Drastic Improvement - transfer

Transfer Students
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<p>Hi, I'm thinking about transferring as a junior. Does drastic improvement on my transcript help? i.e. Freshmen year I had 2 As, 8 Bs, and 2 Cs, but starting from Fall Quarter I have 10 straight A/A+s, so ended with a GPA of 3.5. I was wondering about the chances with NYU and Cornell. Please give me advices! Thanks</p>

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<p>I certainly don’t think it will hurt you. NYU and Cornell are pretty transfer-friendly, so you should be fine if you can explain your performance freshman year.</p>

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<p>^ agreed, but you’ll need a good reason. what’s your prospective major?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the input! My current major is joint math and econ. Is it hard to transfer into Cornell and NYU’s joint math and econ major? : /</p>

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<p>cornell’s, yes, especially since it’s the college of arts and sciences. not sure about at nyu.</p>

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<p>“cornell’s, yes, especially since it’s the college of arts and sciences. not sure about at nyu”</p>

<p>This is mostly true. If you want to have a good shot at Cornell - shoot for a major that lets you apply to CALS.</p>

<p>[CALS</a> Admissions: Majors](<a href=“http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/academic-programs/index.cfm]CALS”>http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/academic-programs/index.cfm)</p>

<p>Applied Economics and Management could fit.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t shoot for AEM because it’s probably as hard, if not harder to get into than CAS Econ. In general, CALS is one of the easier, if not the easiest, college to get into, but AEM is very competitive. </p>

<p>In addition to CALS, I’d also check out the ILR, which has economics and math.</p>

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<p>Would it be possible to transfer from CALS to CAS later on?</p>

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<p>yeah, AEM is just as hard to get into.</p>

<p>it’s possible to internally transfer if you’re already there, but external transfers are usually not allowed to do so without also losing their spot in the last college (so if you’re not accepted to CAS, CALS won’t take you back). another major to think about though is biometry and statistics, which is in CALS. that’s math-y.</p>