<p>Alright so here's my situation...we received the aid package, didn't get much, and now it's looking like I'm staying at my community college another semester and reapplying to CALS for Communications for Spring. My parents said, with that much we save just enough to make a Cornell financial plan work. I'm mega bummed about not getting the awesome experience for Fall and everything, but it shouldn't matter as long as I get to Cornell, right?</p>
<p>We have some reevaluation forms we're sending as well as a meeting at Siena College tomorrow to discuss more financial aid (our plan was to take Siena's aid, then give it to Cornell and see what they can give us in addition-dad doesn't think it's going to make much of a difference.) Although Cathy from CALS told me there's no guaranteed transfer option by denying this one and going for spring, she gave me a very positive outlook on me being reaccepted especially if my essay is as great as my first one. Plus she said there's way less competition for spring applicants, which makes sense.</p>
<p>So basically I'm going to ask some questions on transferring in the spring.</p>
<p>1) Has anyone here done a spring transfer before? If so, do you get the same orientation and other intro-opportunities that fall kids get?</p>
<p>2) Does anyone know some spring transfers and what kind of experience they had in moving to Cornell mid-year? </p>
<p>3) How does the dorm situation work? Will I basically be tossed into wherever there is room or do I have the same choice options as fall such as trying to get on West Campus, trying to get a single/double, etc?</p>
<p>4) Obviously going in during January means I move in with lots of ice and snow. I live in upstate NY so I'm plenty used to it, it's just I was looking forward to those three months of somewhat sunshine and nice running weather :P Any tips on this kind of a situation? Any major events happening at Cornell that I should expect to run into at the start of the spring semester?</p>
<p>5) This last one isn't in regards to spring transfer, but about one-gender dorms. I'm a guy, so not that I <em>want</em> to live in an all-guys dorm, but I was just wondering if Cornell even offers them. There seems to be 2-3 all-girl dorms and hey, I dunno, given some scenarios it might be easier to meet a hall of bros before everyone else.</p>
<p>Again, though, in general I prefer a co-ed experience :P One bad thing about Siena College-my other transfer option-guys and girls (even in senior year when you move into townhouses and apartments on campus) are completely separated due to it being a Catholic and Franciscan institution.</p>
<p>Any and all answers would be greatly appreciated!</p>