Which program would be better for me? AEM or Econ in CAS?

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<p>I'm going to be applying to Cornell for fall 2010 but I'm not sure which program to apply for. My goal is to end up on Wall street (banking, s&t, etc). I would imagine that they both have the same recruiting opportunities, or is one preferred over the other? Which is easier to get into?</p>

<p>My major concern is the steep prereq requirements for AEM; I'll have to really mess around with my upcoming schedules to try to fit them all in. </p>

<p>CAS seems to be much more relaxed in this regard (requiring only intro micro/macro econ and calc I). However, the SAT/ACT requirement is worded in a somewhat ambiguous way: "SAT or ACT ... if taken previously" as per <a href="http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer/TransferSpecialRequirementsGrid.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.cornell.edu/apply/transfer/TransferSpecialRequirementsGrid.pdf&lt;/a> . I'd greatly prefer not to submit them as they're very lackluster but I'm hoping to change that. Also the foreign language requirement for graduation may be difficult - I haven't taken any college level language course so far. I took 3 years of spanish in HS but I'm very rusty. I'd really like to graduate on time but I'm not sure if it's feasible to complete all of the requirements within 8 semesters. </p>

<p>Wow this post ended up a little more long-winded than I wanted it to so I'll try to sum it up with these questions: </p>

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<li>What differences, if any, are there in WS recruiting opportunities between the two programs? </li>
<li>Which program is easier to get accepted to?</li>
<li>Is Cornell usually generous in awarding transfer credit? I'll probably have between 60 and 70 credits when I apply and would love to get as close to 60 as possible to transfer with me</li>
<li>If in CAS, could I take classes in CALS? I would be interested in some of the finance offerings in CALS. </li>
</ul>

<p>I think that's everything for now. Also, if anybody wants to chance me, that would be appreciated as well:</p>

<ul>
<li>Currently 4.0 over 25 credits (community college). I anticipate keeping this (if not, at least a 3.8+) over a total of 60-70 or so credits.</li>
<li>SATs aren't worth mentioning. I'm going to retake them and also take the ACTs.</li>
<li>ECs aren't very good. My CC doesn't really have any ECs that interest me and I've also been working 20-30 hours per week. I played two sports and participated in an environmental science competition in HS.</li>
<li>HS stats are, well, interesting. I was a top student but encountered some personal/medical problems. I plan on using this, and how I grew from this experience, as the basis for my personal essay.</li>
</ul>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Hmm in retrospect I definitely should have made my post much more concise. Could somebody just help me out with these key questions?</p>

<ul>
<li>What differences, if any, are there in WS recruiting opportunities between the two programs?</li>
<li>Which program is easier to get accepted to as a transfer?</li>
<li>Is Cornell usually generous in awarding transfer credit? I’ll probably have between 60 and 70 credits when I apply and would love to get as close to 60 as possible to transfer with me to have junior standing. </li>
<li>Can CAS students take class in CALS, and vice versa?</li>
</ul>

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<p>Well, I’ll answer the objective question-- you can easily cross-register for classes across Cornell. You might not have much time to do so as a transfer student, however, because you’ll be spending much of your time fulfilling requirements.</p>

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<p>Another soulless ibanker-wannabe joins the ranks.</p>

<p>AEM is more business related, that’s for sure.</p>

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<p>lots of your questions have already been answered in other threads with similar, if not identical, titles. a simple search would answer almost all of your questions. furthermore, searches on the cornell website itself would answer the rest of your questions.</p>

<p>man, does no one bother doing research before asking questions anymore?</p>

<p>CAS has stricter requirements about the number of credits that can be taken outside of CAS. i think you need like around 100 CAS credits to graduate? i’m not sure. CALS, on the other hand, has a requirement that you can only have 60 non-CALS credits, whether it’s AP, transfer or study abroad. you’re not going to get much better from any other of the undergrad colleges.</p>