<p>Ok..can someone tell me why transfer to Cornell CALS has such a high acceptance rate? And does this mean it's pretty easy to get in? Let's say you had a pretty bad HS record..actually..</p>
<p>GPA: 3.5
SAT: 1850</p>
<p>But in college...
Community College in West Virginia
4.0 GPA </p>
<p>Does this mean you are pretty much in? Or is there something else to that high acceptance rate...something misleading?</p>
<p>Also, I heard Cornell values science highly. I had 6 Science courses in HS, and I am taking 4 in college (General chem 1 and 2 and General Biology 1 and 2 with labs) For my freshman year. I could possibly add more science classes if it would look better, such as Human Anatomy if it would help.</p>
<p>Yeah! A 4.0 in Community College is basically a guaranteed transfer. The rigor of the community college curriculum is really valued at Cornell. You know what else they value? A mediocre high school GPA along with way below average (for Cornell) SAT scores. </p>
<p>Excuse me, Calculus, please watch your tone and sarcasm there....no one appreciates that nonsense. =/</p>
<p>Soccer_guy: I've never really heard of a student having a "pretty much guaranteed" transfer, have you? ;]</p>
<p>There is undoubtedly something more to the process. Aside from a 4.0, I'm certain you'll have to offer a myriad of skills and attributes that are rare in the applicant pool. So even though you are doing considerably well in your endeavors, there's still a long way to go. </p>
<p>It isn't necessarily misleading, it is just that people typically believe that our system is solely grade based. Good grades may be an integral part to getting accepted, but of course extracurriculars, where you are transferring from, work experience, the difficulty of courses, recs, essays are also apart of it all...you know how it goes. It's far from a numbers game.</p>
<p>Calculus...that's pretty rude. What exactly is your problem? One of those people that has to bring other people down to make themself feel better? I have a valid question here...so why answer sarcastically?</p>
<p>golden_vein, I know I wouldn't be GUARANTEED exactly, but I am saying like...an above average chance.</p>
<p>soccer no offense but you seem to be a little ignorant in terms of what your spewing out there in your post. first of all, unless you actually have a guaranteed transfer acceptance letter, theres no such thing as an above average chance. also, i kind of resent the fact that you've heard from other ignorant people that CALS has such a high admit rate so it must be very easy to get into. do the research and actually find the school thats right for you, don't get all giddy when some schmuck says "Cornell" and "easy to get into" in the same sentence. keep in mind you are at a CC and you will be competing against students from other ivys, top schools, etc. the transfer pool isnt just CC people and surely a 4.0 at a high caliber school like Brown or even lowly Ithaca College across the street would be 100x more valued than a 4.0 at a WV CC.</p>
<p>First, it's great that you have a 4.0-but what classes have you taken? CC grades are well known to be easier and the curves are based against a less-than enthusiastic student body, so unless you have As in Calculus, General Bio, a standard history class (i.e. US history), maybe General Chemistry, then its not very notable.</p>
<p>If your classes are Introduction to Word/Basic, then your case will definitely not be strong enough. Note that your SAT score is well below the 25th percentile.</p>
<p>General Biology with Lab I
General Chemistry with Lab I
American Government and Economy
Art History
English Composition I</p>
<p>Also...ajp87, I am not applying to CALS because it's Cornell and they have a high transfer rate. The reason is because my two intrests are Microbiology, and Botany, and both happen to be in the CALS. I wouldn't go into a major I didn't even like just because I would have a better shot at a certain school. I'd choose state school in biology before I would choose Harvard or Princeton if it meant I had to major in english or history.</p>
<p>Soccer_guy I think you might have a chance if you add more math to your curriculum and some latin courses. The two things that are hurting you is coming from a CC and it would do you well to have more ECs.</p>
<p>I am going to add to this with a "chance me" question in regard to applying to CALS as an environmental engineering major/chemistry major (EE being my major focus).</p>
<p>Current college: Syracuse University dually enrolled under college of engineering and arts and sciences.
4.0 GPA Summer semester
High School GPA: 3.83
SAT: 700 M, 690 V, 690 W
Projected courses taken by the end of Spring 2008.
Economics 203 Introduction to micro and macro (A)
Calculus I (A),II, and III.
WRT 105 (A)
ECS 100 (pass/fail) passed.
AEW (pass fail) passed.
First-year forum
General Chemistry I and II with lab.(taking organic over summer and transferring credit wherever I end up)
Physics I (Taking physics II over the summer and transferring credit)
Intermediate Microeconomics
Introduction to Engineering and Computational Tools</p>
<p>Resident in an Engineering learning community and all in which that entails, news writer for student newspaper, member of Amnesty International, "sunday artist", possibly joining democrats club. </p>
<p>I was a Cornell reject during Fall 2007 admissions, and while my GPA is a 4.0 now, I am shooting for around a 3.8-3.9 this year for I realize the courses I am taking are pretty tough. My first choice overall is CMU but I realize that CIT is ridiculously difficult to get into. In essence, I just want to go to the best engineering school I can get into.</p>
<p>Dude, this is a joke post. The fact that you even thought that you had anywhere near a guaranteed chance is ridiculous. No one has a guaranteed chance, and certainly not anyone who went to a community college. That ignorance/arrogance is what annoyed me.</p>
<p>No, not a guaranteed acceptance, but I think the OP actually has a pretty good shot. The CALS transfer acceptance rate this year was 51% (297 of 577) <a href="http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000156.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000156.pdf</a>, and low SATs won't hurt as much coming in as a transfer - it won't show up on the dreaded ranking statistics so the adcoms don't worry as much about low scores. If his interest in Botany shows through in his application, I think he's in.</p>
<p>Thanks Sarahsdad. Also, Calculus, I am just asking a simple question. If you have some kind of..problem with it..don't answer. Other people are being helpful, you aren't. If someone's ignorance on a subject annoys you, then you need to change your attitude, because not everyone you meet everywhere for the rest of your life is gonna know everything.</p>
<p>SarahsDad, I am also interested in the CALS microbiology..haven't decided yet. Maybe I will minor in botany. What's the best way have these intrests shine through in the application?</p>
<p>Hi I have the same question regarding my chances in Cornell. I really want to go but I want to see if it's realistic because by taking their required courses, I have to skip a couple of recommended classes in my current college and might run into some trouble in the future if I have to stay.</p>
<p>I am kinda ignorant about Cornell transfer too. I kept hearing different advices from people. Some say Cornell is transfer friendly with the 50% acceptance rate, but AEM is really hard with some 12% rate? Is that true? Do you guys think I have a reasonable chance to get in? (50/50?)</p>
<p>High School (Specialized HS) GPA: 3.0 (hurts) :(
SAT: 2050
APs: AB Calc 5, Statistics 4</p>
<p>Bentley College
GPA Goal: 3.7-3.8
Current Classes:
Bio I, Expository Writing I, Calc III, US Govt, US History, Freshman Seminar
Spring Projected Classes:
Micro, Macro, Expo Writing II, Some Computer Course (req), General Business I, II, III (req)
Summer:
Bio II (called Cornell about classes issues and they allow summer courses)</p>
<p>ECs: Very few, my worst part</p>
<p>Recs: I am getting closer with my US History and Bio professors, I think I can get decent recs.</p>
<p>What can I do to help my chances? (if I don't want to do too much ECs)</p>
<p>They are right, however, although many seem to have forgotten their manners. Cornell is a school caught in transition. The "easy ivy" is accepting roughly the same number of people but not realizing that more and more people want to come, making the patterns and standards of undergraduate acceptance at Cornell harder to peg than ever. Due to extreme housing shortages and and two really really big incoming classes, Cornell will have to make up for this within the next few years, possibly shifting it's previous additudes towards transfers. Usually, NYS community college kids have a pretty good shot at coming in, as do kids coming from SUNYs, but again, this may be changing.</p>
<p>Cornell, no matter how you spin it, is hard to get into. I know many many kids who got into Stanford and Columbia btu not Cornell and a number of others who didn't get into places like Reed or Binghamton but got into Cornell. Just go for it, you have NOTHING to lose.</p>
<p>no, not really. they have the same shot as anyone else. it is more so at cornell because of its land-grant status and its close ties/agreements with many of the SUNY's and CCs in the area. I would say Ithaca is the exception. They do have agreements, exchanges, etc. and IC kids have a slightly easier time transfering to Cornell. But that, all of what I said, isn't really a rule, just what seems to happen most of the time.</p>
<p>I, for example, go to Sarah Lawrence College, a very reputable private liberal arts school in NY, but was rejected for a transfer to Cornell.</p>