<p>When you apply to CALS, do you specify you want to do the AEM program, or is it just a gereral application to CALS. Additionally, do they care much about which highschool courses you take? They say they require bio, and I was hoping to avoid that course in hs. Do you think my chances would be wiped out just because of not taking BIO?</p>
<p>For CALS, you can actually pick two majors. So your first choice would be AEM, and if you want, you could choose an alternate. The app states:</p>
<p>Students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are often interested in several major fields of study and take courses in more than one area. Do you want to be considered for admission to a second-choice major in Agriculture and Life Sciences if you are not admitted to your first-choice major?</p>
<p>Best bet would be to glance over the application (pdf link):
<a href="http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/firstyear/completefreshmanapplication.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/firstyear/completefreshmanapplication.pdf</a></p>
<p>And look at CALS' requirements (yes, bio seems important):
<a href="http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/applying/first-year/requirements.cfm%5B/url%5D">http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/applying/first-year/requirements.cfm</a></p>
<p>We just came back from visiting Cornell and were told that AEM is one of the most selective majors to request in CALS. If they suggest Bio, then you will be behind other applicants if you do not take Bio. The acceptance rate for AEM is something like 16%, so you can imagine the competition you would face.</p>
<p>So what were your impressions? (did you go with the fam?) Were you looking into AEM? Did they shoot down the ridiculous suicide rumor immediately? ;)</p>
<p>Do you know how it would be to transfer? Say, apply to arts and sciences, and if i was lucky enough to get in, then transfer to aem?</p>
<p>Well, we were told that they only accepted 96 students, about 1 in 6 applicants. It is not nearly as hard as engineering and the student who was in the program seemed like he had some free time, although he also seemed like one of those kids who is really smart and doesn't have to study. Internal transfer, like going from CAS to CALS and then to AEM- extremely difficult. Many, many are turned down, so be sure you have a back up plan.</p>
<p>Cornell didn't dispel the suicide although no one asked. That has been talked about on this forum. One kid, who was walking with 2 pretty cute girls, said, "Don't come here." as we walked by him at 1 in the afternoon, on a pretty day no less.</p>
<p>My overall impression of Cornell is that it is a large, daunting place. You have to really learn the place on your own, they really treat you like mature, highly intelligent and self motivated adults. Housing is only guaranteed for freshman, and for upperclassmen, 75% who want space on campus get that. It is not a warm fuzzy place like Lehigh,where we went the next day. But then, Cornell is an impressive university. Bottom line- if you can get one of the coveted spots of AEM, I doubt you would be sorry to take it.</p>
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One kid, who was walking with 2 pretty cute girls, said, "Don't come here." as we walked by him at 1 in the afternoon, on a pretty day no less.
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you kinda just threw this out there... I don't get it... what the guy trying to be a clown? a jackass? impress the girls by coming off as cocky? Or was he being serious?</p>
<p>One irritating thing about the college system at Cornell is that AEM is SO competitive, but you can only get into it if you are in CALS--but then CALS always comes with a strange stigma that it is not the "real" Cornell, not as prestigious, not as hard, blah, blah.</p>
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<p>I don't know how wise this would even be. Getting into Arts & Sciences is just as difficult, and probably more difficult than getting into CALS-AEM. You might want to sneak in through HE or another CALS major.</p>
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<p>Housing is guaranteed for Sophomores as well. Furthermore, it was my understanding, and I'm pretty sure I'm correct, that all upperclassmen who request on-campus living are accomodated. They may be placed on waiting lists for a period of time, but eventually all are taken off and given housing.</p>
<p>I applied and got into Cornell as an econ major in arts & sciences and will be attending next year. At the time when applying, I knew nothing of Cornell's AEM program, but since have learned about it and love it. I read about the requirements of transfering, but am wondering about what is the percent accepted as a transfer into AEM that apply? Do I have a good shot? Because it sure doesn't sound like I do from whats above. AEM seems like the perfect program for me and I would love the chance to get an undergrad business major in such a prestigious business program. If I'm this committed and keep trying, I should be able to get in, right?</p>
<p>Same situation. I got into the Hotel School, but I had the same revelation as Mcdcoops.</p>
<p>I would guess that if you guys are going in as freshmen, you have a decent shot for an internal-transfer (versus being accepted as a external transfer student)... however, the program to which you want to transfer is crazy competitive, right? I would again guess that if it wasn't AEM in CALS that you were looking at, it would be much easier. I know this gives you no information, but I think the best thing to do is call admissions and see what they have to say. If you do, please report back!</p>
<p>They told me that I have to stay at Hotel for a year, and then do internal trasnfer, and make sure I do the requirments for Internal transfer for AEM.</p>
<p>Well, they make it sound like cake... But I wonder how it is really.
Just get a 4.0 ;)</p>
<p>snajean</p>
<p>if they only "accept 96 applicants..and the yield ends up relatively low...do you think that means i have a shot at gettin in off the waitlist??</p>
<p>I can't guesstimate your chances for gettin in off the AEM waitlist. If you are already going to Cornell regardless of your major, then why not stay on a waitlist?</p>
<p>leoboy, I have no idea why a kid would say that "Don't come here" to my daughter. He sure didn't scream it loud enough for me to hear and I was about 6-8ft from her. I do remember thinking that I didn't see all that many kids in mixed gender groups, who were talking to each other, at Cornell. That's why I remember looking at them, and the one girl closest to me looked like my daughter, whom I think is very cute.</p>