<p>I know this is been asked before, but why do I feel like NYU Stern is harder to get into than Cornell CALS? Shouldn't an Ivy be harder? NYU requires 2 subjects, while Cornell only recommends them. </p>
<p>Also, which focuses more on the SAT than the ACT? </p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>For an instate new yorker nyu stern is definatley gonna be harder when applying to cals for eveything except maybe aem (which is supposedly gonna become like trying to get into wharton next year with its rise in rankings). If your applying for science i think cals would be easier.</p>
<p>cheers,
mike</p>
<p>^Are you kidding me? CALS? The college that gives a discount to NYSers? I'm a New Yorker myself, and as far as I know from statistics and my home town, CALS competition in New York is INTENSE (everyone in my district and their grandmother applies for that precious discount. Of course, none of them get in, but they try in hordes), and I don't live anywhere NEAR New York City. It's a bit like California students swarming to try to get into Stanford, except with a money incentive. </p>
<p>Anyway, I'm not saying that NYU isn't just as intense in New York competition. I'd wager that they're about equal; of course, one must keep in mind that they are VERY different schools. CALS is an agriculture school, and they d*** well remember that when they're picking out their acceptees (they ask specifically on their info session sheets what kind of agriculture or life science extracurriculars you have. Fit - and REAL fit, not just a politically correct way of saying URM/athlete/legacy - is very important there. Meanwhile, NYU is about as far away from agriculture as you can get - prelaw, isn't that the big program at Stern? It's too expensive for my blood, so I don't know. And you've got even fiercer rich international competition there in addition to NYCer competion, which I imagine is the "everyone and their grandmother applies" sort of competition level.)</p>
<p>They're both tough. It depends on what you want to study - obviously, if you want Law, you won't be heading to CALS, and if you want herpetology (study of snakes), you're not going to be packing for NYU.</p>
<p>Edit: I imagine BOTH would expect SATs more often simply because NYS is in the Northeast, where most people take the SAT. A NYer sending in ACT scores only is rather odd, and it might indicate that you didn't do well on the SAT.)</p>
<p>Im basing my response soley off the fact that stern requires at least a 1500/2250+ sat as a basic minimum to get a good shot at getting in without a hook (urm athelete etc). Remember that AEM (biz) is in cals and im pretty sure thats what hes is applying for as his intended major not herpetology. When you apply to cals (big school with tons of majors, ezra cornell beleived ag and biz go together) they admit you based on your intended major such its "easier" (your profile does have to have a good fit as you mentioned earlier so one with biz ecs is not gonna get in for bio) to get in as an enviromental science major than aem typically. Kara im assuming by your comment on being nowhere near the city that your an upstater. Down here in westchester there are not a lot of farm boys applying for agg stuff most would be looking at cals for aem or bio. </p>
<p>cheers,
mike</p>
<p>miktau-
whered youd get your stats about NYU stern needing 2250+ as a "minimum"?</p>
<p>I'm interested in financing and economics, so yeah AEM would be what I'm applying to. Cornell is an Ivy, ranked 12 on US News while NYU is ranked 34. I know that rankings don't mean everything, but 2250+ seems kind of over the top. If that's the case, I'll save my ED for Cornell instead of NYU stern..</p>
<p>I'm gunna have to say applying to the business schools are more difficult than the actual colleges.</p>
<p>really? I thought it was the opposite, cause a lot of people look down upon an undergrad business degree.</p>
<p>haha yeah right not anymore, business used to be a "fake major" now everyone wants to do it, and business schools are much harder to get into.</p>
<p>i know someone going to stern (white unhooked male) who doesn't have anywhere near a 2250</p>
<p>AEM is where Cornell stashes a lot of its recruited athletes (since AEM and business, in general, tend to be easy majors). If you aren't an athlete, AEM will be very tough to get into. The acceptance rate is around 10-15%.</p>