<p>The GT deadline is approaching!!!
I noticed that some of you did not receive a application status link because of various reasons, so I thought I should post the new announcement Cornell has in its website.</p>
<p>*"Cornell is currently receiving a very large volume of transfer application materials. We are devoting our efforts toward getting transfer applications processed and sent to selection committees for review. Please note that upon receipt of your application and supporting documents, it can take 2-3 weeks to process your application materials.</p>
<p>At this time, we are unable to respond to phone calls or email inquiries about application materials. We ask that you not send duplicate copies of your application materials. We will notify you in early April if we are missing materials from your application and will provide you with an opportunity to submit those materials.</p>
<p>Please visit this web site again after April 7th for an update. Thank you for your patience and understanding."*</p>
<p>WTC - thanks for posting that info. Has anyone been given application status link yet? It is hard for me to be waiting here w/o hearing back from Cornell at all. Not even an email for application confirmationâŠAlso, does anybody know if GT decisions (ILR) will be given to us even if we did not receive application status link or any emails from Cornell at all?? Or, should I contact someone, esp. Ian?? Thanks.</p>
<p>WTCâThanks for posting that. Is that note on your status page, or on a webpage that everyone should be able to see? My S hasnât received anything about a link to a status page, and he sent in his application materials awhile ago now. Heâs not ILR, though. </p>
<p>Did everyone survive the midterm process? How are you all doing?</p>
<p>grantortueâI hope you will let us know your RD resultsâand good luck! If you end up with a GT, I still think thatâs a very good outcome and would highly support a decision to follow through with it if youâre sold on Cornell! As you can tell from reading this board, itâs stressful, but itâs also possible!</p>
<p>Havenât heard back from Cornell⊠and I sent in all application material a while ago (including midterms form); should probably be expecting some sort of an e-mail within the next few weeks.</p>
<p>Dr_Mom, glad to hear the midterm went well for your son!</p>
<p>Dr. Mom - The note is on the app status page which requires log on. I did survive the mid term process. I only need a 3.2 and no grade below C. My cumulative is much higher than that so I am not worried. If nothing goes wrong, I am guaranteed to Cornell after the long wait.</p>
<p>Delivery_man and diehldun- I think Cornell sent me an app status link only because I applied to arts and sciences. Maybe different colleges have different policies.</p>
<p>Still, I cannot decide if I want to stay at UVA or transfer to Cornell. I think I wonât decide until I receive the financial aid letter.</p>
<p>diehldunâGlad to hear youâve got in all your paperwork and are now just waiting to hear back. It could be as late as late April or early May, I think. ILR might be different, though; maybe earlier. Good luck, and be sure to let us know when you hear!</p>
<p>WTCâI forgot you were still deciding whether or not to leave UVA; itâs a great school. Financial aid is certainly an important factor in this decision. Let us know what you do! Thanks for answering my question about the status pageâI think youâre right that different colleges probably do things differently and maybe everyone doesnât get that link.</p>
<p>grantortueâYou may hear back about your RD before any of the GTs here get their transfer decisions back. Thanks for letting us know how it goes for you! </p>
<p>My S has in all of his paperwork now, too, so weâve also gone into the waiting game. Sounds like these next few weeks will also be an awkward time with housing and pre-registration deadlines for fall at your current colleges coming up. GTs certainly have to be able to walk between 2 worlds! </p>
<p>Hi everyone, I am new here. I am also a GT student, however, on my letter it says âTransfer Optionâ. Yet on my online decision, it says GT. Are GT and TO the same thing?</p>
<p>My finals are this week and I will be sending in the transcript when all the grades are filed, as per Ianâs instructions. While it does look like Iâll be pulling off good grades, Iâm still way nervous about that B- last quarter. I guess all I can do at this point is focus on those finals and wait!</p>
<p>As for the walking between two worlds thing, I totally agree. Every week somebody asks me if Iâm going to stay here next year or not. On top of GT forms, I had to fill out second-year housing applications, financial aid forms, major declaration, etc. It certainly is awkward. </p>
<p>I have not yet received any response from ILR regarding an application status link. Hopefully in a few weeks?</p>
<p>hahaâŠyeah it is awkward. I had to create a schedule and shell out $100 for my sophomore room selection and pretend in general that nothing was going on, which was hard since I was on the swim team and also had to have my end of season meeting the coach to plan my goals for the following season.</p>
<p>Good luck to all you GT/regular transfer people!!!</p>
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<li><p>Does Cornell always send an email anyways whether you got accepted or not on march 31st?</p></li>
<li><p>Letâs say you want to change your major greatly from what you originally applied for. Can you change the major you get GTed into, or do you have to transfer into the major you applied for and then change it once youâre at Cornell?</p></li>
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<p>I donât think that weâll be hearing back by March 31. We could end up being surprised, but I was under the impression that weâd hear back some time between mid April and early May.</p>
<p>As long as the major that you want to switch to is within the same college that you applied to, Iâd just call the college and let them know what your situation is. Theyâll help you figure out the best solution. :)</p>
<p>MuffinzzâWelcome to the GT board. Are you talking about a letter you received from Cornell a year ago, or just now (will you be class of 2011 or 2012?) Maybe you could write the sentence from your letter in here that says âTransfer Option.â Iâm remembering my Sâs letter said GT specifically and came with a packet of information about the GT, in particular.</p>
<p>opefulâI canât remember when they said the housing/dining stuff would come. Since decisions should be out by early May, Iâm guessing maybe something like early June???</p>
<p>chrisfk & dewdrop87âI think it is smart to protect yourself in your current program by moving forward with all their fall pre-scheduling, housing, etc. until you get that acceptance letter from Cornell and your final grades for this semesterâhave the whole thing locked up, in other words. We did check on the housing deposit at my Sâs current college, and they told us weâd get it back. We didnât mention transferring yet, just âif he didnât want on-campus housing after all next year, would we get the deposit backâŠâ That kind of thing. Itâs very strange for our S, especially since his course track is out of whack at his current school by needing to take Cornellâs required courses. Some of the courses heâs taken this year would not be required for the same major where he is now, so heâs off their cycle. It should make for an interesting advising session when he goes back from spring break! He did tell his advisor, though, of his GT, so hopefully, things wonât get too strange. The best thing would be if the advisor could sign him up for the classes heâd need to get back on track for their school if the GT falls through. Iâm not sure what his roommates are going to do about keeping him (or not) in their housing group. They know his plans, but they also know that he wonât know for sure if heâs withdrawing for awhile yet. 2 worlds! 2 worlds! </p>
<p>Wonât it be nice to finally be at one college with one diploma as your goal? A couple of more months of this stuff, GTs! Seems like youâll all know what youâre doing by mid- to late May at the very latest (when your final grades come in). Hang in there!</p>
<p>california_loveâIâm not sure about changing majors within the GT program. One of the drawbacks I can see to that would be that the preparatory coursework (the college courses Cornell requires you to take at your current college to transfer) is selected according to your intended major, (at least thatâs the way it works for the GT program in certain colleges within Cornell). So, you may or may not have the required preparatory coursework from your previous college to move in to the new major youâd like to transfer into at Cornell. Do you see what I mean? Also, like indigo says, it might also depend on if your change of major requires a change of college at Cornell. Best to ask your admissions counselor.</p>
<p>Cali: Depending on what major youâd like to switch to, the courses youâve taken so far and the college your new major is inâŠit could be difficult to switch majors. I have a friend who entered as a Bio major in CAS and at the end of his junior year switched to human biology in HumECâŠit will difficult but he will be graduating on time. When I came to Cornell I switched to a new major and had many courses to takeâŠbut I did it (granted I had a few 21 credit semesters).</p>
<p>Speak with admissions folks now and get their advice. If switching is feasible, make sure you get on that right when you come to Cornell. Good luck!</p>