Contract college transfer

<p>Ok, so I am thinking of transferring from Berkeley to Cornell to its CALS, because it has a higher acceptance rate than CAS, but i heard that CALS is a contract college. Does this mean that I have a lower chance of getting into CALS because I am an OOS? The percentage acceptance to CALS transfer is about 50 percent, what are my chances percentage wise as an out of stater, is it lower than the in stater, and if so, is it a loot lower. would i be better of applying to the 8 percent acceptance of CAS? thanks so much, this stuff is sort of confusing</p>

<p>this may have been discussed in other threads, but does the 50% include guaranteed transfer students?</p>

<p>what is a guaranteed transfer student?</p>

<p>in state or OOS doesn't make a difference anymore.</p>

<p>Ya, being from in-state just means lower tuition. Being from Califorina (Berkeley) will help if anything (in my opinion)</p>

<p>it doesn't make a difference anymore, meaning at one point it did? not that I don't belive you guys, but do you have any links saying that there is no difference between an in state and out of stater? </p>

<p>also, i still wanted to know what guaranteed transfer is?</p>

<p>CALS has 50 percent transfer, that means that if there is no differnce between instate and out of state, then I have a really good chance of getting in right? the only catch is that i dont know what a gt is, does that affect that really high 50 percent transfer rate?</p>

<p>thanks guys</p>

<p>gt has nothing to do with the acceptance rate</p>

<p>GT = Guaranteed Transfer. you get it when you apply to Cornell as a freshman and don't get in, you go to another school for a year or two and then if you have the grades and you take the classes that they want, you get in to Cornell automatically</p>

<p>now i want my question on the other thread answered!!!!!!</p>

<p>okay, but that would affect the acceptance rate wouldn't it. I mean if out of that 50 percent acceptance, half of them are gt's, and sicne I am not a gt, that means that the competition just went from 50 percent acceptance, to 25 percent acceptance, make sense?</p>

<p>what is being said is, the 50% acceptance rate does not include GTs.</p>

<p>yes exactly. this was confirmed by Cornell.</p>

<p>"it doesn't make a difference anymore, meaning at one point it did?"</p>

<p>yes, at one point it did. this was many years ago when the 'contract' college recieved a little more money from the state, so they wanted NY state students in there as a result. </p>

<p>currently, the administration has said that it no longer makes a difference, though they did confirm that it did at one point.</p>

<p>also, keep in mind that the CALS acceptance rate for transfers is deceptively high not due to GT's, but rather thanks to all of the CC's and stuff that have transfer agreements for students enrolled in the agricultural programs.</p>

<p>okay, good to know. so then does anyone know what percent of that 50 percent is coming from CC's. Basically, realistically, what are my chances as a percentage?</p>

<p>oh yea, i didn't even think of that gomestar. because these kids are not gts, they just have transfer agreements. interessant...</p>

<p>pulkit, you still have a fine shot, not EVERYONE is applying from a NYS CC</p>

<p>seeing how you have great stats from a great school, I say you have a solid shot. Be sure to write incredible essays (they will make a huge difference). I suggest getting in touch with admissions to do a "credit evaluation" ... they will review the classes you took and see how they'd transfer and may suggest future classes to take - also, you establish a contact with them and this may help your app. along as well. Cheers!</p>