Email from Cornell re: PAM major

Transfer Students
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<p>I applied to Cornell as a CAS Economics major. Today, I got an email saying </p>

<p>"...After reviewing your file we see a good match between your interest in economics, and the Policy Analysis & Management major in Cornell’s College of Human Ecology. I am writing to you to ask if you would be interested in being considered for this program as well...</p>

<p>...Please let me know if you are interested in being considered for this major. If you do, I will need an e-mail or written essay that effect, including a formal “please change my college & major to Human Ecology/ Policy Analysis & Management, and a brief essay on your interest in the PAM major...by Monday May 9"</p>

<p>I have two finals tomorrow and then I plan on calling them up. However, does this email basically mean that I would most likely get in if I chose the PAM major? Is it unlikely for me to get into the Economics major now? Are job prospects similar for PAM majors?</p>

<p>Did anyone else get a similar email?</p>

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<p>you will probably get in. It is a very good sign.</p>

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<p>I cannot help you with most of your questions, but I do know that Human Ecology is much easier to get into than Arts & Sciences–for transfers A&S is more like other Ivy schools in terms of very low transfer admit rates. I know PAM majors who love it (I’m in A&S here) and the PAM seniors I know all seem to have good job prospects. I would definitely contact them, because it sounds like you would be considered for both A&S and Hum Ec (you can apply to two colleges in freshman admission as well), so if you really want to get into Cornell, I would take advantage of the opportunity.</p>

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<p>Kristev4:</p>

<p>Sadly, I would not be considered for both. It seems as though I have two choices:

  1. Possibly get in as an Economics major
  2. Definitely get in as a PAM major.</p>
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<p>I’m able to log in to housing but I haven’t sent out any emails regarding a change of intended major to PAM. </p>

<p>Does this mean that I have probably gotten into the Economics major? I’m pretty sure I would rather come in as Econ.</p>