<p>lets say you get rejected/ wait-listed when you apply to cornell in senior year and it is ur first choice.. u go to another college( which colleges does cornell like?) and then apply for transfer.. despite doing good first year of other college, what other things can u do to maximize ur chances of getting in cornell?</p>
<p>Get a good letter of rec from your college advisor, maintain a 3.6+ (depending on major), get involved at your college and make sure that in your essays you are able to clearly communicate why/how continuing your undergraduate education at Cornell is best for you.</p>
<p>are there any specific colleges cornell is more likely to accept you from?</p>
<p>I don't think so....although many CALS transfers seem to come from SUNY school/are NYS residents.</p>
<p>dewdrop, Does the CALS actively give preference to NYS residents or does the fact that there are so many NYers just reflect the applicant pool?</p>
<p>I know the Dean of CALS likes the adcom to keep the CALS student body 60% NYS to 40% non-NYS. However...I think the large number of SUNY kids coming in is just due to the fact that a lot of NYS residents apply for transfer. </p>
<p>But...if you are a highly qualified non-NYS resident you should definitely apply.</p>
<p>^ I'm applying to CALS this year as a bio sciences major. Am I correct in assuming that I will be held to more rigorous standards than a NY resident with comparable qualifications? (I'm an IL resident)</p>
<p>Yes. CALS requires a minimum 3.5 for Biological Sciences transfers. However, most of my friends who came in as Bio majors had 3.8+</p>
<p>Just be sure to use your essays to explain why you want CALS/Bio and not CAS/Bio. Good luck!</p>
<p>I'm also thinking of transferring to Cornell CAS or CALS as a sophomore Bio major for the Fall 2009 semester.
Currently I'm trying to decide between two very different schools for my freshman year: Whitman College (a small, liberal arts college in Washington, strong academics but not the strongest Bio program/opportunities for research) and the University of Colorado at Boulder (large research university...I would be in the Honors program there but I'm worried that the academics won't be challenging enough for me).</p>
<p>Does anyone have any advice as to which school would be a better choice to go to as a freshman before transferring to Cornell?</p>