<li>Engineering</li>
<li>Architecture</li>
<li>Hotel</li>
<li>Arts and Sciences</li>
<li>ILR</li>
<li>Ag</li>
<li>Human Ecology</li>
</ol>
<p>How would you guys rank them?</p>
<p>There are so many factors...</p>
<p>this is impossible to do. i would say that it completely depends on the person.
ex. student has high gpa and high sats will prob get into engineering whereas that same person may get denied from aap, hotel, or ilr</p>
<p>I would say AEM is the hardest to get into but its in CALS i think.</p>
<p>a TON depends on the individual student. if you have a really strong background in hospitality stuff then the hotel school might be the easiest for you to get into. same goes for AAP and ILR
plus, considering that CALS students apply directly to a major one might be quite well qualified for the biology major but less-so for AEM.</p>
<p>of course, there are certainly different admit rates among the colleges, that is true.</p>
<p>I believe Engineering has the highest acceptance rate, but that's because the students who apply are overwhelmingly qualified. Someone not fit for engineering wouldn't make it...similarly, someone who would make a brilliant Engineer might not be a good fit for Architecture, and someone who would make a great architect might not make it into CALS for AEM or whatever. Cornell is really about fit.</p>
<p>Im gonna try even though I agree with the above. I procrastinating and this seems like. This list is based campus/student(or just my own stereotypes) perceptions and not reality. So many will dispute(and call names), but whatevs im throwing the chair!</p>
<p>Hardest to Easiest:
1. Arts and Sciences- Hard because it does not matter if you are a minority(woman, black, south asian, native american, gay, hispanic, etc) it is still hard because this college gets the most applications. Maybe if your from like Idaho or some other forgotten state...But the deal is a lot of kids that apply to Cornell don't really understand the different colleges or are not sure if they'd like to apply to them even if their interests may better fit another college, so they settle for A&S. I believe they get the most applications, I don't care enough to check. You're up against a bunch of people who are also into the liberal arts like you, so how can you make yourself unique when they've probably heard everything?</p>
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<li><p>Architecture, Art and Planning- Depends on the major though. People applying to architecture have to have a portfolio, so that means they have to know how to draw...well...you can't just have a passing interest in architecture. But Urban Regional Planning is so so in my opinion. Not many high school students have heard of that type of major anyway, so if u display some wiki knowledge in your application you could prbably sound pretty good. Plus if your a racial minority you could probably say something about wanting to learn to build up you home community.(Mind you I am BSing now don't take this list as fact). Also, this school is the best of it's kind in the country, and it has a small class size, the whole AAP school, so slim pickings. </p></li>
<li><p>Hotel- I don't know, something about the interview thing makes it seem so...It seems complicated to me to express interest in hospitality. But the requirements are not that rigorous(<em>psst</em>neither is the coursework... )I don't know enough about their need for minority students though so I can't say anything there...but that's what makes it higher than this school...</p></li>
<li><p>The Engineering School- If you are a male Caucasian....good luck 'cause the world has too many of you in the engineering field and you are not marketable/in high demand. If you are a white female, many opportunities around the world in this field not just at Cornell, boost in application. If you are a female Black/Hispanic/Native American/maybe Asian( Foreign Asian people are still in demand. Ivy League institutions are places to spread capitalist ideology to the Third World, don't think Cornell is not in on it) you've got it made! From the admission process to the job market paths are laid out for you because this field still needs much diversification. But if you are a white male, better have those grades, tests scores, essay, ECs, etc on point and it wouldn't hurt if you've found the cure for AIDS too! </p></li>
<li><p>Agriculture and Life Sciences- If you are from NY States farm country and smart I believe you are good. AEM is competitive, but I don't think you have understand the ins and outs of the economy to get in. I've seen many...ummm....let's just say you don't have to be super smart compared to other applicants to get in. There are ways to make a person look like the perfect student if you reconstruct the application right. But also this is the biggest school at Cornell, a lot of slots to fill, but don't get lost in the sea of applications, be unique.</p></li>
<li><p>ILR- Hmm...they are always in need of minority students. That's all I'm going to say about that one, or all I know...</p></li>
<li><p>Human Ecology- They need racial minorities, they need males. Best school to transfer into Cornell with. </p></li>
</ol>
<p>I threw it out there...do with it what you will. Remember the list is not truth, but observational, biased opinion based on the interactions I have with different people on campus. </p>
<p>EVERY school at Cornell is hard to get into. It is an internationally elite school and there is much effort put into the review of applications. Many factors are considered and desired for the many schools and the many majors within them. So your best bet is to find the school that best fits your interests/strengths and put your heart into an application for it, not minding your race, nationality/regionality(word?), gender, socioeconomic status, etc. Those are the best applications by far.</p>
<p>Why does HumEc need males? I know it originated decades upon decades ago as a Home Economics branch of CALS for women... but now it has a ton of male applicants, like me.</p>
<p>Just a tiny correction, A&S is the biggest school, followed by CALS.</p>
<p>Track Babi - Women and South asians are definitely not minorities. There are more females graduating from HS than males, there are more females applying, there are more women in college than men. Women are minorities in fields like Engineering, but not in Liberal Arts/Humanities majors in CAS. As for South asians, sure we're minorities, but Mideasterners/South asians are classified as "white" because we're not URMs. Also, I heard that ILR receives the most transfers, but HumEc gets the most internal transfers (from one Cornell college to another). Also, I doubt Asian students are in demand in engineering. Women, Amerindians, Latino's and Blacks, yep, Asians...doubtful</p>
<p>Chandler, I think females are dominant in HumEc or something...I'm a female applying :) Interesting, how it started off as Home Ec and now it has all these different majors, from Biology to Fashion to Policy Analysis & Management.</p>
<p>You're kidding right.. there's a shortage of asian engineers?</p>
<p>i meant women as minorities compared to the dominant male. Yea, they graduate at more rates and there are more of them in the world, but they are a minority in the job market of many sectors and in higher positions of academia.
South Asians(excluding Indians)...some people say they're minority some say no, I say I've never met a Thai(someone from Burma, yes!) person yet at Cornell, but I have met a lot of Koreans lol. That's not to say I think there are too many Asians at Cornell...I do know there is a lot of consideration given to applicants from India and China.</p>
<p>There is a high demand for Asian engineers. A lot of people at Cornell take the skills they learn back to their home countries.</p>
<p>Oh ok I get what you mean now. In the job market, that's true (although changing) but I think there's overall more women in college than men, so in the college app process, we're not minorities, unless it's a field like Engineering or whatever.</p>
<p>South asian generally refers to Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka...but most of em are Indian, so you can't really exclude them. I don't think Thai's count as South asian. But either way, Asians/South Asians/Mideasterners are not URMs in college admissions...wish we were hahah it might help me out!</p>
<p>But I think by Asians, people are referring to Asian-Americans, who totally don't get a good deal in college admissions...for internationals it might be different.</p>
<p>There are a lot of good pre-med/pre-law related majors in HumEc, so I wonder why it's "dominated" by women?
I would think it'd have a balanced population.
But either way, I won't complain if I get in!</p>
<p>oh so the other part is Southeastern Asia? okay</p>
<p>Look at the majors in HumEC: fashion design, human bonding, human sexuality. Of course it's going to have a high proportion of females.</p>
<p>Human Bonding and Human sexuality are classes, not majors.
And FSAD is a small major.
I would expect there to be a ton of pre-med minded males to be interested in HumEc. That's what initially attracted me to it in the first place.
But I guess DEA and FSAD are more appealing to females.</p>
<p>Haha I like wait, they have Human bonding and Human sexuality majors? lol
HumEc also has the only Interior design program in the Ivy league...more women there</p>
<p>Yeah if you're from NY and pre-med, I think CALS or HumEc are better options than CAS. And if you're from NY and pre-law, ILR and HumEc offer great options too. Although of course you can study anything you want for Med/Law school. I'm guessing CAS has a big female population too? Since it has all the artsy/humanities majors?</p>
<p>Well, think of it this way, you'll most likely always be the only guy in a study group with maybe 4 hot girls and when they fail their first prelim who's shoulder will they cry on? Hum Ec aint no sausage party!</p>
<p>And I don't know exact stats but I do know Cornell harbors hipster like peoples that are always some artsy fartsy major! Or there are guys who think they'll be the next Obama/Reagan/ruler or destroyer of the free world.</p>
<p>Nice way of looking at it TrackBabi... hehehe. But then again, I might fail my first prelim too.</p>
<p>Many colleges harbor every type of person, and Cornell has at least one of just about everybody.</p>
<p>HumEc appealed to me more than CALS, I think it's because of its human focus and perspective as opposed to CALS's agricultural roots. I'm more interested in how the sciences apply to humans rather than just pure theoretical science.</p>