<p>After getting rejected from Human Ecology, UPenn, Dartmouth and Northwestern I feel downright awful. That said, I still desire to go to Cornell after attending either Case Western or UConn Honors this fall. I have many AP credits (Biology, Physics B, Physics C Mech+E&M, Chemistry, Macro+Micro, Lit, Lang, Psych, Calc BC) which I'm pretty sure would get me to Sophomore standing at either of these schools. Could it be possible for me to transfer to Cornell for the Spring?</p>
<p>If not, what are my chances like for fall 2011 transfer?</p>
<p>I have a 2230/1510, 3.65/4.00 GPA (which might, or rather, will go down as a result of senior year grades) and I won miscellaneous awards from science research and DECA and whatnot. </p>
<p>SAT IIs: 750 Bio, 740 Physics, 720 Chemistry, 760 Math II, 670 Lit.</p>
<p>I dont know why u were turned down… stats look pretty awesome.</p>
<p>It seems that I have the crappiest luck ever. I thought I stood a solid shot at Cornell.</p>
<p>I want to transfer in ASAP.</p>
<p>If you mean transferring in freshman year spring semester, then no.
Most colleges require transfer applicants to complete at least one year at another institution before transferring.</p>
<p>your gpa was probably on the low end, that may have been the problem. wait at least a year; transferring in the spring of your freshman year isn’t a good idea.</p>
<p>ps i’m in human ecology. what major are you looking at?</p>
<p>How much would they consider high school grades, rather than college grades?</p>
<p>@ironicallyunsure, I’m looking at HBHS.</p>
<p>Judging from other threads, they’d look at your college grades more.</p>
<p>^ they look at college grades more but if you’re looking to transfer after one year, they only have 1 semester of grades to judge you by, whereas junior transfers come in with 3 semesters of (presumably) solid grades to boost their app. the farther away from HS you are, the less those grades matter</p>
<p>I’m going to try for a sophomore transfer. If that doesn’t work out, I won’t even bother with it. What I am very, VERY nervous about is the decline my grades have taken this year. Senioritis is not your friend. If my GPA dips to somewhere in the 3.5s, would I still stand a chance? </p>
<p>So what exactly will they be basing their decisions on? (preferably in sequence of importance)</p>
<p>Were you a junior or a sophomore transfer? (I’m assuming sophomore)</p>
<p>sophomore, but second semester (spring). but i had a lot of credits, so that also helped me</p>
<p>and hey, i’m from long island too!</p>
<p>I mean, I’m pretty sure my college GPA will be high (after this hellish high school schedule, I can’t think of too many reasons why it wouldn’t be). What I’m scared of is my high school record. It’s not stellar and senior year will continue to bring that down. </p>
<p>I take it they’ll take senior grades very seriously?</p>
<p>yeah. that downward trend is going to raise a few flags, so i’d wait until either spring of your soph year or fall of junior year =/ to speed things up and to show continued improvement, you can take summer/winter classes. that’s what i did and am still doing, which helped, but just know it takes a lot out of you</p>
<p>Eh, I’m not even weighing that as an option. I’m treating fall transfer as something as a “Do or Die” for Cornell. It may raise a few flags, but I think I’ve made up for it with my SAT and hopefully I’ll make up further with my first year grades.</p>
<p>my point is that you’ll only have ONE semester of first year grades for them to go by when you apply, which is not a lot at all. do what you want, but don’t be disappointed if things don’t go the way you thought they would.</p>
<p>I disagree ironicallysure. A great majority of spots are for students transferring in as sophomores at most top schools. I definitely found this to be the case. ROo51092 already has a strong HS record, so a decent GPA will put him/ her in the running with even a semester of grades . I definitely thought my first semester GPA was too low (3.35) but was convinced at the last minute to apply and I got into Dartmouth, Brown, and Duke (WL Harvard). So I think applying asap is the strategy. My only other advice is for you (ro) to apply to Northwestern, WashU, Rice, and the like. The non-Ivy top 15-20 schools tend to take a much larger number of transfers.</p>
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<p>To piggyback IronicallyUnsure…
You didn’t get into Cornell with a 3.65 GPA. You fell victim to senioritis (which I did as well) and are estimating that your final GPA will be lower. When you go ahead and apply for Cornell for the spring of your freshman year - the decision will more than likely be another rejection. Why? Because anytime you apply as a freshman in college, your HS GPA carries more weight than it would if you applied for a jr. spot. This is exacerbated by the fact that at the time you apply, you’ll be only 3/4 through your first semester in college. Maybe if your final GPA went up, you’d have a greater chance - since you appear to have been on the cusp. But right now, you’d have a much higher chance of being accepted if you waited - even if just until the end of freshman year.</p>
<p>I understand your urgency to move - but good things come to those who wait.
(My sage advice for the week)</p>
<p>Totally disagree. I fell into heavy senioritis and had a pretty terrible second semester GPA. I still got in at 3/4 of my schools as a transfer (Dartmouth, Duke, and Brown) and WL at the other (Harvard). I think one really strong semester with a strong SAT and solid ECs will result in good things.</p>