Sophomore Transfer to AEM Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hi there,</p>

<p>I'm a freshman right now at a pretty similarly ranked school, Notre Dame, and I'm not too comfortable with the religious/super conservative environment here and would like to transfer to Cornell AEM for next year and was wondering what my odds of getting in look like. My prospective concentration is entrepreneurship.</p>

<p>If it matters, senior year in HS I applied RD to Cornell AEM and was rejected.</p>

<p>Here are my high school/misc stats:</p>

<p>White male from upstate NY</p>

<p>SAT: 2270/1560 superscore- 800 CR; 760 M; 710W</p>

<p>GPA: 3.96 unweighted</p>

<p>Courseload: AP US (5), AP World (5), AP Lit (4), AP Stat (5), AP Euro Hist (5, self-studied)</p>

<p>AP Calc BC (3), AB subscore (4)</p>

<p>Also received the IB Diploma </p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Founder and manager of my own eBay-based business selling supplements for the past 2yrs, Power Seller and Top rated seller. Reason behind my major of entrepreneurship, will be the subject of my EC short essay</p>

<p>Internship at a non-profit regional advocacy group for 5wks this past summer, wrote comparative analysis of differing state policies for grants for historic renovation projects</p>

<p>Internship at a small online-based electric supply retailer during 11-12th grades. Strategized expansion plan into alternative eCommerce platforms</p>

<p>Entrepreneurship Training Program at a local university during junior year of HS- won 3rd in a business plan competition</p>

<p>Entrepreneurship Society (club here at Notre Dame)</p>

<p>Polish Club at ND</p>

<p>In high school- Masterminds (Trivia competition)- won state championship one year, was team captain</p>

<p>College so far</p>

<p>Took both Macroeconomics and Microeconomics at a local public university over the summer and received A's in both.</p>

<p>1st sem (all 100lvl classes):</p>

<p>Philosophy-A
Calc 1 (did not get credit with a 4 in AB)- B+
Theology- B
Psychology- B
Astronomy- A</p>

<p>First semester GPA: 3.47</p>

<p>GPA with the 2 summer courses added in: 3.62</p>

<p>Second semester- predicted midterm grades</p>

<p>History of Modern Philosophy, 300lvl- predicted A-/B+
Intro to the 1st Amendment 200lvl (should fulfill 2nd semester of English requirement)-
predicted A
Fashion Seminar, 100lvl- predicted B
Ecology- predicted A
Business Law 200lvl- predicted A-/B+</p>

<p>I also added a note under the additional info part of the Common app that if the 1st amendment class does not fulfill the 2nd semester of Writing requirement, I will take a sophomore level English class at my local university over the summer, and will also take about 2 more recommended courses (bio and public speaking), so that I will enter with around 60 credits between AP's, ND and outside credits</p>

<p>Thanks for reading and let me know what my odds are and what I could do to improve them!</p>

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<p>Any opinions?</p>

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<p>Your HS records are excellent, and since you’re a sophomore transfer, they will weight them heavily. Your ECs are good (no one can really say much about these). </p>

<p>Your college GPA of 3.47 (or even 3.62) is a little low (you want 3.7+ too feel confident), but I suppose your H.S. record will actually help you with that since it is great. Try to get As for your spring semester and show a good mid term report. </p>

<p>Your essays will matter a lot, work on them well (be honest in your reasons for transferring, don’t just mention prestige). Since you were rejected RD, you really have an uphill battle because your grades dropped as you entered college. But all in all, you have a decent chance with good essays and recommendations.</p>

<p>Edit: Oh and make sure to take all pre-reqs and recommended. Give them little to no reasons to find weakness in your app. The fact that you’re coming from Notre Dame will help a bit.</p>