<p>Someone from my D1’s grade was offered GT to Cornell. She was very certain she wanted to go to Cornell, even though she was accepted to some other good schools. She decided to go to Rutgers for one year (saved a lot of money), followed Cornell’s requirements, and transferred this year as a sophomore. </p>
<p>Cornell’s GT requirements are pretty strict and GPA that’s needed is not low. For this girl there was a danger of not meeting GT requirements, and end up at Rutgers instead of other “better” schools she’s turned down. For that reason, our friend’s son chose CMU even though he thought he wanted to go to Cornell as a GT. He ended up liking CMU and is staying there.</p>