You may be right – certainly my experience has been that the intro level classes are the weed out classes. But then the question still remains as to why Cornell still guarantees to accept a certain number of transfers from CC. Is it only to appease the state in their land-grant mission? I honestly have no idea; everything I’ve said so far has been speculation, but it’s all stuff I’ve wondered before so I’m glad you made a thread about it. I, too, would love to hear from anyone who has experienced this transfer process first-hand and has already completed a semester or two (or who has already graduated) from either Cornell or a similar college with this type of guarantee.