<p>my friend last year applied ED, got deferred and then a guaranteed transfer. he said that after 1 year in another college, he is guaranteed 3 at cornell</p>
<p>are guaranteed transfers only given to certain ED students?</p>
<p>Yeah, only certain people who cornell feels are qualified, but they just don't have room for them, are given a guaranteed transfer as long as their GPA is above a 3.0.</p>
<p>This can be an extremely good deal. You could go to a community college for a year, save tons of money, and then go to cornell the next year. I know someone who did this, and it worked out really well for her.</p>
<p>Or. . .you could go to a second choice school, but I have a feeling many get attached to their second choice school and choose not to leave anyway. </p>
<p>The only thing that sucks if that you're GPA will not transfer. . . so if you have a good GPA, you're starting all over again. But still a pretty good deal.</p>
<p>thanks for the info, but my question wasnt answered</p>
<p>yeah, they're only given to a handful of students who applied to either HumEc, CALS, and ILR.</p>
<p>When I asked the admissions two years ago and they told me they gaurantee admissions for students that usually live in rural farming areas qualify for Cornell, but need a year of learn more from another college to compensate for their lack of certain opportunities. But, I don't know the answer to your question.</p>
<p>Cornell wont tell you this, but the GT something that New York State makes Cornell do to increase enrollment for the land-grant schools. Cornell cannot accomodate any more freshmen, so the GT is a way to increase enrollment w/o having to provide housing for new freshmen. The administration at Cornell really doesn't like the GT. NY State cares more about putting its residents into an elite college (regardless of over-enrolling), while Cornell cares more about smaller class sizes and a more diverse class. I believe that the GT is only granted to new york state residents ... I have yet to see otherwise!!</p>
<p>How much of Cornell's endowment is contributed by NYS? I wonder if somehow it is more beneficial for Cornell to fully privatize.</p>
<p>theres no reason to privatize outside of increasing its prestige</p>
<p>well, NYS is being a little ***** and riding along side Cornell's prestige. New York State covers just around 40% of the tuition for in-state residents. This number has been dropping over the years, the state used to cover alot more. I also think that the state should remove Cornell's name from the SUNY colleges guidebook. No, Cornell is not a SUNY school, Cornell does not have to put up with any of the regulations imposed on SUNY schools, and students have to apply to Cornell University, not the SUNY headquarters like every school in the system. </p>
<p>There's been talk that cornell will fully privatize, and i do support this. I'm not sure how it would affect prestige (I mean, it's still cornell after all) but it would significantly diversify the class. For instance at ilr over 50% of the students are from long island. Not very diverse, it's a little annoying to be able to walk into a lecture hall, pick a random person and bet $50 on the fact that they're from Long Island and have a legitimate shot at winning the bet. Privatizing would also allow Cornell to admit fewer students for a decreased acceptance rate and a lower student to faculty ratio. </p>
<p>It's nice having a tuition break, but IMO NY State should get out. I know for certain that a bunch of administrators also think so.</p>
<p>part of the appeal of the humec,agls,ilr is the tuition break for new yorkers</p>
<p>if they privatize, dont you think that more people who would normally apply to these schools would instead apply to college of arts and sciences?</p>
<p>i see your point that these schools arent very diverse, but i always thoguht that was because most people who apply to these schools are from in state</p>
<p>Also, if Cornell is forced to accept a certain number of in-state applicants annually, I doubt that all of the accepted applicants are as qualified as Cornell would like them to be.</p>
<p>It's also a bit strange that 1/3 of all Cornellians are New Yorkers.</p>
<p>also keep in mind that NYS is one of the smartest in the country, it has high populations at most top schools</p>
<p>A friend of my daughter (and fellow Minnesotan) was given a guaranteed transfer three years ago in Human Ecology. It was an interesting opportunity, and not quite as hurtful as being denied completely. She started at Wash. U., however, liked it, and has continued there.</p>
<p>Cornell was NOT in the SUNY guidebook this year. Just to respond to gomestar's post above.</p>
<p>To respond to fusgemaster's post--All the NYS residents have to do the same things any other applicant does. Most other schools simply diversify their student body, whereas Cornell must meet their land-grant quota.</p>
<p>it was actually mentioned in the SUNY guidebook, and on their website...</p>
<p>I think it's pretty asinine that the SUNY system lists Cornell's land grant institutions on its website. I guess it's of little consquence to me though; I'm in CAS '10.</p>
<p>ur wrong everyone,</p>
<p>i know ppl that have gotten CAS guaranteed transfers, ask Sparticus about this too, he knows a few as well</p>
<p>i know someone from California who got this as well as someone from Texas, both went to my summer camp</p>
<p>i have a guaranteed transfer to cornell human ecology
they have requested in the letter that i have to maintain a gpa of 3.3 or better
my current gpa is 3.1 in honors classes at my current university
if i apply with my guarenteed transfer with my current gpa, do you think cornell would give me some sort of leeway or weight - since i took honors classes, etc..
thanks</p>
<p>well, ok then, the majority of GT's are reserved for NYS residents in the state-assisted schools. This was the whole point of creating the GT. I'm guessing they sprinkle a few out of staters in there to make it look better and more "inclusive" though it was NY state's idea and is really ment to benefit its residents. The vast majority of my friends transfered into Cornell as well, and of all the people i know who transfered 90% had a GT and 100% of these are from new york and 100% of these are in either ilr, humec, or cals.</p>
<p>gomestar, are you answering my question? sorry, i just honestly didnt understand if you were trying to help me?..
thanks tho
so you think i will be accepted with my GT even though i have a gpa of 3.1 in honors classes..</p>