<p>a lot of people say that my profile is more liberal arts than science. the only B's i got in high school were in science classes. my SAT II math/chem/bio scores are 720/710/700. i'm kind of worried. columbia is really my dream school. should i play it safe by applying to CC? can someone tell me if the SEAS program admission is more math/science scores oriented?</p>
<p>dude, you need to apply to whichever school fits your intended course of study throughout college, not just based on which school would be more likely to accept you when considering your academic performance. tell us what you want to study and get involved in, then we might be able to help.</p>
<p>i want to study engineering. but i don't know if i can get in with my low scores in science classes and on the SATs</p>
<p>Is it worth going to Columbia if you're sacrificing the field you want to study?</p>
<p>What do your non-science scores and math scores look like?</p>
<p>those sat II scores are not great at all, they won't get you into either school. getting B's in science is a problem if you want to do engineering (or pure science). i think columbia will be tough, but seas even more so, because they'll pay special attention to your science grades and scores, it might be corey and make you do liberal arts courses, but it is first and foremost an engineering school.</p>
<p>I'm planning to apply CC because i want to study physics.. If i were to be accepted, and decide that i like engineering more after my first year, is it possible to transfer to SEAS then?</p>
<p>^ definitely, just come up with a decent reason to trasfer and it's pretty straightforward</p>
<p>Is it that easy? The process is NOT as complicated as transferring to another uni right?</p>
<p>that's correct. it's fairly simple, although not guaranteed.</p>
<p>Thanks everybody.. Does anyone know about the undergrad physics at Columbia?.. They graduate on average 5 majors per year only? Research opportunities?.. Is it strong?</p>
<p>I believe its ~10-20 physics majors a year, according to my TA (who is a recent physics grad).</p>
<p>^ there's also applied physics which is similar, and has some considerable overlap</p>
<p>Yup, it's about 10 per year.. I misinterpreted the data in the website.. </p>
<p>lvilleslacker- so you're studying physics there? How's your experience so far? Are you doing any research? Much Contact with professors?</p>
<p>confidentialcoll- the applied physics major is in SEAS, not CC.. Right?</p>
<p>yes, but there is overlap, applied take several pure classes and vice-versa</p>
<p>Thanks confidentialcoll (nice nick btw)</p>
<p>Can students at CC take any courses at SEAS?.. And then finally switch to SEAS after they found out that they like engineering more.. I dunno if i'll be accepted so this question maybe a lil bit premature..</p>
<p>^ it isn't easier to get into CC. but you can take almost all the seas courses, except maybe a first year engineering lab requirement (gateway), which if you decide to transfer you can do later on. there is also the 3-2 and the 4-1 programs, where you do two degrees (one college, one seas) in 5 years, some do it in 4.</p>
<p>Thanks......
I'm not trying to do engineering by getting into CC first.. In fact i think i'll have a better chance of getting into SEAS- still a slim chance, but relatively i mean- because of my A level subjects and ECs.. But i prefer CC since i still dunno what do i wanna do.. There are more choices at CC, isn't it?</p>