<p>I was offered the Transfer Option for Cornell's College of Human Ecology. I am really interested in this opportunity, but I would like to learn more information about it first. I know there is a thread out there about general Transfer into Cornell; my inquiry is more HumEc-specific.</p>
<p>I was originally believed to have been rejected from Cornell, until I received a letter in the mail stating that I had been offered the Transfer Option. I am really interested in pursuing the Policy Analysis and Management major- so I think HumEc would be a good fit for me. However, I am a little wary of whether I will have less options at my disposal once I reach Cornell if I am a Transfer Student. Do Transfer Students usually feel as though they are less involved in the school? Also, the HumEc program states that it's students are given opportunities to study abroad in schools like LSE and Oxford for a year- will I still have those opportunities if I enter the school in my sophomore year?</p>
<p>What would be Cons of attending Cornell HumEc as a transfer student? Is graduating with a degree from Cornell worth the trouble of attending a school for my freshman year and then transferring into Cornell?</p>
<p>I am scheduling a visit to Cornell within the next few days to learn more about the program, but I would like to get some information about my questions before I visit the school. Thanks!</p>
<p>I also received a guaranteed transfer, but for the ILR school. The letter I received says that we will still have study abroad and internship opportunities once we get to Cornell. However, I’d personally rather try to do this during freshman year to maximize my already-limited 3 years at Cornell.</p>
<p>FWIW, my daughter was a transfer student to Cornell, to CAS, and not GT, but she has had a good experience there. There are a number of CC posters who have transferred in, or are parents of those who have done so, and so far as I recall all of them have reported positive experiences. </p>
<p>I think the size of the incoming transfer cohort at Cornell is a positive for this. In general a transfer student, everywhere, needs to be concerned about being inserted as a lone individual into a pre-existing social scene. But at Cornell the incoming transfer group is big enough that they can find enough of each other to discover the campus with, until everyone gets more fully integrated. That seemed to be D2s experience anyway. She is having a great time there.</p>
<p>That being said, she only transferred because she was somewhat disatisfied with the overall situation at her prior school. There is always a risk in transferring, anyplace, and I feel one should go in planning to make the most of the school they are actually attending, then re-evaluate when the GT application deadline approaches.It’s good to have the transfer option at your disposal, it doesn’t mean you have to exercise that option if you find you really like your existing situation.</p>
<p>Just curious, as a Hum Ec GT, or CALS GT, what courses do they want you to have completed during your time elsewhere?</p>
<p>I was extended a Transfer Offer to ILR, too. I was wondering if anyone knew if there is any sort of “orientation” for us to get to know the other sophomores/2nd years? Yeah, I think all of our concern is integrating into the class, and even if there’s a large transfer pool, I want to be able to get my knees in deep with Cornell traditions as soon as I can :D</p>
<p>I can only speak for ILR, but classes that were good for a general transfer were encouraged - macro econ, micro econ, calc, a science, two writing classes, maybe a history. These were good for specific requirements for the major, the other classes would be used for just “general elective” credit.</p>