<p>I'm applying for transfer to Cornell for fall 2009. I am unsure what major to apply to. I'm interested in economics (I'm also pre-med) and I've been considering either the Applied Economics and Management major or the Industrial Labor and Relations major. Both programs interest me. Does anyone have any advice on this topic? Also, is their a statistical advantage for admissions if I apply to one over the other? Thanks so much!</p>
<p>If I did my math correctly on the fall '08 numbers, 14% of CAS transfer applicants were admitted, 46% of transfer applicants to the NYS contract colleges were admitted.</p>
<p>The latest freshman admit stats I saw showed average of midpoints SATs of about 1415 for CAS, 1355 for the contract colleges as a whole.</p>
<p>Someplace I read CALS accepts by major, in which case one would need more specific data.</p>
<p>Beyond admit chances though, each of these schools has different curricula and requirements, which I would think would not all appeal to you equally.</p>
<p>Contract colleges do a lot of GT's, so the numbers are skewed. I know that AEM is very tough, I think about the same as CAS.</p>
<p>I'm a transfer interested in Econ too! I'm an Econ major at NYU. These are the Cornell schools I considered:</p>
<p>CAS - Economics
CALS - AEM
HumEc - PAM
ILR - ILR of course</p>
<p>you might wanna read up on each program and find out more. I settled on PAM, felt it was the best fit for me.
btw, the transfer acceptance rate is not nearly as high. Guaranteed Transfers skew the numbers a LOT.</p>
<p>EXTERNAL TRANSFERS ADMISSIONS STATISTICS
BY COLLEGE
Fall 2008
Applicants Acceptances Entering
College Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total
Agriculture &
Life Sciences 377 338 715 173 140 313 151 111 262
Architecture, Art
& Planning 53 53 106 9 8 17 7 7 14
Arts & Sciences 550 468 1,018 63 81 144 30 49 79
Engineering 209 55 264 50 12 62 34 7 41
Hotel
Administration 99 98 197 25 40 65 21 34 55
Human Ecology 55 120 175 26 40 66 22 31 53
Industrial &
Labor Relations 138 91 229 84 50 134 67 45 112</p>
<p>These are the numbers for external transfers. There is a note on the bottom of the page this was on that reads "Special students not included". I'm not sure if these means GT or not, but those are the stats nonetheless.</p>
<p>This article from 2007 posted the percentage of freshman admitted and percentage of transfers admitted for every Cornell school. Keep in mind, GT's are included in this, so that's why some contract colleges, such as ILR, have such high acceptance rates. But I doubt almost 60% of ILR non-GT applicants get accepted! hope this helps</p>
<p>Transfer</a> Student Bias | The Cornell Daily Sun</p>
<p>Numbers at a Glance:
Agriculture and Life Sciences
Regular Admit Rate: 22.52%
Transfer Admit Rate: 51.47%</p>
<p>Architecture, Art and Planning
Regular Admit Rate: 17.05%
Transfer Admit Rate: 18.89%</p>
<p>Arts and Sciences
Regular Admit Rate: 17.96%
Transfer Admit Rate: 13.78%</p>
<p>Engineering
Regular Admit Rate: 30.89%
Transfer Admit Rate: 18.51%</p>
<p>School of Hotel Administration
Regular Admit Rate: 20.66%
Transfer Admit Rate: 52.27%</p>
<p>Human Ecology
Regular Admit Rate: 35.31%
Transfer Admit Rate: 29.02%</p>
<p>Industrial and Labor Relations
Regular Admit Rate: 27.85%
Transfer Admit Rate: 59.64%</p>
<p>ThePhilosopher, GT's are without a doubt included. I have been told this by multiple admissions people at Cornell. Special students refers to visiting students I believe. GT's are technically external transfers, but because they are guaranteed admission if they do meet the criteria Cornell gives them, it obviously skews the numbers a lot. ILR and CALS use guaranteed transfer offers a lot, which is why they appear somewhat easy to transfer to. I have been told me adcoms in ILR regular external transfer percentage is actually about 30%.</p>