<p>the new acceptance rate is not 12-14% haha. anyway, point is, OP, you should apply to the program that most interests you. period.</p>
<p>“In the fall of 2010, the school had 109 incoming freshmen, 44 transfers from outside Cornell, and 30 intra-Cornell transfers. The admittance rate for freshmen, being one of the most selective at Cornell University, was 14.5%.[5]” CAS as 15.7%. This was 2 years ago - really big difference.</p>
<p>Now, AEM is down to 12%, and overall Cornell dropped about 2% just in the past year. CAS was 15.4/3% last year, and it’s likely that this year it’s going to be about 14%. That difference is not really significant enough for anyone to “backdoor” into AEM. People don’t want to go to aem for its selectivity - but for its quality as a top undergrad business program (and also for its relative ease)</p>
<p>However, this is a moot point. I agree that OP should do that - he would get adviser benefits.</p>
<p>well i can reiterate my previous post because the stat is public now!</p>
<p>just to clear up my previous point – there is no “advantage” for NY residents, but a large portion of the student population is from NY.</p>
<p>Normally internal transfer within Cornell is fairly painless, assuming your grades are at least mediocre. I don’t know the internal transfer statistics, but by reputation at least, transferring into AEM is harder. I’d say make sure you are getting A’s in any AEM-related courses your freshman year.</p>