Admission Policy for CALS AEM

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<p>hey guys, </p>

<p>I, like many of you, am an ED hopeful for Cornell. In particular I've applied to the AEM major in CALS. Due to what can only be described by a nearl psychotic obsession with any scrap of information regarding Cornell ED admission rates, I have done a bunch of research and along the way I uncovered two pieces of information that,due to a lack of better words, scare the hell out of me. </p>

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<li>Cornell AEM is one of the few programs in Cornell for which ED does NOT actually increase admission chances</li>
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<p>Don't get me wrong, I did not apply Ed solely for the well known fact that Cornell ED applicants are more likely to gain admission than their RD counter parts ( Cornell's own website not to mention countless threads on this site affirm this). However, because I knew Cornell was my first choice AND because I thought my chances would be higher, I applied without hesitation. Now I am a bit worried because AEM, a program with a notoriously low acceptance rate, may or may not be devoid of any type of "ED induced" chance boost.</p>

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<li>AEM is harder to get into for individuals out of state due to the fact it is a part of CALS, a school which receives significant funding from the state of NY.</li>
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<p>I consider myself a remotely competitive applicant but with no help from the ED policy and with admission standards being HARDER due to my state of residence I am starting to become extremely dubious of my chances for admission. </p>

<p>Can anyone either confirm or disprove any of the assertions/"facts" that I have found?</p>

<p>Any help at all is HIGHLY appreciated! </p>

<p>Thanks in advance</p>

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<p>It is more competitive but not for the reason you stated. It being a CALS school is really minor; New York doesn’t really need a big admissions boost. NY applicants tend to make up 20-40% of top tier schools’ populations (it’s a smart state with a lot of people). AEM is harder to get into ED because of athletes. Athletes, on average, tend to have less competitive stats and tend to do poorer in academics (i know I’m generalizing, but I don’t think this is an unfair statement, especially when you look at schools like Duke and Stanford). AEM is difficult to get into, but really easy to get a good GPA once you’re in; as a result, many athletes are put by their coaches in AEM so that they don’t go on academic probation once they’re in Cornell == less spots for merit candidates GG.</p>

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<p>what MT8989 states is correct. but i also want to add that in the past year, the AEM admission committee has put a bit more emphasis on accepting students through ED (this is because the yield for my class was not as high as the administration had anticipated. last year, though, they overenrolled). this is not a drastic change, but just worth noting that in the end, applying ED is your better bet if you are sure it’s your first choice.</p>