<p>I am a student at Cornell interested in transfering to Columbia. I do not fit in and am unhappy at Cornell. I think that Columbia, with its core and setting, is a perfect fit for me. How do I go about transferring (Spring 2011)? Thanks</p>
<p>sorry I meant Fall 2011</p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Admission | Columbia University Office of Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/applications/transfer.php]Transfer”>http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/admissions/applications/transfer.php)</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Go for it!</p>
<p>thanks i already saw that website. i wanted to know more about the inside scoop. i would be applying for my junior year because columbia does not have spring transfers. would the transition be too difficult. i am studying economics at cornell and i am in the right path for economics at columbia also. but would the core curriculum be too hard to catch up on? i know some core requirements cannot be transfered?</p>
<p>jameschen-do you go to columbia?</p>
<p>jameschen graduated many years ago after doing the reverse transfer (though with some strong blue allegience).</p>
<p>is it difficult - yes and no. if you have done many courses in economics, and really your interest is in the core, then you have a good ‘angle’ at applying. play it up, think about a professor that would work well, and make sure you explain that your main interest in going to columbia is the core. maybe wouldn’t hurt to find a prof who attended columbia, knows it well? perhaps someone who knows dean moody-adams from her days at cornell.</p>
<p>in general columbia prefers sophomore transfers precisely because the core is a big chunk of time (in your case, it will take up probably most of your junior year, a big X factor is if you have taken through the intermediate level of a foreign language), but they do take a number of very well qualified junior transfers. </p>
<p>keep your GPA high, have a solid recommendation, and when you write your statements and contemplate transferring, have the fact that they will want to know you are applying specifically because you want the core to round out your education (on top of your desire to finish your major with cu faculty).</p>
<p>you stand a chance.</p>
<p>I second AdmissionsGeek’s statement. I would add that the AdComs will be looking at your Transfer Statement very carefully. Be sure to include solid academic reasons in addition to overall “fit” (for example, perhaps something like an internship or co-op program that Columbia offers).</p>
<p>believe me, i know how awesome columbia is, but just out of curiosity, why aren’t you happy at cornell?</p>
<p>It seems as though the OP likes the idea of the Core, but is concerned that they won’t be able to catch up. adgeek, you gave great advice regarding admissions, but what about if/when the OP is admitted? How hard will i be for them to fulfill the Core and major requirements?</p>
<p>honestly it is about as hard as the person wants it to be. if he/she is just doing a major and the core it is pretty straight forward and dare i say probably a gpa boost.</p>
<p>if he/she wants to explore and try new things, it will not only be hard to do that and finish everything it may require doing more than the 5 or so classes a semester. so having existential crises like realizing that econ is not something he/she wants to do is probably not a good thing.</p>
<p>i’d say overall what it does is limit your choices, but in terms of feasibility of finishing without stress, it is very possible.</p>
<p>thanks a lot guys! i am interning this summer in new york and hopefully will be able to really familiarize myself with Columbia and how i could transfer.</p>
<p>cornell is not at all a bad school; it just is not for me. and the core is really something i wish i had at cornell to be able to study more outside of my major.</p>
<p>i am in intermediate micro right now and the professor got his ms in industrial engineering from cornell. but my final is tomorrow and i have not built a solid relationship with him. should i try to build one this fall or stick with a teacher i have already gotten to know. </p>
<p>the language requirement is something i really want! i am fluent in french and second semester german so i do not think it would be a problem.</p>
<p>thanks again guys</p>
<p>Stick with the teacher that knows you best. I was IE from Cornell. What is the name of the Micro Econ professor?</p>
<p>Sorry, to intrude in but are you saying you ask your current professors for recommendations? Won’t they try to convince not to transfer? What if you were unsuccessful? Woudn’t it be awkward learning with them next year?</p>
<p>^well, not all profs care so much about their institutions. So a meaningful personal friendship would override their loyalty to the college.</p>
<p>Also, this is done quite often so they’re used to it.</p>
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<p>do you know how cold it gets up there?!</p>
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<p>do you know how cold it gets up there?!</p>
<p>"do you know how cold it gets up there?! "</p>
<p>Yes, in winter, on average 5-7 degrees cooler than NYC.</p>