Cornell ILR Guaranteed Transfer

<p>I am currently a freshman student at a top University (ranked in the 20s of Forbes) it is also a top 20 most rigorous university in Daily Beast. I have a guaranteed transfer to the ILR at Cornell with a 3.3 GPA. My current GPA is around a 2.9 or 3.0. I am nervous that I will not be accepted. But, as I stated before I am at a very hard University with an average Freshman GPA of 2.7 and average school GPA of 3.2. The person I have been contacting with at Cornell seems very interested in me and said many encouraging things and talks about "when I get here." Does the University I come from play a factor? It seems unfair that despite having a lower GPA then asked, a kid with a high GPA from a community college or lesser school would be accepted over me. What do you think of my chances of getting accepted?</p>

<p>I would assume a certain amount of grade deflation is accounted for during the application process as a 4.0 from a CC is less difficult to achieve than a 3.5 from a top school with grade deflation. I’m not so sure about less than a 3.0, though, especially since the conditions of the GT are 3.3+. I’m interested, how did it end up for you?</p>