<p>I got rejected early this year, but I still really want to attend Cornell. I'll either be attending Rutgers University or Temple University in the honors program. I'm going to major in some yet to be determined liberal art. Would attending one school give me a better chance of transfering, would it not matter, or am I doomed either way? Rutgers is slightly better, but Temple's honors program equalizes it a bit more.</p>
<p>i'd say whichever school you think you'll do best in. Comparing the two school's isnt like night and day (i.e. Harvard vs. a 4th tier state school). This is unless one is significantly cheaper than the other and financial aid is an issue.</p>
<p>Money isn't an issue. I think I'm going to go with Rutgers because of their strong Philosophy department, but living in Philadelphia is mighty appealing.</p>
<p>a very good friend of mine transferred from rutgers this year and is currently doing a bio major for pre-med. I know transfers from community colleges, state schools, and some bigger names like Berkeley, Emory, UNC, and NYU. it just goes to show that what you DO in college is a lot more important than what college you goto. Wherever you end up, if your gpa is up there and you show that you want to challenge yourself then it'll reflect well for transfer regardless. In your case I'd choose the one I like better not the one that gives me a better chance of transferring because in case your plans don't work out you can still enjoy yourself for the next 3 years.</p>
<p>I transferred from Rutgers University and will be attending Cornell in the fall. Whether you attend Rutgers or Temple prepare to work your arse off.</p>
<p>Maxis, do you mind posting your stats? Maybe a brief reason for leaving besides the obvious answer that Cornell is much better.</p>
<p>My stats are on the transfer thread located on this forum. Well, I really don't like a liberal arts school. And Rutgers is just that for the first 2 years. I mean its a great school, but it cannot offer me what I want. I was not able to take classes I wanted and it was inconvenient class scheduling. Two weeks ago I was sitting and debating which classes to take because none of the classes they had appealed to me. Originally I never planned to transfer to Cornell, I wanted to go to NYU but after reading up about ILR and Cornell as well as visiting the campus I trashed my NYU application and just applied to Cornell.</p>