Cornell Class of 2020 Guaranteed Transfer Discussion Thread

@momhs2016, I was wondering as well. Do you mean on each exam? My impression was that yes, it would fulfill both, but at some point I will want my S to double check that. I really hope so because S would rather not have to take those next year. I assume that at some point their advisor can talk specifics with them. What I really would like to know is the dates for the summer visit in July as we have a lot going on that month.

Sorry but I’m very confused eespos1 mentioned that we don’t have to send our final high school transcript and someone else is saying we do. Can someone clear this up? Also if so, would a C+ second semester hurt my chances?

@Mikeystripes on the topic of high school grades, considering this is a special option, I would say that you only need grades that are good enough to prevent your admissions offer from being rescinded. Basically, look at your grades and ask yourself “if I got in for the fall, would they have rescinded my admission for these grades”. If the answer to that is a “yes”, start working to raise your grades up NOW.

@Leicisbest and @Suceed I will also most likely be attending Ohio State and pursuing GT

@CAMidwestMom thank you so much!!!

Haha @KatieRose we should form a group on campus.

hey guys, did any college of human ecology people receive any sort of notification yet? I’m starting to get worried that I haven’t gotten anything…im from canada, if that makes any difference…

clairepear- yes, see my post above (#55).

I know I’m probably dwelling on this too much but am I the only one that feels a little angry about receiving this decision? Like I know it’s great that they didn’t reject me, they still technically want me etc…, but I feel like the university is taking advantage of the fact that I love Cornell so much in order to use me as an “insurance policy” to keep their class sizes steady and their tuition $$ flowing in once some people leave after freshman year. I think they know that as a deferred ED applicant who would jump through any hoops to get into Cornell I am among the most likely to accept the Transfer Option, and therefore they feel justified in keeping my hopes up for another year where they could then reject me for what would pretty much be the third time. I don’t like the control they have over my freshman course schedule (I could be AP-ing out of certain gen ed classes at another school and saving $$, but I’ll be taking the intro courses just because my 4 on some tests isn’t high enough for Cornell- if I don’t get in as a transfer, taking the course over again to adhere to Cornell’s requirements would have been a waste) and I really don’t know how the knowledge of “I might be leaving this place in a year” will allow me to approach freshman year from a social standpoint.

I definitely see the positives to this offer (hey, at least I’m not sitting on the waitlist! or rejected lol) and I do plan to accept it but I am still very skeptical about all of the supposed benefits of the “priority consideration” given to TO applicants.

@hayley636 I understand how you feel, but in the end, we still get the Ivy League degree if we careful listen to what they say. Sure the practice is somewhat fishy, but to me, I don’t really mind cause I benefit from it (and you do too).

I think we would benefit from giving them a call about it and scheduling an appointment with an adviser.

Im also humec btw

Would you rather they rejected you outright? That would have been the other outcome here. And hopefully you applied to other schools that you would be happy to attend. If you have these negative feelings, then maybe it would be better to fully commit to another school. You certainly don’t have to accept the TO. If it makes you feel better, know that there are plenty of rejected/waitlisted students who would like to be in your position.

@biprof I don’t think anyone here would much rather be rejected. It’s just that some of them are bummed out that they didn’t get a direct admission. No need to be snappy at hayley636. We are all on the same boat here. :-*

@blprof I’m definitely happy that I’m not rejected or waitlisted (I got quite a few of those from other schools and I know it sucks) but I’m just skeptical of the whole offer. @rhdhtai is right, I’m upset that I won’t get a final decision for another year because it feels like a second deferral and I would like a concrete answer. I will accept the offer as there is no reason not to leave myself open to the option- I’ll see how my freshman year at another school pans out and hold the offer if I do decide to apply for a transfer. I didn’t mean to come off as ungrateful, I appreciate the university’s continued interest in my application but I wish (as I’m sure everyone here does) that it had been in the form of a fall acceptance or at least FYSA.

I’m happy about the offer but I’m a little nervous that they may reject me for some reason next fall…

I apologize if that came across as snappy, but I don’t understand being “angry” at Cornell. My point is they didn’t have to admit you all. IMO the complaint came across as a little entitled.

If you want an answer today, it is denied. Think of it that way.

Go to your #2 choice and see what happens. If you want to transfer and have taken the classes and have the GPA, great. If you decide not, you are still in a great place.

Honestly, I don’t recommend going to simply the cheapest place. If you don’t get in, you’ll be kind of stuck there.

Hayley identified the process for what it is: keeps the stats up, bc your stats won’t be in the admit pool. Guarantees high stat transfers. (Though they would not fall short anyway). But I do think it is unfair to the #2 choice Uni. My kid said he would not do it once he was settled in, so he is happy to be on the WL.

Curious for all of you who are considering this, are you saying anything to your peers? My son said he doesn’t quite know what to say about this. Did he get in? Not exactly. But, sort of. I ended up suggesting that he just not say anything. Who knows how it will all play out, but if he ends up at Cornell next year, he can just tell people when it’s closer to the time. How are the rest of you dealing with this?

is anyone going to bing SOM their first year?

@blprof “angry” probably wasn’t the right word to use in that situation, and reading my original post again I can see how it can come off as sounding arrogant- I definitely don’t think that I am “entitled” to a place at any university. Perhaps “disappointed” or “discouraged” would have been better to describe my feelings toward the decision.

@CAMidwestMom I’m struggling with this too. I don’t think I’ll say anything for a while, as I don’t want to impede my social life at my freshman year choice. I think that once housing registration rolls around for the fall of 2017 I’ll have to say something if people start asking me about roommate plans for the next year, but ideally I’d like to hold out for as long as possible so I can truly enjoy my first year of college without thinking about Cornell.