<p>Well right now I'm in cornell eng, and I live in nyc. Things are going badly back at home with my dad; he recently had a stroke and has been in the hospital. I think I might have to end up transferring to a school near nyc and columbia is perfect for it.</p>
<p>Can anyone tell me the transfer rates for columbia seas? Any tips?</p>
<p>do well at cornell, like 3.6-3.7+ and then make sure you tell columbia about the reason, because that’s as good a reason as any to transfer.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response. I have another question, my why essay is going to be different than the ordinary applicant.
My why essay has nothing to do with the extra privileges or better facilities because Cornell is a world renown institute. Instead i’m going to write about the troubles at home and the problems my dad is facing and how I can help; do you think I would be allowed to write a why essay like this ?(since there is not going to be much research involved (even though many threads say that the why essay should contain specific info about the school), and my reason for transferring is more of a convenient and family reason</p>
<p>Did you get in? I am transferring to Columbia SEAS, and I was wondering what is a good GPA for Columbia. I go to a top LAC. </p>