<p>Hi, I am an international student looking to apply to Columbia for 2012. While the core curriculum that Columbia is so famous for sounds completely amazing and looks to be a great learning experience, I'm not sure whether I'd be able to handle the science courses well. </p>
<p>(because of the differences in the educational system, instead of grades I'll refer to specific years instead because I'm not too familiar with the US system)</p>
<p>I did biology, chemistry and physics when I was 13-14, chemistry only from 15-16 (this is because I chose to do history, literature and geography, which meant that I took one science only) and from 17-18, I'm not taking any science at all (save for math) because I am a humanities student.</p>
<p>Obviously I wasn't the most gifted at science - wouldn't say I'm completely disinterested in it but if it came down to hardcore science I don't think I'd do too well and I'm not sure if I'd be able to cope.</p>
<p>Anyone familiar with the science/frontiers of science modules, would you mind advising me on the difficulty of these courses? (and perhaps prior knowledge/science foundations required to do these?)</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>