<p>I am a prospective student of Cornell class of 2013, hoping to double major in political science and economics in the College of Arts and Sciences. I attended Cornell Day last week and sat in two classes there–Philosophy and US Congress–which were actually both very disappointing. I felt like the two professors were terribly boring, void of any spirit or passion. The students in the class also seemed disengaged from their lectures. I liked everything about Cornell except for those two classes, which made me very skeptical of the quality of Cornell’s CAS. I have heard from various sources that Cornell’s CAS is very lacking compared to the university’s other schools such as Hotel Administration and Engineering. However, as I said before, I liked everything else about Cornell such as its beautiful campus and studious environment, so I am very hesitant to give it up. I wanted to ask anybody out there, preferrably a CAS student, about the quality of CAS professors and their teaching style. I would also like to gain some insight to the quality of academics, especially polit sci and econ, at CAS.</p>
<p>I would encourage you to look at all of your options. Honestly, if it doesn’t feel like a good fit, it won’t be!</p>
<p>I forgot to mention that Princeton is best for economics. Cornell is strong in science though. I would consider Georgetown or Columbia for government.</p>
<p>Princeton is best for economics? This is the first time I’ve heard this…
Princeton is excellent for Pure Mathematics</p>
<p>Which philosophy did you sit in? Intro is not for philosophy majors, so it’s likely that the students really were disinterested because that class was just a distribution for them. Honestly, you had an unlucky experience. I’m a Cornell tour guide, and I’ve had to sit in on a lot of classes, and I very rarely see bored students and professors. I hope that you consider going back to campus and sitting in on a class or two if that’s a reasonable option for you.</p>
<p>As far as the quality of the college goes, you really have to consider each department separately. The college is really too big to consider on its own. But overall, rigor at Cornell is very high and students are challenged to do their best, which is often more than they ever knew they were capable of.</p>
<p>it’s a good program</p>
<p>I have idential twin daughters that will be applying to Cornell CAS, they are attending an Agricultural High School, both very strong grades, active in cranberry industry, FFA, they are considering ED for their junior year, any thoughts?</p>
<p>A better “fit” could be CALS. That’s really important to Cornell. Of course, the entire resume should be assessed, but from the little info you’ve given, I’d suggest looking at CALS.</p>