<p>I'm STILL makin my list...I've probably got too many colleges, but I plan on applying to most all of them. But, although I like Cornell alot, I'm wondering just how insanely impossible it is to transfer into CALS or CAS. I would be majoring in Applied Economics & Management - which cuts my chances into a miniscule fraction. Did anyone get into Cornell at all as a transfer GRANTED that you are not part of the "get into Cornell free" program. I know it says Cornell has a relatively high transfer rate for an ivy, but most of those come from the nearby colleges. So, did anyone who didn't have that privilege get in and what were your stats/major? Thanks.</p>
<p>i got in last year, </p>
<p>3.85 from Syracuse University
1410 SAT
top 10% of high school</p>
<p>great essays, great recs, even better EC's.</p>
<p>cool deal. thanks gomestar.</p>
<p>The stats aren't high because of close-by colleges, but because of the Guaranteed Transfer program that they run (I'm part of it). Instead of being accepted as a freshman, they tell you that you have a spot Sophomore year if you maintain a certain gpa, etc...so ya that's why the stats are high.</p>
<p>I'd say go for it though, what do you have to lose!</p>
<p>I will definitely give it a shot.</p>
<p>so are the guaranteed transfers people who were borderline candidates as freshman applicants but were not offered a spot, but guaranteed one after one year elsewhere?</p>
<p>Pretty much...</p>
<p>They are people that the college just can't accommodate for freshman year, but they don't want to lose them so they want them to come Sophomore year. It could also be to make sure that they can meet the semi-hard requirements that gts have to meet just to show that they will do well in college (Can't get lower than a B, ect...). </p>
<p>When people study abroad or get internships it opens up some spots, so the college fills them with the GTs.</p>