<p>I know engineering's a biggie...but what else is Cornell known for?</p>
<p>the most popular in terms of sheer numbers are:
-undecided
-bio (across 3 similar majors)
-econ
-you could put ILR and Hotel in there as they're the only majors offered by the schools</p>
<p>Bio, then Bio, then Engineering, closely followed by Bio</p>
<p>Biology has its own department that is mostly independent from other colleges. Bio thus draws both from CAS and CALS. Calculate in the sheer number of premeds, the great Undergrad Bio classes/profs, I'd say it's about the most popular major. </p>
<p>Of course, like other posters said, Engineering, hotel and ILR have their own schools, so they're also large in numbers.</p>
<p>how many freshmen per year take up the "pre-med" curriculum at Cornell? I know that last year, about 240 actually applied to medical school, but i feel like there are many more pre-med students than that. If you don't know the exact numbers, about how many would you say are there?</p>
<p>About 1000</p>
<p>AEM = business</p>
<p>biology over 3 majors: biology in CAS, biological sciences in CALS, and biology and society in CAS, CALS, and HE</p>
<p>Is the Liberal Arts major inflated because everyone in the College of Arts and Sciences is considered Liberal Arts for the first two year until they declare a major?</p>
<p>There's no such thing as a Liberal Arts major.</p>
<p>Biology and all of its cousins (Biology & Society; Human Biology, Health, and Society)
Government (I hear it’s a biggie, but I’m pre-med, so I’m only really familiar with the first one)
Business-related majors (AEM, Hotel, Econ)
Engineering</p>
<p>^I have a question about Biology & Society. On the website, it says you can only gain admissions in sophomore year & you need to have one year of bio prerequisite classes. I’m a high school senior applying RD this year, and how do I… deal with this? I know I can select Bio & Society on the major’s selection list, but it’s not a entry-level program, right?</p>
<p>Sorry, I am just confused.</p>
<p>I think in Arts it’s Econ, followed closely by Govt, and then Bio (Bio being third because it’s cheaper for much of Cornell’s students in CALS/HuMEC).</p>
<p>Engineering is a big one because it’s one of the places where Cornell trumps much of its competition (i.e. PRinceton, Harvard, Yale, Brown, UPenn, etc.) Among Engineering, the most popular will undoubtedly be civil and mechanical, followed by electrical then chemical/materials/bio. Some, like Engineering Physics, are smaller and probably lie on the periphery.</p>
<p>Does Cornell have a strong music major as well?</p>