<p>Asian Male
OOS (Massachusetts)
Applying for AEM
Regular Decision</p>
<p>Regular Weighted GPA: 4.73/5.00
Rank: ~25/360 (Second 5%, so not in the top 5% but in the top 10%)</p>
<p>SAT: 2350 (800M, 800CR, 750W) Taken Once
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 760 US His, 750 Physics, 780 Math IC, 730 Bio</p>
<p>APs: Taking BC Calculus, Physics C, US Gov, Self-Studying for Econ (School doesnt offer)
Took: AP US History (5)
*Note: My school doesnt offer APs to underclassmen and only AP History to Juniors.</p>
<p>ECs:
1) Mock Trial: 11-12, Case Team Leader
2) Hospital Volunteering (200+ Hours)
3) Boy Scouts: Assistant Senior Patrol Leader, Patrol Leader
4) Investing Club: Founder & President
5) Math Team: Captain
6) Science Team: Captain
7) Club Soccer</p>
<p>Other:
-Invested Work Savings into a stock account
-Worked as a legal assistant at a law firm through sophomore and junior years</p>
<p>Recs: A decent one from a Chem Teacher, an excellent one from an English teacher, and another excellent one from the GC.</p>
<p>Essays: Assume they are average/good (Very business focused).</p>
<p>Do you think I have a reasonable chance of getting in, considering AEM's selectivity and the fact that i'm not in the top 5% of my class?</p>
<p>oos shouldn't matter, the high Bio score is a plus. All scores amazing. </p>
<p>The only thing possibly holding you back is that maybe they will think that you will be applying to other schools and maybe will choose another. </p>
<p>Is AEM your first choice? 2nd, 3rd? </p>
<p>If you are serious about attending AEM, research about Cornell and show that you know a lot about where you are apply to. I think you have a great chance. AEM accepted 14.6% of applicants last year.</p>
<p>I hope AEM isnt your first choice. You can do better than AEM.</p>
<p>the department is still developing and is very agricultural based. If you want to do finance, AEM is very understaffed. There are 2 to 3 qualified finance professors here teaching two to three classes each(Ng and Bogan), not good. If you look through the professor list, 90% of the professors have some connection with food or agriculture. I took a course in International Trade and all the guy talks about is how the creation of WTO helped eliminating trade barriers in agriculture. </p>
<p>but thats expected. its part of the AG school.</p>
<p>AEM is one of top ten undergrad business programs in the country according to Business Week, and 11th per USNWR, and rising rapidly. Not sure where harvardman is coming from with his misplaced attack on the school.</p>
<p>In addition, neither Cornell, nor any other excellent school, fails to admit someone because "they may not attend." That's an absurd notion.</p>
<p>harvardman - while you are absolutely right in saying that finance professors are understaffed, in no way does that effect the quality of finance education at Cornell. also, where are you coming from in saying that AEM is very agriculturally based? its in the Ag school yes, AEM has a concentration in agriculture yes, but the undergraduate business program through AEM has absolutely NOTHING to do with agriculture, unless you take a class that deals with it. you never have to hear about food or plants if that isnt your desired path. the business program itself is EXTREMELY strong.</p>
<p>its pretty sad that a person thats actually an AEM student is bashing the program when it is top 10 in the country and will be top 5 in the near future.</p>
<p>perhaps you're still a little upset that you got rejected from Harvard? obviously.</p>
<p>well redcrimblue how do you explain some school rejecting a absurd amount of valedictorians, salutatorians and perfect SAT scorers? It seems to me that these are schools realize that they are safeties. Schools desire to have a high yield rate. </p>
<p>Thanks guys. I knew that all CALS majors have some sort of agricultural aspect to them but I agree that AEM is strong nonetheless. In response to an earlier question, Cornell is not my top choice (thus no ED), however it is among my top choices. I'm trying to cast a wide net in order to see where I get admitted. Even so, I don't think they would reject me because they don't think I would attend, since it is such a selective program. Rather, I fear being rejected for not being qualified enough.</p>
<p>hey guys....im thinking of transferring to cornell....im from UF...my GPA is 3.75-3.8...honors program...excellent recommendations and good extracurriculars...and as per my understanding transfer students dont need to submit sat scores to the ILR department....anyways i wanted to know what my chances were of getting in...and I want to major in finance..so ILR a good choice?</p>
<p>Well for example, for the CALS essay you can say how some new innovative product or some business has improved the life of many.</p>
<p>Specifically, you could talk about how improvements in the agricultural industry has led to additional agricultural output, which in turn causes food prices to drop and therefore more people are fed.</p>
<p>harvardman is right, you can do better than aem. at LEAST go arts: econ. but only if you actually love economics, you could just as easily be a french major and go to business school. the top mba programs prefer liberal arts degrees anyway.</p>
<p>sametwochords: even if he can do better than aem y should he go arts: econ? AEM is more competitive in terms of getting in and it def gears you into going into the field of business (better preparation than arts). considering the fact that he is going regular, AEM is prob not his first choice, but other than wharton and sloan, there is no other program that is clearly superior to AEM in terms of undergrad business</p>
<p>i applied to AEM early decision, but i really don't think i'm going to get in.
dude, your SAT scores and GPA are amazing. i'd say you have a really, really good chance.</p>