Why does College of Human Ecology have a higher acceptance rate than CALS for Early Decision, and how hard is it to be accepted into PAM (HE) major Early Decision vs AEM in CALS Early Decision? What kind of a student would be a better fit for one or the other? Please share any information you might have!
The AEM major at CALS has an acceptance rate of 2.9%. It’s the most competitive program at Cornell consisting of only 90 students. Do not look at the overall CALS statistics when considering AEM. Do some research on their website and look at their program specific stats.
Thank you. Also, to be considered a good fit and match, do I need any background in finance, business, banking (for e.g internships)
Do you know anything about PAM major at human ecology? How competitive is that?
@Scorpion2000 You don’t need to have worked in a bank or consluting firm or anything like that, but business schools really care about leadership and entrepreneurship. Are in you student government? Did you start your own company? Stuff like that can help. No clue what PAM is I’m not hip to HE.
PAM and AEM are fairly different majors. What exactly are you interested in studying? Do you have any kind of loose career/future goals?
I am really unsure. I like PAM more than AEM. I was thinking law, IB, and even medicine. So I am really, really unsure, was hoping being in college would help me decide
@Scorpion2000 if you choose CALS you must know what you want to major in and declare it upon applying to the college:
https://admissions.cals.cornell.edu/apply/first-year/
However, once you’re in CALS, you have the ability to take classes that interest you from other colleges.
I’m minoring in PAM, and I really love the courses I’ve taken in it. I’m not sure how well it lends itself to your career interests (although it might). If you’re unsure of what career path you want, that’s completely okay (I didn’t figure out until like a month ago and I’m going into my senior year). Arts and Sciences offers the most flexibility for exploring majors and figuring out career paths, although I’m pretty biased about it. But in CAS you don’t need to declare your major until the end of your sophomore year, which allows you to explore a lot. It also houses the most majors of any of the colleges, so there’s plenty of opportunity to double major/figure out which one best lends itself to your career goals. Just something to think about; I personally love PAM though and would definitely recommend those classes as well!