<p>When you respond to the CALS question about how your interests and experiences led you to apply to the major, do you only write about the development of your interest in the area and how the major meets those interests. Or do you also write a "Why Cornell" type of essay about EC at Cornell, professors, Ithaca etc?</p>
<p>Has anyone done the International Trade and Devt or Entrepreneurship major at AEM? Is it even possible to co-concentrate in the 2nd area? Is there room for free electives to do a minor in CAS?</p>
<p>What is the atmosphere overall culture at AEM? What are the popular majors after Finance?</p>
<p>First off, AEM is not a school; it’s its own major with specializations, two of which you mentioned. And yes, you can do both specializations since you’re allowed a maximum of two.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say there’s much of a culture in AEM except for many people vying for some corporate position after school. There are about 110 first-year AEM majors and a graduating class of about twice that because of the transfers (most from within Cornell). It’s a pretty splintered demographic and people aren’t really close to each other for the most part.</p>
<p>Other popular majors at Cornell are some form of biology, economics, and engineering. I will say though that economics is very suspect because plenty of people in that department are either using the major as a segway into a corporate position or are not really so gung-ho about economics anyway. It happens to be the largest major in CAS.</p>
<p>Are you pursuing the AEM major in CALS? Could you please let me know if the essay for CALS should talk about EC at Cornell, AEM professors, Ithaca etc - the supplement question is:</p>
<p>“How have your interests & related experiences influenced the major you have selected in CALS” </p>
<p>Since it is a 500 word essay limit, there is abundant space to discuss Cornell & AEM specifics beyond the discussion of major selection. Also within AEM, what are some of the other popular concentrations after Finance? Any insights as to ILR or PAM a good choice to put down for the Second Choice school for a career in business management?</p>
<p>Thanks once again, really appreciate your help!</p>
<p>I’ve been an AEM major in all my three years. In the essay, it’s best to talk about how your interests and history led you to select AEM, the university’s undergraduate business major. I would avoid talking about anything other than that. Going into Ithaca and aspects of Cornell or AEM is fairly unnecessary.</p>
<p>Finance is one of the most popular concentrations, and so are Marketing and Accounting. I tried finding the percentages of students in each concentration once, but the administrative folks didn’t seem to have it.</p>
<p>ILR and PAM have different focuses than AEM. ILR is closer in its mission to that of AEM, but I’d look carefully into both programs before making a decision on a second choice.</p>
<p>Just a point of clarification, AEM is the major in the Charles H. Dyson School of AEM within CALS.</p>
<p>In terms of culture, I would say AEM is not cutthroat competitive as it might be at other top business schools. Students often study together and work on a lot of group projects. A lot of AEM kids are athletes and the classes themselves are not super hard – this is important since in my opinion, a great business school teaches students the technicals but also provides students with ample time to explore extracurricular activities to develop leadership skills.</p>
<p>I’m applying to CAS and ILR school. So, in my essay for CAS do I talk about how the school in general would help me pursue my interests, then go into detail about the specific major?</p>