<p>Does it matter what I choose for a major?</p>
<p>Im considering doing undecided at CAS, or one of the bio majors. Any tips?
Does any of the major increase chances of acceptance?</p>
<p>and it is too common for the cas essay to write about becoming a doctor?</p>
<p>How much do you want to be a doctor?
Will it show in the essay more than others?
Do you have more of an incentive to be a doctor than those who write about it in their essays?</p>
<p>Think about those three questions above and if you think you can do a better job than others, do it and go Bio/Chem major to get into a medical career.
This will show Cornell that you are a committed student who finds Cornell to be the best college for him/her (oh, and by this I mean you should make your essay worded something like, “Cornell is the ONLY college that can get me to the position I want to be in”).</p>
<p>As for picking a major… I would say yes. Only a guess.</p>
<p>so i should pick a major or is it better to go undecided but in essay say sciences. </p>
<p>i cant seem to think about anything else other then doctor.
having trouble with evolution part. this is not fun.</p>
<p>Yeah, pick a major, even if it is a doctor.
If you don’t pick a major, how else will Cornell know how much potential you have?</p>
<p>Essays are fun, aren’t they!? <em>sarcasm off</em>
As one of my friends quoted (from something that I can’t remember):
"I used to hate writing assignments, but now I enjoy them. I realized that the purpose of writing is to inflate weak ideas, obscure poor reasoning, and inhibit clarity. With a little practice, writing can be an intimidating and impenetrable fog! Want to see my book report?"</p>
<p>Honestly, for the essays I feel like having a major is better. You definitely aren’t bound to it, especially in CAS. It definitely seems harder to write an effective essay if you are undecided. That’s not to say it’s impossible, but definitely harder. </p>
<p>As for actually picking a major, the best advice I ever received is what do you do in your free time? What do you like to read about when you aren’t forced to do something (such as in classes for school)? Do you like reading medical articles and watching “House” in your spare time, or whatever it is future doctors do?</p>
<p>I am not sure that using your free time as an indicator of a possible major/career is necessary a good idea. (it’s not necessarily a bad idea, but it can have its pitfalls.) I just look at myself, and a lot of my casual interests are not anything I’d ever want to study, because I know it’s so different to actually do them academically. I enjoy a good metaphor-laden quantum physics book, but I am not interested in taking any physics course because I don’t have (and will never have) the math…and even if I did, I don’t want to be a quantum physicist every single day.</p>
<p>well i applied undecided and was accepted
i also want to be a doctor or a dentist and i wrote that in my essay
so i dont think it matters</p>
<p>oh and i did an intership at a doctor’s office and wrote about that too
so if you have a specific experience its good to write in the essay</p>
<p>@faustarp: I would argue that you enjoy reading physics articles, you do yourself a disservice by not taking at least an intro physics course; at the very least strongly consider it. Who knows, you might have found learning the math would have been worth it.</p>
<p>Anyway, it was advice I had received for Cornell’s career counseling center and I found it the most useful way to reflect on what I wanted to do. I also didn’t say you should major in all your casual interests either. I read some quantum physics here and there as well, but I know that when I’m at GoogleNews, the political economy articles are always sure to grab my attention first and/or most frequently compared to the science, health, etc. I would say, and the CAS curriculum is amenable to this, that for any significant interest you have, take a course in it, even if it’s just a one credit survey course. You never know what you’re willing to put serious thought into and what you want to keep casual.</p>
<p>To make the case for Cornell, it’s important you reflect on your life and your accomplishments/interests in an analytical way. Show (not just tell) WHY you are looking at a certain field and what makes you a person they’re looking for. I believe Cornell is looking for FIT - it’s not just a line for them. There are specific things about your life and things people have said about you that make you a person who should consider medicine - write about those in a sincere, thoughtful way.</p>
<p>@Supervisor</p>
<p>That quote is from Calvin of Calvin and Hobbes.</p>
<p>Yep. That’s what it was from!</p>