<p>I heard that the FU school of applied science and engineering was harder to get into compared to columbia college. Is that true?</p>
<p>um, i wouldn't say so, admin stats are really the only way to get a very rough macro idea, and with these some make CC look harder and better (acceptance rate, yeild), while some make fu look harder and better (SAT, % in top 10% of HS). as for from a micro perspective - personally in classes, I don't see much of a difference between the two, the seas kids do pretty well in humanity classes, perhaps marginally worse if you took an average, but then the apart from the CC science majors, no-one in CC dares take engineering classes or science classes that engineers do. but i highly doubt it will make any difference to your chances, unless you don't 'fit' the school.</p>
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the seas kids do pretty well in humanity classes, perhaps marginally worse if you took an average
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<p>Wrong. SEAS students do as well as, if not better than, CC students in most humanities classes. The prof I did research for had breakdowns of all the averages for the schools across department lines.</p>
<p>"The prof I did research for had breakdowns of all the averages for the schools across department lines."</p>
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<li>interesting, pretty awesome actually.</li>
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<p>SEAS kids also have higher grades and SAT scores.</p>
<p>thank you guys for helping me!</p>
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<p>It doesn't surprise me the least. People who are good at math and science generally have strong logical and analytical skills. Your grade in many liberal arts classes is much more dependent on logical/analytical skills than your ability to write like Shakespeare. While there are some SEAS students who suck at writing, most SEAS students are well-rounded people who know how to write decently enough to convey their points. And that's all that matters.</p>