<p>Is there any way for transfers to get Magna, Summa, or any cum laude recognition?</p>
<p>I'm entering Cornell as a junior transfer and have a 4.0 from my prior college, if I keep this up, is it even possible?</p>
<p>I've always been curious about this.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Dear Uncle Ezra,
Hi! I want to know what the requirements are for graduating with cum Laude etc adn to get on the dean’s list. </p>
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<p>Dear With Honors,
It can be difficult to find out exactly what grade requirements are for graduating cum laude and making the Dean’s List because these requirements vary by college at Cornell. For example, in Architecture, Art and Planning, you can make Dean’s List by having a 3.5 GPA or by being in the top 10% of your class. On the other hand, the College of Engineering doesn’t use the Latin cum laude or summa cum laude, but has students who graduate “With Distinction” when they have a 3.5 GPA or above.
Contact the Registrar’s office in your college (listed in the University phone directory under “Registrars”) to find out the requirements specific to your department. Then, go for it!
Uncle Ezra </p>
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<p>Which college. I believe greek designation is only given to CAS grads. </p>
<p>My D just graduated ILR w/ a 3.9 something and didn’t get any recognition. She was offered honors if she would write a thesis. She originally said yes, but when offered a great job at the beginning of senior yr (after her summer internship before senior yr), she said never mind. She wanted to enjoy her last yr at Cornell. She still took some very challenging courses, especially related to her minor which was essentially computer science.</p>
<p>She graduated w/ a 3.9 something and got no recognition. Oh well. She has a degree from Cornell and a great job. I guess we do not need magna cum laude.</p>
<p>It depends on college. Engineering has Latin Honors too.</p>
<p>Morrissmm-- That’s because ILR as a college decides not to award greek honors. Most of the other colleges do, but it varies within each. I am pretty sure they will only factor in your Cornell quality points – as in, only the classes you take at Cornell will count towards your standing</p>
<p>I believe CALS has them too, if I understood D2 correctly. And transfers can attain them.</p>
<p>thanks for all the replies. This is certainly not what I expected.</p>
<p>Another question:</p>
<p>I’m in the College of Human Ecology, which, after doing some research, does not offer Latin honors, but let’s you graduate with honors if you have a high GPA and do a thesis.</p>
<p>The question: Is it worth it to do this? For law school? Graduate school?</p>
<p>I plan on going to graduate school to get my Ph.D. (as of now) Would the extra work during senior year get me more than just self-satisfaction?</p>
<p>Thanks again.</p>
<p>Of course it will get you more than self-satisfaction. Doing a thesis senior year looks great, especially if you’re planning on going to graduate school and writing a thesis.</p>
<p>You need 3.7 for dean’s list in HumEc.</p>
<p>“The question: Is it worth it to do this?” </p>
<p>It is worth it to do it if you want to do it.</p>
<p>D1 went into hers with the greatest intentions and hopes (at a different school), wound up screwing it up, ruined her senior year, relations with faculty, etc.</p>
<p>Don;t do it if you aren’t going to do it well.</p>
<p>If you want it, and you have a topic you’re passionately interested in, it could be the highlight of your undergraduate career. Potentially could lead to great rec, in to good Phd program. IF you do a great job.</p>
<p>Obviously it crowds out courses you could be taking alternatively, so that’s a consideration too.</p>
<p>To me, the best reason to do it is if you are really interested in something, are sure you would be good at such an extensive, self-managed endeavor, and are considering a PhD.</p>
<p>they are also very very tough with honors thesis and plagiarism rules…i’ve seen hearts broken because of a professor found the wrong punctuation >></p>
<p>Well, this certainly sounds difficult.</p>