<p>I want to transfer into cornell after finishing an year
at another university.
How hard is it? and does the high school transcript
take a big portion in this transfer application?</p>
<p>what major? what college?</p>
<p>CALS does not require SAT scores for transfers, but I believe they're still looking at HS grades (they did when I applied for transfer). The only difficulty in transferring is if you don't plan. Most colleges will require you to complete certain courses before you transfer.</p>
<p>Thanks dewdrop87 for your good info.</p>
<p>I want to apply for CAS (biology). But it seems like
CAS looks at SAT score. if my SAT is 2050, should
I retake or should apply for college that does not require
SAT, like CALS and human ecology?
Also it says 'submit any external exams liek AP if taken"
does this mean AP scores are required?
Right now what i'm worried about is my HS trnascript
(grades are okay, but not good enough for ivies) and AP scores (not good)
But the freshman year grade at my first university is
the most important factor, right? Should i at least give a try?</p>
<p>Apply to whichever college you like. It's not about just "getting into Cornell" you must also like it. The Biology program in CALS is slightly different from the one in CAS...the CAS one is more liberal arts focused for one thing. Just check it out and then choose.</p>
<p>Well...CAS Bio will be harder to transfer into.</p>
<p>Are you an out of state resident?</p>
<p>A great performance in college will outweigh mediocre high school stats. My HS stats were not great either but I kicked butt in college and I think that helped a lot.</p>
<p>From my personal experience, college completely outweighed my very mediocre high school performance. I was rejected from every school I applied to my senior year. I went to my state university, got a 4.0, did research, got a great recommendation from my research advisor, and wrote an essay that implied I was going to make up for my mistakes in high school. I went from having no chance whatsoever to getting it as a transfer.</p>
<p>damn, so ur attending cornell now dontno?</p>
<p>@ Victorious: </p>
<p>I graduated last May and am now headed to graduate school next Fall. </p>
<p>Is your "damn" referring to the fact that I got rejected from every college I applied to and then somehow got into Cornell as a sophomore? </p>
<p>It takes being almost perfect in college, but it can be done.</p>
<p>That gives me a lot of hope. Thank you! My high school record is pretty mediocre from the start, and I thought that maybe my good junior and senior years would make up for it, but I still got rejected from a majority of the schools i replied to. I will attempt to do the same. How intensely does Cornell still consider your highschool transcript when you apply as a transfer student in your sophomore year?</p>
<p>not really</p>
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<p>what did you major in as an undergrad? what grad school program are you doing?</p>
<p>Admissions to each of the undergraduate colleges are different.
CAS has recently been accepting 14-15% of transfer applicants.
They did require HS transcript, IIRC.
Not being an admissions oficer I can only make presumptions about how CAS would weight them in each case.</p>
<p>Suggest apply to colleges you actually want to attend; not merely an issue of where you get in, but also curriculum/ what you will learn once you get there. For example, do you want to study a foreign language, and take courses in various other areas per CAS distribution requirements? Or do you not. If you prefer a liberal arts education and do not gain admission to Cornell CAS, there are other arts & sciences colleges in this country with good bio programs too.</p>