<p>I'm a sophomore at SEAS, BME major and pre-med. It's only been a month, but I'm really having trouble with the computer science and physics courses here. I've heard that physics 1201 is much easier than 1401, and since I have practically no physics background from high school, the material from 1401 is extremely difficult to grasp.</p>
<p>On that note, I want to transfer to CC as a bio or chem major with a pre-med concentration. It's only the computer science and physics courses that are giving me trouble...I'm actually doing fairly well in my organic chemistry and contemp. civ. classes. I'm at the point where I'm seriously considering dropping 1401 physics, but this would mess up my schedule for completing SEAS requirements. I'd also like more flexibility with choosing my classes, instead of the rigid SEAS schedule. Given all this, do you guys think I should transfer to CC (if they accept me)? </p>
<p>1) you're a glutton for pain if you're doing pre-med as BME. why don't you switch to something a little easier, like IEOR, instead of picking one of the top 3 hardest majors.</p>
<p>2) get a tutor.</p>
<p>3) unless you are seriously getting 3-5 standard deviations lower than the avg on you midterms, it's not worth the drop. yes it will mess up your gpa but that falls under 1)</p>
<p>4) why/how did you transfer into an engineering school without first taking physics (either AP in hs or at a college level)???</p>
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1) you're a glutton for pain if you're doing pre-med as BME. why don't you switch to something a little easier, like IEOR, instead of picking one of the top 3 hardest majors.
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<p>That's not the issue, if he's doing fine in bio/chem classes. He has to take phys/CS if he's in any SEAS major I think.</p>
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4) why/how did you transfer into an engineering school without first taking physics (either AP in hs or at a college level)???
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<p>Agreed. There's a major problem here.</p>
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Given all this, do you guys think I should transfer to CC (if they accept me)?
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<p>I doubt they'd let you transfer because you think SEAS is too hard and can't cut it in physics. You have to have a positive reason to transfer, not "I can't do this."</p>
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why/how did you transfer into an engineering school without first taking physics (either AP in hs or at a college level)???
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<p>I don't think physics is listed as a requirement for admission. It would certainly have been easier for me if I had taken a class before though.</p>
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I doubt they'd let you transfer because you think SEAS is too hard and can't cut it in physics. You have to have a positive reason to transfer, not "I can't do this."
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<p>I'd like to stick it out if I could. I'm doing around the mean, but I can't afford to let my GPA take a hit in a course that would get counted in my BCMP GPA(for med school applications).</p>
<p>The flexibility of SEAS transfers is also troubling me. As a transfer, my schedule for the next 3 years has been mapped out by my advisor who wants me to play the game of catching up. There's no room to take courses out of the requirements or for my major.</p>
<p>But I agree that they will probably look at my transfer in that perspective, especially if I drop the physics class. :(</p>
<p>you don't transfer schools because two course are giving you trouble, you fight it out and struggle with those two courses, save your self the hassle of transferring and going through all the CC requirements if they don't deeply interest you. </p>
<p>are you saying a transfer into seas has no flexibilty, or that a seas-CC transfer gives no flexibility? - if it is the former, transferring to CC is just as inflexible if not more so.</p>
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The flexibility of SEAS transfers is also troubling me. As a transfer, my schedule for the next 3 years has been mapped out by my advisor who wants me to play the game of catching up. There's no room to take courses out of the requirements or for my major.
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<p>this was one of the reasons i said switch to IEOR. everything is set by the ABET, they control what classes you take (except for the core of course which is controlled by columbia). bme happens to have one of the most strenuous class schedules of all eng majors...</p>
<p>you shouldnt think that it would have been much different had you xfered to some other school tho....</p>
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you don't transfer schools because two course are giving you trouble, you fight it out and struggle with those two courses, save your self the hassle of transferring and going through all the CC requirements if they don't deeply interest you.
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<p>seconded. if you think you're playing catchup now, you would be so far behind the pack in cc...</p>