@hihodiddlyo
yea… I dont want to be rude but I’m a little annoyed at Cornell for the paper work problems (I had another school i applied to that was transfer friendly and had a lot of paper work to be sent and they did everything really quickly)… I am still "missing’ 3 items.
That’s sort of why I gave up hope in Cornell…this process has been too stressful and it will hurt so much that i put in all my time into this just to get rejected so why not accept it…
Oh oops. i tohught this was 2016 fall transfer thread. awks…
Has anyone heard back about their GT yet?
For everyone applying TO HumEc. Is it possible to be rejected if you met all the requirements? I got a TO this year (senior right now) and I am not sure if this is guaranteed (conditional based on requirements of course) cause the letter is super confusing and slightly vague about it.
TO = transfer option
If you hit the GPA requirement and class requirements you will be admitted. It’s essentially a conditional acceptance. So yes, it is guaranteed if you meet their specified requirements. Quite frankly if you can not maintain a 3.0 or 3.5 (aem or HE) GPA as a freshman it’s not surprising that an Ivy League university wouldn’t accept the student.
Based on last two years GTs should start seeing acceptance emails in the next few days through end of April.
Hi I know I’m like a year late but I hope the Facebook group is still a thing! If so can someone please send me the link !
My D just received an “informal” acceptance email - said letter will be sent early next week. She will be a
Sophomore transfer in ILR. She had a TO.
A lot of kids go to CC but, if you can afford it, I would recommend going to a school that you can see yourself staying at in case you don’t meet the TO requirements.
Had an older CC handle, but seems am unable to use it and had to create a new one. Wanted to say CALS GT decisions seem to have been issued. Well, at least our kid’s decision/email offer was received this a.m. Also wanted to answer a prior question. The requirements do differ based on college and major. For example, the TO letter for CAS is worded such that it is not guaranteed. The CAS letter gives the requirements to be ‘competitive’. Definitely not a guarantee.
@Alix204 and/or @massmomof1
Hello. First, congratulations!
I would like to know if Cornell has confirmed whether or not the courses your child took will transfer? If so, were all or most courses accepted to transfer? I received a class of 2020 CALS Transfer Option.
Thank you.
Cornell has not yet officially confirmed that classes will transfer - but my D was in contact with the ILR transfer admissions person several times re: courses. Recommended classes were described in email - and my D sent syllabi for courses she planned to take and the transfer admissions person would review them and let her know whether or not they would match the recommended classes. As a result, I believe all of her classes will transfer and meet requirements.
It is a really good idea to keep in touch with your transfer admissions person – at least in ILR he was extremely helpful and encouraging.
The TO is a real thing - although they have removed the word “guaranteed” from the notification, it is pretty much guaranteed if you meet the requirements in your notice. I’ve even heard that there is some leeway - but if it were me, I would work to meet the requirements.
Thank you! That information is very helpful. I will contact the CALS transfer admission counselor regarding classes like your D did. 
Accepted today to CALS AEM.
Similarly, our kid was also in touch regularly with the transfer admissions officer. Cornell’s website says it takes upwards 10 days to get a preliminary credit evaluation, and that it only applies to courses that were already completed. Since they don’t evaluate any current classes [most spring sessions are still in progress at this date], then it is a little early to be concerned about it. Still, I would expect all the credits to transfer since the frosh year is at a highly respected college notorious for grade deflation.
Cornell does seem to give some leeway on the course requirements; likely depend on the exact circumstance. Note that grades from the first college do not go toward your Cornell GPA. To be candid, I would be okay even if Cornell denied credit to some courses already taken. Even if you retake the same exact course at Cornell, guaranteed there are always new areas to learn.