<p>Hi,
I was wondering what my chances at transfering to cornell human ecology for my sophomore year are.
attending: Carnegie Mellon University
college gpa: 3.5
high school gpa: 3.2 uw, 3.7 w
sat: 2000</p>
<p>high school ec's
Eagle scout
organized blood drive
science fair awards</p>
<p>college ec's
medical mentors</p>
<p>im gonna add. i went to a tough private high school too and took 8 AP's.</p>
<p>When transferring from one great university to another, you need a compelling reason such as a family crises situation that requires you to be close to home. Can't give chances without knowing reason for transfer. Did you apply to Cornell last year?</p>
<p>I dont have a compelling reason such as family crisis. I just really dont like carnegie mellon that much. It does not offer the program I want. I want to study health care but carnegie mellon only offers biology or economics. Also, socially, carnegie mellon has been disappointing.</p>
<p>Those are good reasons which just need some polishing in their articulation. The really good news is that Cornell is accustomed to accepting lots of sophomore transfers as they have a guaranteed transfer option for many who applied for freshman admission. Only stress positive reasons for transfer; write nice statements about CMU--nothing negative other than that CMU does not offer the major in your intended area of study. Cornell is a great university with lots of social options. Good luck!</p>
<p>they have a guaranteed transfer option for people who were accepted as freshman but did not choose to go?</p>
<p>Not quite as you wrote. Basically those given the "guaranteed" transfer option were not admitted to the freshman class even though they applied; rather they were offered a place next year in the sophomore class provided that they satisfactorily completed their freshman year at another accredited school. This takes care of any freshman to sophomore year attrition. Remember that Cornell is the only public and private school in the U.S. Possibly Cornell, as a partially publically funded university, feels obligated toward New York students--I don't really know why, but Cornell does offer the guaranteed transfer option to many applicants.</p>