<p>thanks so much, I might PM you sometime with a question. the program's gonna stay the same though, right? just the name might be changed?</p>
<p>don't worry they're not changing the curriculum ... basically the reason they are considering changing it is b/c around 10 years ago they combined a bunch of different majors into PAM and you used to actually take MANAGEMENT classes but they got rid of that so they just sorta felt like Policy Analysis and MANAGMEENT wasn't a good name for the program but i think nearly everyone wants to keep the name PAM (b/c it also just sounds better than calling it PuPos haha) </p>
<p>the curriculum will stay the same (though they do change it slightly year to year... making it more flexible primarily) for example this year they got rid of concentrations (which i personally LIKE) so basically PAM has very few core requirements and is very liberal arts-economics-governmenty based.... look at the requirements on the cornell website</p>
<p>Stargzer- what classes are you currently taken (/already took/will take this semester) if you actually think you're gonna get into PAM (and would go) i could advise you what classes to take so you'll knock out a lot of requirements and thus have a super easy transition</p>
<p>ije28, what are your favorite/least favorite PAM courses? How about hardest/easiest to you? (I know this is subjective)</p>
<p>stargazerlilies: I remember a while back you were feeling stressed about your inability to take some of the HumEc requirements since you were enrolled in NYU's Liberal Studies, or GSP, and they have such a stringent core curriculum. I'm not sure, and it's too many entries ago, so correct me if I'm wrong. </p>
<p>Anyway, if that is also a reason why you are second-guessing PAM, I think you should speak with an advisor at Cornell. They might help allay your doubt. If you are currently working towards an Econ degree at NYU CAS, it would obviously be easier to transfer directly to Cornell CAS and major in Econ. </p>
<p>On the other hand, if you are starting to enjoy NYU, your decision is made! Often students attend universities that weren't their top choices and they end of being very happy - like it was meant to be! I wish you the best of luck with your decision.</p>
<p>Thanks, ije28. I wasn't doubting your claim, just interested to see how far along in the process the potential name change was.</p>
<p>stargazer: I would say, why not apply? If you get accepted, you can still stay at NYU if you feel that's favorable to your happiness/success, or you can go on over to Cornell. If you get rejected, you will still be happy at NYU doing an Econ major. I wouldn't think that transferring to Cornell Econ would necessarily be worth it, NYU has a lot of business vibe to it, and their Econ major is probably very good. However, the PAM major at Cornell is unique and excellent for many different lines of work. As is ILR.
So I would say, apply to Cornell, see if you get in, be happy at NYU in the meantime, and then make an informed, well thought-out decision.
Good luck!
I'm currently applying to 11 colleges, and have applied to 10 already! I'm trying not to bank on a Cornell acceptance in April, since that's pretty unlikely :(
(And, I'm sorry Cayuga, I did apply to Duke. Their cultural anthropology major is AMAZING.)</p>
<p>Tahoe - you're right, I have to deal with an intense core curriculum, but I can still get some HumEc courses out of the way, like Calc, Stats, MacroEcon, MicroEcon, and Writing seminars. I'll have taken all these classes by the time I transfer. I'm hoping my 5 on AP lit and 5 on AP lang, as well as 2 writing classes at NYU will get me out of the writing requirement. At NYU I'm an Econ major w/Pol sci minor, and I notice PAM is very Econ/Govt heavy so I'm hoping lots of my classes will transfer.
I wouldn't say I like NYU any more than I used to, and it was honestly not my choice to come to this college, but it is a great school and I'm trying my best to do well here.
I wanted to come to Cornell mostly for PAM, but if that's not the major I want, then I see no point in transferring. </p>
<p>Yep Chandler NYU is strong in Econ but so's Cornell, and Cornell's business program is actually ranked higher than Stern. It's hard to rank undergrad programs, but a top business program usually indicates strong econ dept as well.
good luck with applications! you never know, you could get into Cornell - didn't they give you a reason for your deferral, something you could fix?</p>
<p>Yes, I did get a reason for deferral that I can fix through a January letter of interest, but who really knows what went through the adcom's head? If she didn't want to accept me the first time, chances are she probably won't want to accept me the second time around. But I definitely still have hope.</p>
<p>I stand by what I said before: apply to Cornell and see what happens, if you get rejected the decision's made, and if you get accepted you'll have more options open to you than there are now.
Win-win?</p>
<p>I'm guessing what was going through their heads was "oh no too many qualified NYers = less money" :) Now that they have their share of OOS students willing to fork over their life savings, they might take you RD. otherwise, I just don't get it...you seem like the ideal applicant for your major. </p>
<p>What Tahoe said about many freshman not being satisfied at first and immediately wanting to transfer is right. If I apply now to PAM and get accepted, I might go just because its Cornell, rather than cause I want PAM, and that's not good. I'm starting to really like majoring in Econ. I've decided I'll wait a semester, then decide to either stay at NYU for Econ, apply to Cornell for PAM, or apply to Cornell for Econ, or apply to Bing for Econ (depending on what my financial situation is then, my dad recently left his job)</p>