<p>Say you have a student interested in business with very good business ECs (not specifically economic ECs)... does this student stand a better chance at getting into Cornell AEM or Upenn CAS for economics? I know Cornell AEM is the most selective major at Cornell but Upenn is generally more selective than Cornell. Were this person rejected from Upenn CAS, does she stand a chance at Cornell AEM. Were this person rejected from Cornell AEM, does she stand a chance at Upenn CAS? Or are they about equal? Or is it hard to compare because each school values different parts of the application more?</p>
<p>U Penn does not publish entrance stats by college. It is widely believed that Wharton has better stats than Penn CAS, and it is reasonable to speculate that its engineering college has higher test scores at least. Therefore Penn CAS may well be an easier admit than Penn aggregate, which is all they report. Whether it is an easier admit than Cornell AEM, Or Cornell CAS for that matter, which seemed similar to AEM when I last saw some stats, is conjecture in the absence of data.</p>
<p>Why not first sort out if you’re more keen on Economics as an academic major or some form of applied econs. If its the former, I would recommend Penn CAS/Cornell CAS. If you’re interested in applied econs/business & financial econs, then Wharton and AEM are what you’re looking for. </p>
<p>Ignore the stats and apply for the major you will enjoy more.</p>
<p>moneydad, i know penn only publishes stats for the whole university, but i seem to recall seeing wharton-specific stats somewhere when i was applying to colleges. dont know if they’re still floating around somewhere.</p>
<p>OP, in order to help you, we’ll need to hear some more about what you are really interested in…</p>
<p>At this point I really don’t know which one I would rather. I think I am leaning towards applied econ. Still, though, I will not be applying to Wharton. I love Penn and do not want to destroy my chance at being admitted to the school by applying to Wharton. I posted this not because I would like to know which one to apply to. I am definitely applying to Cornell AEM and Penn CAS. I am just curious to see which one is less selective. This will not impact my decision in any way.</p>
<p>i would guess that AEM is more selective. at its lowest, AEM acceptance rate is 11% overall … which means >11% for ED and <11% for RD. last year the rate went up to 14.5%, but im thinking this year it will go back down a bit.</p>
<p>because wharton pulls penn’s acceptance rate down to 17% or so, i would guess that overall CAS rate is >=17%. this is just a guess though.</p>
<p>I have seen no published stats of applicants, just of matriculants.
If such was available, to have any meaning it would have to be segregated by college.
Or in some cases even programs within a college,where admissions are directly to a particular program of a college.</p>
<p>Application is made to a particular college of the university, not an aggregate. So the applicants that are relevant are the applicants to the particular college of the university that you are applying to.</p>
<p>Cornell’s CALS, aside from AEM, and the other four specialty colleges, besides engineering, have no analog at Penn. Penn’s lone unique college is nursing.</p>