<p>If I want to major in Economics, should i apply to the College or CALS (& then proceed to pick AEM as my major?)</p>
<p>What is the difference & which is harder?
Thankss!</p>
<p>Economics is in CAS. AEM is the business major. Economics is a true academic liberal arts subject. Business is focused on more practical matters and I consider it more vocational than academic.</p>
<p>Econ is a lot harder than AEM. I know, I have taken classes in both, and dominated AEM and struggled in Econ. If you want a job, go to AEM. If you want a low GPA and want to take a mediocre job, then go to Econ.</p>
<p>but isnt AEM (CALS) a lot harder to get in to then the College?</p>
<p>i think CAS is harder to get into, if you are instate i think that it will be easier (and cheaper) for you.</p>
<p>there are different concentrations in the AEM minor, including Applied Economics that you can do (other concentrations are Business, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, etc.)</p>
<p>there are pros and cons to both. the economics major is in arts and sciences where there are a lot of requirements (such as a language and distribution of nine courses) that you might not want. CALS you need 3 written and oral communication and at least 18 credits in physical/life sciences (math, chem, phys, bio and a bunch of the more specific sciences they offer in cals).</p>
<p>"but isnt AEM (CALS) a lot harder to get in to then the College?"</p>
<p>yes, the AEM major is more difficult to get in to than Arts and Sciences (I've heard AEM had a >15% acceptance rate, while Arts has right under 18%).</p>
<p>"...if you are instate i think that it will be easier (and cheaper) for you."</p>
<p>cheaper, yes. "easier" to get into? no.</p>
<p>like SUNYs, isnt there some kind of quota because it is a land grant school?</p>
<p>No, that's what I used to think also. But quotas are illegal in admissions.</p>
<p>Maybe this will clear things up. Its an excerpt from an answer to a question posed on the "Dear Uncle Ezra" advice page.</p>
<p>"- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Question 10 - - December 9, 2004 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p>
<p>Dear Uncle Ezra,
...However, Cornell is made up of not only the private A+S, Engineering, and Architecture schools, but Hum Ec, Ag, and ILR. (Not sure about Hotel)Despite any notability they might have, they are significantly easier to get into for NY state residents, and cheaper as well...?</p>
<p>Dear proud,</p>
<p>...</p>
<p>3) At one time, Cornell University's contract colleges (Agriculture and Life Sciences, Human Ecology, and Industrial and Labor Relations) used residency as a factor in the admissions process. However, it is important to note that these colleges have always admitted the best students, regardless of residency. As the applicant pools have begun to shift and the university receives larger numbers of domestic and international applications, university statistics suggest that residency has actually become a non-factor in admission to these colleges. In general, the proportion of New York State residents who are admitted and enroll in these colleges is equivalent to the proportion of NYS students in the entire applicant pool. This has actually been the case for several years."</p>
<p>but can i transfer from econ to AEM?</p>