<p>I'm just wondering for Cornell ORs... how hard would it be for them to work on wall street as a first job? Is it a common occurance?</p>
<p>For such an opportunity, approximately what GPA would you need?</p>
<p>nowadays, a lot of firms actually look specifically for engineers with a financial background. so you have a slight heads up.</p>
<p>I read that approximately 3.3% graduate from cornell with this major. its getting to be a pretty popular major. I know this doesn’t answer the question.</p>
<p>If you are very mathematical and technical, this is a a great major if you want to get into IB. I’m currently a different business-like major at Cornell and I’m looking to get into IB and I tell everyone that if I was smart enough, I would have chosen Operation Research over every other major</p>
<p>OR is currently the 2nd most popular major within COE. This hasn’t been true in the past. people are starting to realize that OR is one of the better ways to go to get into consulting and Ibanking, which are popular career paths for all cornell students and is also one of the most flexible majors. </p>
<p>It’s MAE and then OR in 2nd and ECE in 3rd. The link below is for fall 2009, but springs is a better measure of number of students in a major since most sophomores associate wtih a major in the spring.<br>
<a href=“http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/registrar/enrollment-statistics/upload/Fa09-Frozen-enrollment-summary.pdf[/url]”>http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/registrar/enrollment-statistics/upload/Fa09-Frozen-enrollment-summary.pdf</a></p>
<p>lets say I do want to major at OR, would it be difficult for ILRie to transfer into COE in terms of gpa and having similar classes(so i wouldn’t fall behind)?</p>
<p>you can’t really take ‘similar’ classes being in ILR. The core curriculum required in engineering makes it difficult to transfer and still graduate in 4 years. before you start on the OR curriculum, you have to take 3-4 semesters of math, 1-2 semesters of chemistry, 2-3 semesters of physics and computer science. if you want to transfer right away, start with these classes immediately. plus, the transfer office usually looks to see if you have taken classes in your desired college.</p>
<p>^false</p>
<p>but I dont think that anyone who was a fit for ILR would be a fit for engineering.</p>
<p>but is it possible? That’s all i’m wondering about. Thats the thing. When u are in a school like ilr, yur major is pretty much decided. There aren’t choices to choose from like the other colleges</p>