<p>Anyone think majoring in econ in the college of arts and sciences at cornell rather than the applied economics and management program in the agricultural and life sciences college makes a big difference to investment banking recruiters?</p>
<p>i would rather apply to aem. it is an up and coming program that is currently ranked fourth or fifth in the undergraduate business rankings by bweek. you can continue to take classes in cas. also, if you are a resident of new york aem is like half the cost of cas.</p>
<p>i'm not sure if AEM is a legit business program. i always thought it would be cornell's Johnson graduate school of business that would offer undergrad business classes. either way, it won't make a difference for IB recruitment since your major is of no consequence</p>
<p>I would think the more impressive candidates out of Cornell would come from CAS. While there is a tuition reduction at CALS for NY residents, I don't think the discount is as great as half the price.</p>
<p>AEM is recruited, but so is CAS. I've also heard, like quag_mire, that AEM in't exactly the most impressive program, but whatever, their students get jobs either way.</p>
<p>Both schools are good for IB after all Cornell is an Ivy and Target, but CAS is way harder than AEM, so if you do well their its easier to distinguish yourself based on your GPA. However, at AEM since your GPA is high as a result of grade inflation you need to find other ways to distinguish yourself (e.g internships, leadership). Also, in the end what matters is your interview and how well you can articulate yourself. All Cornell CAS or AEM will do will get you that first interview, after that its up to you.</p>
<p>cool that's what i was thinking (CAS being a little bit more competitive, but you can get your foot in the door with either). thanks for all the advice.</p>
<p>i know i am bumping this really old post but if you’re going to be in aem, it has been said you won’t distinguish yourself with simply a high gpa (since that is apparently easier to obtain).</p>
<p>How exactly do you distinguish yourself then? Join clubs? double major? I am considering a double major in statistics but am afraid that will lower my gpa as the median grades for the statistics classes are much lower than those for the aem classes.</p>
<p>i doubt ur gonna have a trouble getting a job with either. </p>
<p>Just do the program which you like and dont worry about the rest</p>
<p>If you’re an NY resident go with AEM for the price. If you’re not go with whatever program fits you best. There are only a handful of business classes that are actually useful to banking (financial accounting, corp. finance) so you could major in something quantitative in CAS and pick up what you need along the way.</p>
<p>And I believe there was much misinformation spread earlier in this thread…</p>
<p>AEM is harder to gain admission to than CAS first of all. Yes, it is easier to do well in (slightly), but that does not mean it is devoid of top students (recruited athletes are the exception). PAM is even easier than AEM, although of the typical majors Cornellians head to business jobs with (AEM, Hotel, Econ, ILR, ORIE, and PAM) AEM is probably the second easiest (although it would be close with hotel from what I hear).</p>
<p>Another thing is that CAS econ is far from a difficult major. Talking about how easy AEM is and then acting like econ is chemical engineering is ridiculous. Econ is one of the easier majors in CAS, which is why so many double major with it.</p>
<p>AEM is more selective than CAS? Hmm interesting, now I’m not sure which to apply for as a transfer. Does anybody know if banks recruit more from one than the other?</p>
<p>Yes, AEM may be the most selective major in the entire university. I believe freshman admit rate for 08 was like 12% (much more selective than CALS as a whole), although CAS is not exactly easy to be admitted to either (I think something like 16-17% overall). </p>
<p>Apply to whichever you feel is a better fit, either can get you into banking. And I believe the CAS transfer acceptance rate is even lower than freshman, while AEM is about the same, so your best bet is to just apply to whichever you would rather be in. Be sure to have all the CALS transfer prereq’s done before applying to AEM if you go that route though, otherwise you will be an auto reject! These prereq’s include Biology 1 & 2 in case you did not know (requirement for ALL CALS transfers).</p>
<p>Yeah I saw the prereqs were pretty specific; will it matter that they aren’t completed at the time of application as long as they’re completed before I actually transfer? </p>
<p>I’m trying to compare the programs to see which would be the better fit for me. Can CAS students take CALS classes and vice versa? I really like the Finance offerings in CALS so I’m tempted to apply to AEM.</p>