<p>On my counselor recs, I bubbled in Fu Foundation, but I just realized that I probably have a much better chance to get into the College than to Fu so I was wondering if it is still possible to change what I am applying for?</p>
<p>The acceptance rate is higher in Fu.</p>
<p>Yes, the acceptance rate is higher in Fu, but overall, it is a more competitive applicant pool when compared to Columbia College (At least in the SAT department).</p>
<p>Fu: Middle 50% SAT 1440 1550
CC: Middle 50% SAT 1380-1530</p>
<p>If he has an SAT score around 1500, with at least a 750 on the math section, then I would advise he stick with Fu. If he as less than a 730 on the math and less than 1450 overall, I would switch to the college.</p>
<p>Apply to the school you actually want to go to. Transferring is a *****. Don't apply somewhere because you think you will have a better chance of getting in.</p>
<p>wow that really gets to viva<em>sweet</em>love</p>
<p>No, it's the honest case.</p>
<p>as true as that is, when I applied ED to columbia in nov-dec 2001, one number stuck WAY out: ED applicants to SEAS were admitted at a 60% rate. That staggered me and definitely was a big influence in making me apply to SEAS.</p>
<p>Was it a good reason to choose between schools? Probably not, but I'd make the same choice again in a second, because it was totally the right call for me.</p>
<p>I didn't mean to come across as crazy angry or anything! It's the truth...I'm seeing some of my friends go through it now and it's really stressful.</p>
<p>^agree entirely, don't bother wondering where you'd more likely get in, CC and seas have very similar admission standards and really, look for similar things, seas only wants to see a greater aptitude and interest in math/science. transferring is stressful, i have friends trying now, the transfer acceptance rates stress them as does their strong realization that they belong in the other/another school. that being said it's usually the seas kids who are more boxed in, CC kids have longer to declare majors, often don't have as many major specific tracks and have a greater selection of majors. So students in seas, have to commit early and their realization that they rather be studying something else comes once they're too behind to do a different major in seas and when classes begin to become very challenging. So the point is, it's safer to change the app status from seas to cc than the other way round.</p>
<p>can't believe ed acceptance rate for seas was 60% in 2000-2001, it's like 33% today (probably a good reason to apply to seas).</p>
<p>confidentialcoll: I would disagree on that(though I am not at Columbia; I am still in HS). SEAS has a lot more requirements than CC(i.e. the courses you take, at least for the first two years are chosen for you; you have little choice except in a small number of electives). CC(at least from the impression I've gotten) is more lax and allows you to take more electives, and does not have that many forced requirements(other than the core). Thus, if you go to SEAS, and decide that you want to change to CC, you've taken a lot of classes which may no longer be relevant to a new major, but you don't need to feverishly catch up on requirements that everyone else completed freshman year.</p>
<p>I would also say to the OP: only apply to the school where you want to go to. Neither school is "easier" to get into; you should apply to SEAS if you want to be an engineer, and CC if you do not. Simple as that. Forget about the admissions numbers and SAT scores and focus on where you WANT to be. You're already applying to Columbia which is hard to get into in all aspects. So why worry about a 25% vs. 30% acceptance rate?</p>
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you should apply to SEAS if you want to be an engineer
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whoa whoa whoa... you should apply to SEAS if you want to be an engineering student. Being an engineer upon graduation is highly optional, and is an option that most SEAS kids reject in favor of grad school, professional school, business, nonprofits, etc.</p>
<p>let's speak precisely here :)</p>