<p>Is there anyone here doing engineering and hoping to transfer? Just curious, what major are you and what schools are you considering to transfer to? A brief stats would be very helpful. Thanks.</p>
<p>Electrical engineering
first choice is cornell
3.95 with 60+ credits at a CC</p>
<p>Did you finish all the prereqs for your major for Cornell? I know that is a big deal to them.</p>
<p>I have completed all freshman prereqs, however, I am missing 2 courses to complete the sophomre prereqs. Do you think its gonna be a problem? any special reason you think its a big deal to them?</p>
<p>dude...now you got me all nervous...</p>
<p>which ones are you missing?
The most important ones are math physics chem and intro engineering classes. They can be loose with upper division major classes as the courses at your school may not match their curriculum.</p>
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The rigor of classes taken IMO is among the most important factors in admissions to Cornell engineering. As a matter of fact, I believe this is even mentioned for quite a few times on their site.</p>
<p>The only classes my school offers and I havn't done is differntial equations and circuit analysis. IMO I have a very rigor class schedule. For example this semster I have taken:
Structured programming
Calc III
linear algebra
chemistry science II
Physics with calc II (electricity and waves)</p>
<p>total of 20 credits - I have recieved all A's this semster.</p>
<p>However, I have not done even 1 class of intro to engineering. One of the main reasons for that is because I prefer taking those classes at a university.
Also, I have noticed a big diffrence in the course description between my CC and Cornell in the intro to engineering courses</p>
<p>Each class is 4 credits? Linear algebra and programming usually are 3 credits each, but I guess that depends on the school. I'm done with cal I-IV and linear algebra; finished physics in frosh year. As for EE major courses, I've taken a intro to EE class and a programming class, and I am now taking a circuit analysis class and a signal class. For next semester, I think I'll take around 24 credits with 13 credits of EE major courses (the prereqs on that list is the minimum requirement as you probably have noticed, so try to take any and all that you could) and an analysis class with some liberal art classes.</p>
<p>I've heard that having too much credits might be a disadvantage too.
Any truth to that?</p>
<p>I am at CC right know sothe level of engineering classes is very low. My school doesn't even offer signal class. From breifly comparing course descriptions I have found that courses at Cornell (especially the intro to engineering classes) go more in depth and include much more topics than the class at my CC. I could take them, however, it might be a waste of time and money since it won't transfer.</p>
<p>where are you know? whats your GPA?</p>
<p>BTW, did you hear what happened to Cornell ED'ers? </p>
<p>Back to the original question...whos applying for engineering???</p>
<p>I really don't see any truth to taking too much credits would be a disadvantage. I'm in a SUNY now and my GPA for the first year is 3.75, I may raise it to 3.8 or so after this semester.
And there's gotta be more people doing engineering transfers..</p>
<p>Im trying to get into engineering at Stanford.
I got a 4.0 GPA, but the downside is that I'm trying to transfer from DeVRY. I got 51 credits over there and in Janurary I'm starting to go to a CC and going to do 15 units for spring semester. I have also applied to USC. I know my chances arn't that great but I'm trying anyway.</p>
<p>Good luck to you, Swangal... I think you made the right decision about getting out of Devry. I went to Devry (Fremont) for a couple semesters and I was in engineering with 4.0 gpa too. Now, I'm struggling with my science classes in smc (santa monica city college). Devry's classes are a joke compare to my current ones. I'm a bit worry that my 4.0 gpa record from Devry would actually hurt my chance of transfering to my dream schools.</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation as you are, eracer325. I went to DeVry Fremont too and to tell you the truth, I regret every moment of it. Everything is so easy here and the CC I'm going to won't accept my units at all. So I have to start from the beginning. It's very difficult, but I'm going to try my best.</p>
<p>Don't trust those shady institutes. They are all about the money. I saw a story on 60 minutes about these places, they proved its all about the money. In addition, they have absalutely no accreditation.
They showed stories of ppl ending up barried under tremendous amounts of loans for a piece of paper these places call a degree, yet, no respectable buisness will accept their "degrees".
Any CC, no matter how small or crappy it is, will have more credibility than those self procalimed educational institutions.</p>
<p>"Any CC, no matter how small or crappy it is, will have more credibility than those self procalimed educational institutions."</p>
<p>Soooooooooooooooo True!
I feel so stupid that I didn't know this in advance, at least I would have saved myself some valuable time and a lot of headaches about transfering chances....</p>