<p>I've taken AEM 120, 220, 240. With little to no studying for exams, I've gotten an A+ in all three classes easily, and so did many of my friends.</p>
<p>Granted that its courses get harder later on, but that can be said of essentially every single other major at Cornell.</p>
<p>so in conclusion, the introductory courses are easy from what you all are saying.</p>
<p>I'm also in aem now and i have to say aem classes or at least what have i've taken thus far (121, 230, 240, 241) are relatively easy, its not hard to get a 4.0/4.3 in aem classes if you put in a little effort by reading and going to class. I mean overall they're not classes you'll wrack your brains and study like crazy just to get a b or something. But you have to realize you'll have to take other requirements as well, i mean currently i'm taking econ 313, which is not too bad, but the workload is significantly more than my aem classes. I think the best part of aem, and perhaps cornell in general is how flexible they are with AP policy. 1st there's no limit to how many you can receive, and 2nd the score requirement is usually very attainable.</p>
<p>As to prestige, we're no wharton or sloan, but in general I think there are a lot of smart kids in aem that can match up with any ross, haas, and stern student. I mean its harder to get into aem than those other programs.</p>
<p>As to job placement, banks and firms recruit everywhere. And by everywhere i mean every major at every good school, they're looking for personal attributes more than knowledge about the subject matter. With that said Cornell is "target school," and firms will definitely come but after that it's about the individual. Having AEM on your resume might raise an eyebrow, but so does having harvard, yale, wharton, etc... without substance any resume can be thrown the trash.</p>
<p>are there many science/business double majors in CALS?</p>
<p>AEM is miles better than Stern in my opinion, the only thing it has going for it is that it's in NYC.</p>
<p>is that why Stern is ranked higher than AEM?</p>
<p>that and it's been around way longer than AEM. Business rankings are heavily dependent on the performance of a school's alumni.. since we only have several years' worth of graduates, we're bound to be ranked lower. But for a new program, AEM is very highly ranked.</p>
<p>How does ILR compare to AEM in terms of overall difficulty/prestige? Granted, I know most ILRers go into law, but quite a few also eventually go into business (and that ILR isn't really a complete business program...).</p>
<p>within 25 years, AEM will become the 8th college of Cornell.</p>
<p>mark my words.</p>
<p>this is from someone high up i spoke to.</p>
<p>^ I wouldn't be suprised. UPenn having Wharton has done insane things for them. We should definitely expand AEM.</p>
<p>ILR is a great program so if u r interested definitely do it. Both are great programs.</p>
<p>Makes sense to separate AEM into its own school. Need to have major donor step up and make that happen. Even now, ranked in Business Week top 10 and moving up each year.</p>
<p>how is the Business/Management program? also how big of a job position will majoring in sales/marketing at AEM help you?</p>
<p>AEM = Applied Economics and Management.</p>
<p>Ok i am aware of that, but I really want to get as many perspectives as possible from current/grads of the AEM program.</p>
<p>MBA=masters in business administration</p>
<p>I am not in AEM but i have alot of friends in it and have taken AEM classes. From what I know, the AEM core is definitely manageable and its really easy to double major something else in the Ag school....it's a good program if you are interested in finance or trade, you should definitely consider it.</p>
<p>There are a few other business related programs at Cornell though that you may want to consider
PAM (Policy Analysis Management)- This focuses mainly on policy analysis. I hear this is a great school to go to for preprofessional programs like MBA or JD. This is focused on some management but mainly on policy.</p>
<p>ILR- You can do ILROB or ILRHR...those are popular if u want to do human resources or organizational behavior. But remember ILR is related to labor...its not as much designed to do business as maybe AEM or Hotel.</p>
<p>Hotel School- Very similar in nature to AEM but with a strong definite Hotel focus. Hotelies are exposed to many of the same classes like finance, accounting, economics...if you feel like this is not enough, you can also supplement this with PAM or AEM classes The one thing about Hotelies is it has an AMAZING alumini network...even in finance, the chances of you finding an amazing internship is pretty decent..</p>
<p>this is just for you to consider...but of course just my perspective. All three of these programs are great, i wish u best luck applying.</p>
<p>For ILR, I don't believe you're just restricted to ILROB or ILRHR? Some here on CC have said you can "mix-and-match" classes from other schools and custom-tailor the curriculum (like if you want an emphasis on business instead of H.R./O.B.) all while at ILR. Granted, ILR is Industrial & Labor Relations, but I don't think you're "stuck" in human resources or organizational behavior while in ILR.</p>
<p>Well I was trying to find the most closely business/management related fields in ILR. In terms of ILR itself...no you are not all at stuck with ILROB or ILHR I have never said that you are stuck with it. If you are interested
* Collective Bargaining Law
* International and Comparative Labor
* Labor Economics
* Social Statistics
Then ILR is a great school for all these disciplinary. However, if you want to focus more management based then HR and OB are naturally the closest. Its not just ILR, but if u r in ANY school, you can pretty much mix and match classes that fits ur interests the best...so just being at COrnell offers u alot of opportunities and many classes to choose from.</p>
<p>AEM seems like a great program to me, but idk how to portray my interest in it. For during my HS career, my EC's tend to be more science based.</p>
<p>There is an endowed professorship to bridge the relationship between science and business. Perhaps you are interested in becoming a Wall Street Analyst in pharmaceuticals, biotech industry, etc?
<a href="http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/04/10.28.04/Lynch_professorship.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/04/10.28.04/Lynch_professorship.html</a></p>