<p>I am not exactly sure which college in Cornell I should apply to. I am interested in Biology (genetic engineering), Asian Studies, and Creative writing; therefore, I was planning to apply to the College of Arts and Sciences. However, people were telling me to apply to college of Agriculture and Life Sciences or to Engineering since I want to pursue Genetic engineering. </p>
<p>Will Cornell not consider me a good fit for "college of arts and sciences" if I write I am interested in genetic engineering along with creative writing? </p>
<p>My suggestion is that you write to the admissions office and ask them which colleges you should explore. Tell them what your interests are and your strengths. They’re the Cornell experts!</p>
<p>I would have put your fit at A&S. While I can’t speak from personal experience, the biology programs are largely identical between colleges so your biology classes I believe <em>should</em> be the same. I’m more sure of this for A&S vs. CALS than A&S vs. Engineering though. I would double check the biology course requirements for all three and compare them. I’m 70% sure CAS vs. CALS is roughly even, but there might be some differences between CAS & Engineering. That said, if you do CAS, you should have more than enough flexibility in your schedule to take whatever potential Engineering courses you might have wanted to take had you chosen Engineering.</p>
<p>I would definitely recommend applying to CALS, first of all you can do you Biological Engineering Major with-in CALS and also they are less strict about taking classes and majoring outside of the school, i.e taking Asian studies classes would be easier from CALS then CoE. CALS also helps out your chances of acceptance if you are on the edge. That being said, its also harder to transfer into CoE then out of it. But the Bio Engineering tracks are almost identical for CALS and CoE, besides a few classes. I’m currently a Bio Engineering major in CALS at Cornell so I’m able to compare the courses taken.</p>
<p>Despite what the above poster might have hinted at (not sure if this is what they actually meant), you CANNOT double major across colleges. You can usually minor across colleges, but that can depend. It’s true that CAS requires 100/120 credits be within CAS, but a large amount of classes cross-list with a CAS department and that doesn’t count against your 20 “outside” credits.</p>