<p>dewdrop, it is confirmed. no more in person aap interviews</p>
<p>ED at CAS. 2150 SAT ( 800 math/ 620 CR 
/ 730 Writing) I dont know if Cornell cares writing section. Please give me correct answer if you know exact because there are different answers. I am from Vietnam. Are Vietnamese students considered to be URM? ( One cornellian said to me that Cornell graduate schools have 50 people so Vietnamese students are not considered to be URM.
Is 620 too bad ( <= 650) if I apply for Financial aid? My family cant afford much
I have a small question, If I apply from VN and my friends ( vietnamese too apply from Singapore ( Southeast asia too), are we placed in the same pool?</p>
<p>kidloveit, Vietnamese are considered Asian, and thus, not a URM.</p>
<p>ED at Cals.</p>
<p>610 cr 610 m 640w</p>
<p>650 math1 660 us h</p>
<p>us history ap:3
calc ab:4</p>
<p>senior year:
calc bc, ap literature,ap bio, ap world</p>
<p>chances? im hopeful</p>
<p>yes very good chances i probably get in</p>
<p>jaroba, LOL, what do you mean?</p>
<p>@ansar: So Asians are a lot at Cornell so I have less chance?</p>
<p>Should I let the minority be unknown to admission staff and only report that I am from Vietnam ( who knows exactly my minority)? I think Vietnamese is an interesting background</p>
<p>my mistake i replied to the wrong thread on this one!!</p>
<p>You should raise your SAT score higher. Your AP score is not high. Are you NY residents ?</p>
<p>yes my scores are low but i hear CALS wants students who “fit” and my extra curricular activities truly do fit in with the major i will pick</p>
<p>and i take a lot of aps. or at least i think 6 is a lot and i took two college courses at community college</p>
<p>This year the acceptance rate of CAS is so low ( just higher than AAP). I dont know if I stand a chance</p>
<p>I’m applying RD to Cornell. I’m an international applicant (asian) with OK academics and almost non existent EC’s or awards. . I don’t expect to get in but hey, who knows?</p>
<p>Also, how many of you are planning to use the alternate college choice option?</p>
<p>I plan to study either business or economics in college, so I have equal interests in both AEM (CALS) and Econ (CAS)</p>
<p>I’m trying to decide which one to do primary
(obviously, AEM is more selective, but it also sounds more attractive)</p>
<p>anyway, anyone else?</p>
<p>what major Jaroba</p>
<p>Impetuous, where are you from? I am Asian too :D. What is your SAT score and some stats until now? Do you apply for Financial aid because I think AEM doesn’t give fin aid to international students because AEM is from a contract college-CALS
kidloveit, You are from VN right? So do I. I have the same SAT score as you. Hope we will get in</p>
<p>what are the most competitive and least competitive majors at CALS?</p>
<p>@Jaroba
I know that AEM is probably the most competitive major in CALS. Also, it is more competitive than getting into CAS.</p>
<p>@THAIDUYBINH
I’m guessing you are from Thailand? I’m from Korea (probably the most competitive pool out of all countreis, along with China). I AM applying for financial aid. I didn’t know that AEM as a major specifically doesn’t offer financial aid to internationals. Do you have a link to a page on the website or something?</p>
<p>As I said, I guess I have average academics for any cornell applicant (possibly below average for internationals applying to AEM). I have 2200+ SAT and okay GPA. (I don’t really know exactly what it is. Certainly above average) But I really don’t have any EC’s or awards so I don’t expect to have a good chance at Cornell.</p>
<p>If anyone has admission statistics specific to the AEM major, it would be really helpful.</p>
<p>(as in acceptance rates, average SAT scores, etc)</p>
<p>impetuous: I am from Vietnam and I also apply for Financial Aid ( CAS econ). I am very worried because Cornell uses academic ( SAT, GPA, awards…) as a main factor for financial aid. My SAT score is 2150( not very likely to get financial aid). I will take again in November. Hope to get 2200+ because I have few awards.
I think CALS provides little financial aid ( just my inference) because it is a contract college so it serves NY residents. But I once read on a Korean admission blog 
that CALS is often ignored and turned down by Koreans because of the word “Agriculture” so applying for CALS may help you impetuous :D. But you should ask Fin Aid office about fin aid at CALS compared to CAS. If you have an answer, please PM me. I contacted the office several times but receive only general answer so you should ask with more details</p>
<p>Btw, the admission rate of AEM is very low: 14.5% but CALS looks fit to the school so SAT should be at least matched to the score range of Cornell. If you are from Korean, SAT score should be higher. I was once crazy about AEM but after stalking facebook lol, I realized that most AEM students are NY residents. If there are any international students at AEM, he/she may get no aid , I think so</p>
<p>thanks, i think i will apply ed to cals</p>