<p>soccer0407: you are current student at Cornell, aren't you?
Do you have any experience of transfer student? I am so anxious about my EC...I haven't participated in any acitivies this semester? Do I have to hold leading position in a club or an organization in order to give my application a good shot? 2-3 activities this summer, are they enough...? I will apply next year and intend to transfer in my junior year. </p>
<p>Also, as to the courses that we takes before transfering, do they have to be very challenging and tough course to make a good impression to admission officers? Business Statistic? Business Communication? Do you guys think that they are tough course? </p>
<p>No, I'm a sophomore hoping to transfer into Cornell Engineering next year. I don't think you have to really hold a position in anything to get noticed, and I'm pretty sure that your essays and gpa are more important than EC's. I think you should also have a reason for transferring besides just a better reputation. If you play sports, go out for a club team, and stick with it. Find something that genuinely interests you and do it! I'm also pretty sure that if the admissions people see 15 EC's they'll just take them with a grain of salt because there's no way you'd have time. If you get an internship, make sure it's more than just filing papers also. You'd be better of getting a job if that's the case.</p>
<p>As for your courses, if you're going into business, make sure you do Calculus (1&2 I think). I'd say stay away from "business statistics" and "Business comm". Take normal stats (for statistics majors), english, and economics. If you can get into some more advanced econ (besides intro micro and macro, look at economic strategy, maybe some 200-300 level classes, and if your college offers it, I'm pretty sure you need an accounting class as well), that would probably also look good. Good luck, and have a good year.
Also, just curious, why Cornell? Are there other places you're looking at as well?</p>
<p>"I think you should also have a reason for transferring besides just a better reputation."</p>
<p>uhohh...how can I can another reason for transferring? Everybody knows that Cornell is attractive because it is famous and prestige.</p>
<p>"Also, just curious, why Cornell? Are there other places you're looking at as well?"</p>
<p>I am "obsessed" by Cornell and really hope to find a good spot in IB field. To be frank, I intended to apply to Cornell when in high school but because of financial status and my Sat Score is not high enough so I could not. ( believe it or not, my sat score was low because I just had known about SAT 3 month before I took it, also I did not even have a book to practise)
However, my GPA and other things are good; except my work experience...besides some junk works to earn cash, I have no formal work experience at all-> due to my social status. I also aim at Rhodes College.
Michigan and Pen State are also appealing to me but they don't give much fin' aid...as I said before, my family can only contribute 1k-2.5k
If you all know any prestige school (of course good business major) and big fin aid package...please share with me.
Thanks you all sosooo much</p>
<p>that's a tough question. The big schools (mainly the ivies) have great financial aid packages (due to large endowment, but only need based though), and great reputations, but it sounds like you don't think you'll get into those, so then come the "second tier" schools. I'm just naming names here, I don't know if they have business programs. Northwestern, Amherst, Rice, Washington & Lee (I think has one), all of the New England liberal arts schools (search for term "ivy safety school" or something like that. They basically take all the ivy league rejects). Then the public schools: Cal-Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia, Michigan, UNC, Texas. Aid packages will vary.</p>
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I'm just naming names here, I don't know if they have business programs. Northwestern, Amherst, Rice, Washington & Lee (I think has one), all of the New England liberal arts schools (search for term "ivy safety school" or something like that. They basically take all the ivy league rejects).
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<p>An abundance of students were admitted at both Ivys and such "Ivy Safeties," yet still chose the latter. Also, some of the schools you listed are, in fact, more selective than most Ivy League schools.</p>
<p>Sent the rest of my App in today! Feels good to have it all over with. Now just hoping, though not holding my breath. It's been good talking with other people trying to transfer, and hopefully I'll meet all of you next fall.</p>
<p>is it basically the sooner you sent your stuff in, the faster you'll get a decision? Do they favor kids who sent theirs in early? I sent mine in at the last minute. Am I screwed?</p>
<p>it is more like 15%. To transfer to Cornell is usually harder than applying as a Freshman. It is a must to have close to a 3.8 with no grades lower than a B in any course.</p>
<p>^^^I'm pretty sure that's not true. I think some programs like AEM are that low, but University wide, it's considerably higher. I think it's actually EASIER to get in by transfer than out of HS.</p>
<p>The transfer stats lie, because MANY of the "admitted" people were offered Guaranteed Transfers last year.
Considering that the acceptance rate for CAS was 17%, if one takes the above statement into account the true acceptance rate for CAS is probably near 14~15%. The discrepancy increases for contract schools like ILR.</p>
<p>the transfer admit rates for all of the schools for students applying WITHOUT a guaranteed transfer are about the same as the freshmen admit rate.</p>