<p>I've heard that the School of Arts and Sciences is easier to get into compared to the School of Engineering. Is this true? If so, would I have a better chance of applying there and then transferring to the School of Engineering if I am not satisfied with the program?</p>
<p>If I do choose to transfer, what kind of things will I be required to do? Would it be worth the effort? Also is transfer common among Cornell students?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>i dont think its true from the total acceptance rates but from the HS i came from a lot more people got into A/S than Engineering percentage wise i think</p>
<p>is that because more people applied to A/S instead of Engineering?</p>
<p>A&S has a much lower acceptance rate than Engineering. (It's something like 20% vs. 36%)</p>
<p>However, the academic statistics for the College of Engineering are better in that it's a more self-selective pool. You might as well just apply to Engineering if that's what you want to do.</p>
<p>CAS takes fewer %, but engineering has higher entering stats. </p>
<p>just apply to engineering if it's what you want to do.</p>
<p>the only time deciding between CAS and COE is if you want to do CS or information science. For CS, the majors are exactly the same, the only difference is the electives (hence leading to a BS from engineering and a BA in CAS). Information science/ISST does differ pretty greatly between the two colleges. In engineering, it focuses more on the science, while in CAS it looks mroe at how technology affects society.</p>
<p>I plan on majoring in CS and I knew that the majors are pretty much the same. So what I want to do is apply to the school that I have a better chance at.</p>
<p>If you have/are gonna have a lot of AP credit, apply to Engineering. Arts doesn't accept nearly as much of that credit towards fulfilling random requirements whereas I know of engineers who have 2/3s of their liberal arts requirements as well as most of their intro courses covered and could conceivably graduate in 3 years without taking heavier-than-average courseloads.</p>
<p>Transfering is pretty easy; just have decent grades and don't be too behind in the requirements for the college/major you are transferring to; otherwise it's just a few forms and an essay.</p>
<p>Not sure which is easier to get into, although you CAN put down a first and second choice college on the application.</p>
<p>I am going to have a few AP credit so I guess I'll apply to Engineering and put A/S as my second choice. I really like that about Cornell =D. You can apply to two schools so you basically have two shots at getting accepted.</p>