<p>I know my HS stats aren't Cornell caliber (which is why I didn't apply), but i'm wondering what type of GPA I would need to transfer into the B-School for sophomore status. Cornell says they accept 35% of transfers, so I figure it's a 1/3 shot for an average applicant, which i'm not. School is Michigan State.
Also, how do you get into the B-School? Apply during sophomore year? </p>
<p>GPA: ~3.7
SAT: 1300 M+V
College GPA: ???</p>
<p>It's a high stat because of Gauranted Transfers. Regular transfer stats are much lower, and I'm assuming that AEM is hard as ever. I'm not sure about ur chances, it really depends on how you do at Michigan, GL!</p>
<p>lol wow sorry if that sounded harsh, because it wasn't meant to be. I'd say you have a good chance if you can get a really good gpa in college.</p>
<p>Yeah, i'm going to MSU instead of UMich, I don't know how big of a role what college you go to plays in your decision. But I figured it would be very hard, and I didn't really think of the school because of how competitive it would be.</p>
<p>I think the college plays a heavy role.</p>
<p>I was admitted to the Engineering College this fall. I spent my first two years of undergraduate education at Colorado School of Mines (a very difficult engineering school). My stats are low. </p>
<p>College GPA: 3.75
ACT: 26
SAT 2 Physics: 700
SAT 2 Math II: 700
SAT 2 Chem: 670
High School GPA: 3.4</p>
<p>I believe that the only reason I was admitted was because I came from a difficult undergraduate university.</p>
<p>Ya ur ACT's were low so that is probably why (but I'm sure ur not giving urself enough credit in other areas, congrats tho).</p>
<p>That's strange that ur old school (The Colorado one) has a great SAT average but an 89% admit rate (probably not updated, but from CollegeBoard). The applicant pool must be extremely qualified...</p>
<p>It's an 87% admittance rate, and the SAT scores are decent, but not really great or excellent.</p>
<p>In your mind...but I think that that is very large admit % rate for such a great sat score range (which is def is...think about America as a whole, not just Ivy's and such). Really qualified pool or really big college...or maybe a combo...</p>
<p>oops ya typo, meant 87 lol</p>
<p>There is little statistical evidence for my claim that Mines is a difficult school. This is all that I have:
1) "Word on the street" is that students in our class with a GPA > 2.7 are in the top 30%.<br>
2) I talked to the admissions director at the University of Colorado Medical School and he said that a 3.4 GPA at School of Mines was as competitive as a 3.8 GPA at CU Boulder.</p>
<p>For whatever reason the school has clout in Colorado and in the petroleum industry. The only evidence I have for this clout is:
1) My admission into a competitive summer research internship at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. The internship program had ~200 applicants. They admitted 20. 3 are from School of Mines. 1 is a CU Boulder graduate. The rest are from top 25 schools.
2) My admission into Cornell.
3) Job placement: <a href="http://www.mines.edu/stu_life/career/DECEMBER05%20BS%20CHARTS.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.mines.edu/stu_life/career/DECEMBER05%20BS%20CHARTS.pdf</a>
4) Average starting salaries:
<a href="http://www.mines.edu/stu_life/career/Annual%20Report%202005/Main%20Report%20&%20Appendices%20-%20Public.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.mines.edu/stu_life/career/Annual%20Report%202005/Main%20Report%20&%20Appendices%20-%20Public.pdf</a>
Petroleum is hot right now. It is really weird having friends graduate and walk onto jobs making $85,000 a year.</p>
<p>The Princeton Review portrays Mines very accurately. Click here to check it out: <a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/generalinfo.asp?listing=1023752<id=1&intbucketid=&redirect=0%5B/url%5D">http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/generalinfo.asp?listing=1023752<id=1&intbucketid=&redirect=0</a>. If you are too lazy here are some highlights.</p>
<h1>1 Least Happy Students</h1>
<h1>2 Is It Food?</h1>
<h1>2 Class Discussions Rare</h1>
<h1>7 Dorms Like Dungeons</h1>
<p>What students say about student body:
Quintessential Mines students are "very focused on school and obsessed with their grades and academic achievement." Notes one engineer here, "There are lots of valedictorians from high school who have to get a 4.0 or go crazy. No one smiles when walking down the sidewalk." While most are "really willing to work together to learn," they are otherwise "mostly introverts: friendly, but not outgoing." "There are a lot of international students that fit in pretty well" but "not very many ladies." Reports one student, "There is also a strong religious presence at Mines, more than I had expected."</p>
<p>What students say about academics:
The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) focus on math, science, and engineering means that "you come here to be an engineer and make money. You don't come here to party or meet girls." By all accounts, it's a grueling process; as one undergrad put it, "Especially in the lower-level classes, professors make tests and homework as hard and time-consuming as they can." Students report that "CSM's professors are very knowledgeable in their fields," though they also cite problems with the administration's putting "a huge focus on research at the expense of teaching" and some old-school "teachers that have passed their expiration date." This leaves many undergrads with the impression that CSM "is a research facility with unachievable course work assignments." The administration as a whole receives mixed reviews, with complaints centering around "a lack of communication between different departments."</p>
<p>School of Mines is what you make of it. I had a really good time, made great friends, and learned a lot. There are a lot of unhappy students that bring it down though. Regardless Cornell seems like a totally kick ass upgrade! I am still in shock about my acceptance. pihiplyr13, your highschool stats are better then mine. If I can pull off an acceptance, so can you... it just takes a little work and discipline.</p>
<p>Yup, can't go wrong with #4 best campus food as you talk to the friendly and intelligent student's of Cornell :) lol I loved reading those random rankings when they came out.</p>
<p>is it easier to transfer midyear into the spring term from another college, or to complete a year at college and look to transfer for the fall term in your sophmore year ?</p>
<p>I'd assume more spots would be open in the fall, but I have no clue at all lol</p>
<p>I'm awaiting my scores to the sat i took in june, which i'll be getting back this monday, i figured id give it one last try to raise it, right now, my scores are 2050/2400 or 1340/1600 on critical reading and math...I graduated in the top 10 % of my class...I'm going to be attending the university of virginia this fall, however, cornells always been my first choice and i was thinking of trying to transfer...what would be my chances in transfering to the CAS ?</p>