<p>I cried my eye out last night (until 5 in the morning, so I guess it's not night. And I woke up at 3pm today! Horrible..) thinking about NOT being accepted to Cornell for this year...
Ok.
Here's what happened.
Stupid Stony Brook couldn't put me in BIO 201 with lab, and now my GT requirements are ruined. I'm looking for bio courses with labs in winter session in few colleges (CUNY's are not out yet), and they DO NOT have any, including Stony.
I called Cornell few times, but what they repeatedly said was, the requirements are like a contract and I signed it, so I have duty(?) to fulfill it before this summer, and if I can't do that, I'm basically screwed...</p>
<p>Nobody told me that this stupid bio 150 didn't have lab and was not in sequence. BIO 201 gets filled by seniority and everybody takes it to fill their DEC (it's like, graduation requirement classes) classes.</p>
<p>So I'm just waiting for next year to come and fulfill the requirements and hopefully enter as junior.. Is it really competitive for junior transfers?</p>
<p>Should I write Cornell a heartbreaking letter about how I wanted to go to Cornell so bad, and I'm the first one in my family to enter college, and I still know my middle school teacher (we are like friends, or like, grandmother and granddaughter; she's my mentor) who has Cornellian children and she's willing to write them a great recommendation!? </p>
<p>I know I just have to wait till next year...</p>
<p>Try contacting the head of Cornell transfers. She was the woman who spoke at the CALS transfer seminar. Can't remember her name, but I'm sure someone here can help with that.</p>
<p>I just sent her (Cathy Sheils is her name) the longest e-mail, and I don't even know she will read it.. I should call her if that e-mail is forgotten and went to trash.</p>
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<p>You are a GT student...the only competition you have is yourself. The only thing you need to do is complete your required courses with a B or higher and you're in.</p>
<p>I hate to be tough....but Cathy rarely budges on GT requirements. No e-mail or heartfelt letter about your love for Cornell will help much. GT students are advised to pick their first college carefully...due in part to experiences like yours. I am aware of someone she helped recently...but that was truly an extreme circumstance. Your situation is not extreme. You will most likely get to take your bio course next year if you can't find a winter session class. </p>
<p>I know this is frustrating for you...but you'll make it here. Just complete your other requirements this year and work on bio next year if you can't do it in the winter.</p>
<p>I still won't have GT offer for junior, right? so I still have to compete with other transfer students if I apply next year?</p>
<p>I understand about Cathy. I bet she gets so many e-mails and phone calls. I was only accepted to 2 out of, like, 5 or something, and Stony was the only option with bio. (Colby's bio classes were not ok with Cornell I guess...) And this gives me problem..</p>
<p>Well, I just have to do my best until next year..</p>
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I still won't have GT offer for junior, right
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<p>I'm not familiar with that aspect of GT...I was a regular transfer. If that were case and given your situation...maybe you could have your GT contract extended a year. </p>
<p>I would say that regular transfer admission is much more competitive...regardless of whether you wanted to enter as a sophomore or junior. GTs only need a 3.0 (3.5 for Bio) whereas regular transfers are often in the range of 3.7+</p>