<p>Another "chances" thread, but any help would be much appreciated.
I want to transfer from Cornell to another school, very preferably a liberal arts college, for the spring semester 2007 (for a combination of personal and financial reasons. I'm in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell). So far, the schools I have on my list are:
-Colgate University (to which I applied and was accepted for fall 2006, but declined admission. Does the fact that I was accepted as a first-year help at all?)
-Vassar College
-Colorado College</p>
<p>If things turn out badly and I'm forced to apply for fall 2007 (which I would really like to avoid), I'm considering Brown, Williams, UChicago, Tufts (also a school I applied to and was accepted at for this fall), Bowdoin, Grinnell, Hamilton, and URochester (also applied to and was accepted at). Most of these are reaches, I realize, but I think I'll have a fair chance at getting into some of them.</p>
<p>A brief summary of my stats: 1400/2160 SAT (690V/710M/760W). I'm carrying 17 credits right now at Cornell and my courses come from a wide range of areas. I'm a prospective history/education double major (or history major, as some of the above schools don't offer an undergrad education program; it doesn't matter to me).
So...
-Any suggestions for some other colleges? I've discovered that I'm definitely not a big college-type person, would like a small student population and small campus. LAC's prefered since I'm a prospective history major.
-Chances at the above listed schools?</p>
<p>"Most of these are reaches, I realize, but I think I'll have a fair chance at getting into some of them."</p>
<p>lol.. not from cornell if you have a good GPA, Brown and Williams would be the only ones i could see you possibly getting rejected from out of that list</p>
<p>Is Fall 06 the first semester you're spending @ Cornell? Don't you need to complete at least a year to be competitive? </p>
<p>Overall, I think it's better if you apply for Fall 07 because many of the schools you listed above have limited space available for Spring. </p>
<p>Since you got into Cornell I'm assuming your HS stats were exceptional. Your SATs are good as well and will enhance your chances.</p>
<p>In terms of your chances, your pretty much in at all the schools you listed except Williams, Brown and U-Chi. A lot of people always apply for transfer to Williams and Bowdoin and have something like 5% admission rates, and U-Chi has their own idiosyncratic way of assessing applicants so it's hard to predict whether you have a good shot or not.</p>
<p>Write terrific essays and don't bomb your freshman year, and you'll be fine.</p>
<p>Hopefully you will have better results than I did. I also went to Cornell (engineering) for my freshman year and decided to transfer. I applied to three schools that I had been previously accepted to in high school (Tufts was one of them)... and I was rejected from all three of them. I had 3.8 from Cornell and 1520 old SAT (780M, 740V). My only guess is that they didn't like the fact that I decided not to attend the first time, or that they knew they weren't my "dream school". Honestly, I don't have a dream school, I was just looking for a better fit. The weird thing is that my essays, and entire application for that matter, were much better/more passionate in my transfer applications than they had been for my freshman apps. I assume this is natural since students tend to realize what they really want in a college after attending for a year. </p>
<p>So keep in mind that you aren't guaranteed admission anywhere, but I certainly believe you have a great shot at all the schools on your list.</p>
<p>I've heard that I'd have a better chance if I applied for Fall 07 instead of spring, but...I really feel like I want to transfer ASAP. Do you think I'd have a fair chance at getting into Colgate, Vassar or Colorado College if I applied for spring 07? Any info on how many transfer students LACs generally accept for the spring semester? (I've tried looking for this info on these respective schools' websites, but they give none, claiming only that they can't know how many students they can accept yet- but does anyone know past years' stats or the general trend for spring semester transfer acceptances?)</p>
<p>Thanks CUlater! Did you apply for transfer for spring semester or fall semester at those schools? It's kind of depressing to think that I could get rejected by my now-top choice (probably Colgate) when I've been accepted there before...maybe if I stress the fact that I had to spend a semester here to find out that I really don't like the big school atmosphere and all that comes with it? I dunno. I just know I want out of here.</p>
<p>Your stats are fine but just be aware of some schools are bounded by certain physical constraints, e.g. student housing, department funding change etc. E.g. in UW-Madison, transfer spaces are generally more available at Junior level and above. I have seen the same students got rejected as sophomores but accepted a year later as juniors. So ask the schools what may keep you out. Be realistic and don't be surprised if they say "come back later".</p>