I know it might be a little early for Fall 2017 transfer threads, but if you’re anything like me you’re already obsessing over admissions.
If everyone applying could please post their stats, advice, experiences, etc… it would be much appreciated 
MY STATS:
Female, Caucasian, Upper middle class
Current School: Average regional university
Major: Economics & Public Policy Double Major (depends on which school I get in to)
College GPA: 4.0
Extra Curriculars/Extra Stuff:
- Fellowship with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign
- Internship with a congresswoman in my district (next semester)
- Secretary of the Economics Club
- Member of The Model United Nations team
- Research Assistant for the Econ Dept. at my school
- I also work as a hostess at a restaurant part-time
- I’m tri-lingual
Recommendations: I already have a few professors in mind that I believe will write great ones!
High School GPA: 2.7
- I struggled with a lot mental health issues that caused me to miss a lot of school.
ACT: 25 (I’m going to retake it, and aim for a 30+)
APs: I took 8 AP classes
Yes, I did absolutely terrible in high school. But hopefully they’ll be able to see how I got my act together and that I’m completely capable of succeeding at their school.
I welcome input and criticism on my chances
@reachinghigher15
I wouldn’t take the ACT again if I were you; are you applying for sophomore or junior year?
@nighthawk4 sophomore
Junior applicant, female, low-income
Non-traditional student - 25 years old
- I was married extremely young (barely 18, came from an a fundamentalist home). It was a really bad situation. I eventually escaped, and want to continue my education!
Current School - Large public university
Major - English/Pre-Law
Current GPA - 4.0
High School GPA: 3.6
ACT: 29
Extra-curriculars: I work two jobs, 70 hours a week, and have a full class load. I have no one helping me with any of this, so I work my butt off. I’m looking forward to transferring to a private school and only working part-time. I want to take part in mock trial or debate at whatever school I end up at.
Can people also state the school they are trying transferring too?
Sophomore transfer, applied early decision to Cornell last year, was deferred and then given the “transfer option”, applying (for my third admissions cycle lol) to the College of Human Ecology as a Policy Analysis and Management major
SAT I: 2190 superscore (750 CR, 680 Math, 760 Writing)
ACT: 33 composite (35 English, 35 Reading, 30 Math, 33 Science)
SAT II: 780 Lit, 690 Biology E, 730 US History
Unweighted High School GPA (out of 4.0): 4.1 weighted
College GPA: none yet, probably around a 3.8
HS Rank: 17/150
AP:
- Biology (4)
- English Lang (5)
- US History (5)
- Microeconomics (5)
- Macroeconomics (4)
- English Lit (5)
- Psychology (5)
- Physics C- Mechanics (3)
HS awards were AP Scholar (2015), AP Scholar with Distinction (2016), National Merit Commended Student, and NHS
HS Extracurriculars: Destination Imagination (regional, state, international awards), Varsity tennis, GSA, Yearbook (section editor), Tri-M, NHS, Concert band, Musical theater (cast/crew)
College extracurriculars: not much as it’s my first semester, I joined the Political Science Student Association and that’s about it.
Job/Work Experience: Part-time job at a local restaurant, Tour guide at the Massachusetts State House (unpaid), Tennis camp coach, camp counselor
Volunteer/Community service: Church mission trips, Church nursery babysitting, Church youth group service projects
Summer Activities: CIT at my girl scout camp, People to People Student Ambassador, State house tour guide (mentioned above)
I have no idea who I’m going to ask for recommendations, I’m not close to any of my professors so this should be interesting.
State (if domestic applicant): Massachusetts
HS Type: Small public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: $250,000+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): Cornell Legacy (specifically, HumEc legacy)
@reachinghigher15 Hey I remembered you from the Georgetown transfer thread as well! Guess we are applying to similar schools. Are you a sophomore transfer or junior transfer?
@reachinghigher15 Never mind. I see from above you’re a sophomore. Same here!
Do you guys think retaking SAT/ACT would be a good idea? I had a 2070/2400 on SAT, which isn’t very impressive, just wondering should I retake it, or not send the scores at all.
@yoonicess I don’t think retaking it would be a good idea. Just send them, but don’t worry too much. I had the same score.
Do you folks feel there’s a benefit in applying early? I was thinking of waiting till March to build up a stronger application profile.
@ADY360 I think the only benefit to applying early is that you get your decision back earlier. That and you have less to worry about in the future. Also, you get better housing because you signed up for it before anyone else lol.
and @Yoonicess and nope that’s a good enough sat. i had a similar sat score to yours. I think if you do well enough in college, it lessens the impact of your sat score. (trust me, i know people with 2200+s at my old school who did worse than i did, not saying I did bad lol but I think Cornell understands that)
Do any of you guys have the guaranteed transfer option?
Good luck everyone
I’ll jump in(please chance me):
College: top 60 public university
Prospective junior
Majors: Economics & Political Science
GPA: 4.0
ECs: president of 2 clubs, intern at congressman’s office, mentor at local HS, part time job
SAT: 1390/1600
HS: very bad-around a 3.0
Main Concern(besides getting in of course) is transferring credits. It doesn’t seem Cornell is transfer credit friendly and I don’t want to be stuck retaking classes if I’m fortunate enough to get in.
@HopefullyIGetIn your 4.0 as a junior undoubtedly outweighs your 3.0 in HS. Your SAT also doesn’t raise any red flags as a transfer. I would say you’ve set yourself up to have a solid chance, the only thing you have to worry about now is essays and recs. But hey, I’m just in the same boat as you so what do I know haha. What school are you applying to?
@IneffablySpoken Arts and Sciences(Econ Major)-What about you?
TBH still cant believe I have a semblance of a chance to get into a school like Cornell.
Also-how many Recs do you plan to send? I plan to send 2 since I need 2 for another school, so I can easily just add the second person to Cornell.
Im applying to Dyson (also econ major with a concentration in finance) and Im also sending 2
Bumping this thread up! Transfer applicants are starting to emerge from the wood-works, and things are starting to heat up! Kick butt in the Spring semester guys and good luck!
Major: Business Administration
Current College/University: CCC
GPA: 4.00
College ECs: Internship with school’s accounting dept. Honors Program. Trilingual. Limited ECs unfortunately.
Highschool ECs: Band Chess Club President etcetc (I have more but I think they may be irrelevant?)
I have will completed 64 semesters by this spring in three semesters+summer school. I took 19-20 units every semester so I didnt have time for ECs and wouldnt know what to do actually.
SAT Scores: 1900.
I know I have very poor SAT scores. Would it be too late to retake it?
Chance me maybe? :o