<p>Well, Cornell is a top choice right now, and they have so many majors in so many different schools that I'm getting overwhelmed and don't know where to apply. I want to do pre-med course work, but don't necessarily want to be a bio major. Looking at the Cornell site here are the majors I'm interested in.</p>
<p>Math in CAS
Computer Science in CAS
Computer Science in CoE
Biometry in CALS</p>
<p>Any recommendations in terms of overlap with pre-med, ability to do that major and not have to take extra classes to get pre-med work done, feasibility for a fall back career. I'm very open to double majoring, I just don't know where to apply. Opinions?</p>
<p>Biometry can be tailored to your career interests very easily. It has a lot of math coursework (actually three courses short of the Mathematics major requirements) so if you like math, it’s a great fit. It’s a small major, under 20 students in each academic year, so you get to know your classmates well, and feel part of a smaller community within the hugeness of Cornell. Students go in many directions : medicine, research, business, banking, actuarial science, defense work, anything really that might include data analysis. You try to define your interests with your adviser and work from there. Many students do successfully double major. I guess it just depends on your interests. Biometry students are in demand. I attended an information meeting with the department chair before deciding to attend Cornell, and he told us that Biometry students have the highest starting salaries of any academic major, including engineering…probably not a good reason to pick a major, but graduates have no trouble finding jobs. I’m a sophomore and am really happy with the program so far. I’m toying with the idea of medical school, too, so am taking the pre-med courses as well. I wanted the opportunity to be flexible and to keep my options open. Biometry is a great program to consider.</p>
<p>Ok, thanks so much, I’m actually starting to get really excited about biometry haha. I just have a few questions about it.
You said it was a lot of math, which is good, how much biology/ other sciences is it, and also, is there a lot of computer science in it?</p>
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<li><p>There really isn’t much I would want to double major in that’s in CALS, and apparently I can’t have an official second major if it isn’t in CALS. Sadly, everything else is in CAS. If I just took the classes, but didn’t get the major, would that help me out in the job market?</p></li>
<li><p>What kind of research projects have you or other people in Biometry done? Is it hard or easy to do a research?</p></li>
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<p>The best place to see required courses and good information about the major is at <a href=“http://www.bsch.cornell.edu/major.php[/url]”>www.bsch.cornell.edu/major.php</a>. Have you read through most of that? Under General Information there is a section about double majoring, and you’re right, if you want the double major listed on your transcript, it has to be within CALS, but you can still take other courses that are of interest to you. The only actual science courses you have to take are the distribution ones to fulfill CALS requirements, but you can certainly take more if you plan appropriately, especially if you are thinking about med school. The web site also has links to the research arm of the department. Everyone in the office is really nice, willing to answer questions, and available. I sent a few emails to the chair of the department before I enrolled, and he answered them right away. I had never heard about Biometry until I visited the campus and did a CALS open house. Something clicked. Everyone talks about “fit” at Cornell – Biometry has been a great fit for me. I really love it. I’ll try to send you some additional information about research/internships.</p>