<p>Hello everyone im a senior in high school rite now.</p>
<p>i got accepted to both Michigan State University and Syracuse.
Initially I planned to go to MSU. So I turned in my residence applciation and fee n everything..however nwo that i think about it im not too sure..
I dont have a REAL preference for either school but on last years gourman report for
HOTEL/RESTAURANT Management MSU was number three and Syracuse was about 7 or 11 or 12.</p>
<p>I really don't know. I know Syracuse is the bigger name and all but for the majors MSU ranked higher..
However what I really wanna do is transfer to Cornell. but thats another story.
I dont have much time left please help!</p>
<p>Or Would it be easier to do really well at MSU and transfer to Cornell? I really dont nkow the curriculum difficulty or much for either school. Just the rankings.. </p>
<p>i really dont have a personal preference.
I just need assistance in choosing in terms of these standards.
. .
Chance for me to do well and transfer to cornell possibly.
Get more out of learning for restaurant management.
Just overall better conditions for myself and my future.</p>
<p>Competition would probably be less stiff at MSU, and when it came time to transfer to Cornell, you could play the I-hate-the-Midwest card. If you're at Syracuse, what excuse are you going to come up with to justify a transfer to Cornell? Can't use the I-find-arrogant-New-Yorkers-to-be-insufferable excuse...</p>
<p>Go to MSU. If you plan on transferring, why pay 40k at Syracuse when you could spend 20k at MSU. I mean, if you don't even plan on graduating from the school why go to the more expensive one.</p>
<p>Another thing you might want to consider is NOT majoring in Hotel/Restaurant Mgmt at MSU or Syracuse, to disguise the fact that you had this sort of sneaky plan all along when you apply to Cornell. I'm guessing the Ivy admission people are really tired of applicant who have planned all along to get into their schools by the back door.</p>
<p>oh wow i didnt know about this..i never thought about having "excuses". This whole time I thought it was fine to simply transfer to another school if i wanted? wow now i haveto think about what to write later on...</p>
<p>well tuition is not a factor for me so when i think of which place to go it's not a worry. I just need to know which place will help me successfully transfer to cornell. and which place is just best for me..if i stay there?</p>
<p>thanks guys.</p>
<p>oh yeah one more thing does it matter how high the schools are on the ladder? for example if i go to syracuse and do really well, and go to MSU and do really well..do i have a better chance to get in from SU?</p>
<p>It depends on your reasons for wanting to transfer into Cornell.</p>
<p>BTW, how are you so sure that you want to transfer even when you have not experienced either Syracuse or MSU? Just curious.</p>
<p>Reputation of the colleges/universities does not matter so much as having valid reasons for transfer, great grades and extra curricular activities that show you are involved. As to the latter, it might be a smidge easier to get involved and have leadership positions at Syracuse (not quite so big as MSU).</p>
<p>Did you get accepted to either of the Honors programs? That might also help.</p>
<p>It is "fine" to transfer--you don't necessarily have to have a rock-solid "excuse." But I'd imagine it's very competitive to transfer to Cornell, and you might need any advantage you can get. It would seem that Syracuse and Cornell are so similar in a lot of ways--upstate New York, private, similar size, similar costs, etc., that trasferring from Syracuse to Cornell would appear to sharp admissions people to be a blatant prestige-grab. I'm just concerned that if you go to Syracuse, you might find yourself trying to answer an admissions essay called "Why Cornell?" and you'd be stumped for an answer that doesn't sound fishy.</p>