<p>I don't know what hopeforthebest thinks of it, but Cornell does have a better reputation and a better engineering program than RPI as far as I know.</p>
<p>To transfer to Cornell, as stated in the admissions site, you could transfer maximum of 72 credits (equivalence of 2 yrs) and there is a resident requirement of 4 semesters, which means the latest option is to transfer after sophomore year(as a junior). But there is nothing stated against transfering right after the first semester of freshman year. The info you put down confirms it as well.</p>
<p>"Do applicants need a minimum number of credits to apply? Yes, 12"</p>
<p>well, in my situation I believe, that Cornell does have a much better reputation for engineering and for that matter everything, but I was rejected for freshman year so I promised myself I would graduate from Cornell. So I have to do this. CNCL is completely correct about the transfer time and I think any consecutive year applying will help a little at least. As for RPI, I think it is extremely boring, I go to crossgates mall on the weekends somtinmes but its an hours bus ride and thats a pain, we have battle of the bands but i dont like kareoke, and Im not that much of partier, so I useually order a pizza from the Notty Pine and watch movies in my room. That might be why I think it is boring but I have not heard anything abd about Cornell, everyone says it is impossible and the stress is insane and yet they LOVE it there, well I want to exoeriance what that is like.</p>
<p>Hey hopeforthebest you know that cornell doesn't really have a undergraduate Aerospace Engineering department, so you are really doing mechanical engineering with concentration on aerospace engineering right? Anyway what's you alternative major that you are thinking about?</p>
<p>I know that, from what I read on their applications and other forms, but when I was touring the school I saw a building with aerospace engineering on it. But I know I have to use Mech E, I think my second choice would be engineering physics. That field sounds quite fascinating.</p>
<p>I talked to my chemisty prof about a week ago, he got his PhD from cornell, so I asked him if for advise regarding the transfer. He told me that Cornell wants people who are truly uniqie he gave me two examples of a "unique" person, Thie first was someone who went on a skiing expedition to the Alps, or climbed Everest or a large mountain. and Second someone who trekked across the antarctic, So the dont want their people to be just Smart, but uncommonly Unique as well. If this is the basis from which they choose their applicant I tend to feel as if my chances are minimal. Nothing I have done is as Unique as that, my uniqueness comes in my personality and strong will, but I dont think they would care too much about that type of uniqueness, I hope Im wrong. Any thoughts or similar circumstance?</p>
<p>Well think of it this way, if everybody has done that sort of extravaganza, I doubt uniqueness will still be defined the same way your professor did. Everyone is unique in their own way. Uniqueness has a different meaning to each and every individual. Having that said, that very well could just be the professor's interpretation of uniqueness.</p>