I am currently a Binghamton University student, just finished my freshman year. I am a Human Development major, meaning I am in the College of Community and Public Affairs. I want to declare a Spanish Minor next year. My overall GPA for this year is a 3.7 (last sem: 3.6, this sem: 3.9) I took an array of classes (Russian Lit, Art History, Spanish, Sociology…), getting all As, one A- and a C+ in Poly Sci (not my strong suit) I did also withdraw from a sciene course I was failing (a W is better than an F, right). I am Pre Law and want to go to Law school. I do love Binghamton but don’t know if I could possibly get into Cornell as a Junior and if going there for those two years can help me get into their Law school or a better than finishing at Bing. I would possibly be interested in the ILR program, only problem is I am not very strong in math and science. I would have to take statistics next semester and I’m afraid that may bring my GPA down. I don’t know if they would look at the type of classes i’m taking but I would be taking Psychology (a Lecture and a Lab), Spanish, a History course, and another Russian Literature course. Binghamton gives us a lot of leway regarding what classes can count towards our major (don’t know how Cornell is with that). I would not enter my SAT scores or that’s the end for me, but being a sophomore in college I hope I wouldn’t have to. I am active on campus regarding student groups but doubt that matters compared to academics. I would just like to know where I stand and what I would need to do next year in order to have a chance to transfer, and if it is even worth it.
Getting into Cornell as a junior won’t impact on your law school admissions decision.
Sounds like you are doing well in the school you are going to. As you note, that particular school does allow considerable leeway. It is not known as the most rigorous of the schools at that university. The problem with carefully choosing classes that you think you will do well in, which for you entails avoiding math and science, is that you are keeping your transcript from being competitive for a school like Cornell. Consider what information you will be able to share with the school that suggests that you will be very successful in a school that is more rigorous than the one you are currently attending. I would expect you’d have to take rigorous classes and do well in them. I think you would have to distinguish yourself as a student in the classroom by taking rigorous classes and by distinguishing yourself in other activities as well.