<p>I'm currently attending univesity in the north (Canada) and am hoping to transfer to Cornell university. I have rather good extra curriculars and am well rounded, but have two MAJOr concerns and would really like to know if i have any chance.
Concern 1:
My college GPA is ~3.4-3.5 for my first term. Will this low GPA destroy my chances?</p>
<p>Concern 2:
Having come from a canadian high school that didn't offer APs, i don't have any AP exams on record. How detrimental is this??</p>
<p>Any and all help is much appreciated, thank you.</p>
<p>You should have mentioned what you are now. Freshman? Sophomore? But considering that you are a sophomore, what is detrimental is your GPA. Otherwise, no one will care for your APs. All in all, they'll probably understand a Canadian not having APs. </p>
<p>You should be more concerned about your GPA. It is not destructive but it is gravely detrimental because schools like Cornell are beyond extremely competitive. How are your other college terms -if there are any- and HS. Can they make up for your 3.4?</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply. I am in my first year of university and have just finished first term. my High school GPA was 3.92 in grade 11 and 3.8 in grade 12. I got 2090 on the SAT I, 770 on Math II, and 700 on Chem. I hope that helps in evaluating.</p>
<p>i think... at least from what others have said and I agree... that the rigor the school your attending in Canada is important. For example a 3.3 from a cc would not bear as much weight as from a top tier canadian univ. But regardless, I see no reason in applying. Firstly, since its only one semester, your strong high school gpa will be in your favor and they wont punish you if our h.s. didnt offer AP (when you send in the h.s report it asks about ap, ib, etc.)</p>
<p>just out curiosity why are your trying to trasnfer? only reason I'm asking is I'm in a similar situation (at a canadian univ. and thinking of transfering to the U.S.)</p>
<p>thanks for the reply baseball_03, what you said raises my hopes a bit. To answer your question is a bit difficult. I really like my current university (which for clarity is relatively high ranking), partularily the setting and social life...but there are some things i believe can be better satisfied at Cornell. To be very specific, my current school doesn't offer certain language courses that i really want to take or continue in (like cantonese which is basically only offered as a course in Cornell (most other schools only see it as a dialect of mandarin and don't give it much creedence)), and, while my school is extremely reputable for its health sciences department, i have found that it lacks support for music, which i had hoped to continue in post-secondary. I'm also going to be candid in saying that i chose Cornell also because of its name and, for me at least, it seems foolish to spend 3x what is costs in canada to go to school in the states unless you get that kind of... bonus. I hope that helps, and sorry for such a long reply. Any other tips from anyone? Input greatly appreciated.</p>