<p>Alright, so I'm in a bit of a bind. I applied to three SUNY schools and got into one of them (guaranteed transfers to Oneonta/Albany for soph year), but decided my better option is Hudson Valley Community College for a year. So here's my plan: I desperately want to get into the CALS school at Cornell. All this info was on their website.</p>
<p>According to the CALS transfer agreements, about 50% of students that transfer and actually get into the CALS school are from community colleges. </p>
<p>If I were to complete the required coursework (Biology 1/Biology 2, and two classes of writing or public speaking) during my year at HVCC with between a 3.2-3.4 GPA, would I have just as great a chance at getting in as everyone else?</p>
<p>And how much would the school look into my HS GPA/activities if I'm transferring in sophomore year?</p>
<p>Also, if the GPA and classes alone aren't good enough, what would be some of the biggest suggestions you could give me to increase my chances?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I may be wrong, but I feel like a 3.2-3.4 GPA might be a little too low...so all I can offer is that you may need to aim higher than that to have a good chance.</p>
<p>As they say on the website, they'll consider you with a 3.0, so should I rather shoot for the 3.6-3.7 range? </p>
<p>I can definitely do it if Biology and Writing are the courses I'm taking (I'm just going to try my best to avoid a high level math course, since English/History are more my strengths, and science when I put my mind to it and study hard.)</p>
<p>yeah theyll consider a 3.0, but thats the bare minimum for even reading your app. so you'd definitely want to aim to be well above 3.0. 3.6-3.7 sounds much better. And definitely be strategic about what classes you choose...read up on professor ratings/reputations on ratemyprofessors.com (not sure they have ratings for CCs?) but definitely try to take classes that will be kind to your GPA.</p>
<p>Why do you wanna go to CALS if your strengths are English and History...?</p>
<p>You realize it stands for College of Agriculture and Life Science...right?</p>
<p>What major are you considering applying to?</p>
<p>Since CALS does not have a transfer agreement with HVCC...you should aim for a 3.6+ (possibly a 3.8+ for Biological Sciences).</p>
<p>HS stats will be looked at, but submitting your SAT/SAT II scores is not required (but they will be seen on the HS transcript). However, solid performance in college courses (particularly the sciences) and demonstrating an appropriate fit for CALS is crucial.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Yes, I'll definitely aim for a 3.6 or better. And checking on professors will be a good idea, hopefully during my meeting with the HVCC admissions I can request a few courses and what not (two of my friends that recently signed up were just given schedules, but perhaps that's only because they didn't ask.)</p>
<p>Well, I love the idea of going to Cornell, but I would only be able to attend one of the three state-funded colleges, either CALS, IRL, or Human Ecology.</p>
<p>My major interests, at least for CALS would be Communication, Business Management and maybe Sociology. Particularly Communication, considering there's a few extra steps needed to get into the Business program. Unless anyone has info/tips on that.</p>
<p>Would either of the other state-assisted colleges be more useful for my major interests?</p>
<p>ILR might be...its a lot of history (labor history) and a lot of reading, which kind of fits with the fact that you said youre strong in english and history. plus, ILR lets you take a lot of classes outside ILR, so you'd be able to choose a good portion of your classes from any of the 7 colleges. As for the business program, I wouldnt go for that. Its really competitive and there arent many spots.</p>
<p>HumEc has Policy Analysis and Management...which is a more government policy oriented alternative for those interested in business. I hate to be a pessimist, but transferring into AEM is very difficult. The department is also limiting the number of students who apply after arriving at Cornell b/c many people have done this in the past and the adcom is realizing people do this as a "backdoor" way getting into AEM. You can do a minor if you're in CALS...a lot of people do this. </p>
<p>CALS has a development sociology major...which is easier to get into than AEM. The Communications department is awesome and the students do very well in the "real world." Comm is unique to CALS.</p>
<p>not sure why AEM has been so popular...is it bc it is considered to be an easier major, or are people really interested in learning about finance and accounting? It seems like many Econ majors and many others, especially engineers, get ticked off to see that AEM majors have it so easy and still end up with decent jobs.</p>
<p>Yeah, that's exactly what I heard about the business program. No problem though, I've already done an internship with my local newspaper and I'm still pretty interested in Communication, so I wouldn't be upset at all with my major choice. I'll pass on the AEM too, ha.</p>
<p>Heck, if I get into CALS and want to switch to a Biology major for some reason there's obviously plenty of that there for me (Bio being the only science I'd consider a career in.) </p>
<p>I'm checking out the ILR now and I don't see anything on transferring. Do they have required pre-courses or would I only find that out by discussing it with admissions? </p>
<p>My friend who applied to Cornell this year got a "guaranteed transfer" to the ILR, which has been difficult for him to explain to everyone. He's going to Siena for a year to manage good grades before he probably goes sophomore year. Is it more difficult to transfer into ILR or is it around the same for the state-funded colleges?</p>
<p>Oh! And I don't mean to double post, but the edit button for the above post is missing. My other question, could I apply to both the CALS and ILR?</p>
<p>I'm not sure if transfer applicants are able to take advantage of applying to two colleges.</p>
<p>Also...keep in mind that the communications major is not a journalism major, in fact there is only one "journalism" type course left in that department. Just wanted to tell you that b/c a decent number of kids apply without fully researching the program then get here and realize they wanted journalism. </p>
<p>Not sure about ILR policies...best to chat with someone in admissions.</p>
<p>This I concluded, I have been venturing away from journalism in general but still interested in the Communication field (honestly, it's exactly what its cracked up to be. I'm not sure if I was expecting more or why but then again it was just a local paper.) </p>
<p>Anyway, I could look up the course listings, but what kinds of careers do the Communications majors head into?</p>