Question about Cornell

<p>On the supplement to the transfer application, it states:</p>

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Students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are often interested in several major fields of study and take courses in more than one area. Do you want to be considered for admission to a second-choice major in A&LS if you are not admitted to your first-choice major? If so, which major?

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<p>The Fall 2006 transfer stats report for CALS says that, excluding guaranteed transfers, the college accepted 50% of applicants. However, my intended major is Applied Economics and Management - an impacted major. In the case of freshman, only 16% of applicants to the major are admitted. I would guess it would be similar or lower for transfers. </p>

<p>There really isn't a program similar to AEM within CALS. Applicants will automatically be considered for another similar major if it is in another college (i.e. Economics CAS). But the chances of getting into that program if I am rejected from AEM are practically non-existant. </p>

<p>Though there is no major quite like AEM in CALS, I still want to take advantage of the opportunity of being considered for another major within that college if I am initially rejected. So maybe that is informative for some of you applying to Cornell CALS as well, but I am wondering, from the list of possible majors at CALS, what would be the best one to choose for someone interested in Economics/Business/Math? (And I hate SCIENCE! so that cuts alot of them):</p>

<p>Agricultural Science Education
Agricultural Sciences
Animal Science
Applied Economics and Management
Atmospheric Science
Biological Engineering
Biological Sciences
Biology and Society
Biometry and Statistics
Communication
Development Sociology
Entomology
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Undecided
Food Science
Information Science
Interdisciplinary Studies
International Agriculture and Rural Development
Landscape Architecture
Natural Resources
Nutritional Sciences
Plant Sciences
Science of Earth Systems
Science of Natural and Environmental Systems</p>

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excluding guaranteed transfers

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<p>Ok...now I think I'm wrong. When I spoke to someone at the admissions office, they told me that the * on the bottom of the data sheet that said "excludes special students" referred to guaranteed transfers. However, that sheet says that 499 applied and 250 were accepted. On the main transfer page for CALS it says:</p>

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We enroll approximately 200 new transfer students each fall and 50 each spring,

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<p>Which would mean they are excluding GTs in that statement, or the 50% acceptance rate actually does include GTs. Which sucks.</p>

<p>Just wondering what others thought about this. May not be as transfer-friendly as it seemed.</p>

<p>Communication without a doubt. Plenty of people go on to fruitful careers in business with a communications degree.</p>

<p>cool thanks</p>

<p>Nutrional Science :D</p>

<p>I agree, communications is the only major from that list that could be useful if you intend on pursuing a career in business.</p>

<p>brand_182, the key word there is ENROLL. As in, the students who accept the offers of transfer admission.</p>

<p>infosci10char</p>

<p>I agree with eklipze. When I talked with the Admissions Office they made it explicit that the statistics did not include GTs. So 51% is right. Plus...</p>

<p>If they WERE including the GTs, then CAS should at least be in the 15-20%.</p>

<p>sweet thanks for clearin that up eklipze - that's really great news!</p>