<p>few questions.</p>
<li>How would you compare AEM to other top undergrad business schools?</li>
<li>What are your thoughts on it, professors, classes, courseload, etc.</li>
<li>Can you get recruited and given a good position by a big company easily? (does ithaca’s rural location make recruitment a disadvantage?)</li>
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<p>Thank you very much.</p>
<p>I heard the workload is notoriously easy. Like...one of the easiest majors at Cornell. I think they said they make it that way so students will have time with internships or jobs during the school year or something. </p>
<p>I'm not 100% sure (this is just what I've heard from a couple of Cornellians, so...can someone confirm this?</p>
<p>really..i find that shocking lol since from what i've heard cornell is the most grueling IVY and if not one of the most in the nation..</p>
<p>I'm only a student like you so take this with a grain of salt.
1) AEM falls right below the best of the best(Wharton, Haas, Sloan,etc.). Some might argue that other schools can easily beat AEM, but I disagree. It has made a name for itself through its consistent efforts.
2) I have no idea since I haven't been there.
3) You cannot get recruited by a big company EASILY no matter where you come from. But yes, you have great opportunities. No, Cornell's location doesn't inhibit companies from recruiting there. It graduates a large number of students each year, so companies are almost forced to seek out its grads.</p>
<p>AEM is not a joke. i really hope you people get here with that stupid mentality and get set up for a world of academic hurt.</p>
<p>hey i didn't say any of that, i just wanted some answers to some questions!</p>
<p>i know, that was in response to the ignorant person after you.</p>
<p>bottom line is this:</p>
<p>1) its not pre-med so no you aren't going to be drowning in work, but if you come in with the attitude that its easy, you're going to be in a lot of trouble once the time comes when you have to take tough required AEM courses. (you'll find out which those are eventually). by the way, being an AEM major doesn't mean you take all AEM classes. you're going to have to take 2 semesters of Bio if you dont have that covered with APs, as well as micro and macro which are NOT easy at cornell.</p>
<p>2) AEM is one of two undergrad business programs in the IVY league, obviously being second to Wharton. i think you can make your own prestige assumptions.</p>
<p>3) The job placement is spectacular out of AEM. I'm only a junior so I don't have first hand experience yet, but all of my friends that graduated last year are all extremely satisfied with their jobs, whether it be their IB jobs, consulting, etc. you can pretty much do whatever you want to do after cornell if you have good grades.</p>
<p>wow thanks ajp ill keep your answers in mind.</p>
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<li>first 2 years are easy. if you dont get a 3.9+ gpa, you dont deserve to be at cornell. for example, if you get 70s on tests you can still end up with an A in AEM220. If you dont take any test you can still end up with an A+ in AEM240.(you'll know what im talking about once you get here). there are one credit GPA boosters like AEM121 and 122. </li>
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<p>After the first two years what you do is up to you. You can do 4 concentrations and kill yourself or you can do accounting or applied econ where you have no classes to take past junior year. </p>
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<li><p>pedro perez is not a good professor, advisor. but is a good guy, and cares a lot about the ethics of business. </p></li>
<li><p>recruiting is good, not great. obviously you cannot do a fall or spring analyst internship cuz you are not in NYC (ie NYU). but if you got it, you got it. all the big companies come here. i think their pre-select system is pretty stupid but w/e</p></li>
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<p>i completely agree about pedro since he is an absolute disgrace to cornell.</p>
<p>but you're ridiculous in saying that if you don't have a 3.9 in the first 2 years you dont deserve to be at cornell. also, that was a completely stupid point about AEM 240. first of all, to actually get an A+ without taking any tests is unheard of. you would have to put all your eggs in one basket and pray to the lord that your little team has the best project out of over 500 PEOPLE IN THE CLASS! if you're willing to take those odds, YOU dont deserve to be at cornell. </p>
<p>im not saying a 3.9 is unattainable because it most certainly is. but dont try to toot your own horn by saying anyone who doesnt have a 3.9 is a retard. we all got into this school the same way.</p>
<p>From an alum's (COE grad with tons of friends in the AEM department) perspective:</p>
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<li><p>AEM is definitely one of the best undergraduate business program in the country. However, it's not Wharton. AEM is still a pretty young program, so I think it has the potential to be one of the top five programs in the country in the next five years.</p></li>
<li><p>I have not never taken an AEM class, but from what I have heard the course load is really on the easy end of the Cornell spectrum. I took intro econ with AEM kids and found some of them are extremely sharp, but on average AEM freshmen are pretty bad at numbers. On the scale of 1 to 10, I would say intro econ's difficulty is a 3. I personally spent 2 hours a week reading the text book, and I end up with a 103 course average (you can get extra credit for participating in some of those on campus econ/AEM experiments). My other friends, who took AEM courses (e.g., finance, accounting...etc), all have the same opinion. If you are intelligent and keep up with the reading, you should really get A or A+ in all your AEM courses. </p></li>
<li><p>In my own opinion, I think this is one of the biggest advantage of being an AEM major. AEM grads are well connected on Wall Street, so you will get plenty of coverage by major IBanks. My friends with respected GPA all got really nice summer internships or jobs. AEM does very well with the banks, but its not that good with the major management consulting firms (i.e., MBB). I think its placement to consulting firm has increased over the last three years, but very little AEM students get offers from the top firms. The most Cornellians I know who got into those top three firms between 2003-2006 went to either COE or A&S (I think there's one AEM girl went to Bain in 2005).</p></li>
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<p>hey, I never said the program was a joke, and I certainly did not say that the program is looked down upon.</p>
<p>Like ecc said, "The course load is really on the easy end on the Cornell Spectrum". Just cause I said it's easier, doesn't mean its a bad program. No need to get all defensive with threats....</p>
<p>Can an actual current AEM student or grad answer the questions?</p>
<p>exactly ivy....you've been getting stupid responses from people that have absolutely no idea what they're talking about. </p>
<p>OF FRIGGIN COURSE AN ENGINEER IS GOING TO SAY AEM IS EASY!!! (ecc)</p>
<p>how hard is it to transfer into aem from other majors in the ag school?</p>
<p>i'll bump this thread.</p>
<p>AEM is not the most difficult major, but it is by far not the easiest. The upper level classes are challenging and prepare its graduates as well as other top business schools. </p>
<p>In fact the easiest major depends on your interest in the subject matter. I am interested in languages and languages that some would consider difficult to learn, I excel in.</p>
<p>im in aem.</p>
<p>trust me, it is easy for the first 2 years. pam 200 actually got harder this semester cuz rosen got brain tumor or something.</p>
<p>from what people tell me, it gets harder during junior year starting with finance. but so far i've taken aem220, aem240, financial accounting. they are very easy courses.</p>
<p>a lot of aem majors double major or minor in something else because they have so much space in their schedule. popular second majors include information sciences and communication.</p>
<p>your such a genius "harvard". i envy your glory</p>
<p>so an AEM + information science double major is genuinely possible w/o overloading 20+ credits per semester?</p>