<p>Hi guys, is AEM or CAS easier to get into? And what school would my profile fit more with...
Female, ORM</p>
<p>-4.0 Unweighted (probably #1/300+)
-34 ACT
36 Eng, 35 Math, 33 Reading, 31 Science
-2240 SAT (750 CR, 750 Math, 740 Writing)
-780 SAT II Chem, 770 SAT II Math 2
-6 AP courses so far (chem 4, calc 4, bio 3 (ugh), lit 4, euro 5, gov 3(double ugh)) and 5 more next year</p>
<p>-ECs:
-SGA (whole school) Vice-President
-County SGA Vice-President
-Youth Advisory Council for Governor, one of two students from state nominated
-Led project to build large environmental system at school, dealt with funding and implementation ($50,000+ project)
-Serves on almost all-adult board for two different non-profits, also volunteers for it 2hrs/wk
-Wellesley Book Award (does that mean anything?)
-Summer Intern at research institute</p>
<p>Essays: ec on environmental advocacy, commonapp on relating mock trial to a video game haha</p>
<p>AEM is harder to get into, but not by all that much. I think the latest numbers are ~11% vs. ~17% (I didn’t check those though). Are you trying to decide between CALS AEM and CAS Econ? If so, you’ll want to look in-depth at both programs as they are actually significantly different.</p>
<p>When I was applying to colleges, AEM wasn’t that selective and was considered to be a joke of a major within Cornell. And, that wasn’t too long ago. Now, it got much more selective. AEM’s selectivity largely comes from the fact that it is a small program and many of recruited athletes want to major in it, hence reducing the number of available slots for other applicants.</p>
<p>OP - you have a good chance of getting into either. However, if you are splitting hairs and totally indifferent to CAS or AEM, CAS might be slightly easier to get in overall. The thing is that no one can say this for sure, because admissions is subjective and differs from case to case.</p>