<p>I am confused on this topic. Aren't both a sort of undegraduate business program? Which is harder to get into-the school of ILR or AEM (CALS)?</p>
<p>If I am planning on entering the business world, not law, which school would you reccomend that I apply to? Or will both provide equal opportunites after I graduate?</p>
<p>aem is the general business program but you can pursue business through all of the schools at cornell. ilr does have a prelaw emphasis. aem i heard is the easiest major at cornell. ilr has hard underclassmen courses and easy upperlevel classes.</p>
<p>If your looking to go into business, definitely go for AEM. ILR is more for law.</p>
<p>AEM is one of the hardest, if not the hardest major to be accepted to in Cornell. Last year it had about a 20% acceptance rate.</p>
<p>While AEM is the hardest to make, I have heard that it is the easiest major at Cornell. ILR is definitely a difficult school. I have heard that it is all reading (ILR- I Love to Read). haha</p>
<p>Darn, can anyone provide me with a link to the acceptance rates of the individual schools (especially AEM).</p>
<p>ILR offers no business classes..it is generally for prelaw</p>
<p>ilr is more about conflict and resolution. This is why it's such a good setup for law school, it teaches students how to fix problems and win at arguments. </p>
<p>About a third of ilr grad to go law school, a third go into the work force, and roughly another third go on to get their MBA's. </p>
<p>AEM is def. more business focused. It's not the hardest major to get accepted to at Cornell though it does have a rather low acceptance rate. </p>
<p>As far as courseload goes, ilr is without a doubt harder, especially the intro-level classes. A few of my friends in ilr are taking AEM classes as electives. The "I Love Reading" slogan is quite accurate, I have to do more reading for my intro ilr classes than I have to do for my 300-level english and comparative literature class. </p>
<p>As far as your final question of "will both provide equal opportunities after I graduate?" ... I'd have to lean towards the answer of yes. I dont think one major over the other will give you an undenyable advantage for opportunities after one graduates. Remember, you can take loads of AEM classes as an ilr major or loads of ilr classes as an AEM major. I think it really comes down to what classes you decide to take, how well you do in them, and how well you utilize campus resources and the alumni network. Look at both programs in-depth and see which one suits you more.</p>
<p>Thanks for all the great help...however...is there anyone that can provide me with a list of the acceptance rate of AEM applicants?</p>
<p>Also...would it be easier to be accepted into the CAS as an econ major, or the CALS as an AEM major?</p>
<p>probably comparable..it used to be that econ was harder but now since AEM is getting more and more well known, I would say that it is about equally as difficult</p>
<p>AEM is 20% and i'm sure CAS econ is around the same</p>
<p>My uncle hires for top office positions at AT&T and he goes specifically to AEM to hire (along with Wharton, etc., etc.). You'll get plenty of exposure in AEM.</p>
<p>If you're looking for the undergraduate business program, it's AEM. I'm an AEM major an I highly recommended it, it's an awesome program.</p>
<p>AJKates-what were you stats when you were admitted?</p>
<p>Search the c/o 2009 early admission thread. Sorry, but my time is limited.</p>
<p>Can someone please direct me to admissions stats (ie, SAT & GPA distribution) for each college? </p>
<p>As was asked above, I'm esp. looking for AEM. Also, is there a difference at CALS for Out of State applicants?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>im hotel, but i look forward to goign into law...thats ok right? if i wanted to do corporate law? or can/should i trasnfer to ILR or AEM?</p>
<p>jokr you're fine. You could probably go into law majoring in food science if you wanted.</p>