help please II

<p>I have a guarenteed transfer to Cornell University after two years to the College of Human Ecology and I must acquire a gpa a GPA of 3.3 or higher at a college of my choice. I attended SUNY Stony Brook, and got approximately a 3.2 GPA (16 credits) the first semester in Honors classes (Not Honors College). I really want to go to Cornell next year. I have a lot of AP credits as well (36 credits at Stony Brook - they only accepted 30). I want to apply to Cornell with my guarenteed transfer, but do you think they will accept me with my 3.2 gpa after 1 year?
Thank you.
feedback is much appreciated.</p>

<p>if you're only getting an 3.2 at a SUNY you're going to have a hell of a time at cornell.</p>

<p>thanks
I was in Honors classes and I had extenuating circumstances to deal with during the majority of the semester</p>

<p>pick up your grades second semester and average 3.3 or higher over the 2 semesters and maybe they'll let it slide.</p>

<p>So your saying that I have no chance if I apply now?
What if I talked to my professors and got my grades changed..</p>

<p>3.2 at stony brook...u never gona make it at Cornell, doesn't matter what your extenuating circumstances are....id highly reconsider...if you got into Cornell you should be hands down the smartest person at Stony Brook</p>

<p>getting your grades changed is another story, yeah, that would work.</p>

<p>i'm sorry I came off harsh before; it's just that cornell has a notoriously tough curve in a lot of programs where the mean is curved to a 3.0 or 2.7.</p>

<p>If you get above a 3.3 second semester you can round it out.</p>

<p>I have no idea how admissions will view it but i'd say if you had a 3.2 and then at least a 3.3 the next semester they'd probably overlook it. they're not out to screw you, just to make sure that you'll be able to do well here if they accept you, a challenge you would most likely rise to if they offered you a GT.</p>

<p>but yeah, getting those grades changed would be an easy way around it. best of luck man, and sorry about coming off so harsh before.</p>

<p>yeah i agree too. you probably wont get in with your SUNY GPA. well it will be a different story if you got that from caltech.</p>

<p>if you do get in, be prepared for academics that are much more difficult. </p>

<p>what matters most is your cummulative GPA. If it does not equal 3.3 then your application will be evaluated without the GT, in other words with everybody else that applied. I think the same is true if you got lower than a B in one of your classes with the GT agreement.</p>

<p>So your suggesting that I do not apply now and wait till next year?
I was thinking about that but I dont want to transfer in the Spring.. like it will be tough to do so in the middle of the year..
I really want to apply now and transfer in the Fall.
So what do you suggest?
Thanks</p>

<p>I don't wanna be harsh or anything, but you probably want a higher GPA. I'm not an admissions officer, but I'm pretty sure that Cornell is looking for really competitive applicants, and I feel as though your chances of acceptance would increase if you waited a while and got that GPA up to a 3.4 or higher maybe. Then again, you never can tell with admissions. Best of luck, tho.</p>

<p>If you really did have extenuating circumstances, especially ones not common for a first-year college student (you know the standard ones: loneliness, homesickness, lack of study skills--things like that) then include a letter explaining them.</p>