<p>After the 1st semester?</p>
<p>Transferring into AEM is difficult period. They have something like 100 spots for incoming freshman and about the same number for transfers. I know a few people in the program and they’re f—ing brilliant. If going to AEM is the ultimate goal, DO NOT apply to ILR because you think it’s easier to get into, there’s no such thing as a backdoor in.</p>
<p>Hey, I’m actually on the same boat! I was planning to apply to ILR then transfer into AEM. After writing my ILR supplement though, I found out that the school is pretty cool. ILR lets you take tons of elective courses from the outside Cornell undergrad schools, such as AEM.
In addition, if you really have your heart set out for AEM, you can always transfer. However, it’ll always be difficult, now and later. You need to maintain a good GPA in ILR. </p>
<p>You could take a business minor in Dyson:<a href=“School of Applied Economics and Management | Cornell Dyson”>School of Applied Economics and Management | Cornell Dyson;
<p>Hotel students are the only ones who are not allowed to take this minor. Many Hotel & ILR classes may be taken to satisfy the requirements of the minor.</p>
<p>As @airspirit says above, the ILR course offerings lend themselves to a variety of directions. Take a look at the course catalog and the distribution requirements.</p>
<p>@Boester22 @airspirit @CT1417 Thanks for the replies, I’ll definitely take those into consideration. I wasn’t planning on using the backdoor way in and ultimately trying to transfer to AEM either way, but it is a possibility. How difficult is to transfer from ILR to CAS? Again, I don’t plan on transferring but it is a possibility, because, as airspirit says, ILR is pretty cool and I do find the school a good fit for me.</p>
<p>@airspirit AEM is not an undergraduate school. It is a major housed in CALS. They want alot more than just a good GPA also.
Transferring in is almost like applying to Cornell again. You can still accomplish similar goals via Econ in CAS, however, you would have to deal with some pretty different distributional reqs.</p>
<p>@Boester22 Yes I know AEM/Dyson is a major of the CALS school. What would the school want if you wish to transfer in? I’ve read that its not too complicated to transfer, that all they generally take into consideration is GPA. I mean, that’s what I read. </p>
<p>@Boester22 Oh yeah, my bad! I knew it was in CALS, but it’s like its own separate division. Btw keep in mind that AEM is way more selective than the other majors in CALS</p>
<p>I do not have any recent stats on A&S transfers, but there were only 100 transfer acceptances for A&S three years ago, vs more than 300 for Ag during the same period. I would guess that a fair # of the Ag transfers are GTs (essentially, admits deferred one year who attend another college freshman year, take specified courses, maintain required GPA, and then transfer in as sophomores).</p>
<p>I do not know if the transfer figures include transfers within Cornell or only outside applicants.</p>
<p>As to AEM’s vs Ag’s acceptance rates….AEM’s was 8% this past year and Ag’s was 14.6%. That 14.6% includes the AEM applicants, so Ag rate would be higher if AEM figures were subtracted.</p>
<p>Here is info about transferring from another Cornell college to AEM:<a href=“Applied Economics and Management Degree Program | Cornell Dyson”>Applied Economics and Management Degree Program | Cornell Dyson;
<p>Depends on your idea of ‘complicated’. </p>
<p>“In addition to coursework, the admissions decision is based on qualitative factors such as work experience, leadership positions, internships, and the internal transfer applicant’s ability to explain why the AEM major is a good fit for him or her. You should take at least one class in your current major so you can speak intelligently about why it is no longer the right choice for you. Please be aware that internal transfer admission is extremely competitive and not all applicants who meet the criteria above are accepted.”</p>
<p><a href=“Applied Economics and Management Degree Program | Cornell Dyson”>Applied Economics and Management Degree Program | Cornell Dyson; </p>