<p>So I just went to orientation at BU and to be honest I really didn't like it. I can't fathom having to spend 4 wonderful years of my life there. I was waitlisted at Cornell for ENG and would love to be accepted as a transfer. I can't believe that no one made it off of the ENG WL this year. (<em>insert really sad and depressed face</em>)</p>
<p>Anyway, could someone give me advice about their experience going through the difficult task of having to transfer into Cornell? What is the process like (details please)? What do you think put you over the edge and made the admis. committee give you a second look if you were WL first? </p>
<p>Any additional advice is fine too...so don't feel that you have to limit yourself!
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I agree that the most important thing you can do is get a high GPA - it’s the most important factor that will be considered in the transfer admissions process.</p>
<p>Hey, I can give you a little insight into the world of transferring. It sucked hard. But if its something you want badly enough, you can do it. I don’t think you need to have a perfect gpa, even though it may help, I think Cornell wants to see that you will be the right fit for the school. Even though I applied to ILR and you are applying for engineeering, I think the process is no different. I knew that everybody applying would have a good gpa, so I spent extra time trying to prove to Cornell that I really wanted to be there. And the way I did this was in two ways. First was the Interview. I made sure I knew as much as I possibily could about the program to which I was applying to. Secondly, I know for a fact that my essay must have stood out from others because I knew some of the information I put into my essays were something only a few people would know about. For me, the process of transferring ran for two years. Trying to stand out in a sea of people in class to get letter of recs was no fun. Runninig back to high school to get transcripts and counselor recs was no fun. (The counselor was like who the heck are you? And why do I need to do this for you? You graduated two years ago.) So this process definately made me stronger. It showed me that Im a very motivated person and that I was willing to do whatever it takes to achieve my goal. I was very lucky to get into Cornell and I thank them a lot. So if your high school grades were not good, I advise you to stick it out in college for two years and get the best grades possible and apply to transfer. But I assure you, it will be tough. I hope you get in and get to learn more about yourself during the process as well. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Macgruber, congrats on making it through an even more competitive round of college admissions. Anyway, could you be a little bit more specific about the info you put in your essays that wooed the admis. committee? Also, did you try to transfer after the first year or did you think that wasn’t an adequate amount of time? Were you waitlisted first, denied, or did you not apply in high school? I really appreciate your story b/c it fills me with hope for the future. In regards to h.s. grades-I was in the top 10% and did decent on standardized tests APs, SATs (I & II), ACTs. In addition, do you know if everyone gets an interview b/c I didn’t get one when I applied? All I got was an email from an alum that asked if I had any questions talk about an informal interview! </p>
<p>I hope that I become stronger in the future through this experience. However, I am the kind of person that thinks that everything happens for a reason (as corny as that sounds). Good luck to you and all of your future endeavors. My hope is that you will always be lucky!</p>
<p>i think persistence makes a big difference. let cornell know that you’re really interested in their school and why their particular engineering school would be a great fit for you. i applied in highschool ED but was deferred into RD, then rejected and given a 1 year GT instead.
during the deferred period of time, i wrote letters to them emphasizing my interest in their ILR program and explained why my senior year grades had dropped. (i did not have impressive GPA or SAT scores)
my 1st year at college i maintained a high GPA and constantly communicated with the ILR transfer counselor. i’ll be a transfer student this fall 2009 so if you have any questions, feel free to ask me! goodluck.</p>
<p>p.s: about the informal interview, it could be that they just didn’t have an available alumni near your region, or that engineering doesn’t require interviews? i’m not too sure… but a classmate i know who applied to engineering didn’t get an interview, while i did for ILR and we’re in the same city. anyway, i wouldn’t worry about it because it really was just casual chitchat/nothing too serious. (although i’m aware the interviewers wrote a report to the university afterwards)</p>
<p>Thanls for your imput. I’m glad that you mentioned to keep in contact with Cornell. I am curious to know what you told them and how often did you contact them. Could you pass along the email address you used when you contacted the tranfer admis dept?</p>
<p>Thanls for your imput. I’m glad that you mentioned to keep in contact with Cornell. I am curious to know what you told them and how often did you contact them. Could you pass along the email address you used when you contacted the tranfer admis dept?</p>