business and econ programs at Ivys

nagromis
Sun, 12 Dec 2004 10:55:05 +0000

Hi Bigjake587,

I’m sorry that you were deferred to your early decision school. It’s such a let-down to get that kind of news on the day that you have been eagerly anticipating for the past three months. Wharton of course has the top business program in the country, but I just want to point out a few wonderful opportunities at Cornell.

Cornell has an accredited business program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The program is Applied Economics and Management (AEM) : http://business.aem.cornell.edu/. In fact Cornell and Penn have the only two accredited business programs by AACSB International (Page Error) in the Ivy League. This program has only been accredited since January 2002 (Home | Cornell Chronicle) .

If USNWR rankings are important to you, 2004 is the first year that Cornell’s AEM appeared in the rankings and it came in at #14 which is terrific for a first-time ranking. This program is one of the most selective programs at Cornell with admission rates at 19% for the class of 2004. The career services advising and recruitment in this department is very strong. If you are a New York State resident, AEM is housed in one of the contract colleges, so you get a tuition break as well!

As another point of interest Cornell has the Cornell Entrepreneur Network (CEN) that offers courses, workshops and networking opportunities through all seven colleges. Many of the courses are offered in AEM, but you could study in any of the colleges and take advantage of CEN. Most of the students I met who partake in this program are extremely dynamic and creative.( http://epe.cornell.edu/)
CEN provides an amazing opportunity to network with successful entrepreneurs and to hone your own entrepreneurial skills.

To answer your question about Economics, there is a strong Economics Department in the College of Arts and Sciences. (http://www.arts.cornell.edu/econ/mainwindow.shtml.)

Hope this helps. I’m sure you will have wonderful choices in April.