In looking at the Cornell application instructions, you apply to Business to major in AEM, not CALS. The CALS admissions rate is 15%, so not that much higher than the rest of Cornell, which was 12.7%. The Business acceptance rate though is 2.9%. I would not apply to CALS (or any other Cornell college) if you really want Business - with an admissions rate like that, I expect that the ability to transfer as a non-AEM Cornell student in to AEM is limited. You’re essentially creating two big hurdles, Cornell admission and then AEM transfer admission, to get to your goal.