<p>So, officially, I've been accepted into the SNES program in the college of agriculture and life sciences. Since I have to spend a certain number of semesters in my home college before transferring to another (ideally CAS, where I would major in English), I'm hoping to switch my major to something more relevant to my ultimate program of study. Communication seems like my best bet, since it's closely related to English and features some interesting courses (argumentation & debate, oral communication, etc.). </p>
<p>Considering that CALS students can fulfill up to half of their credit requirements in other colleges, I'm wondering: would it be possible for me to immediately switch my major to communication after arriving on campus, and take all of my first year courses (excepting math + science core requirements) in English + Communication (even though English is outside of my home college)? </p>
<p>Sorry if this question is too specific for you guys to answer. I'm also going to ask my advisor when I see him / her.</p>
<p>To transfer to Comm within CALS, you need to have taken at least two Comm majors and have at least a 3.0 (B) average for all of the comm classes you've taken. </p>
<p>So, I would opt out of taking NTRES/SNES 101 (a waste of time anyways) in the fall and just take two Comm classes. That way, you can transfer to Comm for the spring semester. Or you could probably transfer to english by then too.
I'm pretty sure you only have to spend one semester in CALS.. I transfered out of CALS after fall semester at least.</p>
<p>No i know a few NTRES/SNES people who didn't take 101, who already knew they'd be switching majors. When you meet with yout advisor you might want to tell them your plan though, so they understand what your game plan with classes is.</p>
<p>will my advisors resent the fact that I got accepted into a specific program of study and already plan to transfer into a different college (studying something <em>completely</em> unrelated to my original major)?</p>
<p>Did you plan on switching when you applied or did you just decide to? It probably looks sketchy to your advisers, since CALS is much easier to get into than Arts. I ended up switching from CALS to ILR as a sophomore. My CALS adviser was giving me a hard time, so I bypassed her advice and transferred into ILR on my own (just E-mail the department you're interested in switching into and people will tell you what to do). After I was accepted into ILR I let her know that I wouldn't be needing her advising anymore.</p>
<p>I had written (and revised, several times) an entire essay for CAS before ultimately deciding to apply to CALS as an environmental science major. at the time, I was genuinely torn between the two programs, and I think my CALS essay conveys this truth nicely. should I make my intentions immediately clear to my advisor, since I want to transition into CAS as smoothly as possible? or should I keep my interest in English on the D-L, since, as you say, it "probably looks sketchy" to my advisors?</p>
<p>is it "sketchy" to transfer from SNES to communication? they're within the same college...</p>
<p>You might as well tell them as soon as possible. If they give you a hard time, you'll know that you have to transfer on your own and will be able to take the necessary steps asap. I'm not saying it's sketchy to transfer, but my adviser didn't understand why I wanted to switch into ILR and encouraged me to stay in the Ag. school to an annoying degree (she tried to tell me that AEM was comparable to ILR and that I should try AEM before switching).</p>
<p>well, who ultimately designs my first-year schedule? if I walk into CALS saying that I want to take only FWS + comm + english courses, can they make me take SNES courses anyways?</p>
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<p>your case is a little different, though, since AEM and ILR are at least somewhat more closely related than environmental science and english. I know what it looks like -- that I took the "back door" or the "easy way in" -- but I really wasn't sure which program to choose at the time of my application.</p>
<p>what do you mean by a "hard time?" I'm not looking to **** off my advisor.</p>
<p>also, not sure if you caught this question earlier: if I stated immediately that I wanted to transfer into the Communication program, would my advisor give me a "hard time?" after all, both SNES and communication are in CALS -- but they're very distinct. will my advisor be "biased" towards SNES? or just towards CALS in general? I mean, will they try to convince me to stay in the SNES program, or just to stay within the ag school?</p>
<p>My adviser kept ignoring the fact that I wanted to switch into ILR and tried to convince me that I should stay in Ag. and pursue pre-business classes in AEM when I wanted to go into ILR, and eventually law school. She also tried to get me to keep some bio (my original major) courses in my 2nd semester schedule, even though I was positive I didn't want to be a biology major. Originally I listened to her because she was so damn annoying and I just ad/dropped my entire schedule without telling her, filling it with ILR classes. I know other people who have had easier experiences, but I guess some advisers feel strongly about the field in which they work and take it personally when people want to switch majors. Ultimately, it's not that hard to transfer, regardless of how annoying your adviser is. If you bring it up now, you'll probably find out if your adviser is "biased" or not.</p>
<p>I don't think I got an answer to my original question. can I take just my writing seminar + comm + english classes as a freshman? like, can I just use add/drop to take whatever I want, even if it's not within my college? do I have <em>total</em> control over my first-year schedule?</p>
<p>Yeah, you can ad/drop whatever you want. The only problem you might have as a freshman is that some classes might fill up before your ad/drop date (seniors, juniors and sophs get priority). Intro classes, which will comprise most of your schedule, will likely still be open when you get to ad/drop, so making a schedule that fits your new intended major shouldn't be a problem.</p>
<p>wow guys, is CALS that bad of a school that ppl actually use it as an easy passage into Cornell and then transfer to another, more "competitive" college? do ppl look down upon Aggies or something?</p>
wow guys, is CALS that bad of a school that ppl actually use it as an easy passage into Cornell and then transfer to another, more "competitive" college? do ppl look down upon Aggies or something?
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<p>uh, read again:</p>
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I had written (and revised, several times) an entire essay for CAS before ultimately deciding to apply to CALS as an environmental science major. at the time, I was genuinely torn between the two programs, and I think my CALS essay conveys this truth nicely.