An Important question about transfer agreement.

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<p>Hi!</p>

<p>I am planning to apply to Cornell - as well as to other colleges and universities- next year as an international student from Israel. </p>

<p>I would like to ask you two very important questions about Cornell. </p>

<p>You see, I do not have any money for college whatsoever. My parents cannot support me financially and Israel does not provide scholarships/loans/grant for Israeli undergraduates who want to pursue their higher education abroad (It does provide for graduate students though).</p>

<p>Therefore, I must receive a full-ride scholarship - more or less $45,000 per year- in order to study here in the US.</p>

<p>As I understand, some colleges and universities around the US, including Cornell, provide a limited need-based financial aid for international students. Yet, in these universities -with few exceptions of Harvard, Princeton, MIT, etc. which are need-blind- applying for financial aid will put me into a separate extremely competitive applicant pool. </p>

<p>In other words, many schools that are need blind and meet 100% of need, are not need blind in admissions for international students. Those that are, comprise a very short list and the competition is fierce for those spots. Without near perfect stats, it is pretty much impossible to get into these schools, and they are lottery tickets for Americans too, in terms of admissions.</p>

<p>So first, my question would be- is it really harder for an international student to get accepter to Cornell than it is, for example, to MIT? </p>

<p>My second question is the more important one ans is concerning Cornell transfer agreements with Community Colleges. My understanding from speaking with some students is that Cornell has some transfer agreement with many Community Colleges. According to the agreement, students who meet the some transfer criteria are GUARANTEED admission. In fact, as I understand, they have a better chance of admission than applicants from non-community colleges with the same criteria. It sounds to good to be true. Is this really the case in Cornell?</p>

<p>According to my stats I have a good chance to get accepted to Cornell. Yet, it if Cornell does have an agreement, is it wiser for me to go to a community college instead? Will it raise my chances of admission?</p>

<p>This is a crucial question and might change my entire approach for applying to college so please answer it to the best of your knowledge,</p>

<p>Thank you very very much,</p>

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<p>Cornell is need-blind for international students but does not guarantee to meet your full demonstrated need. In fact, it is infamous for admitting needy international students with inadequate or no financial aid at all. </p>

<p>I am not familiar with the community college transfer deal. Does that apply to all Cornell majors or only select programs? I am asking because a few of Cornell’s colleges are “statuatory colleges,” which are run by Cornell University on behalf of the state of New York. (The Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Human Ecology, Industrial and Labor Relations, Veterinary Medicine.) Their funding and admissions situation is a bit different from the rest of the university, and I wouldn’t be surprised if the community college deal applies to the publicly funded colleges only.</p>

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<p>Don’t bother applying to Cornell they WILL NOT give you any aid at all.Some international FRESHMEN are accepted only to be told that there is no aid.Look into Tufts,Washington University in St Louis and some of the liberal arts colleges(esp. Amherst and Williams) you may get a full ride there as a transfer.</p>