<p>it asks for what is the code number of your intended field of study.... is this permanent? b/c i read in the college of agriculture and life sciences where it says if you are not admitted to your first major, do you want to be considered admission to your second major...</p>
<p>so does that mean for everyone, the major we put down is the one we get admitted into and we have to stick with it?? im confused.. or is this only for agriculture school?</p>
<p>only for the college of agriculture and life sciences. it says on the form.</p>
<p>except for the college of agriculture and life sciences, you will be admitted/rejected based on your intended major at the time. You are, however, allowed to put down undecided for some colleges. But they base admissions on what you put down.</p>
<p>VashTheStampede,</p>
<p>what? i thot its the opposite.. only agriculture and life sciences are admitted based on what they put down...</p>
<p>Once at Cornell, you can tranfer to any other major in the school. There is an application process, and you are not guaranteed transfer, but chances are usually high to get into the major you want. My advice is to transfer no later than sophomore year (fall or spring).</p>
<p>oic.. so basically.. cornell is a bit different from other schools in that they actually place you right into the major you declared on your application, and if ppl wnt to switch, they have to do paperwork right, whereas most other schools wont require student to actually declare major till junior year...</p>
<p>is my understanding correct?</p>
<p>I think it is important to declare major in your freshman year because some majors have a lot of requirements which you might not be able to fulfill if you start on that major in your junior year. On the other hand, it is never hard to switch your major. My friend just switched from plant science major to AEM major without doing any paper work. However one of the requirement for switching majors is your GPA in the new major.</p>
<p>ok thx... so i guess i have to make sure the major im postive that i want to study the major i decalred.. i never knew that.. i always thot first declaration is just for stats purposes... but i guess its actually the one they will place me into...</p>
<p>Theoretically, it is for status purposes. For the most part, most of your classes that go towards your major aren't done until late sophomore/junior year. But, for example, the College of Engineering just admitted the best applicants, but they all wanted to be Computer Science majors. They cant just admitt people for 1 major, they admit you based on your intended major, but you can easily switch w/o hurting your education during the first 1 to 2 years.</p>
<p>the ones on academic interest essays are a pain in the ass.... how did you guys approach the one on how will u utilize cornell's academic programs to further explore your intended major?</p>
<p>I looked through the course booklet and tried to find a bunch of courses that tied in with what I wrote about for the first essay, then I elaborated on how much I wanted to take them, and why, etc.</p>
<p>You people have a dangerous misconception. ONLY at the college of agriculture and life sciences are you ADMITTED to a particular major. You put down and INTENDED major for the other schools.</p>
<p>FishS,</p>
<p>that's what i thought as wel. thx for clearing it up..
now back to the darn essay.. asdfjklasd;fjkls;adfasd</p>
<p>i applied undecided so in the essay i talked about how i would take advantage of the many opportunities that are available at cornell in general (research study abroad, clubs, ect) without relating them to a specific field of study</p>