn't think I was just applying to CALS for the reduced in-state tuition. My essay wasn't anything special, but it was well-written and showed that I put some time into researching the college...the night before the application had to be sent it :p.</p>
<p>i have a question for spanks... i wanna do biological sciences also and am in NY state... im having trouble choosing between CALS and CAS... i hear they sit in the same classes? what's the difference, different buildings? different part of campus or close? i have no clue...</p>
<p>and to "heythatslife" ... i think the essay is to see how much you actually know about cornell and if you've been doing research... just make sure your knowledge of the school is shown</p>
<p>Well, we're only allowed to take 55 credits in Arts + Sciences or we have to pay extra, but that generally isn't a problem. CALS is more science oriented than Arts + Sciences. CALS accepts more AP credit than Arts and Sciences does and allows you to place out of both writing seminars with 4 or 5 on both Lang/Comp and Lit. The bio programs are basically the same in each school and the choosing a school is based on other interests, or, in our cases, partially on reduced tutition. CALS has different distribution requirements than Arts + Sciences, but that has nothing to do with the bio. major. When I was applying I looked on Cornell's website and it literally said that the two programs were the same. At any given time, you will probably be taking classes with people from Arts + Sciences, in addition to people from some of the other schools at Cornell, depending on the class. The buildings for bio majors are the same; some of the required classes are considered Arts + Sciences classes.</p>
<p>To echo Spanks, the Bio major is essentially identical. It's the individual requirements of the college that might be of concern to you. For instance, CALS does not have a foreign language requirement, but CAS does.</p>