Transfer Option Cornell CALS

College Search & Selection
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I have been offered practically full rides at both.
I have also been offered a Transfer Option to Cornell (InfoSci at CALS).
I plan on taking that it unless I really like the school I’m at; positive that I’ll transfer though.

I need to maintain a 3.0; Where should I attend?

I don’t seem to fit the class profile for either school [1920 SATs / Top of My Class / Asian / Poor / STEM Prospect].

However, I feel like I’d fit in more at Colgate and Colgate did offer me a full ride (I pay absolutely nothing) but I don’t really know how I feel about the Core curriculum there nor do I know how I feel about how severe the grade deflation I keep hearing about (as I really might want to transfer, Cornell or not). I like the idea of having an Open curriculum but I can’t really figure out what Hamilton’s average undergraduate GPA is as much as I tried to find it (I also have to pay a couple thousand more). It might sound like I should be happy with where I’m at right now but the GT offer by Cornell is just too good to pass and I feel like I’d fit better at a bigger school with the options of engineering.

Essentially, where should I go if I want to maintain at least a 3.0 that’s practically guaranteed given that I put in the work? The issue I have right now is that I live too far to visit and right now, I’d like to pick the school I’d feel the most at home at while being able to keep my options open by having a 3.0+.

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What major(s) are you interested in?

Be aware that, at Cornell, changing into an engineering major would require going through another admission process:
http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/resources/advising/intransfer.cfm

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Colgate.

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My Transfer Option is for an InfoSci major at CALS; I think I’d really like it but at the same time, I know that if I dislike it I can always do an internal transfer (or try) to CoE at Cornell.

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@merc81 Why do you say Colgate?

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Hamilton is a school for students who are confident they would like a classic liberal arts and sciences experience in a small-college, undergraduate-focused environment. Since you have a strong interest in Cornell, Colgate seems like a better intermediate choice in terms of the general atmosphere you are seeking.

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@merc81 Did you go to Hamilton by any chance? If so, can you shed some light on the school? I can’t really find much info on the school because it’s relatively small.

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Perhaps consider which college has the academic offerings and majors you want if you stayed there to graduation.

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@ucbalumnus Both schools have my course offerings, however, Hamilton has only a CS or only an Econ w/out the combination of Math but Colgate has both. Not super important to me but it’s a notable difference in course offerings. I guess Colgate’s Core curriculum would hold me back from pursuing a double major though.

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Would Hamilton’s less restrictive curriculum allow you more electives in any subject you want outside your major?

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@ucbalumnus I’d assume that I’d be able to take more classes that I can actually choose at Hamilton.