Acceptance rate to each school?

Colleges & Universities Cornell University
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really? why not? </p>

<p>what if, like me, you were really interested in the fashion industry as a career path, but didn’t want to commit to a technical school and still wanted a liberal arts education? </p>

<p>i completely ruled out technical schools in my college search. i couldn’t imagine not doing research or not taking a challenging writing class again. and the majority of selective universities don’t offer any sort of fashion design classes that i could take. </p>

<p>my only other option, then, was to go to a selective university and major in academic subjects i’m interested in, like history, or english, that do not lead to direct career paths and would require grad school and depend heavily on luck with internships. but why should i need to go through all of that when there is a direct career path that i am interested in–the fashion industry?</p>

<p>FSAD in HumEc at Cornell provides a great compromise…you have the opportunity to take technical classes alongside challenging liberal arts courses, and you have access to alumni who have connections in the industry. plus, if i decide a year or two in that i’ve changed my mind, i’m not completely and totally screwed.</p>

<p>i seriously considered going to tufts or uva; but i managed to find a great fit with cornell’s program, which is flexible and has a nice balance of what i wanted.
…and i think it’s a bit rude for you to write it off as an irrelevant </p>

<p>i mean, sure i’m not going to be taking difficult calculus and chemistry courses, but the point is by choosing the design program at cornell, i have the opportunity to take these classes if i want to.
instead of multivariable calc, i’ll be taking some difficult history, writing, and social science courses. </p>

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again, it’s offensive that you refer to a whole school as “subpar.” I might be an FSAD major, but I highly doubt that my stats are significantly lower than the majority of CAS students…</p>

<p>i had a 2260 (800/730/730) SAT, 4.2 GPA, was a National Merit Finalist, took 10 APS with all 4s and 5s, and was named a Hunter Rawlings Cornell Presidential Research Scholar</p>

<p>some extracurriculars include placing 1st/2nd regionally and statewide in a history research competition for 5 years (along with an 11th Place National win last year), and being Editor in Chief of my school paper</p>

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<p>You tell 'em, alamode! Haha. :)</p>

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<p>For the most part, I’m referring to HBHS kids, cause their voices seem to be the loudest usually, be it within the school or on the boards what not.</p>

<p>But if you’re actually EXTREMELY 100% sure you wanted to go into the fashion industry, most people would not choose Cornell. Simple as that. If I was 100% sure I wanted to do science, I’d choose MIT. Architecture? Cornell. Hotel/management? Cornell. Etc. Cornell is just not AS known for fashion and many other majors within HumEc. </p>

<p>The fact remains that I know more than one person that was offered admission by HumEc after A&S denied them. HumEc is the newer colleges, and definitely not as developed or rooted as many of the other colleges at Cornell. In fact, the way you so vehemently defend yourself just proved that. Even if it was established before some other colleges (I do not recall the date), there is no denying that in recent years is when the college started to try to appeal to the masses more (especially pre-med kids). </p>

<p>Sure, you might be an “outlier”, but I still stand by what I said.</p>

<p>Also: Your stats aren’t bad. But you shouldn’t speak of them like you could feasibly get into any other college within Cornell either. I know people with a lot better stats, and a lot worse. Just saying.</p>

<p>I just looked it up. It’s the newest besides ILR. Just for clarification.</p>

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<p>the thing is that i’m not “actually extremely 100% sure” and even though i’m around 85% sure, cornell has a pretty well-equipped program…they have state of the art design technology (when i visited I got to see the use of a textile machine that only two colleges in the world own–Cornell and some school in Korea), professors that are dedicated and into scientific and sociological related research, a great alumni base including individuals who have been featured in national fashion magazines, and internship connections. the only thing really missing is access to a city, but I live by NYC so that lessens the problem. </p>

<p>the main aspect of Cornell’s design program as opposed to technical schools is that I can learn about fashion in the context of science, history, literature, and art. this is a rare opportunity and personally I’m especially interested in the nature of design, fashion, trends and their relationship to history, social climates, and artistic movements and would like to do research in those areas. it’s not the same as going to a technical schools…it’s for people who want to go into the fashion industry, but also want to be part of an intellectually stimulating environment. </p>

<p>and yes, HumEc is a new college, not as well established yet, and is more exposed to criticism from people from other schools. and it bothers me, because I think while its acceptance rate may be higher than that of other schools, I don’t think that the college should be judged on its acceptance rate–which could be attributed to a significantly smaller amount of students applying to HumEc than to other colleges. The majors in HumEc tend to be specialized, and this invites a smaller pool of applicants.<br>
But the majority of these applicants are just as qualified as their classmates from other schools and should not be looked down upon because they happen to be interested in a certain program. </p>

<p>I was just pointing out that my stats are consistent with those of the majority of Cornellians, and are not significantly lower, as was implied by describing HumEc as “subpar”</p>

<p>edit: i just saw this “specifically the HBHS, BioSoc ones, not as much the PAM, and design ones” so i partially forgive you. :stuck_out_tongue: i still think that your statements were uncalled for though. there are individuals who might want to go into Pre-Med but are simply much more interested in the idea of studying biology in the context of sociology, or are interested in social sciences as well as Pre-Med and don’t know what they want yet, and they should not be criticized as “subpar” for applying to the program that best fit their interests</p>

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<p>Wow I feel insulted. I guess I should just end my dream of Med School because I chose HBHS as a major. Wow. I mean because apparently even though I’ve taken Gen Chem like students in A&S and Im taking Orgo, Bio, neurobio, microbio, and every freaking bio class that cornell prolly offers, Im still subpar to the Arts and Sciences kids who are taking the same damn thing. Wow thank you so much for clearing that up for me.</p>

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<p>HBHS requirements
<a href=“http://www.nutrition.cornell.edu/che/DNS/academic/upload/2009-2010-HBHS-curriculum-sheet-09-10-final.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nutrition.cornell.edu/che/DNS/academic/upload/2009-2010-HBHS-curriculum-sheet-09-10-final.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>B&S(arts and sciences) requirements
[Department</a> of Science & Technology Studies - Current Courses](<a href=“http://www.sts.cornell.edu/coursesall.php?type=bsoc]Department”>http://www.sts.cornell.edu/coursesall.php?type=bsoc)</p>

<p>Before you criticize something why dont you take the time to get your facts straight. You will find that there arent many differences between the two.</p>

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<p>Why don’t you take the time to check your own link?</p>

<p>Bio and Soc is very different than the Biology major.</p>

<p>Don’t worry HumEc kids. I don’t judge you because of sarita1.</p>

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<p>Nobody cares how you judge them! Was it not you saying that the majors of HumEc were subpar to that of all the other colleges. Im pretty sure that Biology and Society is a sufficient major for those pursuing med school.
Im pretty sure this is the only other biology major arts and sciences offers and again tell me how different it is from mine.
[Cornell</a> Biology :: Core Requirements](<a href=“http://www.bio.cornell.edu/academics/requirementsmajor.html]Cornell”>http://www.bio.cornell.edu/academics/requirementsmajor.html)</p>

<p>I swear its people like you who make others think that Cornell is full of pretentious, self-centered students</p>

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<p>Thank you for making an example of yourself sarita1.</p>

<p>Your sacrifice will not be in vain for my argument.</p>

<p>I never said Bio and Society wasn’t sufficient for med school. However, I was always comparing the BIOLOGY major in the BIOLOGY department with HBHS, because many HBHS kids think that’s what their major is. Take your time to read carefully, please. Sure, HBHS is similar to Bio and Soc. Not so much to Biology.</p>

<p>Also, I’ve never heard Cornell been called a school full of pretentious, self-centered students.</p>

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<p>I fear for people like you…I really do
Think what you want of me because I know where Im going and I dont need someone else to tell me that what Im doing is “subpar”</p>

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<p>Thankfully probability is on my side.</p>

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<p>Oh Trust me there are definitely people who feel that Cornell is full of self-centered people. And Im beginning to see why.</p>

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<p>Calm down, both of you. There is no denying HBHS & B&S are similar. There is also no denying that straight Biology is more rigorous than both of them. However, it is totally unnecessary to do a complete Bio degree if you just want to go to medical school. In fact, most admissions counselors and current doctors I’ve met and talked to have said very plainly that majors that are NOT 100% science have the advantage, as they encourage students to be more worldly and not just walking encyclopedias. So HBHS probably won’t prepare you for the difficulty of medical school as much as Bio will, but it might give you a little bit of an edge in admissions.</p>

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<p>Doctors aren’t in charge of the admissions for med school. GPA and MCAT is what matters. Science GPA at that. A lot of non-science major kids use their humanities to boost their science GPA, but med schools care more about their science GPA.</p>

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<p>And you know what you are right. I agree that HBHS may not be the most rigorous of bio majors at Cornell. But to put it down and say that the people who choose this major will probably end up dropping out is completely unnecessary and rude. That they probably werent cut out for the science based aspect of med school to begin with.</p>

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<p>Guess what Lollerpants
The MCAT is just science based…
You know what Im just going to end it here. I agree HBHS might not be the hardest Bio major at Cornell. You are definitely entitled to your opinion, but dont be rude and put down the major just because it doesnt live up to your standard.</p>

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<p>*Is not just science based</p>

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<p>Guess what!</p>

<p>2/3rds of it is! The 2/3rds that arguably show that you know what you’re talking about!</p>

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<p>Lollerpants, how the douce would someone use humanities classes to boost their science GPA? And med schools care about your BPCM GPA, so that includes math as well.</p>

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<p>I’m assuming he just meant overall GPA.</p>