<p>to the sciency people applying to columbia, are u afraid that the humanities will be too heavy for you? are you afraid about your gpa? opinions appreciated</p>
<p>I'm not, because I'm hopefully majoring in operations and management systems, which goes hand in hand with economics etc., basically I'll be going into the business world, so I need to absorb things besides math and science</p>
<p>and the options for law are always open too with engineering</p>
<p>Funny, cause I applied to Columbia BECAUSE of the humanities ;p
I didn't like the schools out there that were waaay too "techie" (MIT, Cornell, CMU, etc)</p>
<p>Actually humanities should be the one thing that brings up your grade, as science and engineering courses are definately going to depress it.</p>
<p>I agree with both above posters and their perspectives on SEAS.</p>
<p>Columbia engineering IS great for its multi-faceted approach for engineering. The engineering school is PROBABLY not for you if you really want to go straight out one-dimension engineering.</p>
<p>"Flexibility" is what comes to mind when I think of SEAS. And yes, humanites will probably be the only thing bringing up the gpa, lol.</p>
<p>I applied to CC for either physics or computer science or something related, so I guess I'm qualified as a sciency person, and basically, I'll echo what those guys said. The well-rounded curriculum is really the biggest draw for me because I like to learn a lot of stuff, inside and outside sciency-type things.</p>
<p>My son, a potential science major in his first year at Columbia, is really enjoying LitHum. Unlike the science and math classes, in which grades are heavily dependent on the final, the core humanities classes rely on papers and class participation as well as exams. My sense is that it is rare for anyone who does the work in those classes to get below a B, which is not true in some science and math classes. I think if you like to read and discuss, and if you get a decent teacher, you might find the core classes an enjoyable balance to the lecture-based math and science classes.</p>