Perfect GPA At Cornell Any Transfer Chance?

[Di2017]

Title says it all, I am on the pre-med track and have worked really hard to maintain a perfect GPA. I’m a sophmore, I am a member of 6 Cornell clubs (leadership roles in two but I don’t really want to give away who I am), I also published a cancer paper last year…
I know that all sounds great but I graduated HS with only a 3.8 unweighted GPA and 33 ACT. Any chance?

[gibby]

http://admissions.yale.edu/transfer

Transfer candidates should also have particularly compelling and well-defined academic reasons for wishing to attend Yale.

Wanting to leave one’s current school is not a sufficient argument for admission to Yale. Transfer candidates should explain in their application essays how studying at Yale would give them an educational opportunity particular to their interests that could be experienced nowhere else.

So, what academic reasons do you have for transferring from one great ivy to another? What educational opportunities does Yale offer you that you cannot find at Cornell? Your chances directly depend upon how well you can answer these questions, rather than your GPA or co-curriculart activities.

[racketnet]

@Di2017 I agree with Gibby. You need a strong and reasonable reason for wanting to transfer to Yale. What would Yale offer in terms of preparing you for med school more so than Cornell? Speaking as physician, obviously both have outstanding premed programs. You already have a perfect GPA, and are probably comfortable at Cornell with their resources. You will be taking the MCATs for med school admission either next year or the year after, depending if you wish to apply to immediately matriculate after college, or have a gap year. If you are unhappy at Cornell and wish for a new environment, then you should look elsewhere. However, if you are happy at Cornell, there is no reason to transfer. Medical schools are quite savvy as to the levels of difficulty at colleges, and know both have outstanding premed programs and opporunities. You may wish instead to consider applying to Yale School of Medicine with your Cornell undergraduate records. Ultimately, whether you decide to transfer or not will not matter when applying to medical school. What matters is what you got out of your undergraduate education to prepare you for medical school and thereafter.

[love2cheeses]

@Di2017 Could you tell me why you prefer Yale pre-med over Cornell pre-med?

[Smargent]

I concur with @racketnet. It makes far more sense to simply finish your premedical studies at Cornell (where you are obviously doing quite well) and apply (as an extremely strong candidate, if your MCAT score is good) to Yale Med.