Cornell (AEM) vs. BC (A&S)
As a transfer student, I have acceptances to both of these schools. At Cornell, I'd be majoring in AEM, and at Boston College, I'd be majoring in Economics in Arts and Sciences, NOT CSOM! I definitely love Boston more than Ithaca, and I have a lot of friends in the area, so I am thinking I'd have more fun of a time at BC. However, I do really love the opportunities that having the Ivy name would present, and help with interviews. I definitely am not counting on utilizing Cornell's OCR, as I know I'm not going to be able to compete with the students on campus as a transfer.
So, is giving up the better location worth it for the Ivy name? How is Cornell even viewed? I get the feeling that Cornell isn't that much of a step up from BC, given that most people have the stigma that if you aren't in CAS, you aren't in an Ivy.
I also feel that going to Cornell would pigeonhole me into the typical career path that is desired on these forums, and if that doesn't work out, I'm unsure as to where else I can do with an undergrad degree in AEM, a business degree as opposed to having a degree in Liberal Arts Economics.
All in all, I want Cornell's opportunities, with BC's location, and I'm not sure how the academic environments differ, but I'm sure Cornell is more cut-throat and insane than BC, or any school for that matter. Is Cornell that much better than BC (Non-CSOM?)? Thanks
I transfered to AEM. I can tell you that it is a top program, lots of opportunities (BB/top companies come to recruit here), but you're going to have to do well to get hold of those opportunities.
Plus, Cornell has a big network, solid finance name, so if you can handle the workload I'd say you should come here.
The weather is brutal though I admit that and there are a lot of fucker people I'll also admit that as well.
It's definetly not for everyone I'll say, but I can say that opportunities hear not just academic greatly outmatch many schools in the world.
lol @ this whole post. I am not even going to provide any positives bc this is so retarded.
I'm not sure if it's because you think the two schools are so much different in academics that you are saying that, and all I can tell you is what I've read and heard. A lot of people praise Cornell as being great, but others say there's nothing special about AEM, and you can see from this board there's a lot of differing views on here about the program. All I've read about BC is CSOM, so I'm wondering how a Liberal Arts degree Economics would be beneficial to me rather than a business degree if the usual route doesn't work out?
As a senior in AEM with a good friend at BC who I just visited in October, it's not a hard decision.
Cornell all the way, as the name itself will help on everything from getting visits by the best companies in Fall to the "Okay I'll give you half an hour" vs "Sorry, not hiring now" when cold-calling in late Spring.
Grades are harder at Cornell since grade inflation seems to be an evil the professors wage war against, proudly making many class averages C+ or B- ... so a 3.5 is good enough for an interview anywhere. Yes it is cutthroat because of the curve system, so you hope the kid next to you in class fails, really hard. That's just how it is.
BC obviously has the potential for better nightlife by taking the "T" twenty minutes into town, and Cornell has just a handful of bars and a bunch of frats, but we make do.
It's important to note that the main AEM building will be halfway under construction for the next two years, so some classes are interrupted by jackhammers. BC's building does not have this issue. In the end, don't be really stupid, and just choose Cornell... BC is a safety for Cornell is a safety for Harvard.
Made-an-account-just-to-reply-to-this.
I'm going to PM you, mercury
Are you serious? AEM, you dumbass.
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