Cornell Fall 2017 Transfer

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Chance me, please!

Male - lower middle class
looking to transfer as CS in either Engineering or Arts and Sciences (I don’t know which, advice?)
Currently Computer Science freshman at RPI (top 30 tech school)
GPA: 3.33*
HS GPA: 4.20/4 (probably 3.6-3.8 unweighted)
SAT: 800 reading, 760 math, 700 writing

APs:
5
Calc BC, Chem, CS, Stat, Bio, Psych, Econ (both), Spanish
4
US gov’t, Language and Composition, Physics I
3
US History

First semester classes: Multivar, DiffEq, CS 2, Cell Biology, Elective
ECs:
College: Chamber music ensemble, Fraternity, CS club, Big Brothers Big Sisters (joining soon), Alpha Phi Omega (Service fraternity), tutor for CS (officially) and lots of other stuff (unofficially), maybe one other soon (Ballroom)

HS: Model UN (delegation coleader), Board game club (president and founder), FIRST Robotics (Programming team lead), TA for AP Computer Science, tutoring

Explanation for GPA: I got a C+ in Differential equations. All my other classes are B+ or better, with an A in my only Computer Science class (considered one of the hardest classes in the school).

I decided to apply just a couple days ago and I’m still not sure who I’m going to ask for a letter of recommendation. I know I can get a good one from a high school teacher, but I don’t know if any professors are close enough to me to write a good letter of rec.

I’m also looking at UT Austin. They have a really high average transfer GPA (3.66) but they get a lot of transfers from other UT schools, so I’m not sure how competitive I am.

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What would you say are my chances:

Applying to engineering
HS GPA:4.0
I got National award by Vice President of my country for coming first in my country in Math, Physics, Econ and Overall.
This thing got like a lot of media coverage.

College GPA:4.0

SAT:1390

How much would my SAT scores hurt me?
SAT 2: Math-800 Physics-780
Toefl-109

EC’s
Leader for community service project of providing better quality education to children of low socioeconomic backgrounds
Community service of helping earthquake victims

Internships in Bank for 4 months: Operations and Loans department
2 Hackathons_Got interested in coding know basics of Phyton, Ruby, HTML, css.
Big Data and Analytics Research-Improving efficiency of Department of Revenue.
Participating in a race car building competition for college, part of powertrain team.

And some other stuff.

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Is transfer rate to Dyson like NYU Stern low???
Because I’m going for business (as a sophomore transfer) and I’m debating whether to apply directly to Dyson or compensate to either CALS or CAS to have an increased chance of getting in (I have to double check which one has business related majors). Any thoughts/advice?

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Last I heard, Dyson transfer acceptance rate was around 6ish % according to a kid who’s actually in dyson right now

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No Dyson acceptance rates are high.

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Hi, I’m a 21 year old male attending a Texas CC. Intended Major is Philosophy with English minor, with the ultimate goal of attending a top-twenty law school.

BACKGROUND:

If you feel it would be helpful, please feel free to read my history on my profile page. Briefly put, I was homeless periodically since age 12 until 18. Born in another country and the son of an undocumented maid, family earns less than 20k per year. During that time, I traveled to dozens of states, lived in Vegas, Phoenix, Omaha, you name it. When I was seventeen, I traveled with my dad to Mexico, before parting ways to explore Chiapas and Guatemala. I reunited with him, almost 18 years old then, and returned to America. In hindsight, what a crazy life…

From about 18-20, I worked in the oilfield in West Texas, on the rigs, while dealing with my dad’s medical issues. I saw a coworker’s leg be cut in half, and I myself near fell to my death a couple of times. At 20, just before my 21st birthday, I decided to earn my GED (w/ Honors) and did so in a few months, as I didn’t want to risk dying anymore. Seeing as my education ended in the sixth grade, then started again for only a year in high school, I consider myself mostly an autodidact.

HS GPA: 1.3 and no EC’s. I don’t know why I even went to class.

ACT: 32

COLLEGE GPA: 4.0 over 24 credit hours including Honors

LOR: 4 letters, each powerful and unique.

One letter by my HS counselor who knew me back when I used to sleep in a van. Naturally, it is an emotionally charged letter with his full backing and support.

EC’s: Honors College member

      Honors College Scholarship recipient

      Stayton Scholarship for Writing winner (published author in poetry and non-fiction)

      Peer tutor for English/Composition and Rhetoric as well as U.S. History

      Coauthor for my professor's PhD dissertation,

      ***(Part of my professor's dissertation deals with critiquing the English abilities of immigrants. Therefore, I am not a research collaborator, as I understand it, but a legitimate coauthor. This seems most obvious in that I have produced the entirety of chapter four of his book, which he proceeds to comment on in chapter 5, and which will soon be published at University of Houston-Downtown.)

      Phi Theta Kappa member

      Editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, which had been out of print for years.

I feel that I am making the best of what has been offered to me, and I hope that Cornell sees that.

Thanks for reading all this.

If you guys don’t want to do a full chance me, I understand. Takes too long.

Just Yay or Nay me? It is much appreciated. Helps regulate my thinking and definitions of what is realistic in terms of my competitiveness as an applicant to a school like Cornell.

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I will be surprised if you don’t get into Cornell, honestly.

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?AEM has a less than 7% acceptance rate? Transfer rates are just as low.

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Someone chance me for ILR???

Just found out that I was offered admission to West Point (my second choice), but I need to accept/reject the offer by May 1st…I’m nervous that Cornell won’t get in touch with me by then

STATS:
Male, Asian, Middle-class (from NY)

Current university: Top 30 Liberal Arts College (according to US News)

Current Major: Poli Sci (intended major)

College GPA: 3.52

Extra Curriculars:

  • Army ROTC (full 4yr scholarship)
  • Club-Rugby Team
  • Asian American Student Association
  • Phi Eta Sigma (Freshman Honor Society)

HS: NYC private school

HS GPA: 88/100 (mostly honors or AP courses tho) (low, i know…)

SAT: 2170 (750 CR, 750 W, 670 M)

*Technically a member of the U.S. Armed Forces (Army reserves)…not really sure what this amounts to since I’m only in ROTC (not like I actually served overseas or anything).

Cornell ILR is my first choice!!! Not trying to find a back door into Cornell…ILR seems like the perfect school for me given my career aspirations.

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chance me maybe?
HS GPA: 4.2 ish (started freshman year w a 2.6 and finished HS with a 5.0)
SAT: 2180 (750 M 760 CW 680 W) , ACT: 34
AP: Physics C (both) : 5, Calc BC: 5 Lit: 5, Music Theory: 5
College: Attending a CCC GPA: 3.93
Major: Mathematics
Coursework: Completed entire chem + physics + math curriculum, along with a computer science course + IGETC
ECs: AMATYC winner Fall 2015 (National Community College Math Contest), NCAS (Nasa Community Aerospace Scholars), Swim Instructor (Taught HOA swim team this summer and life guarded as well), Math Club, as well as College Swim Team (school record holder for mile), and MESA
Letters of Rec: Got two from the physics department head and math department head, both PhD’s
Demographics: White, Male

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hey guys!
so i am applying for cornell 2017 transfer as well! lets do this! ( i know its gonna be hectic ><)

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Chance me for ILR too!

Current college: Top 40 national university (competitive private school)
College GPA: 4.0 (only one semester)
Recommendation: one from economics professor, one from English professor
ECs: Economics club, Amnesty international, homeless shelter volunteer, two internships related to Human Resources and business management.

HS GPA: 91~92 (many honors classes and some AP)
SAT: 2080 (760M 620R 700W)

*I came to America four years ago so I spent a lot of time learning English, which explains why my SAT and HS GPA weren’t that good.

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Is it okay to send in transfer application on the deadline ( march 15th ) ? Or even a few days before?

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@YSMartinez I think you have an extremely compelling story. Here is an excerpt from an earlier post. Also, I have a few resources for you that have helped my essays a lot. Definitely take advantage of having your professors and ask them to see if they would be willing to edit your essays for you. Will send you a PM

Excerpt:

“Extra curricular’s should reflect your future goals, and you should indicate a very deep passion for what you are doing. Be able to articulate why you’re doing what you’re doing, how you plan to do it and the institution’s role in making that happen. What you bring to the table in sense of things you’ve learned from either life experiences (challenges->resilience->motivation), or skills and be able to exemplify preferably with anecdotes. Remember that the essay in itself is a piece of writing and should show off how damn good of a writer you are. Paint a pretty, and positive picture about who you are, why you are, and what you are made of - think back to those really defining moments in your life. Everything you write about should intertwine with each other to tell a story and relate to those amazing and revolutionary goals you have in life.”

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Also chance me please:
Current school: top35 university
College GPA: 3.8
HS GPA: 3.7
SAT: 1540/2240
AP : 55554444
Letter of rec: one strong one regular
College activities: paper publications/ teaching assistant/ e board of a cultural club/ research fund receiver/ on campus job/ some volunteering activities
High school activities: VP of school volunteering club/ overseas volunteer leader/ highest certificate of Japanese language
Reasons of transferring are quite strong

Some disadvantages: Asian/ letter of rec/ HS activities
Some hooks?: first-gen

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@auroa030 do you go to NYU? I think you have good chance. If you are transferring as a junior, your HS GPA and SAT will be less important.

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Hi guys,
Can you chance me?
I’m applying as a CALS major

STATS:
Current university: community college in California

Current Major: Applied Economics (intended major)
(2 B’s in my first International Relations class and Calc I class)
College GPA: 3.86
Extra Curriculars:

  • Internship at Software company, managing a start up, and at an animal shelter
  • Tutor
  • Volunteer in my community with children in school
  • Phi Theta Kappa - President (CC Honor Society)
  • Honors Club - Vice President

HS: California
HS GPA: 3.1
SAT: did not take
First-generation student, I’m sure/hope my rec letters were good

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CHANCE ME!

Looking into Dyson as a sophomore transfer. Considering CALS/CAS business related majors for the sake of getting into Cornell but not sure…thoughts on this compromise? Because I know Dyson is so competitive

Current college- #2 Ranked State College (its strongest program is business which I am in)
Major: Finance (Business Administration)
College GPA: 3.91/4.00
Total credits at the end of my freshman year: 32

College ECs:

  1. Student Conduct Board member (highly selective- I hear cases of student misconduct and determine their consequences)
  2. Women in Business member
  3. Bloomberg Terminal Challenge Participant (my partners and I invest 10M virtual $ in stocks for two months)
  4. Emerging Leaders Program (selective and is a volunteer program for 1 semester)
  5. Roosevelt Institute (submitted a public policy to the National Chapter- identified lack of programs in local high schools and provided a practical solution- my policy wasn’t initiated but I did submit it)

HS ECs:

  1. Founder of a charity- raised $5K and the money went to schools in Kenya
  2. 2nd Degree black belt in Tae Kwon Doe
  3. Captain Varsity Tennis team
  4. DECA Committee chairperson (essentially the equivalence of VP)
  5. Intern for my local congressman during the summer

HS: competitive public school
HS GPA: 3.50ish/4.00
ACT Composite: 30

Indian female from New York
PLEASE PLEASE CHANCE MEEEEE!

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@spemmar1 AEM has one of the highest acceptance rates. Closer to 25-30%

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@CornellAEMplease source?