<p>which school at Cornell would you recommend if I want to go into i-banking and business consulting?</p>
<p>Most Competitive for i-banking: Engineering/Computer Science with some AEM courses, AEM, ILR, A&S Economics</p>
<p>business consulting: ILR, AEM.</p>
<p>how does PAM do with i-banking? Is ILR considerably better?</p>
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<p>People get confused all the time and think Investment Banking is strictly "Business"</p>
<p>Well, truth is, I-Banking has a lot to do with math, and not just knowing how to manage people. PAM stands for "Policy Analysis and Management." That sounds like a purely business area and would be good for consulting or managing people. With PAM, you probably can't go against the huge competition from Engineering, AEM, or ILR. </p>
<p>You're better off doing AEM or ILR. If you really want an edge, do Engineering and then go into i-banking. But if you want a social life, do the other 2. Both AEM and ILR comprises math and stat courses, which is finance based, and not pure business.</p>
<p>You really can do banking or consulting from any major. If your real interest is finance, without a law, hospitality, or political slant, AEM is the way to go. That's the true undergrad business program at Cornell.</p>
<p>All are great programs though, and what you choose it entirely up to you. Whatever you choose though, no doors will be closed to you. Moreover, choosing a specific school/major isn't going to help land you a job at all. It's what you do, and how you do at Cornell that defines you, not what school you're in.</p>
<p>Well im definitely applying to AEM as my first choice but then for my second choice im struggling to decide between ILR and PAM. I actually love math so i dont think that will be an issue for me (although i hate science so engineering is out of the question). I would love to put econ down for my second choice but i live in NY so its not really worth the extra 10k per year. </p>
<p>SO basically, if my main interests are finance, economics, entrepreneuship, and math what major that is in one of the contract colleges would be best for me after AEM? I read something somewhere about how you can major in biomety and stat to get a mathematical perspective on business/econ but that major sounds kinda intimidating for a non science person? Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Well, I'd say the second choice is entirely up to you. Nothing fits exactly, so you'll have to look at the programs and make a choice. It does sound like AEM is the correct choice for you, you've made a good decision. Best of luck!</p>
<p>Could you go into I-banking, consulting, or even law school from Hotel. In hotel do you get a hotel management degree or does it say you got like finance concentration degree from the hotel school, because i read they had concentrations? thankms</p>
<p>How easy is it to transfer from A & S to AEM? If this is not realistic, then is Economics in A & S good? And is recruitment limited to only AEM or do a&s people stand a chance?</p>
<p>Thanks darkfire. Hopefully I will get into AEM and it wont be an issue lol. Does anyone else know a lot about recruting for ILR and PAM students. Since neither of the programs really fits me that well i guess i might as well apply to the one that will give me the best career opportunities. From the above posts it sounds like ILR is way better than PAM. Can anyone else confirm this?</p>
<p>gregcroom4 - Yes you can go into ibanking, consulting from the hotel school, as long as you get the undergraduate training and proficient in math and critical thinking, you can go into ibanking.</p>
<p>nowayjose - to my knowledge bulge brackets ibanks recruit students from both AEM and A&S.</p>
<p>could you elaborate on what the proper undergraduate training and proficent math levels would be for ibanking?</p>
<p>ragingmen, what about ILR? Compared to AEM and A&S?</p>
<p>4MYG3Z:
I think you are referring to the primary/alternate option. </p>
<p>If you are applying to CALS you actually have another option. Within CALS, you can apply to your first choice major - AEM, and you can write another essay for a second choice major in CALS - i.e. Biometry & Statistics, etc. This has always been the case in CALS, and has not changed this year. </p>
<p>This years applicants can apply to an alternate college within the university, and that is where you can decided between ILR, Hum Ec, CAS, etc. as your alternate choice.</p>
<p>Tahoe, I am aware of the recent change. Are you saying that I can apply to 3 majors if I wanted to (2 in CALS + ILR or PAM)? I might consider that except Im not really interested in any of the other CALS majors (except a little in biometry). Im basically trying to figure out figure if ILR does much better for recruiting than PAM.</p>
<p>"Im basically trying to figure out figure if ILR does much better for recruiting than PAM."</p>
<p>recruitment usually isn't done by college or major, with a few exceptions like hotel management for students who study hotel management or human resources generalists for students studying human resources. This has already been mentioned.</p>
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Tahoe, I am aware of the recent change. Are you saying that I can apply to 3 majors if I wanted to (2 in CALS + ILR or PAM)? I might consider that except Im not really interested in any of the other CALS majors (except a little in biometry). Im basically trying to figure out figure if ILR does much better for recruiting than PAM.
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Yes, 4MYG3Z, that is essentially what I am saying. You can apply to two colleges now at Cornell. </p>
<p>Within CALS you have always had the option of applying to a second choice major. </p>
<p>You have to be happy with all of your choices though, so it might not be the best option for you.</p>
<p>Not going to comment on recruiting.</p>
<p>ok thanks...</p>
<p>I have told my daughter to double major in Math and Economics. We have thought about undergraduate business schools for ibanking, but it's limiting and there is always MBA later on. In ibanking they are looking for people with critical thinking, good work ethics, good problem solving, ability to complete a project(do the impossible), and have a can do attitude. Engineers possess many of those traits - not necessary killer instincts, some may even be too conservative - but they are good problem solvers and hard workers. I think computer science, engineering, math, econ, or other science majors are good for ibanking. It is the discipline, not necessary the knowledge that would make anyone a good candidate.</p>
<p>math and econ is solid.</p>