<p>I am raw when it comes to information regarding transfers, but I saw looking on college confidential, and I could have misread the thread, but I thought it said that Cornell automatically accepts students who take a specific path at a specific community college. Does anyone have any information on this program by Cornell? Also, does anyone have a list or know of any other colleges that have similar programs?Is this common?</p>
<p>no. they are more lenient and participate in special programs that will grant you automatic admission, but it’s not like you can just fulfill the requirements and then boom, you’re accepted, because then everyone would do that. look into it more carefully. i know pathways to success is one of them, and you need to get nominated in order to be eligible. </p>
<p>the UCs have a program like the one you’re talking about, but that’s because they’re state schools</p>
<p>Thank you. This definetely seems like something to read in to…Do you have to be a california resident to take advantage of the program? I take it this even includes Berkeley and UCLA.</p>
<p>Generally you will see “transfer agreements” between community colleges and 4 year universities within their own state. Sometimes there will be transfer agreements with 4 year private schools out of state but it isn’t common. A transfer agreement is where you take a set curriculum of courses at the 2 year and with over a certain gpa are generally guaranteed entry into the 4 year the agreement is with.</p>
<p>If there is a specific 4 year you are interested in going to but don’t feel you have any chance of applying as a freshman and want to go the CC route, consider calling that 4 year and asking what 2 year colleges they have transfer agreements with. If they don’t have any transfer agreements then go to a decent CC that will allow you to take all of the classes necessary so that you could transfer in as a junior to the 4 year having completed all of the pre-requisites necessary for the major you want to apply for.</p>
<p>I know NYU has CCTOP, a program that’s offered at certain NY community colleges. BUT your intended major has to be something within the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. There’s a lot of requirements and you have to be nominated by a faculty member. </p>
<p>[Eligibility</a> Requirements - Future CCTOP Students - NYU Steinhardt](<a href=“NYU CCTOP”>NYU CCTOP)</p>
<p>Up until a few years ago in California there were ‘guaranteed transfer admissions’ program agreements between the California community colleges and the CSUs and many of the UCs. With the tanking of the finances in California, many if not most the CCC to CSU guaranteed programs have been suspended and the same with CCC to UC. </p>
<p>This does NOT mean that CSUs and UCs aren’t taking a lot of qualified transfers students from CCC… it just means the guaranteed part isn’t there anymore. In other words, the squeeze is on and the CCC students are having to compete for a less spots. It also means that students are less likely to get into popular campuses (Chico State, SJSU, Cal Poly for the CSUs; Davis, Berkeley, UCLA etc for the UCs) and the transfers with only moderate GPAs may end up having to take the leftovers like CSUMB or UC Riverside and UC Merced. Those who have tanked their GPAs completely are going to be completely shut out.</p>
<p>For the time being, CCC students who are able to maintain GPAs of 3.3+ will still be able to get into their CSU of choice. And CCC students who are able to achieve 3.7+ will have a good shot at the mid-level UCs. All GPAs guestimated but should hold true.</p>
<p>^ not true at all. </p>
<p>You can guarantee your way into all but Berkley and LA. Also, it depends on your major, but a 3.3 isn’t necessary for a CSU, and a 3.7 isn’t necessary for a UC. Again, depends on your major, if you’re implying for an impacted major like poli-sci or engineering, you should definitely strive for at least a 3.7. But for other majors, a 3.5 is pretty sufficient, of course as long as your grade trends, personal statement, and ECs are solid. And for TAG (the guarantee program for all of the other UCs), you just need a 3.0. Go to the UC transfer forums if you want more info.</p>
<p>^You can add UCLA to that list as well. TAP = 90 percent chance of getting in. Only way you don’t is seriously messing up the contract.</p>
<p>thanks to everyone whos posted so far…all of you have definetely saved me a lot of time researching all of this. I will definetely look into the agreements between these community colleges and the UC system.</p>
<p>Actually I just looked up TS’ claim and it is true, Cornell has a guaranteed transfer admission program. Unfortunately for most CC posters, it is severely limited to Agricultural and Life Science majors + only a select community colleges offer it.</p>
<p>Interestingly enough, my major is listed under the CALS department after reading this again. Previously I thought it was only for agriculture majors (missed the Life Science part). I really wish I would have known about this a year ago. Maybe it’s not too late?</p>
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<p>[CALS</a> Admissions: Transfer Agreements](<a href=“http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/transfer/agreements.cfm]CALS”>http://www.cals.cornell.edu/cals/prospective/admissions/transfer/agreements.cfm)</p>
<p>Transferkid, CA is actively looking for Out of State kids, but understand how expensive the proposition is. You will pay OOS tuition for all years at both the CC and the UC. Not sure what that adds up to at the CC (and rent in CA is very expensive), but the UC portion will cost you over $50K/yr by the time you get there and they won’t give aid besides what you can get if you qualify from the government.</p>
<p>Hmom5 is right in that if you are going the CC route if at all possible try to do it where ever you would have in state tuition. If you do not live in the state of the University/s you are targeting then consider going to the cheap CC in state and plan out a 2 year curriculum that will hopefully give you an associate degree as well as transfer options to the schools you wish to attend. Then just rock that GPA and get involved in leadership roles/EC’s so you are a competitive transfer candidate.</p>
<p>thanks forget and kulakai. Does anyone know if it would be worthwhile to earn an associates before transfering, even if I do not plan on using the degree.</p>
<p>you missed this part in the cornell thing:</p>
<p>“Due to enrollment limitations, guaranteed transfer admission cannot be granted.”</p>
<p>exactly what i’m talking about. just cause you fulfill those requirements doesn’t mean you’re automatically admitted.</p>
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<p>No, I didn’t. It gives the majors that are guaranteed admission and majors that aren’t guaranteed admission.</p>
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<p>@transferkid - If it means you need to spend extra time at your CC to get it then it might not be worth it. If you can get the Associate degree at the same time as taking all the classes you need to transfer to the schools you want to go to then by all means get it. I took a crazy amount of classes in order to do both since I dropped out of high school many years ago and it meant a lot to me to receive some sort of degree and be able to speak at commencement :P</p>
<p>Usually your in state transfer agreements will be setup so that when you get your associate degree, you will have taken all of the required classes to transfer into the state 4 year university. That is how it works in the state I’m in yet I took a bunch of classes on top of those to be ready to transfer out of state.</p>