<p>it didn't work, anyway, this was the message I was going to send:</p>
<p>It is a GT! CALS confirmed it when I called. We will all learn in our letters if it is a 1 or 2 year GT. CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE! WE ARE ALL GUARANTEED CORNELLIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>^ thanks for your pm! and haha yaay that's great news.. but guaranteed cornellians only IF we pass the requirements (which i guess why dtop suggested that the word "guaranteed" was taken out of the decision notification this year..)</p>
<p>Eek, now I just hope I get a 1 year as opposed to a 2 year.. But I'm willing to wait, either way :)</p>
<p>I hope to God it's a one year and not a two. As much as I love Cornell, two years is a long time.</p>
<p>I would assume that 2 year GTs are given to students where maybe the credentials were good...but not really good so that want you to do 2 years at another college to see how well you do.</p>
<p>just a random assumption.....but congrats anyway!! You'll be here on the hill before know it!!! And...leaving sooner than you can imagine....just bought my diploma frame today :-(</p>
<p>Hi guys! I applied ED to ILR got deffered and got the transfer option yesterday. I am from the NYC area.
When I went to the ILR open house I met with a lot of students that were GT and were in their second year. They all seemed really happy at Cornell..so hopefully we will also be!</p>
<p>Just checked the mail. Didn't get anything today. I'm in Central NJ. Anyone in NYS get a letter saying if it is a one or two year GT?</p>
<p>nah, I didnt get 1 and i'm less than 4 hrs away. </p>
<p>Guys, I started a facebook group just for us!</p>
<p>JOIN!</p>
<p>Haha, joined it. I called adcom and they wouldn't tell me anything. She said that if I get a GT, the envelope will be thicker and would have all the details inside of it. She would not say if transfer option is the same as GT, because of the restrictions of the Ivy League to talk to applicants before tomororw night.</p>
<p>She did say the letters went out yesterday. Strange that we didn't get it.</p>
<p>haha, then the CALS admissions lady slipped, because she definitely confirmed that the TO is a GT :)</p>
<p>I got mine in the mail today. GT to ILR for 1 year. I'm 100% sure that I'm doing it. I am thinking about going to Binghamton next year</p>
<p>Weird, I wonder why grantortue and I didn't get it...</p>
<p>I live in Syracuse, NY so about an hour away from Cornell.</p>
<p>YES! Then mine's coming tomorrow!!!</p>
<p>I don't understand why they didn't accept some of these GT offered applicants. I can understand wanting to make sure the applicant is able to mantain high grades in HS, but I would think if an applicant gets all A's in 10+ AP classes, there should be no question....
At least, why not waitlist first and then offer a GT instead of rejection? Just too complicated? This GT thing is just frustrating.</p>
<p>NoVA (OOSer GT) here too</p>
<p>I def. understand it in my case. My high school is very rural, and our AP's probably aren't on par with other schools'. At least in science and math, and I am a science major, so I think Cornell made a great decision. But for other ppl I can understand what you're saying.</p>
<p>Receive my letter today as I am sure everyone else will too. Called CALS today... one thing they told me, the OT was only for the major that one declared with the orginal application. Can only change after we have been accepted .
I made a huge mistake of declaring BIO Science for lack of understanding and it is the highest grade pt requirement. The adcom also told me, sometimes it is mistaken that if one gets a B in one course and an A in another thinking itevens out, it doesnt work that way. One must keep a 3.5 across the board. It would work the same for anyone that must keep 3.3 or 3.0 ave. ... please pass on any information anyone eles learns.</p>
<p>I understand the GT offer is frustrating to some of you....but at least you have the chance to become a Cornellian!!! Plus...the year at another school gives you the confidence to know you can do well. At least it did for me :-) I was able to come to Cornell knowing I could kick butt in my courses :-)</p>
<p>Good luck and congrats guys!</p>
<p>If you've got questions about general transfer stuff I can help...I wasn't a GT though so I can't answer too many GT related questions.</p>
<p>Wow, maintaining a 3.5 in all classes across the board? It used to be (at least for ILR) 3.3+ and nothing below a B.</p>