Hey guy, did you guy receive any emails about transferring from other schools beside Cornell?
@maiem1410 I got one yesterday from Amherst College which made me geek out a bit because that’s my dream school.
@exnihilonihilfit I think everybody also got the emails like us. I was also surprised because I love Amherst too.
Yeah, I got one from Amherst as well- as did my other friends who are semi-finalists. Amherst is super friendly towards transfer students from community colleges!
I also got one email from Amherst. Do you guys know if they are trying to send to every semifinalist?
Although I did get an email from Cornell, I did not receive an email from Amherst.
@Mitroyo What does the email from Cornell say? Are they asking you to apply or it is like a application deadline reminder? Just curious. Thanks.
@bainianjun It’s an invitation to sign up for their transfer admissions “social media” website, the first of its kind I’ve personally seen.
https://cornelltransfer.com/
It’s a great place to have your questions answered quickly by admission staff and current transfer students there.
Amherst’s e-mail was basically a reminder of some important dates, and mentions the Foundation.
@bainianjun I’ve copied and pasted the email that I got from them about 3 weeks ago. I also did not apply to Cornell nor did I start the application process when I received this email. I only applied to UC’s but I am now considering applying.
Greetings from Cornell University! We recently received your name from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation and wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you to Cornell!
Cornell University is an institution unlike any other—an Ivy League research university with a public mandate, the only land grant institution in the Ivy League. Our academic programs offer a breadth and depth of study that enables every student to pursue his or her passion, whether in the arts, humanities, sciences, or some combination of these. Truly, anything is possible at Cornell.
It might surprise you to learn that Cornell has a sizeable transfer population – approximately 650 transfer students enroll each year. Transfer students have been an integral part of the Cornell community since the university’s founding. In fact, the first woman graduate of Cornell was a transfer student—Emma Sheffield Eastman, a member of the Class of 1875. Transfers enrich our campus with the diversity of their life experiences, provide leadership to a wide variety of student organizations, and set high standards for achievement in our classrooms, studios, and laboratories.
Information about Transferring
Online Transfer Guide
Transfer Admissions
Transfer Requirements
Costs and Financial Aid
Transfer Live Stream Events
Cornell is strengthened by the presence of transfer students, and we encourage you to continue your studies here. We would be delighted for you to consider Cornell University as the next stop on your academic journey and look forward to answering your questions.
I invite you to contact us, if you have any questions about Cornell University or the transfer process.
Sincerely,
Jason C. Locke
Associate Vice Provost for Enrollment
Cornell University
Any updates on that email from everyone that got it? did it just ask for your Tax info and updates on schools?
Also I’m assuming that all of you work and aren’t dependents on your parents?
@Mitroyo @AGoodFloridian Thank you guys! Wow the invitation for Cornell looks really nice, I hope you will get accepted!
And this is the Amherst’s email that I got:
If your application to the Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship is any indication, you will soon face some extraordinary choices about where to spend your final years of college. With many transfer options available, we hope that Amherst College is among the institutions that captures your attention. Why should you consider Amherst? Here are some great reasons:
Institutional Commitment: Amherst is committed to providing transfer opportunities for high achievingcommunity college students with limited financial resources. Since partnering with the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation in 2006, Amherst has become a national leader among highly selective colleges in offering exceptional academic and scholarship options to community college applicants. In fall 2017, over 60% of our incoming transfer students previously attended community college.
Academic Reputation: Amherst is considered to be one of the top liberal arts colleges in the country. As a student at Amherst, you will be surrounded by some of the most well-rounded and academically accomplished students in the country and some of the nation’s most distinguished teaching faculty. With a student to faculty ratio of 8 to 1 and an average class size of 19, Amherst students can learn in exciting and intimate classroom environments. In addition, our open curriculum and undergraduate research opportunities provide students with a rare level of academic freedom and flexibility.
Diversity: Amherst’s student body is among the most diverse college populations in the country. Amherst students represent over 50 countries, 48 states, and many different family backgrounds. 45% of Amherst students self-identify as U.S. students of color, 23% are low-income college students, and 10% are international students. Additionally, Amherst students participate in over 100 student organizations and 40 academic majors.
Location: Amherst is located in the beautiful, bustling Five College Consortium in Western Massachusetts. Our location is so ideal that four other colleges are located within a ten-mile radius of our campus. Each year, over 30,000 college students live and study in the most active collegiate consortium in the country, making it a dynamic and diverse college community. Students at Amherst College are welcomed and encouraged to enroll in academic classes and extracurricular activities at nearby Smith College, Mt. Holyoke College, Hampshire College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst at no charge.
Financial Aid: Students can graduate from Amherst with no debt. Amherst’s need-based financial aid awards include only scholarship and a work opportunity; under our “no-loan” policy, a student’s full demonstrated financial need is met without packaged student loans. Students can still take advantage of loans if they choose to do so. Last year, Amherst awarded over $53 million in scholarship aid. This year, transfer students received a total of over $2,309,659 in scholarship/grant funds, with an average financial aid award of $56,333 per student.
Future Success: Amherst graduates make attractive candidates to the top graduate and professional schools. The Loeb Center for Career Exploration and Planning assists students in finding career paths, internships, research opportunities and applying to graduate school. Law school and medical school admission rates vary slightly year by year, but on average across the last several years, the acceptance rate for medical school is close to 80% (twice the national average), and for law school it is over 90%.
Additionally, Amherst College offers application fee waivers for any Jack Kent Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship applicant. If you would like to receive an information packet, including our Viewbook and our Financial Aid Brochure, please consider joining our mailing list. To follow up with any questions about Amherst, the transfer application process or to speak with a current Amherst student, please contact us directly. We look forward to hearing from you!
Alexandra Hurd
Associate Dean of Admission
ashurd@amherst.edu
(413) 542-2328
Dale R. Hendricks
Sr. Associate Dean of Admission
dhendricks@amherst.edu
(413) 542-2328
Speaking of universities… What are everyone’s top choice schools and majors?
@“TexasRosé_” , that’s a good topic!
I’ve been going back and forth between electrical engineering and physics for a while now. As for universities, Princeton and Stanford would be at the top of my list for sure. I’m living in Princeton for a few months, there’s nothing quite like it- such a nice town, and the university’s campus is gorgeous.
Those are the far reaches, I’m applying to a couple of in-state options too. Where do you see yourself attending?
@AGoodFloridian both are excellent choices! I wish you the best in getting accepted to your top choices. I have heard that Princeton is so nice! I really hope to relocate to the east coast. There so much opportunity…and amazing universities. 
My top choices are Cornell and Georgetown.
I have a couple of save options in-state as well.
Oh, and my major is accounting. Although, for Cornell, I am applying as an Industrial and Labor relations major.
I’m a Musical Theatre Major, and hope to attend Manhattan School of Music or Marymount Manhattan College. It’s trickier for performing arts majors, since the Ivy Leagues and other competitive research Universities don’t really have the strongest arts programs. I also have to audition for my schools, which is a lot of money, and most good Theatre programs have acceptance rates under 6%.
I am a Computer Science major hoping to transfer to either UC Berkeley or UCLA. Hopefully we all get accepted to where we want to go 
I’m an Integrative Biology major and I hope to transfer to FSU to get my BS. Btw it’s almost APRIL !!!
@“TexasRosé_” That is cool. I plan to do physics and probably minor in astronomy or computer architecture My top choice is Cornell as well but I am applying for a couple of other schools and state schools
I am a nursing major, and my top choices are UPenn and Georgetown.
Hey guys! Another Jack Kent semifinalist coming through, really starting to get worried as well have not heard back since November