<p>Dear (ME):
Thank you for your application to Cornell University. We regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you admission to Cornell. Given our very large and competitive applicant pool, it is not possible to offer admission to all candidates who would benefit from a Cornell education.
Within the next few days you will receive notification from the undergraduate college to which youve applied that you are being offered a transfer option. Please contact the college directly if you have any questions.
We wish you the best as you consider your collegiate options.
Sincerely,
Jason C. Locke
Director
Undergraduate Admissions Office
Cornell University</p>
<p>I looked into the second paragraph, and I read that it was basically a guaranteed transfer. How true is this? Did anyone else get this? Also, do you ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO stick with the major you picked when applying?</p>
<p>Did you apply primary and alternate choice on the commonapp? If so, you stick with the respective major of the other school. With the aforementioned choice, if you get rejected from your primary choice you are passed on to the secondary choice and see if you are considered for admission. It looks like you did.</p>
<p>I only applied to CALS. BTW would I still be eligible for fin aid? I applied EOP too.</p>
<p>I received the same message and I only applied to CALS. Did everyone get the transfer option?</p>
<p>Also applies to CALS and recieved this message. Intrigued to see what the email will entail and what exactly the transfer option is.</p>
<p>The option is quite simple - you go to another college for one year, you are required certain courses, and you’ll need to get a minimum GPA. If you meet the requirements then you’ll be guaranteed a spot for transfer. Cornell has large transfer student population. Few of my kid’s friends from high school took such option. They went to their state college (low tuition) for a year and just focused on transferring. Some even lived at home and commuted to their local college in order to save money. The flip side is that I know a young who decided to go to his second choice, CMU, but couldn’t get the required GPA, so he wasn’t able to transfer, but he was able to stay at CMU, which wasn’t such a bad thing either. If you are serious about the transfer, you should plan out your strategy on which school you should go to the first year.</p>
<p>If you were offered a transfer option, it is only valid for the major which you applied too. If you are no longer interested in that major you would need to apply as a regular transfer applicant and take the required coursework for the new major that you have chosen. There is a ton of information about transferring to CALS on the CALS Admissions site under the apply tab. My husband transfered to CALS after serving in the military and getting his associates, best choice he ever made.</p>
<p>I was given a GT offer to ILR. Definitely is something that I’ll keep in mind, but I would really like to be happy at the school that I’m planning to attend. I would love some more information on the program, hoping the email comes today.</p>
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<p>There’s a second e-mail. Be ready for it!</p>
<p>I would also like to know how FA works with the “Transfer Option” students. </p>
<p>And, what if you change your mind about your major, as many college students frequently do, AFTER you are transferred in. I love Cornell, but I want to make sure my options are open throughout college.</p>
<p>I got the same Transfer Option as well for CHE (Design & Environmental Analysis). I’m very curious as to the requirements as I have been accepted to engineering programs at other competitive universities.</p>
<p>Bump everything that findmefazo just said</p>
<p>Bump everything that findmefazo just said</p>
<p>I got that message too! I am going to try this route, there’s no way I’d decline this offer; my only concern is that I’ll be too attached to my university to transfer by then.</p>
<p>We’re on the same boat. What school and major were you offered it to?</p>
<p>I didn’t get this. I applied to CALS through EOP as well.</p>
<p>Hey Lilmelonred,
I also applied to CALS through EOP.</p>
<p>Did anyone get the additional information yet? And does anyone know if it’s coming by mail or email?</p>
<p>I got an email yesterday at 10:30 AM</p>
<p>You know, when I saw the online letter I thought I was outright rejected because I was rejected Northwestern ED and in the letter they said something like “why don’t you try transferring in soph year?” I was like pshhht ain’t nobody got time for that! I thought Cornell was pulling a Northwestern on me. But I got the transfer option email yesterday and upon more careful reading, I was 3/4 accepted lol ^^</p>
<p>I applied to CALS as a Biology and Society major, but I have no idea what EOP is. What is it? Can you eat it?</p>