<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>I applied to the ILR school at Cornell. I want to pursue some field of business, and Cornell is frequently ranked among the top undergraduate business programs in the U.S. Was the ILR school the "right" school to apply to? I am confused since Cornell does not have a specific undergraduate business school. Thank you!</p>
<p>AEM in CALS is Cornell’s undergrad business program.</p>
<p>There are two programs in business. The one rated by US News, Business Week etc. is the Applied Economics and Management (AEM) program in CALS. I believe it is the most selective program at the university. The School of Hotel Administration also provides a business education with an emphasis on hospitality. Check the Cornell website for the ILR course roster and descriptions.</p>
<p>Redshoes, you are correct, but in terms of selectivity, CAS is the most difficult to get into in terms of % admitted. CAS and Engineering have the highest scores of admitted students. That is from the stats released by Cornell. AEM is for sure a selective program, but not at all most selective at Cornell, in terms of numbers of % admitted.</p>
<p>I have read about the ILR school, I was misinformed that ILR was the “business” school, and I applied to it last minute. 
It sounds like a very interesting program, but I’m guessing I applied to the wrong school if my plan is to study business at Cornell?</p>
<p>This fact(oid) was trotted out at a Cornell info session a few years ago. I have no idea if it’s true (or still true), but CALS applicants have to apply by major, and I don’t think Cornell releases application/acceptance % info by major, so I’m not sure it’s possible to verify.</p>
<p>sorry, just to clarify i was responding to englandern.</p>
<p>no, they don’t release by major, but if you look at the stats of admitted applicants and the percentages admitted, it does not seem possible that aem has higher numbers or more selectivity than CAS (or engineering). I say this since the cas and engineering stas and admit percentages showed those colleges as most selective, more so than cals or the college of human ecology. I may not be right, but that is how it seemed to me. my opinion only.</p>
<p>PDM, I am confused. If you read about the school, how did you not know it wasn’t the business program? And the essay for ILR is: “In your essay please address how the ILR curriculum will help you fulfill these interests and your long-term goals”.
Information about all Cornell academic programs is available online. Just by clicking on “Undergraduate Major Fields of Study” would have shown the Applied Economics and Managment major. Unfortunately, your lack of preparation may be interpreted as a lack of interest in Cornell.</p>
<p>If you want to apply for AEM, contact Cornell admissions immediately and say there was an error in your application you noticed while online. Though ILR is an excellent business education, it most certainly is not focused on the traditional aspects of business that one would look for in a business school. ILR is designed to emphasize the interactions among businesses and people, not the world of finance and investing. Please make sure you send in that change as soon as possible, or else you may well be rejected, even if you are a perfect fit for AEM, because you are not one for ILR.</p>
<p>admissions.cornell.edu/downloads/business_bulletin.pdf</p>
<p>AEM’s acceptance rate fluctuates between 10-15% most of the years.
It is certainly one of the most selective programs at Cornell.</p>
<p>ilovebarneys is correct and englandern is wrong. AEM is probably one of the most, if not the most, selective program at Cornell (in terms of acceptance rate).</p>
<p>impetous, maybe you should check the numbers. of the large colleges, arts & sciences and engineering are most select and have the higher numbers. Cals is lower than both in terms of scores and admit rates. If, AEM is more difficult, there is no evidence of that. The only thing to base AEM off of is the CALS admit stats. Even if AEM is slightly higher, it does not seem that the admit rates or stats would be as high as arts or engineering.
<a href=“http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf[/url]”>http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf</a>
<a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000176.pdf</a>
<a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000175.pdf[/url]”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000175.pdf</a></p>
<p>Maybe there is more info about admit rates at CALS AEM through the SUNY system in NY.
Here is a link to their web site that shows the SUNY state colleges at Cornell.
Nice day to you.
P.S. I don’t question that AEM is one of the most select programs at Cornell. It has a very good following.</p>
<p>[SUNY:</a> Complete Campus List](<a href=“http://www.suny.edu/student/campuses_complete_list.cfm]SUNY:”>http://www.suny.edu/student/campuses_complete_list.cfm)</p>
<p>Well I already replied to your PM but anyway,</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf[/url]”>http://www.dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000003.pdf</a>
The table you put there shows CAS acceptance of a bit over 15% for fall 2010, Engineering acceptance of a bit over 20% etc. CALS’ overall acceptance rate is similar to engineering’s. But that is just the OVERALL acceptance rate. You can’t just assume stuff based on incomplete information. </p>
<p>Below is the admissions data for AEM for fall 2010 (scroll down the page). The acceptance rate was 14.5%. So AEM was definitely the most selective program last year (strictly in terms of acceptance rate, though, as we have discussed).
[Charles</a> H. Dyson School: Undergraduate Program](<a href=“School of Applied Economics and Management | Cornell Dyson”>School of Applied Economics and Management | Cornell Dyson)</p>
<p>I considered both CAS and AEM before choosing CAS when I was applying to Cornell, so I know what I’m talking about. Any more doubts?</p>
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EDIT: ah you replied before me. anyway, just leaving this here in case anyone else is in doubts</p>
<p>Thanks, no doubt. I was basing the info of college v college at cornell.
and yes, in terms of a specific program, you do show that AEM has slightly lower acceptance rate than CAS. I don’t know if there is any data on scores of accepted student at AEM to compare to the info disclosed about CAS and Engineering. I was looking at the Suny site, but could not find anything. If you have the time to search it, here is the link to the suny state colleges at cornell and maybe the info is somewhere on that site.
Thank you for finding the info. good job</p>
<p>[SUNY:</a> Complete Campus List](<a href=“http://www.suny.edu/student/campuses_complete_list.cfm]SUNY:”>http://www.suny.edu/student/campuses_complete_list.cfm)</p>
<p>In terms of a specific program, architecture is also 14.5 admit rate according to the cornell figures</p>
<p>ILR is a great school. One alumnus told me that her friend is now a higher-up at JP Morgan. AEM is tricky because almost everyone has a high gpa, so you need to somehow differentiate yourself from your peers.</p>
<p>Yes, a high GPA in CAS econ is much more valuable than a high GPA in aem</p>
<p>How do you know that?</p>