<p>if you're headed in the premed direction, would going to CALS over CAS lessen your chances of getting into med school?</p>
<p>errr...why?</p>
<p>Definately not.</p>
<p>no, it wouldn't...you're judged against the other applicants, period, regardless of what college or university they're from, etc.</p>
<p>CALS usually is the better option if you're taking one of those bio type majors, because you can save a lot of money over the 4 years. unless one is looking for a really strong liberal arts education, cals is usually the better option.</p>
<p>I agree - unless you're looking for a minor in something like a language, CALS is better - less academic requirements and lots of money to save if you live in state.</p>
<p>CALS doesn't save any money for OOS , correct?</p>
<p>You save about $2,000 a year.</p>
<p>anybody know what the requirements are for cals bio? (or just cals core requirements in general)- i cant seem to find it on the website. thanks!</p>
<p>And specifically for bio:</p>
<p>It doesn't matter.</p>
<p>The savings can be a lot more than $2000 a year if you go to CALS and you're in state. However, If you qualify for financial aid, there might not be any difference. To give you some idea of what aid to expect, my family has an income of about $85,000, and there are 5 in my family. The grants I receive from Cornell are slightly more than the difference in tuition between CALS and CAS, so I chose to go to CAS.</p>
<p>Either one is great for bio, since it is the same bio program. However, if you think you might want to double major or take a minor in a different area. . .for instance my student advisor is a double major in psychology and biology. He has his choice of several med schools, and it worked out great for him.</p>
<p>If you have interests outside of biology too, I would definately recommend looking at CAS assuming it won't cost a lot (if at all) more.</p>