<p>I'm looking to transfer to Cornell as an Econ major. Most of the information I found online is a little outdated, so I wanted to found out a little more. I'm going into my sophomore year. I had to transfer out of my first school after the first semester of freshman year due to family issues. I still made a 3.71. At my state's flagship university second semester, I earned a 3.786 in the business school. I am also in the honors college. As far as EC's go, I am a member of a fraternity, the finance society, and volunteered with an Autism Speaks event that raised over $50k. I also started my own landscaping business and worked full time at the world headquarters of a major company. I guess my question is how difficult is it to transfer into the Georgetown as an Econ major? Does it look like I have a solid shot? Anything else you'd recommend me doing in the next semester before I apply to increase my chances? Thanks a lot in advance!</p>
<p>Pro tip: edit all your college apps that you’ve simply copied and pasted from one college to another to make sure you have the right college’s name.</p>
<p>Transferring into A&S is generally viewed as more difficult than transferring into one of the land-grant colleges. Have you looked into AEM in CALS?</p>
<p>Just looked into it and seems interesting. Do you think I’d have a shot if I applied as an Applied Economics and Management major?</p>
<p>Your GPA seems to be within range of AEM transfers that I know, so I’d say that you have a “chance.” Finance society will help, along with your entrepreneurial activities. Make sure your essay demonstrates a lot of knowledge of what AEM actually is and why it is the right school for you.</p>
<p>Do you happen to be a resident of New York state?</p>
<p>No I am not. Will that work against me?</p>
<p>isnt cornell aem super hard?</p>
<p>I believe AEM is one of the harder majors to get into. </p>
<p>So my best bet would be to apply as an economics major in the College of Arts and Sciences?</p>
<p>Surely A&S is harder to get into as a transfer, no?
<a href=“http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000156.pdf”>http://dpb.cornell.edu/documents/1000156.pdf</a></p>
<p>I know this data is a bit dated, but I was under the impression that the land-grant colleges still accept way more transfer students than do the endowed ones. That’s definitely the vibe I get on campus today. I wasn’t able to find up to date transfer statistics but I doubt they’ve changed that much.</p>
<p>AEM is a competitive program, no doubt, but I would still think that it’s easier to transfer into CALS than it is to transfer into A&S.</p>
<p>OP, not being from NY will not hurt you, but I do believe it is slightly easier to gain admission to the contract-colleges as a NYS resident as they have some sort of articulation agreement with certain state colleges.</p>
<p>Okay…I guess I’ll have to get more information to figure out which school I would have the best chance of gaining acceptance. Does anyone if there’s any updated information on Cornell’s transfer profile? Also does anyone have any idea how I’d match up with other applicants?</p>